Valerie sent a bunch of messages to me today. It got to the point where we were both just openly flirting with each other. I pointed it out and she asked if it was a problem. I said no, but that flirting usually ended up going in one particular direction. Then I asked her if that was her plan all along and said she was just trying to get me into bed.

Valerie said I was trying to get her into bed! The cheek of it. I'd spent all night being disallowed from speaking to her. I certainly wasn't the one who instigated the flirting, let alone the conversation after weeks of being blanked and ignored. So, she pissed me off a bit with her comment.

I replied with "How is that? Was it when you invited me into town, then sent a hundred messages asking when I'd get there, then called me the next day, then sent more messages?" Then a second one a few seconds later saying "Thought so. :P"

She didn't reply for a few hours, but I managed to hold back from saying anything to her. Eventually I got a message saying "I did not send.. A hundred texts!! I was hammered you realise how long it took me to right a text lol... But ok i was trying to get you into bed lol"

I fricking won! I got her to admit she is the one chasing me. :) That has never happened before with Valerie. She's a very stubborn person and always tried to make it seem like I was the only one getting something out of us seeing each other. I was grinning constantly for a good 10 minutes. I thanked Emily for her advice, as it does seem to be paying off nicely.

The ball is well and truly in my court. I just need to decide which direction to hit it, and how hard.