Something Changed in December

  A friend of mine from NY, Carl was passing through town. Actually, he was Deana’s boyfriend, or had been. I forget whether they were still dating. Anyway the night he was coming in, Lori and I were supposed to attend a wedding.

  For months Lori and I were ‘just friends’. It was almost a year now. The wedding reception we were attending was downtown at a Latin themed restaurant/club. We were having a great time at the reception and they were giving Salsa lessons. The one thing I remember most about the night was how great Lori looked that night in her dress. She looked hot. It was seriously the first time I looked at her as sexually attractive and not just as my best friend. I guess when we danced, it showed, because she felt it too. After that night, we always referred to that outfit as “The Dress”.

  Of course, when we got back from the wedding, we had a house guest at home we needed to entertain. I apologized to Carl about not being there for his first night, but he kept himself occupied by playing video games and feeding my guinea pig Doritos. I wasn’t too happy about that last part.

  In the morning, Lori worked and I took the day off and hung out with Carl. We went out for breakfast and talked. I explained my situation with Lori to him and he was a good sounding board.

  After Carl was on his way, Lori and I talked and concluded that we were indeed a couple.

 When we told people the typical response was, it’s about time.