I dedicate this story...to the telephone on the hook. I'm putting the "telephone" series together so they won't seem so short =-].
Karma
"Good morning, love."
"Dawn isn't exactly what I call morning, pal."
"I just couldn't wait to hear your voice."
"My groggy, just-getting-up, and bent on falling back to sleep voice?"
"Yeah, if that's all I can get."
"Love sure changes people."
"I guess. Wasn't I always like this?"
"Maybe in a past life...I sure never saw it."
"Well, now I am, so you will, it'll be fun!"
"Are you okay, Jamie?"
"Just hyper. I'm filled with longing to see you, Caitie."
"And I'm filled with drowsiness."
"What if I bring you your favorite ice cream?"
"Mint chocolate chip with sprinkles, doused in chocolate syrup, with M&M's plus a cherry on top?"
"I thought it was strawberry."
"People change. Besides, it'll give me some more time to sleep."
"Point taken. See you in a few."
"Make it a long few and I'll still love you."
-3:00 a.m., next day-
"Hu...huh...hullo?"
"Good morning, love."
"..."
"You seem quiet. Tense, dear?"
"Do you know what time it is? DO YOU?"
"Exactly. Mission Karma resolved."
Jamie mumbled to himself incoherently.
"What's that, Jamie?"
"I'm just reminding myself how much I love you."
"Remind yourself a bit more. You're going to need it."
"Caitie, on our wedding day, just promise me a few things."
"What's that, Jamie?"
"Be your normal cheerful self. Eat all your cake. Wear your football uniform."
"Geez, James. Stop hallucinating and get some sleep."
"Hallelujah."
Karma
"Good morning, love."
"Dawn isn't exactly what I call morning, pal."
"I just couldn't wait to hear your voice."
"My groggy, just-getting-up, and bent on falling back to sleep voice?"
"Yeah, if that's all I can get."
"Love sure changes people."
"I guess. Wasn't I always like this?"
"Maybe in a past life...I sure never saw it."
"Well, now I am, so you will, it'll be fun!"
"Are you okay, Jamie?"
"Just hyper. I'm filled with longing to see you, Caitie."
"And I'm filled with drowsiness."
"What if I bring you your favorite ice cream?"
"Mint chocolate chip with sprinkles, doused in chocolate syrup, with M&M's plus a cherry on top?"
"I thought it was strawberry."
"People change. Besides, it'll give me some more time to sleep."
"Point taken. See you in a few."
"Make it a long few and I'll still love you."
-3:00 a.m., next day-
"Hu...huh...hullo?"
"Good morning, love."
"..."
"You seem quiet. Tense, dear?"
"Do you know what time it is? DO YOU?"
"Exactly. Mission Karma resolved."
Jamie mumbled to himself incoherently.
"What's that, Jamie?"
"I'm just reminding myself how much I love you."
"Remind yourself a bit more. You're going to need it."
"Caitie, on our wedding day, just promise me a few things."
"What's that, Jamie?"
"Be your normal cheerful self. Eat all your cake. Wear your football uniform."
"Geez, James. Stop hallucinating and get some sleep."
"Hallelujah."