When We First Met

Short Story:)

I open the car door, my foot hits the ground.  The smell of gasoline and garbage rushes into my nostrils.  The sound of loud engines and propellers fly over me like a group of squawking birds.

Im here.

I stand outside of my uber and just stare at the entrance of the airport. 
"Hey, are you okay?"  The driver asks me.
"Oh, yeah I'm okay, thanks for the ride."  I reply with a smile.  I shut the car door and he drives away. 
At baggage claim finally:)
A text from Caleb.  My long-distance boyfriend for 3 years.

I see families, large and small, rushing through the doors, or heading to the parking garages.  They're all holding as much luggage as they possibly can. 

My heartbeat is slowly gaining speed as I walk through the automatic doors. 

Caleb and I have never met before.  I've always thought of kissing him and how special it would be. 

My mind wanders as my eyes scan the echoey halls, filled with people.  Screaming children holding their mother's hands and dragging their feet on the tile floor squeak past me.  My feet are leading me to Caleb's gate. 

I arrive at his gate and head to baggage claim.  My breath is heavy and shaky as I approach it.

My bag drops to the floor and I throw my hands up to my face.  My legs are numb.  I'm completely frozen.  I see him.

He eventually looks over to me and drops all of his luggage.  I start running as fast as I can to him, and he does the same.  My strides are short and quick and his are long and fast.  Everything slows down.  It's all in slow motion.  My eyes are filled with tears and my arms are spread out.  My cheeks eventually feel drops pouring down them, slowly.  It's all slow.  I see his glossy eyes coming towards me. 
His brown eyes. 
His dark, wavy hair.
His slim figure.
His soft, pink stained lips.
Everything is right in front of me. 

It all speeds up again and our trembling bodies finally interlock.  I jump into his grasp.  We throw our arms around each other immediately and he pulls me into his warm embrace.
"Oh my god, oh my god."  He cries while stroking my hair on the back of my head. 
My legs are around his hips, and my face is buried in his right shoulder.  I'm sobbing so hard.  After three years, I finally get to have him for myself.  I take my head off of his now tear coated hoodie, and look him in the face. 
"Oh my god, It's really you."  Tears are streaming down my face.  I grab his wet cheeks and pull him into, what it felt like, an everlasting kiss.  My hands are constantly shifting from his cheeks, to his hair.  His soft hair.  The hair that I've only seen through a phone screen.

I'm analyzing every feature I see on him and declaring it perfect.  The kiss is exactly what I imagined it would be like. 

We're floating.

After our lips part, we just stare at each other for a bit.  My hand is brushing his hair behind his ear. 
"Wow, you're real."  He says with tears running past his sharp jawline. 
All of a sudden, I realize that everything around me is basically muted.  I only see and hear Caleb. 

A/N: SORRY GUYS! i haven't been great with uploading Turning Scarlet, but i thought some of you would like a new little short story from me! i wrote this maybe a few months ago, and thought it deserved to be on here! i'll be uploading a bit more of Turning Scarlet soon, so stay tuned for that! thank you guys for being so patient<3