The Hard Count: A Secret Identity Sports Romance

1. Liana

Maybe Leonard

Hey, Fuckface. Want to golf tomorrow afternoon?

Um… wrong number?

Maybe Leonard

Dude, quit playing. It’s been what, three months? I’m sure your game is the same brand of shit as mine.

This is a new number. New to me anyway. My name isn’t fuckface. More importantly, I don’t play golf. Sorry.

Maybe Leonard

Serious? This isn’t Mal messing with me?

Serious. It’s not. Never met anyone named Mal. Sorry!

Maybe Leonard

No, it’s me who should be sorry. Well, it’s Mal who should be sorry. He got a new phone number without telling me. I’ll catch up with him tomorrow.

Mal’s a guy?

Maybe Leonard

Yeah, it’s short for something.

His name?

Maybe Leonard

One of them.

Interesting…

Well, Maybe Leonard, this has been enthralling. I hope you and your friend Mal have fun golfing.

Maybe Leonard

It’s not Leonard. Leonard is a family name. I don’t actually go by it.

I like Leonard.

Maybe Leonard

Really? Then maybe you should plug my number into your phone in case I do this again.

Are you planning on texting me again and calling me Fuckface?

Maybe Leonard

I’m not.

Then why should I plug some weirdo’s number in my phone… Maybe you can just delete mine?

Leonard

Wait, I’m the weirdo? I’m telling you, it’s Mal. Who up and gets a new phone number this day and age?

Me?

Leonard

Right. That makes you AND Mal the weirdos. Got it.

Remind me, who texted who here? You know, I thought you might be one of those spam bots at first. But they don’t typically use foul language.

Leonard

Maybe I am. Click this link and find out!

Did you really just Rickroll me?

Leonard

Did you really just click on a link from a stranger?

You’re not a stranger. I plugged your name into my phone… just like you asked.

Leonard

I’ll do the same.

But you don’t know my name…

Leonard

Don’t need it. I put you in as “Not Mal.”