I was waiting in the office/gym portion of my martial arts center. Kung fu class was scheduled to start in about 45 minutes and I had already hit the weights so I decided on a short walk around the building. On my way out the door, a voice from WAY back stopped me short.
"Hiya stranger! How have things been?" the cute blond asked as she walked up and wrapped her arms around me in a hug, that I instinctively returned. Looking down into her startling green eyes, I couldn't help but smile. She smiled back and stepped out of my arms.
"What a surprise, Angela! It's been what, ten years?" She nodded, her fair colored hair bouncing around her shoulders with the movement.
"It's good luck we ran into each other, Robert. I'm gonna check this place's pricing for tai kwon do; my husband wants to take some classes and this place is the closest to us."
"Really! I've been taking kung fu classes here for a few months myself. They have some really good instructors; he'll like it here."
"You look like you're keeping yourself in good shape," she said, reaching up and grabbing one of my biceps playfully. Smiling down at this petite bombshell, I found myself remembering how much fun we'd had before we split up, and noticing she was still damned attractive.
"Thanks, Angela. It's hard to do, but I carve out a few days a week and try to keep up."
Wrapping her arm around mine, Angela stepped in close to my side and motioned for me to start walking again. "So, where were you headed just now?"
"I have some time before my class starts and was going to walk around the building." The sizeable strip mall we were at had parking front and back, although with winter coming on it was getting dark enough that streetlights were coming on already.
"Mind if I join you?"