This is a pretty short chapter as well.
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Monk looked over from his book to his phone. He was never good at this. And he didn't get much practice at it. When he and Trudy dated, she normally did most of the planning and things of that nature. He had never really made the initiative in dating. He walked over to the phone.
When it came down to it…He was afraid. 'Ok…Just pick up the phone and call her. Say "Natalie…I…umm…well its like this…I think…I think we…" Oh great! I can't even say it in my head. How in the world am I going to get through this?! …Okay calm down Monk…You don't have to do it now.' Monk thought to himself as he started walking away from the phone. 'Wait yes I do…' He thought, walking back towards the phone. 'If I don't do it now, I never will.' Monk picked up the phone and looked at it…then he put it back on the hook. 'I can't do this, I'm not ready…I'll mess it up. Then she'll quit…then she'll probably come back…but then things will be awkward. And then she'll think I'm even more crazy then I am now…Oh shut up Monk! Your thinking to much!' Monk took a deep breath. He picked up the phone,'Ok...dial...' After three rings, he heard her voice.
"Hello?" Natalie said on the other end of the line.
'Oh Gosh this is it.'
Natalie spoke again, "Hello?"
"……Natalie?"
"Adrian?"
"Yes…I was just umm…" 'Just say it, Monk!'
Before he knew it, all of the words just came spilling out in one breath, "Look Natalie, I-was-thinking-about-the-other-day-when-we-kissed, and-I-just-thought-that-maybe-we-should-get-together-sometime-out-side-of-work. And-I've-been-trying-really-hard-to-pick-up-this-phone-and-ask-you-if-you-would-like-to-go-out-on-a-date-with-me. And-if-you-say-no, I'll-understand-and-we-can-go-back-to-the-way-things-were, like-nothing's-ever-happened. And-that's-it, that's-why-I-was-calling." Monk finally breathed in…and smiled 'I did it…well that wasn't so hard.'
Monk was so happy with himself for finally asking her out that he forgot to wait for an answer, and just hung up the phone.
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Natalie held the phone out in front of her and smiled.
"He's so funny," She said with a small giggle.
"Who was that Mom?" Julie shouted from the other room.
"It was either Mr. Monk or an auctioneer!" She yelled back.
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Monk sat on his chair, very pleased with himself…then remembered.
"Oh no," He said and raced for the phone. But just as he was about to call…the phone rang. He picked it up and only herd one word.
"Yes"