Had been talking

I had been talking on-line with my friend for 3 hours when I realized I had to run an errand. We agreed that it seemed we had been talking only a few minutes. Time flies when you're having fun.

We had been thinking about trying to connect again later that day, but the internet connection was unbelievably bad. I had been telling her a funny story earlier that day, and I wanted to have a chance to finish it. We could have talked for another 3 hours!

If we hadn't been planning this long chat all week, it wouldn't have been so disappointing. After all, we had worked and studied hard every day. We thought we deserved a break from the routine. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be, but we were grateful for the time we had.