There are moments for some people that change how they look at someone forever. We all have them. For me it came when I least expected it to.
My best friend is Dr. Maura Isles. She is amazing, smart, and beautiful. We have been friends for about 5 years now. We always have each other's backs, and our styles complement each other. I have always just seen her as Maura: my best friend and the one I can depend on. That all changed and became way more, but now when most people would have expected it to.
It wasn't the day she came up from the morgue dressed to impress in the most form fitting dress I have ever seen her wear. This dark blue, strapless piece hit her right above the knee and accentuated all of her tremendous curves. She left just the right amount of cleavage at the top to keep me distracted and my mind racing. Her calves looked amazing with the 3 inch heels she insisted on wearing, and my heart beat with each 'click' a she walked towards me. Did she look gorgeous? Absolutely. Was this the day I am talking about? Simply put, no.
It wasn't the day I sat on a cold steel table watching her perform an autopsy while she spouted off facts about all kinds of things I know she finds interesting. Maura is the smartest person I know and the best at her job. There is no one else I would rather work with. Her google mouth continues to tell me things I cannot even begin to understand but love to hear because I know it makes her happy to talk about. I could listen to her 24/7 for the rest of my life. But this is not the day either.
It wasn't the day I was watching the Red Sox game on her couch waiting on her to join me from her room. She came strutting into the kitchen wearing only a towel. A towel that was so short her ass almost hung out of the back. It was pulled tight around her body making her already great assets even more appealing. Her hair was dripping wet and there were droplets still on her shoulders giving her a moist look. I know my mouth was probably on the floor as I stared with no shame. Of course she didn't even seem to notice what she was doing to me as she quickly grabbed whatever she needed and headed back to her room to get dressed. Did she look sexy as hell? Oh, yes! But this was not the day I am talking about.
Like I said in the beginning, sometimes change comes when we least expect it. It is not always the obvious moments that do it for us. Sometimes it's the simple.
I came to her house after work on a Friday night for our usual movie night. I was looking forward to a good action movie, beer, and uninterrupted time with my best friend. As I entered her house I hear her rustling around in the kitchen. I walk around the corner to most amazing sight before my eyes. There is my Maura hustling around the kitchen getting our popcorn and drinks ready for the night. She is in the baggiest sweat-pants I have ever seen her in, and they are sitting low on her hips. Her long sleeve t-shirt is hanging slightly off of one shoulder and her hair is in a low, loose pony tail. The always impeccable doctor is wearing no make-up, yet her face has a gorgeous glow. She looks up at me and smiles that incredible smile that melts my heart and warms my soul. This is the most relaxed looked I have ever seen her in, and she is breathtakingly beautiful. And that was the day I fell for my best friend. That was the day everything changed for the better.