|
      Know
      My
      Boyfriend
      Loves
      Me,
      Even
      Though
     
     
      He
      Hasn
      t
      Taken
      Me
      Out
      In
      Six
      Weeks
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Nancy
      McINTYRE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      My
      boyfriend
      Steve
      is
      so
     
     
      sweet.
      You
      should
      see
      him.
      He’s
      so
     
     
      tall
      and
      built,
      and
      I
      love
      him
      so
      much,
     
     
      and
      I
      know
      he
      loves
      me.
      My
      friends
     
     
      tell
      me
      that
      Steve
      isn’t
      so
      great
      and
     
     
      that
      he’s
      neglecting
      my
      needs,
      but
      I
     
     
      don’t
      believe
      that.
      Steve’s
      just
      busy,
     
     
      not
      neglectful.
     
    

    
     
      You
      see,
      we
      haven’t
      been
      out
     
     
      together
      in
      six
      weeks,
      when
      he
      took
     
     
      me
      dancing
      at
      Myron’s.
      Well,
      sort
      of.
     
     
      Steve
      and
      a
      couple
      of
      his
      buddies
     
     
      stood
      by
      the
      bar
      and
      drank
      Keith’s
     
     
      while
      they
      watched
      my
      best
      friends
     
     
      Diane,
      Amanda,
      and
      I
      dance
      with
     
     
      some
      losers
      who
      were
      trying
      to
      pick
     
     
      us
      up.
     
    

    
     
      Anyway,
      ever
      since
      that
      night
     
     
      at
      Myron’s,
      Steve
      has
      been
      spending
     
     
      his
      Friday
      and
      Saturday
      nights
      playing
     
     
      pool
      at
      Pal’s
      with
      his
      buddies,
      while
      I
     
     
      stay
      at
      home
      in
      my
      apartment
      watch-
     
     
      ing
      videos
      with
      Diane
      and
      Amanda.
     
    

    
     
      After
      Pal’s
      closes,
      Steve
      usu-
     
     
      ally
      phones
      me
      up
      and
      asks
      me
      if
      he
     
     
      can
      spend
      the
      night
      with
      me.
      That
     
     
      always
      makes
      me
      happy
      because
      I
     
     
      love
      it
      when
      he
      makes
      love
      to
      me—
     
     
      especially
      after
      he’s
      finished,
      when
      he
     
     
      strokes
      my
      forehead,
      calls
      me
      his
      “lit-
     
     
      tle
      princess”,
      and
      rolls
      over
      to
      go
      to
     
     
      sleep.
      Sure,
      I
      wouldn’t
      mind
      being
     
     
      held
      for
      a
      while
      afterwards,
      but
      I
     
     
      know
      how
      much
      I
      mean
      to
      him
     
     
      because
      he
      calls
      me
      his
      “little
     
     
      princess”.
     
    

    
     
      One
      Tuesday
      night,
      Amanda
     
     
      went
      to
      karaoke
      at
      Breaker’s
      with
      a
     
     
      bunch
      of
      coworkers
      from
      her
      hair
     
     
      salon,
      and
      she
      thought
      she
      saw
      Steve
     
     
      playing
      pool
      with
      some
      skanky
      girl
     
     
      wearing
      a
      little
      white
      tank
      top,
      tight
     
     
      jeans,
      and
      a
      lot
      of
      makeup.
      Amanda
     
     
      said
      it
      was
      dark
      and
      she
      was
      too
      drunk
     
     
      to
      get
      up
      and
      have
      a
      closer
      look,
      so
     
     
      she
      wasn’t
      sure
      if
      it
      was
      Steve
      or
      just
     
     
      some
      other
      big
      hunk.
     
    

    
     
      But
      I
      know
      that
      it
      wasn’t
      him
     
     
      at
      Breaker’s
      that
      night,
      because
      he’s
     
     
      always
      working.
      Steve
      is
      a
      mechanic
     
     
      and
      he
      tells
      me
      that
      he
      likes
      to
      work
     
     
      late
      at
      the
      garage
      so
      that
      people
      can
     
     
      have
      their
      cars
      ready
      early
      the
      next
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      The
      place
      where
      my
      boyfriend
      hangs
      out
      with
      his
      buddies.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      white
      rose,
      a
      bottle
      of
      red
      wine,
      and
     
     
      a
      pizza
      from
      Capone’s.
      He
      wasn’t
      mad
     
     
      at
      all,
      and
      after
      we
      ate
      some
      pizza
      and
     
     
      drank
      the
      entire
      bottle
      of
      wine,
      I
      was
     
     
      so
      happy
      that
      I
      gave
      him
      what
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
      day.
      He’s
      nice
      like
      that,
      and
      because
      of
     
     
      that
      we
      rarely
      see
      each
      other
      on
      week-
     
     
      nights.
     
