The Game of Telephone

As I was walking down the street with a gal pal, I was casually talking on the phone with a boyfriend I'd been with for about a month. I was trying to get off the phone quickly since I was in the company of a friend, but as we were saying goodbye, I thought I'd heard my boyfriend say "I love you". Because I was trying to rush off, I responded with "OK" and quickly hung up. At this point, I looked to my girlfriend and started to panic. Had my new boyfriend, who I was crazy about, just said he loved me and all I'd said was "OK"?? I had the golden rule in my head at the time of waiting for a guy to say it first, but at this point, I was perplexed. Should I wait until he says it again, or do I say it first the next time we talk? All this ran through my head along with the possibility that I'd simply misheard him.

The next day while he was hanging out at my place, I asked him as smoothly as possible, "Hey, did you say 'I love you' on the phone yesterday?"

His answer: "Uhh, no."

I suddenly wished I had never brought up the situation at all. I'm pretty sure my face had this written all over my face because he responded as smooth as can be with, "But..I do. I do love you."

I try to text more often now.