So, I’m chatting to a newish colleague ‘Mike’ and I know his name is Mike but my 50+ brain has decided his name is ‘Ben’.. (?!)
Anyway, I’m admiring his kitchen backdrop and he says ‘oh I’m at Ben’s parents house’ and my brain goes ‘What? Wait, but you’re Ben’ so I say ‘what’s your partner’s name?’ And he says ‘Ben’.
So I say ‘Ben & Ben?’ (like a twat) And he says ‘uh?’
So I think I obviously I’ve heard wrong and say ‘Bev?’ And he says no. Ben. His name is Ben.’
And then my brain finally catches up and goes ‘ohhhh your’e M I K E....’
Whilst my mouth is saying ‘ah, yes, I see erm...’ which I KNOW looked and sounded like ‘oh, gosh you must be ‘A Gay’ which I’m just sooooooo not like. But now he thinks I am and he hates me.
I’m hoping by Monday he realises I’m just a twat.