"And then he kissed me"
So, the Beautiful Human Being (BHB) called! Butterflies hit. I guess you can have them at any age. He advised he had a free day, asked if it would work to meet for coffee. I had a lunch commitment and said meeting before or after would work. I jokingly said he could come to lunch with me — a group lunch with friends. That was the option he picked. I gulped, swore and group-texted I was bringing a plus-one. I was prepared to introduce him to people in my world without having been on an official date yet. I wasn’t worried he’d fit in. I knew he would. And he did. It was easy conversation, laughter, a soft getting together. At the end, we went back to his truck to come back to my place. Before driving, he turned to me, smiled and said he had a great time. And then he kissed me. The kiss was warm, natural, sweet. A hint of promise, of what I wasn’t sure. It felt good, natural, right. It felt like a possibility, a beginning. It felt like right now and tomorrow. I...
