Reaching a New Level
My gay crush and I. Oh, it pains me to even have to say this. Don't worry - we're still in love. And by "in love" I mean "we still get along nicely as co-workers."
He is contracting at a nearby law firm. He thought it would be like two or three days there, and then still being in our office (he doesn't work for our firm; he's just a sub-tenant. A beautiful, gorgeous, sub-tenant with a fabulous body and excellent smile) a couple of days too. But no. He's covering for two associates who are out on maternity leave, and he's been swamped.
Turkey hired My Gay Crush to do some work on one of our cases, so luckily, I still wind up with a legitimate excuse to contact him. Last week MGC called the office to set up a time to talk with Turkey.
Of course, I am a total wuss. It was a miracle that I forced MGC to become friends with me in the first place. But today, I had to call him, and thought about doing a "Hi, it's me," when he answered. I couldn't do it. I couldn't risk him saying, "Um, who?" Because I'd hang up and cry if that happened. Instead, I settled on "Hi, it's Green." Thought about saying, "Hi, it's Green, from Turkey's office," but this is my version of going out on a limb. He knew who I was, thank goodness. So I guess we're reached a new level of our relationship, where we barely identify ourselves to each other on the phone. Never mind that he has Caller ID on his cell phone. (Turkey's phones don't have it.)
Now all I need to do is get this going with a straight guy.
He is contracting at a nearby law firm. He thought it would be like two or three days there, and then still being in our office (he doesn't work for our firm; he's just a sub-tenant. A beautiful, gorgeous, sub-tenant with a fabulous body and excellent smile) a couple of days too. But no. He's covering for two associates who are out on maternity leave, and he's been swamped.
Turkey hired My Gay Crush to do some work on one of our cases, so luckily, I still wind up with a legitimate excuse to contact him. Last week MGC called the office to set up a time to talk with Turkey.
When My Gay Crush called last week and I answered with my standard Legal Secretary Greeting, he said, "Hi, it's me." IT'S ME. Oh. My. We're at that level now? Well alrighty then, sure.Here's something quirky about Turkey: he always has me call people to set up times to talk with them. It's always awkward when they say, "Well, how about now? Is now a good time?" and I have to respond, "No. But are you available in 20 minutes?" I hate it. One time Turkey told me to set up a call for 10 minutes in the future, with a guy who has zero patience and is always in his office all day. I couldn't bring myself to do it. I just called the guy in 10 minutes and asked if he could talk with Turkey. He could.
Of course, I am a total wuss. It was a miracle that I forced MGC to become friends with me in the first place. But today, I had to call him, and thought about doing a "Hi, it's me," when he answered. I couldn't do it. I couldn't risk him saying, "Um, who?" Because I'd hang up and cry if that happened. Instead, I settled on "Hi, it's Green." Thought about saying, "Hi, it's Green, from Turkey's office," but this is my version of going out on a limb. He knew who I was, thank goodness. So I guess we're reached a new level of our relationship, where we barely identify ourselves to each other on the phone. Never mind that he has Caller ID on his cell phone. (Turkey's phones don't have it.)
Now all I need to do is get this going with a straight guy.
posted by Green at 6/08/2012 09:08:00 PM
2 Comments:
Well. I did theater when I was in high school. My first boyfriend was gay. So were several of my first crushes. I find they are great practice for the straight ones.
your just talking about the same stuff over and over and over and over
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