As I opened the door, I was surprised to see Lucas Turner standing there. Lucas was an old friend from college, someone I hadn't seen in years. He looked as startled to see me as I was to see him.
"Stella?" he said, his eyes widening in recognition. "Stella Ricci?"
"Lucas?" I replied, still processing the unexpected sight of him at my door. "What are you doing here?"
He ran a hand through his hair, looking slightly embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I thought you were not doing anything since I haven't seen you at work for a long time now."
I shook my head, smiling at his thoughts. "I understand."
Lucas nodded, looking a bit lost. "Right, of course. I'm sorry for disturbing you. I'll just... go, I guess."
As he turned to leave, I caught a whiff of the delicious aromas wafting from my apartment
