There she sat in the cozy café looking out as the first snow fall in New York gracefully danced through the air. Maya was patiently waiting for him to arrive, they had made plans to meet up since they had not seen each other for awhile. They led busy lives and conflicting schedules, he was running an animal health center/shelter and she was an art buyer for important cliental. At that moment she was feeling a storm of emotions, she was extremely excited and nervous to see him again. They've always had feelings for each other but the timing was always off, so they just agreed to stay friends. She glanced at her watch and notice the time read 6:45, he was 15 minutes late she thought. Maya quickly shuffled through her phone to see if he had texted her; but there was nothing. She read their last conversation just to make sure that she didn't confuse the time.
L- Hey long time no text!
M- Really, that's how you're going to greet your FAVORITE PERSON in the WORLD!
L- Riiight because you're my "favorite person".
M- Hey the longer you deny it Huckleberry, the more you admit its true lol.
L- Anyways I was thinking that we should hang out soon!
M- Yes absolutely when?
L- Well I was thinking maybe we could meet up this Friday at the French Café on 5th.
M- Oui, j'aimerais cela
L- What?
M- YES! Ranger Rick that sounds great lol
L- Ok great! I'll see there at 6:30?
M- Yep that works. See ya Friday.
There it was 6:30, they had made plans at 6:30; she was there but Lucas was not. She started to think of all the possible reasons he wasn't here. Maybe he is running late, after all New York traffic is a bitch. What if he is tied up a work, or what if he forgot? What if he got in an accident? The last thought worried her but Maya chose to focus on something else. She decided she was going to wait 5 more minutes and if he did not show she was going to leave. She feverishly taps her fingers on the table waiting for the time to pass while ignoring annoyed looks from other patrons. The five minute are up, Maya sighs in defeat and gets up to put on her coat, she is pissed off that she waited 20 minutes for him and he did not show; he didn't even bother to send a text. Maya was so annoyed and focused on her thoughts that she did not hear the café door open. As Maya heads to the door she hears him say her name, she stops in her track and slowly turns to face him. He came; was the only thought she had, she was about to yell at him but then he started to speak.
"I am so sorry I am late, I was dealing with an issue at the shelter and it took longer than expected; I rushed straight here the moment I had finished. I was in a hurry to see you that it slipped my mind to text you and I am truly sorry."
Maya looked at him; taking in his features. She noticed his nose and cheeks were a bright hue of red, he had clusters of snow flurries on him, and he was breathing heavily as if he had ran block upon blocks to get there. Her eyes switched from anger to relief knowing that he rushed to see her. Maya then formed an amused smile and said "Well Sundance, looks like you are going to have to make it up to me, and I know exactly how!" She looked at him and then looked to her left, Lucas followed her gaze and saw her eyeing a giant Éclair, he smirked.
"Very well, Mademoiselle" he then intertwined his hand with hers and gave her a genuine smile. She smiled back and looked into his green eyes and simply melted. Maya knew that timing was now at their side, and that this very moment was worth the wait.