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I couldn’t stop smiling like an idiot. How cute was she? “Hoo-rah.”
“But what have you been doing? I haven't seen you in so long. I don't want to hear the resume. I want to know how you've been.”
Since she seemed so receptive to having the conversation, I asked her if she wanted to go out and have a drink.
“I think it's too early to have drinks. Doesn't it have to be noon or something?”
I agreed that that was usually the rule, but I assured her that I had a fully stocked bar at my place.
“Are you staying here now?”
I agreed that I was, and she seemed to be pleased by that.
“Okay, Frank. For old time’s sake, let's go have a drink. There is supposed to be a reception after this, all the food is paid for and everything, but I don't think I can do this, anymore. It has been a long day and I have had enough sadness. You are always the one who kept me laughing. Do you think you can still be that guy for me, just for tonight?”
I wasn't sure what she was talking about, but I certainly hoped that what was on my mind was on hers. I was missing more than just making her laugh. I was missing everything that we used to do, just talking to her on the roof of her grandad’s house. So many memories and one desire that had been simmering for ten years, never quenched.
Amber was the one woman that got away. I’d always known it to be true, but it had never felt so real as it did now. Seeing Amber again made me realize that I had missed her far more than I’d ever imagined. I also realized that now that she was a woman and I was a man, I wanted her in all ways, even the one way we had avoided before. It was no longer a necessity to wait. Now, I could have her. I just had to make her laugh again and remind her of how good we were together. I know that I still remembered.
