It seemed like a good idea at the time. Look up Landon Roderick, that boy from childhood whom I\u2019d never been able to forget\u2014even though he so easily forgot about me\u2014and call him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then again, anything sounds like a good idea when you\u2019ve had a little too much wine before bed, right? It was supposed to be just a quick, meaningless, prank call. Instead, I went off on him\u2014unloading thirteen years of pent-up emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t think he\u2019d call me back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I certainly could never have anticipated the weeks of sexually tense phone conversations that followed as I got to know the man he\u2019d become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turned out, Landon had never really forgotten me, either. That special connection we had was still there. I opened up to him, but there were also things about me he didn\u2019t know. And he had his own secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the countless hours we talked on the phone, I wondered what would happen if we actually saw each other. One night, I did something impulsive again. Only this time, I went to the airport and booked a ticket to California. We were about to find out if one phone call could bring two lost souls together or if my drunk dial really was all just a big mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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