Unlikely Encounter: A Tale of Lust and Friendship Ding dong! I was just wrapping up my daily 1-hour yoga routine when I heard my doorbell. I quickly grabbed the hand towel I always kept sitting on my dumbbell stand and wiped the sweat from my face. I wasn't expecting the delivery company to be ready with my washer and dryer until 5:00 and it was only 4:00. I was trying to give myself enough time to hop in the shower after my workout, but it looked like that wasn't happening anytime soon, so to be quite honest, I was kind of pissed. Ding-dong! There it was again. I know I was taking my time, but oh well, it was their fault! I rolled my eyes, walked to the door, and snatched it open, ready to tear into the first delivery guy my eyes landed on. "What-". Damn! How embarrassing is this. It wasn't the delivery company and here I was a hot sweaty mess, face beet red, and hair flying every which-way. It was my neighbor and she was looking at me like I was crazy. I had seen her coming and going a few times, but we never got the opportunity of crossing paths; that is, until today. Great first impression Nicki! Me, being 5'4, I would say that she stood about 5'4" or 5'5", because we were eye to eye to each other. Unsure, she slowly stuck out her hand and introduced herself, "Hey, I'm Felicia, your neighbor. I was coming over to welcome you to the neighborhood, but you look a little busy. Should I come back another day?" She wants to run. I was so embarrassed! I started rambling on, quickly trying to explain the situation, "No, no not at all. I'm really sorry if I startled you. It's just that I told the company to be here at 5, and I was in the middle of my work out and I heard the door, and I thought it was them. I was just a little irritated because I planned to work out, get in the shower before they got here and relax a bit. I am so sorry; please don't think I'm crazy." I gave her a sad smile, and she returned a sympathetic one to me. "No, it's quite all right. …and then things took a turn
