The Eighty-Ninth Time, I Did Not Look Back
My girlfriend, Olivia, had one way of measuring how much I loved her: how fast I replied.
In the two years we dated, she blocked me 88 times.
The first time, I was in the shower and missed her call.
The 17th time, I was bringing her coffee when I missed a message asking for extra ice.
The 56th time, I was at dinner with a client and didn't respond quickly enough to a video she'd sent me.
This time, I worked until ten and missed the 9:50 p.m. movie she'd asked me to see with her.
I told her there was a problem with the project and my manager wouldn't let me leave.
She just laughed.
"Anyone who really loves me would make it to a movie even with ten minutes' notice."
When I got home that night,