    

    
     
      Then
      there
      was
      the
      time
      that
     
     
      my
      brother
      Derek
      was
      eating
      lunch
      at
     
     
      Wendy’s
      when
      Steve
      and
      his
      buddies
     
     
      sat
      down
      in
      the
      booth
      next
      to
      him.
     
     
      Steve
      didn’t
      notice
      Derek
      and
      Derek
     
     
      could
      hear
      Steve
      talk
      about
      how
      he
     
     
      could
      probably
      get
      a
      hotter
      girlfriend
     
     
      than
      me
      and
      how
      bored
      he
      was
      getting
     
     
      with
      me
      and
      how
      he
      wanted
      to
      break
     
     
      up
      with
      me.
      Derek
      told
      me
      that
      Steve’s
     
     
      buddies
      were
      laughing
      a
      lot
      at
      what
     
     
      Steve
      was
      saying,
      so
      I’m
      guessing
      that
     
     
      he
      was
      just
      kidding
      around
      since
      our
     
     
      relationship
      is
      really
      great.
     
    

    
     
      I’ll
      admit
      that
      we
      have
      our
     
     
      problems
      sometimes,
      though.
      Last
     
     
      Friday
      night,
      when
      Steve
      called
      up
     
     
      and
      asked
      to
      come
      over,
      I
      told
      him
      he
     
     
      couldn’t
      because
      it
      was
      that
      time
      of
     
     
      the
      month
      and
      we
      wouldn’t
      be
      able
      to
     
     
      do
      anything.
      He
      told
      me
      that
      he
      could
     
     
      think
      of
      something
      that
      I
      could
      do
      for
     
     
      him,
      but
      I
      told
      him
      that
      I
      wasn’t
      in
      the
     
     
      mood.
      He
      got
      kind
      of
      angry
      at
      that
      and
     
     
      hung
      up
      really
      quickly.
      I
      thought
      that
     
     
      maybe
      I
      had
      said
      something
      wrong,
     
     
      and
      I
      could
      barely
      sleep
      that
      night,
     
     
      worrying
      that
      maybe
      Steve
      would
     
     
      break
      up
      with
      me.
     
    

    
     
      The
      next
      afternoon,
      however,
     
     
      Steve
      showed
      up
      at
      my
      apartment
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wanted
      the
      night
      before.
      Three
      times.
     
     
      It
      was
      almost
      like
      a
      real
      date!
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      a
      feeling
      that
      the
      situa-
     
     
      tion
      is
      going
      to
      change
      soon.
      My
     
     
      birthday
      is
      in
      a
      couple
      of
      days,
      and
     
     
      I’m
      sure
      Steve
      is
      planning
      on
      taking
     
     
      me
      someplace
      special
      to
      celebrate.
      He
     
     
      hasn’t
      mentioned
      anything
      about
      it
     
     
      yet,
      but
      that’s
      probably
      because
      he’s
     
     
      going
      to
      make
      it
      a
      surprise.
      |
      know
      he
     
     
      wouldn’t
      forget
      my
      birthday
      again
      like
     
     
      he
      did
      last
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Diane
      and
      Amanda
      say
      that
     
     
      Steve’s
      a
      loser
      and
      all
      he
      cares
      about
      is
     
     
      sex,
      but
      I
      know
      that’s
      not
      true.
      Sure,
     
     
      almost
      every
      time
      we’ve
      seen
      each
     
     
      other
      lately,
      we’ve
      ended
      up
      with
      hav-
     
     
      ing
      sex,
      but
      that’s
      just
      a
      sign
      of
      a
     
     
      healthy
      relationship.
      We
      could
      go
      out
     
     
      more,
      but
      Steve’s
      just
      a
      busy
      guy.
      And
     
     
      how
      could
      a
      man
      that
      attractive
      possi-
     
     
      bly
      be
      a
      loser?
      No,
      he’s
      a
      good
      man
     
     
      through
      and
      through.
      I’m
      lucky
      to
     
     
      have
      him.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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