An anniversary of that day, a year gone by,
Some drinks and my grilling, you came to try.
But it was that day that made us see
That more than friends we should be.
I remember how you got there late.
That's nothing new, I won't berate.
But my heart stopped beating when I caught sight
Of you in gray shirt and jeans so tight.
What's with these thoughts? We are just friends.
Or was there more I'd suppressed up until then?
We could talk for hours; I hated leaving.
Learning team had taken on a whole new meaning.
But we were both married, although mine was ending,
And you had your troubles your marriage mending
So until that day, feelings I repressed,
And keeping things friendly was always stressed.
Well, we sat and drank, as I recomposed,
And Heather took a picture while we posed.
We looked so happy, you and I
I have treasured that photo as this year flew by
Onto a trivia game, Heather neglected.
She's suspicious now, feeling rejected.
Her thoughts aside, a movie seen,
Jim Carrey in Me, Myself and Irene.
I watched you instead; my feelings grew,
As did thoughts of touching and holding you.
And as you slept while the movie played,
I daydreamed that it was you that would stay.
Movie over, bedtime, so you, I woke,
To go out and share the night's last smoke.
We talked and laughed, Heather went to bed.
And one thing after another our conversations led.
Now I'm going crazy; to be closer I'm wishing.
And your smile had me looking for a reason.
"It's a foot massage that you surely need."
You can't imagine my feelings when you agreed.
Oh, that moment, happier than I've ever been,
And frantic when you pulled away thinking I was done.
But then Heather appeared with blood red eyes,
"Do you know the time," she angrily cried?
At that moment ignorance was our best defense.
"No, what time is it?" you asked, tense.
"4:30 in the morning," her anger grew.
"You've got to be kidding, time sure flew."
Suspicious and jealous, she went inside,
Leaving us to laugh at how we lied.
But we gave in and parted, going to bed.
I still often wonder where things might have led.
I lay there thinking about these feelings and such.
Wondering if you too were suffering as much.
Never has being with someone been such fun,
If she's so upset with her marriage, could she be the one?
For two days I struggled with asking you this.
And finally knew this chance couldn't be missed.
That's when with trembling hands I hit send
On that email, worried our friendship could end.
I learned that these thoughts were also shared by you,
And it turned out you were struggling too.
How happy we were now to finally say,
We could look forward to being together one day.
And since that day, all my dreams have come true,
Finding the love of a lifetime, shared with you.
And because of the happiness of this past year
All the memories of this time I hold very dear
Know that you are my lover, soul mate, and best friend
And my love to you, each day I'll send
And while we fondly look back on our happiness together
The true joy is knowing our lives will be entwined forever
