Prologue
There are days when I desperately beg myself to not be in love with her anymore. Today was one such day.
She stopped by the hospital on a whim and brought breakfast for me. The smile on her face was enough to melt away any tiredness that I had felt. After the week I've had with back to back surgeries this was a good recharge.
It is normal for her to visit me like this when she has not heard from me in a while and it makes me fall in love with her even more. But I have to control myself and all my overflowing feelings for her. She can never know.
She looked absolutely stunning in her elegant grey dress with her hair tied neatly, looking like the CEO she was. Her fragrance lingered in my office making me miss her presence even though it has just been a few minutes ago that she left. I have inhaled half the food she got me, I missed this. I reassure my heart and demand hopelessly for it to stop beating so fast reminding him she is not here anymore. Sigh, it would take me a while to calm myself.
I finished the food and changed out of my scrubs and leave for home. I had the day off. The drive back home was nothing interesting and I don't even remember the half of it. My mind was occupied with the upcoming week and heart filled with the anguish of love for her.
I parked my car in my driveway and sat there still closing my eyes for a few seconds trying to clear my head. I got out of the car walked up to my door almost missing the bicycle lying dead in my front yard. Now that is a coincidence. What was he doing here on a Thursday morning and why was he not at work? He rode his bike here that can only mean he has something really bugging him. I entered the already unlocked door and saw him in an almost panicked state. He was sitting on the couch fidgeting with his elbows resting on his knees and his head in his hand wearing his workout clothes. I wonder what could this be about?
He must have sensed my presence as he lift his head and faced towards the door where I was standing and lunged at me in a hug making me chuckle a little.
But what followed choked any laughter I could ever laugh. The words I knew would haunt me one day that I hadn't prepared for at all.
"I'm going to ask her to marry me and I've been losing my mind! I need your help."
My best friend of more than 20 years was going to ask the women I love to marry him.
