A Wink and a Smile by unknow
Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, humor, matchmaker, fantasy, futuristic
Publisher: Smoking Pen Press, LLC
Published: 2018-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
AS THEY HAD PREDICTED, at first Michael and Jennifer emailed and video-conferenced regularly after their conversation. Their careers continued to go strong, they each became involved in serious relationships, and they shared the details of their lives with each other. But over time, meetings and late nights at work and out-of-town business trips interfered with their meetings. Eventually the videoconferences stopped and the emails became less and less frequent. And before Jennifer knew it, her thirty-fifth birthday was only ten days away. Which meant Michaelâs birthday was only twelve days away. Which meant they would be talking. And as she looked through her emails, she was shocked to discover that it had been nearly three months since she and Michael had last communicated. She considered emailing him to confirm their inter-birthday chat, but then decided it wasnât necessary. Not for the Michael she knew.
Jenniferâs birthday arrived and was a day filled with activities and visitors. As busy as she was, sheâd been somewhat surprised to discover that sheâd spent much of the day thinking about her upcoming conversation with Michael, and looking forward to catching up. She started to get anxious that Michael might have forgotten, or might be busy. Perhaps she should have emailed him after all. But then she decided that at this late date, that didnât make sense. Still, she was concerned.
The next day, Jennifer had dinner ready and was seated in front of her computer well in advance of the scheduled time. When her videoconferencing app chimed twenty minutes before expected, she assumed it must be her mother, and Jennifer was debating whether to take the call and tell her mother sheâd have to call her the following day, or just ignore the call and let it go unanswered. She had just about decided to let the call go unanswered when she glanced at the screen and realized that it was Michael. She quickly clicked on the âAccept Callâ button, and watched as Michael came into view.
âHappy birthday, a day late.â
âHappy birthday, a day early.â
âSorry to hear about Harvey.â
âYeah, well, sometimes thatâs how the cookie crumbles. But hey, the wedding was fun, wasnât it?â
Michael was quiet for a moment, and then softly said, âIâm just not sure what to say to my best friend when her marriage falls apart.â
âEspecially when it starts to fall apart before the wedding reception is over,â she said with a wry smile.
âRight. Especially when,â he agreed. âSo, how are you?â
âTo my surprise, I think Iâm actually a bit relieved. I really thought that marriage was what I wanted, and Harvey was who I wanted, and I was looking forward to a long, happy marriage. But when it became clear that it was over, my first thought was âwell, that was a close callâ.â
âSo now what?â
âSo now Iâm a confirmed bachelorette,â she said with authority. Seeing Michaelâs face her voice softened and she added âbut youâll still always be my very best friend.â
She was surprised to see that Michael still looked a bit sad, but he replied âAnd you will always be my very best friend.
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