Maria is so cute. She posted her hammer story because I threatened to do it for her. Go read it. But don’t forget to come back, because I’m going to tell you what really happened.

So one day last week, Maria calls me.

Maria: (in an excited whisper) Mel!
Me: What?
Maria: Dave Hernandez is in my house!!!! (yes, she used 4 exclamation points in her whisper)
Me: (confused because Dave Hernandez is a fictional character in her current manuscript BUNCO BABES GONE WILD) Um…his name is Dave Hernandez?
Maria: No. He looks like Dave Hernandez! He’s so damn cute! He’s probably only 24. Hang on, I’m going to go check on him. (muffles the phone. Muffled question. Muffled giggling.) I’m back (breathless)
Mel: Are you panting?
Maria: No. Am I? He’s so damn cute!

Then we talk about writing for a few minutes and other stuff and we hang up. Fifteen minutes later.

Maria: (in an excited whisper) Mel!
Me: Yeeees?
Maria: I think he knows I’m watching.
Me: Probably. You should totally ask him if you can take a picture or sneak a picture of him. I’m dying to see the man who can make Maria Geraci pant.
Maria: I’m not going to take a picture of him!
Me: I would. But whatever.

Then we talk about writing for a few minutes and other stuff and we hang up. A little while later.

Maria: Oh my god!
Mel: What???
Maria: They had me come into that bathroom to inspect their work.
Mel: Was the work good?
Maria: Dave Hernandez stood in the doorway and made me squeeze past him. I totally rubbed up against his hammer! I think he did it on purpose!
Mel: You have to blog this.
Maria: What am I going to say? I rubbed up on Dave Hernandez’s hammer?
Mel: Exactly. If you don’t blog it, I will.

The end.