friends of friends

A friend set us up.
Not the most auspicious
Of beginnings,
But a beginning none the less.
We were both cautious.
We played our cards
Close to our chest.
We talked.
We laughed.
And we slowly opened up.
We relaxed
but asked careful questions.
Our answers again
Made us laugh.
We still watched
The time
And considered leaving
At many points
During the evening.
Yet we stayed
And talked.
We made light fun
Of the ones
Who had brought us together.
We cited movies
And books
And tried to figure out
The sources.
we drank
perhaps too much.
We told more stories
And laughed
At their resolutions.
At the end of the evening
We paid our tabs
And exchanged numbers.
Days went by
With no communication.
Then a text brought us
Together again.
We talked
More careful than before
Wondering if we
Had enjoyed our meeting
As much as we thought.
Again we laughed
At our friends
Our stories
And ourselves.
When our time
Has run out
We hug
And plan our next meeting.
Making us believe
That maybe our friends
Were right.