He watched as she talked. He wondered how it could have been
missed? It was right in front of him all those years - the one friendship that
never wavered. Those lips, those eyes, that face, but the most important thing
required a closer look.
"Are you okay?" She smiled before sipping the girly drink in her hand.
"Yeah, sure, finish your story." He waved in her direction as she didn't miss a beat while explaining the boring details of her day, but he didn't find them boring. In fact, he had never found anything she said boring.
His eyes followed the curve of her arm up to the neck and rested on her face. The misfires and mistakes melted away as the realization of how much he loved this woman permeated his soul. He wondered how he had overlooked the obvious for so many years.
"He walks right up to me and asks me what the hell I am doing. Well, I didn't back down like the others and gave it to him straight. He fumbled while apologizing and then left me alone." She leaned forward and took another sip while looking in his eyes.
"You have to get in some people's face to get them to understand. I'm sure you surprised him." He wanted to reach out and touch her soft skin, but the past left him cautious.
"You are so right. Hey, check out the guy wearing the cape in the corner." She leaned closer to whisper the information - as if anybody could hear her above the loud lunch crowd.
"Where?" I turned and met the strange man's eyes.
"Gawd, don't, geez, I didn't mean look straight at him!" She reached over and slapped him while laughing.
"Why would anybody wear a cape? Besides, it is so fucking hot outside." He shook his head in disbelief awaiting her next sentence.
"Exactly. Oh, crap, I have a meeting in twenty minutes. I need to go." She grabbed her purse and quickly stood while waiting for him to follow.
"Wow, I didn't realize it was so late. Time seems to fly when we're together." He smile hoping the statement didn't sound as stupid to her as it did to him.
"Yes, it is always great to see you."
He held the door as she exited to the overwhelming afternoon heat. The sunglasses covered her eyes as she gave him a hug and said she hoped to see him again soon. He told her to call or send an email and he'd meet her whenever and wherever. He knew he was being transparent, but she was too busy to notice.
He leaned against his car and watched her drive away. A sense of loss formed in the pit of his stomach. He knew he had thought he knew love for so many years and then again with a brief fling, but those were no match for what he felt now. He never missed those like he now missed her, but he knew he was doomed.
"Are you okay?" She smiled before sipping the girly drink in her hand.
"Yeah, sure, finish your story." He waved in her direction as she didn't miss a beat while explaining the boring details of her day, but he didn't find them boring. In fact, he had never found anything she said boring.
His eyes followed the curve of her arm up to the neck and rested on her face. The misfires and mistakes melted away as the realization of how much he loved this woman permeated his soul. He wondered how he had overlooked the obvious for so many years.
"He walks right up to me and asks me what the hell I am doing. Well, I didn't back down like the others and gave it to him straight. He fumbled while apologizing and then left me alone." She leaned forward and took another sip while looking in his eyes.
"You have to get in some people's face to get them to understand. I'm sure you surprised him." He wanted to reach out and touch her soft skin, but the past left him cautious.
"You are so right. Hey, check out the guy wearing the cape in the corner." She leaned closer to whisper the information - as if anybody could hear her above the loud lunch crowd.
"Where?" I turned and met the strange man's eyes.
"Gawd, don't, geez, I didn't mean look straight at him!" She reached over and slapped him while laughing.
"Why would anybody wear a cape? Besides, it is so fucking hot outside." He shook his head in disbelief awaiting her next sentence.
"Exactly. Oh, crap, I have a meeting in twenty minutes. I need to go." She grabbed her purse and quickly stood while waiting for him to follow.
"Wow, I didn't realize it was so late. Time seems to fly when we're together." He smile hoping the statement didn't sound as stupid to her as it did to him.
"Yes, it is always great to see you."
He held the door as she exited to the overwhelming afternoon heat. The sunglasses covered her eyes as she gave him a hug and said she hoped to see him again soon. He told her to call or send an email and he'd meet her whenever and wherever. He knew he was being transparent, but she was too busy to notice.
He leaned against his car and watched her drive away. A sense of loss formed in the pit of his stomach. He knew he had thought he knew love for so many years and then again with a brief fling, but those were no match for what he felt now. He never missed those like he now missed her, but he knew he was doomed.
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