Our Life

What Comes Next?

From that day forward we became inseparable. Texting and calling every chance we got. The next day after our date I got off work and we spoke on the phone for hours. I did not want to get off the phone because just hearing the sounds of her voice soothes my entire body. So I pulled into the gas station, found a parking spot away from the pumps and left the car running as we continued our talk. As the night grew darker our topics got deeper. "So what exactly are you looking for?" she asked. "With us?" I questioned. Yes of course with us you idiot what kind of question was that? This woman has such an effect on me that simple words from her was enough to stop me even if I was running at a million miles a minute. This is the woman that I could be carrying 200 pounds of coal on my back that if she wanted me there I am dropping everything just to be with her. And so I told her "with you, I see a future together, I see us making so many memories, laughing at every joke and lifting each other up whenever we are down". She replies with a smile on her face, laughing "I'm so glad to hear that because I have been feeling that way about us for a very long time and you made me wait for you". I am instantly in shock by that response. We have known each other since we were kids and now we are in our twenties. To think someone has felt this way about me for this long is astounding to me because I have wanted to be with her for just as long but was always so nervous to say anything. Life had brought us together for this amazing opportunity and I don't ever want to lose that. So that next day I finally asked her to be my girlfriend. The moment I did I was so worried about what she was going to say next. I know what we both wanted but it still had my mind racing about all of the what ifs. But then she said that simple three letter word that changed my life for so much better. "Yes" that word alone from her gave me so much joy.