[ i love modern baseball they're so like whiny and i relate to the songs a lot tbh // song is by modern baseball

warnings: language. this is a bunch of voicemails, italics is logan and regular text is lewis

concept: 'don't call me now, i am in bed-"
phone tag - repeatedly missing calls from and calling back a person.
lewis and logan are caught in a perpetual state of phone tag.

stay safe,
lew. ]

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Yo, Logan, I hope you're doing fine. I wish you'd call me back, I just wanna make sure you're doing okay.

I miss you. Not like that, but like... I miss my best friend. Sorry I couldn't keep my feelings separate. It fucked everything up for us.

Please call me back. Love- I mean, talk to you soon.

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I got your message.

Please stop calling me, Lewis. I don't need your fake pity and I definitely don't need you right now.

For wanting me to call back so badly, you suck at actually answering your phone.

Bye.

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I don't know what gave you the impression that I pity you. Or that whatever I'm feeling is fake.

If you really didn't want me to call you anymore, you'd fuckin' block my number. It's pretty simple.

Just so you know, I'm dating someone right now, so this isn't a pathetic attempt to get back with you. I just miss you a lot and even having Jon around doesn't fill the Logan-sized hole in my life. Just an fyi.

Maybe next time you'll catch me at a good time. Or I'll catch you. See you, sunshi-

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You're always looking for pity. Don't deny it.

I'm glad you aren't trying to get back with me. That'd be a low blow, even for you. Trying to date the guy whose wife just died.

... You shouldn't miss me. I was a toxic asshole and I hope you and whoever you're dating are happy.

Bye, Lew.

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Logan! I know you probably hate that I keep calling you, but I thought this might make you smile. Z, my girlfriend, got me a dog, I'll send you a picture of Dottie.

Maybe one day you'd wanna meet up so you can play with the dog? You wouldn't have to talk to me or anything.

I remembered that you really like dogs, and thought that maybe it'd cheer you up in the slightest.

Dottie's a basset hound pup, so her ears and her paws are like, ridiculously huge for her body right now. I just watched her chase a damn fly and she tripped over her ears.

I- Fuck, I gotta go, she got ahold of the TV remote, bye!

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I don't know why you'd want to meet up with me. But name a time and place. I'm doing it for the dog.

She's really adorable, Lew. Are things getting serious for you and Z? I mean, getting a dog together is a really big step.

Call back soon.

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Tomorrow at two? That park near my mom's house?

Things have been kinda serious for a while now. This is like the third time that I've felt like this for someone, and, well, the first two didn't turn out too well. I hope this ends well. I think I love her. Like, capital letters and hearts and shit.

See you tomorrow, buddy.

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Thanks for yesterday, Lew.

I really needed that. Dottie's even cuter in person. Thanks for just letting me play with your dog, and being so patient with me.

That's weird to think about. Normally, it was the other way around. But things change. You're the one with everything put together now.

Can we set up another day for me to chill with Dottie?

Talk to you soon.

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Logan, buddy, getting your voicemails makes me really happy. And of seeing my dopey-ass dog makes you happy, then hell yeah we can set up another day.

And if you think I have everything put together... I cried last night because I couldn't figure out where my favorite hoodie was, even though I had literally just put it in the washer.

I'm still a giant mess, man.

I think Dottie misses you too. She has that same look in her eyes that I used to get, the one that says 'where the hell is Logan I miss that giant bastard'. That was a shitty way to put it, but you catch my drift.

Tell me when and where, Dot and I will be there. Bye, buddy.

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[ wow that was a lot better as an idea oops ]