Title: Foul For You

Author: bohemianrhapsody

Love just isn't everything you want,

But it's everything you need.

It's not always happy endings,

But it's all the in-between.

It's taken so long, so long to finally see

That your love is worth the risk.

— Safe; Britt Nicole

A guy and a girl can be just friends, but at one point or another, they will fall for each other. Maybe temporarily…

"Sing the banana part in Hollaback Girl for me."

I heard him choke on air on the other end of the line before hissing in disbelief. These strange requests shouldn't have been new to him, really, not after years of being my friend and succumbing to other bizarre requests with little to no objection. (Not that I would even give him a choice).

"W-what?! No!"

"Oh c'mon! I'm teaching my nephew how to spell it in a fun way so he'd remember it, but I forgot the tune."

"No."

Silence.

"C'mon, please?"

Silence again.

Just a little push...

"For me?"

There was a sigh before he in a deep breath.

"B IS FOR BANANAS. B-A-N-A-N-A-S!" repeating the line, he raised his voice three octaves higher for the cheerleader echo, staying true to the song indeed. I was pretty sure he had a hand over the speaker of the handset, trying to channel his voice through the phone without alerting anyone else in the office. And if I guessed right, he was probably even bobbing his head to the beat of the song in his mind.

Muffled chortles esc