My Best Friend Sondra moved away and ended up falling in love with a doctor in the Midwest. I ended up married in our hometown.
For years we were both happy for each others happiness. Though she was my best friend, we did not speak to each other very much. Her life was busy and my life was equally busy. So we literally would go a year or two without speaking.
One day, I was at my desk and found her work number under a pile of papers. So I called her. It was just going to be an obligatory check in call but I sensed something was wrong, so I probed a little deeper.
To my surprise, I found out she wasn't happy. Not at work, not at home, no place in her life at that moment was she happy. So I did the only thing I knew how to do, I made her laugh...alot. I talked about how snotty she was and how she needed to take that stick out of her ass and have some fun. But most of all I told her how much I cared about her and made it a point to call her everyday just to see how she was doing.
So now I speak to my best friend, Sondra on the phone everyday and we talk about every thing and nothing. She tells me her problems and I tell her my mine. Now anyone looking at this situation would ask what is going on between these two. We are like two kids when we get on the phone, we are laughing and carrying on like we were back in college, though we are many years removed. But we have fun, always did and still do.
Now I have not seen her in some time, she lives in the Midwest and I live on the east coast, but when some business took me into her neck of the woods, I immediately called her up and told her I would be in town. She was ecstatic. So I told her when I would be flying in and she waited for me at the airport. We met and she gave me a big hug and then a punch. I smiled because I was now with my Best Friend and I couldn't be happier. She dropped me off at the hotel and we made plans to meet the next day.
She met me at one of her favorite restaurants and ordered me one of her favorite meals. Funny, but the conversation was a bit awkward and bit toned down. I asked her, "What’s the problem?"
"Well", she said her eyes moving from side to side, "I know a lot of people here and I have to keep up a certain persona here but you know the real me. That is why I like being with you because I can be myself."
"So", I said, "let's get out of here, we can just walk and talk."
But as we walked down the street she kept bumping into co-workers and subordinates that kept interrupting our conversation.
Finally, I said, "I will let you get back to work and I will talk to you later."
As we parted she looked at me and in a quick move, she gave me a kiss, "I will speak to you later", she said, "I promise."
I was on cloud nine.
I was in my hotel room when she called me on my cell.
"What are you doing now?" she asked.
"Thinking about you and that kiss", I said.
"It was a bit forward wasn't it but I was thinking about kissing you the entire time we were at lunch. So I just had to do it before you left. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course I don’t mind, but I really want to see you tomorrow but you're such a busy little bee."
"Well, I cleared my entire calendar for tomorrow, so you have me the whole afternoon."
I laughed, "Don’t make promises you can't keep."
"What do you mean, I my calendar is cleared, and my secretary knows that at the risk of death, I am not to disturb me. So I am completely, utterly free."
"That not what I meant, I was talking about having you for the entire afternoon, sounds like a great plan to me."
Silence..."Is that what you want?" she asked.
"If the question is do I want you, yes, more than you can imagine. But what about you, do you want to come here to my room and spend the afternoon with me?"
More silence..."more than you can ever imagine," she said.
"Well good, you come by tomorrow and we will order room service and have fun. Are you game?"
"Yes," she said quickly and without hesitation.
