Thanks to everybody who's been reviewing! Sorry this one took so long to
write. I had a bit of writer's block.
Maria was in the kitchen when she heard the doorbell. She closed her magazine and got up from the table.
"Coming!" She called as she walked down the hallway. She opened the door and couldn't believe who she saw.
"Michael?" she asked.
"Surprise."
"No, I'm dreaming. You're not really here. I'm imagining you, right?"
"No, I'm really here. You're not dreaming." Maria began to smile and threw her arms around him.
"Oh my god Michael. You're back! I can't believe it."
"I've missed you so much."
"Me too." She pulled away from him and took his hand. "Come in." She led him into the TV room and sat down in a chair across from him on the couch. "So how are you?" She asked.
"I'm ok, I guess. What about you, how's life?"
"Life's been treating me pretty good lately." They were silent for a minute, just looking at each other, noticing how much they had both changed. Maria was still beautiful to Michael. Her hair was long and curly, the way he had loved it. Michael looked so much older but his hair was still messy, as usual. Maria finally broke the silence.
"So, why did you come back? Is everyone here?"
"No, I was the only one who came. I just wanted to see you guys. I missed you all so much."
"We missed you guys too." They paused again. "Um, I kinda have to tell you something."
"Alright, shoot." Maria opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by someone coming in the front door.
"Maria? I'm home." The person called out. Michael gave Maria a questioning look but didn't say anything.
"I'm in the TV room, honey." Maria called back. 'Honey?' Michael mouthed to her. "I'll explain in a minute." She whispered back to him.
"Hey." The man said as she walked into the room and gave Maria a kiss on her cheek.
"Hey, Joel. This is my friend Michael. Michael, this is my fiancé Joel." Michael looked absolutely shocked when he heard her say fiancé.
"Ah, the infamous Michael. Maria's told me a lot about you." Joel said as he shook Michael's hand.
"She has? I hope nothing bad."
"Nope, it's all been good. Well, you two catch up and I'll go get some drinks. You want a beer, Michael?" Joel said as he headed into the kitchen.
"Yeah, thanks." Michael called to him. When he was safely out of earshot, Michael turned to Maria and said, "You're engaged? How come you didn't tell me?"
"Michael, you appear out of no where after being gone for 8 years. What you've been doing in those 8 years, I don't know. And you get mad at me cause I don't tell you I'm engaged. Well, excuse me, Space Boy!"
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry. I'll take you out for dinner tonight, and we can really catch up." Maria smiled and nodded. "Alright, sounds good."
"Great, I'll be back here around 7. See ya then." He gave her quick kiss on the cheek and then let him self out the front door. Joel walked back into the room carrying 3 beers.
"Hey, where'd Michael go?" He asked.
"Oh, he had to leave but I'm going out for dinner with him in like two hours so I'm gonna go get ready." She kissed him and then ran up stairs to get ready.
More to come!
Maria was in the kitchen when she heard the doorbell. She closed her magazine and got up from the table.
"Coming!" She called as she walked down the hallway. She opened the door and couldn't believe who she saw.
"Michael?" she asked.
"Surprise."
"No, I'm dreaming. You're not really here. I'm imagining you, right?"
"No, I'm really here. You're not dreaming." Maria began to smile and threw her arms around him.
"Oh my god Michael. You're back! I can't believe it."
"I've missed you so much."
"Me too." She pulled away from him and took his hand. "Come in." She led him into the TV room and sat down in a chair across from him on the couch. "So how are you?" She asked.
"I'm ok, I guess. What about you, how's life?"
"Life's been treating me pretty good lately." They were silent for a minute, just looking at each other, noticing how much they had both changed. Maria was still beautiful to Michael. Her hair was long and curly, the way he had loved it. Michael looked so much older but his hair was still messy, as usual. Maria finally broke the silence.
"So, why did you come back? Is everyone here?"
"No, I was the only one who came. I just wanted to see you guys. I missed you all so much."
"We missed you guys too." They paused again. "Um, I kinda have to tell you something."
"Alright, shoot." Maria opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by someone coming in the front door.
"Maria? I'm home." The person called out. Michael gave Maria a questioning look but didn't say anything.
"I'm in the TV room, honey." Maria called back. 'Honey?' Michael mouthed to her. "I'll explain in a minute." She whispered back to him.
"Hey." The man said as she walked into the room and gave Maria a kiss on her cheek.
"Hey, Joel. This is my friend Michael. Michael, this is my fiancé Joel." Michael looked absolutely shocked when he heard her say fiancé.
"Ah, the infamous Michael. Maria's told me a lot about you." Joel said as he shook Michael's hand.
"She has? I hope nothing bad."
"Nope, it's all been good. Well, you two catch up and I'll go get some drinks. You want a beer, Michael?" Joel said as he headed into the kitchen.
"Yeah, thanks." Michael called to him. When he was safely out of earshot, Michael turned to Maria and said, "You're engaged? How come you didn't tell me?"
"Michael, you appear out of no where after being gone for 8 years. What you've been doing in those 8 years, I don't know. And you get mad at me cause I don't tell you I'm engaged. Well, excuse me, Space Boy!"
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry. I'll take you out for dinner tonight, and we can really catch up." Maria smiled and nodded. "Alright, sounds good."
"Great, I'll be back here around 7. See ya then." He gave her quick kiss on the cheek and then let him self out the front door. Joel walked back into the room carrying 3 beers.
"Hey, where'd Michael go?" He asked.
"Oh, he had to leave but I'm going out for dinner with him in like two hours so I'm gonna go get ready." She kissed him and then ran up stairs to get ready.
More to come!