"In the moment" (fictional)

It was the 4^th of July celebrations and in the mist of the fireworks and festivities an explosive meeting occurred, it was on the roof top of the empire state building and Luke was headed to the balcony to get a better view of the firework display when in his peripheral view, he caught sight of the most breath taking woman he had ever imagined. Instantaneously his direction switched, when he laid eyes on her he lost his breath was he dreaming? His heart didn’t skip one beat. Did such beauty exist her skin was a silk caramel, her dark brown eyes spoke volumes and her smile lit up the room.

Andrea was about ready to die of boredom when she looked up to a happy surprise of the definition of attractive, he was hardly handsome but he had a presence that excited her, the broad shoulders, beefed up chest and strong arms, wow she thought and his heading my direction. She looked directly at him and put on her million dollar smile that brightened up rooms. Hi there she whispered to him, he reached out for her arm and placed a gentle warm kiss on her wrist, gazed in to her eyes and said to her “such beauty often leaves a man dumbfound, Luke’s the name”.

Immediately Andrea perked up, “I am Andrea but everyone calls me Andy”. Luke whizzed her off to the balcony and they watched the fireworks and mostly each other with great big grins across their faces. In the moment she was so elated to be in the company of someone she found attractive for a change, her stomach had totally disappeared from nerves maybe at last she had found someone she could shower with love and he seemed just as excited as she was. She closed her eyes and prayed that this was the man she was longing to meet and that….. loneliness would no longer be her companion.

All she could hear was the music, no not any kind of music, but a sweet reverting melody that quintessentially made her feel like she wanted to cry and smile, at the same time. This was her curtain call, she knew she had to make it work or a chance like this would never again present itself to her. Luke, on the other hand, knew not of any feeling that compared to this. He had never felt this way. He thought to himself, “I’m even ready to face death”. Never had he imagined that such a feeling would exist in his life time. She had a smile that made him week at the knees; she had eyes to die for. She was “innocent”, untamed and made him feel like it was the end of the world. He grew desperate, the fireworks were just but a distraction to him, his eyes were locked on hers...he felt like he wanted her embrace, he knew it was too early, and so all he could do for now was smile.
In his head, was a voice “Luke, Luke, Luke”!! And oh!! He thought; please don’t distract me from this moment. Just then did the voice grow louder, followed by a slap in the face, and a cold splash of water! Only then did Luke realize this was just but a dream.