The Confessions of a Faithful Wife

Looking Back

It was his shorts that got me to look at him. It was so out of place with its colorful beach-themed flowers in our outdoor physical examination class.

I tried checking him out with my peripheral vision. He was tall, dark, and mysterious. He had a baseball cap on so I could not much determine the face. But from what I got, he got a square face and broad shoulders. I caught him twice looking at me. I smiled a little, trying to be polite but I did not start any conversation. He never took his baseball cap off but I saw that he was handsome with perfectly shaped manly brows framing his dark brown eyes with slightly prominent cheekbones. What took me by surprise was when he took off his shirt and showcased six-pack abs.

After the class, he approached me and asked for my name with his friends teasing him. I gave him my first name and we shook hands. 

That was how were first met, with his distinctive shorts gaining my attention.

We would glance at each other, make eye contact, and have brief polite conversations during our common classes. This was how we interacted for half of the first semester.

During the second half of the first semester,  as we exited our history class, he approached me and asked for my number. I admit it sent flutters to my heart. That night, he texted me and our text ended with him texting this - I L U. Cryptic but romantic. After that night, our conversations were longer, our texts getting intimate and our glances at each other longer. I was falling for him.

For our first date, we cut classes and went to this bar and drank. He took me home but ended up dropping me at the block before our house for fear that my parents would get angry. 

Our dates would be dinner followed by a movie date. He was sweet. No grand gestures for he does not have the money for it.