Chance Encounters

It was a beautiful, sunny day in Los Angeles. I had just gotten to work from the Dentist and was a 30ish year old bearing braces for the first time in her life.  I was in pain and adjusting to these foreign objects in my mouth.  There was a movie being cast in one of the studios so actors were coming and going quickly.  Looking out from the copier I saw this tall drink of water walk in and though a co-worker was talking to me, I blurted out "I think I know him, why?" Of course, I think that a lot because I live in Los Angeles and actors are everywhere.  It wasn't until I watched him walk up the stairs that I realized where I knew him from!

BACKSTORY: About 7 years ago, I was a twenty-something interning at the highest-rated daytime drama.  I often spent time on-set and caught the eye of a certain day player.  Yes, he who just raced up the stairs!  We carried on our flirtation for the two months I spent there that summer and on my very last day, he walked me out, told me to keep in touch should I ever move to Los Angeles permanently, and laid a sweet kiss on my lips.  We did keep in touch but never saw one another, even after I had moved to Los Angeles like a year later.  Oh well, I thought, he's probably married and all that.

There he was in the lobby of my work.  I lingered a bit because even with my non-mental mouth, I was going to re-introduce myself. Maybe it was kismet.  He came down the stairs and I yelled his name.  He looked at me like "Who the hell are you?"  I said, "I just wanted to say hi, we met years ago."  He says, "Yes, I thought looked  familiar, where did we meet?" I said, "I interned at (show title) while you were day-playing. My name's Bradsaw.  I had short blonde hair."  He immediately placed me back in time and said, "Wow, it's been so long. You moved back home after that, do you live out here now?" I said, "Yes, I've actually been living here for going on 8 years now."  I'd like to believe he couldn't believe our paths have crossed when so much time has lapsed.  He asks, "So you work here now?" I said, "Yes, everyday, Monday through Friday." Really? That's the best I could come up with?  "Well," he says with his big smile, and the whole conversation his beautiful brown eyes were glaring at my shiny, plastic teeth as I tried not to speak with an impediment, "good to know. Great seeing you."

And then he was gone.  I didn't even have time to scope for a ring on the hand and I don't think he really cares where I work but at least I had a story!

AFTER POSTING THIS I IMDB'D HIM - 41 AND GOT MARRIED AS RECENT AS 2005.