Today was the funniest day.
I am not very good at playing practical jokes. I end up smiling and giving the game away too soon. So imagine my surprise when a well thought out prank of mine actually played out almost perfectly today.
A little background is called for... my Dear Fiance (DF) does not like secrets. He becomes obsessed if there is something he doesn't know and thinks he should. Of course, I love him to bits but for someone like me who is not very good at sharing unconditionally this particular OCD drives me nuts. He has been known to pry in places he doesn't belong (although there is always a suitable excuse for him being there). I'll even admit that sometimes his tenacity makes me feel he doesn't trust me.
For the last couple of months I have been writing a screenplay. DF has strict instructions from me not to read said screenplay or any of my other scribblings. All my work is stored in the brightest pink bag so no mistakes can be made. I know that telling DF he is not allowed to look at something is like telling a child not to go looking for Christmas presents but he promised not to. Knowing that he would find it very hard if not impossible to resist, I decided to lay a trap.
Today I received a very irate text from DF ranting that he was very unhappy. Apparently, he had to move my pink bag today and happened to glance at my list of characters. (Bear in mind that the list was buried underneath other papers and folders.)
It seems DF was not impressed I had chosen to name the flamboyant gay character in my script after him! He took it very personally indeed much to my amusement.
It took a while but he eventually calmed down after I explained that I had purposefully named the character after him to teach him a lesson. I know it's mean but the angrier he got the more I laughed. Just thinking about it again now is bringing a smile to my face.
I don't think he'll be prying anywhere he shouldn't for a while.
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