Right Guy Wrong Time

Free as a Bird

Three years later

I love nights out in New York finding obscure little bars and restaurants and just seeing where the night takes you. We've ended up in a bar in the Bronx and the music is good and the drinks are even better. We've found ourselves some guys who've joined our group and they seem nice enough "You were born in Brooklyn but sound like something out of Downton Abby make that sense" one of them says "My grandparents are like icons in their neighbourhood everyone loves them so by default my dad is too he's Brooklyn through and through but my mum is English they fell in love for awhile got married had me realised they actually hate one another got divorced mum was deemed the better parent and she moved us back to London but I live in New York now for like the last six years but I'm also an actress so this could be an elaborate method acting moment who knows" I say "An actress anything I've seen you in before" he says "Nothing too big. Wanna go dance" I say "Sure" he says.

We're dancing and then the song changes to Faith Hills this kiss and someone taps on his shoulder and he turns around "Excuse me but mind if I cut in this is kinda our song" and I look and see Glen the guy from the airport three years ago "Sorry man didn't realise she was taken" he says "She's not not yet anyway" Glen says smiling at me and he leaves and Glen steps in "We have a song now do we" I say "Yeah I mean the line it's a pivotal moment it's impossible sums us up don't ya think. One moment three years ago in an airport and I thought we had something but you were with someone guess I'm hoping that's not still the case" he says "Free as a bird actually my almost dying kinda scared him away that and the cheating on me with multiple people" I say "Dick. Back up to the almost dying part though" he says "About a year ago I caught pneumonia was in hospital for weeks you know lupus is basically your body attacking everything healthy inside you so even though my antibiotics were working my body kept attacking making me sicker rather than better so my organs started to fail they put me in a medically induced coma whilst they found the right medications to keep me alive two months later they finally cracked it but that was two months of my life just gone so much of my life has been taken up by hospitals so I'm trying to take every opportunity that comes my way and live life with no regrets" I say "What about this opportunity to see where this goes. I've waited three years for a second chance" he says "I'd say do you wanna get out of here too many prying eyes" I say "Sure" he says and I say my goodbyes to my friends and grab my things and we hail a taxi.

We arrive at my apartment and I let us in and my dog Lennon comes bounding over for cuddles when we do "Hi buddy" I say "Who's this?" Glen asks crouching down beside me "This is Lennon my adorable chocolate lab I've had for almost a year now he's a rescue" I say "Hi there pal your just the cutest aren't you" he says petting him "Beer, wine,water?" I ask "Beers fine" he says and I grab us two from the fridge and hand him one "Nice apartment incredible artwork" he says "Thanks my friend Cassie painted them she's Reagans mom" I say "Your goddaughter has a crazy talented mom" he says "You remember. She definitely does her dad Mack is an insanely talented chef" I say "I remember everything about that day" he says and we share some pretty intense eye contact for a minute before I break it going to sit down on my couch "So how long you in New York?" I ask "Not long another day or so" he says taking a seat beside me "Let's play a game. Three questions each honest answers only and none of the basic getting to know you stuff" I say "Okay you first" he says "Have you really waited three years just for me?" I ask "Yeah. I was coming out of something when we first met but not when I saw you at that party in LA and running into you again at that airport didn't feel like an accident and seeing you in that bar tonight didn't seem like one either" he says "No it didn't. Your turn" I say "Does this scare you given what happened with your parents?" he asks "My relationship with Max was my longest relationship and I wasn't disappointed when it ended. I'm glad my parents realised they didn't love each other when they did rather than staying together for the sake of it. Does it scare me giving my whole heart to someone letting them see me be vulnerable when there's days I can't get out of bed and I'm crying cause I'm in that much pain and knowing one day this could kill me. Am I terrified of putting my kids through that of not being able to have kids absolutely but I don't feel any of that right now with you I just feel safe and calm" I say "Ditto but know I don't scare easily" he says "Who says ditto" I say "Me apparently. Next question" he says "Where do you see your life going in the next five years?" I ask "Hopefully my career is pretty solid. I'd love to produce more write aswell. I see myself married couple of kids living back in Texas before just completely happy. Same question to you" he says "Somewhat healthy married some kids hopefully whatever way they come into my life and just happy. That life you see in Texas what does that wife look like to you" I say "She's smart,brave, loves what she does, loves her family, has an incredibly sexy accent, has a dog named Lennon and has a pretty mean right hook and my final question is can I kiss you" he says "I see what you did there. Three years of anticipation and you could end up being a terrible at it" I say "You saying I'm a bad kisser" he says "Gotta try before you buy and all that" I say "Okay then time to prove you wrong" he says and he moves closer to me and cups my cheek and we both lean in and our lips meet and it's probably one of the best first kisses I've had "So ready to make the final purchase" he says when we break apart "I need another tester" I say and we kiss again for awhile before he finally heads home.