As I opened the door to find Marcus standing there with flowers for me and a bottle of whiskey for Luke, my heart skipped a beat. I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness wash over me as I took the flowers and thanked him.
"I wanted to apologize for what happened the other day," Marcus said, his eyes meeting mine. "I didn't mean for things to get out of hand like that."
Luke stepped forward, coming quickly to the door.
"Shit, here we go again!" I said.
Luke, stood there for a moment, his face somber and his eyes staring Marcus down. They both stood there silent for what seemed like an eternity. My husband slowly reached out his hand, Marcus took it and they shook briefly.
"Yeah, well... I am sorry too! I shouldn't have reacted like that" Luke said as he seemed to relax himself at the doorway and was no longer posed like he was going to strike Marcus again.
"No... it's all my fault man! I should not have ran my mouth like that. I just thought... well, I don't know what I was thinking, but I was pretty stupid for saying it." Said Marcus, apologetically.
"Why don't you come inside?" Said Luke, opening the door all the way for Marcus.
As Marcus came inside, I couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation. Even though there was tension between the two. I had been fantasizing about him ever since that day, and the thought of being with him made my heart race.
We sat down in the living room, Luke pouring glasses of whiskey for all of us. Luke and Marcus both had bruises on their faces. We got ourselves comfortable and Luke finally introduced me to Marcus.
Marcus apologized for having to meet me the first time under these circumstances, and I thanked him for the flowers.
As we sat in the living room, sipping on our drinks, Marcus asked us, "So what have you guys been up to for the past twenty years?"
Luke smiled at him and replied, "Well, after high school, Laura and I got married and had our daughter Cheri. We both have successful careers and have been enjoying life."
Marcus nodded and said, "That's great. As for me, after high school, I went to college and then started my own landscaping business. I've been doing pretty well for myself."
Luke chimed in, "Yeah, we heard about your success. We see your commercials on TV."
Marcus thanked him and then asked, "So, about you guys. How did you guys get meet?"
"We started dating in college and fell in love. I started a construction company and have been doing pretty good." Said Luke.