𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 | 𝐁𝐗𝐁

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That summer was the seventh month since Kate and I started dating. Everything happened in an instant, our relationship and the next thing I knew, seven months had passed in the blink of an eye. She was sitting next to me, we were driving to her parents' house in Georgetown for the summer, and I was driving her car.

"Are you excited?" she asked, wrapping one arm around my neck.

Actually; I am.

I know that dating a girl is different than dating a guy. You should be more sensitive about everything. Dating a guy isn't something I've done before and I don't feel like I'm missing anything, I don't feel like it at all. But somehow I know that; This raw primitiveness in men was not a feeling women had. That's why they can't understand. Acting with hunting instinct is unique to men, and women add their emotions to everything. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's just that it's a little tiring for us men to pay attention to our movements. But Kate... She was totally worth it.

"I'm ready to meet your family," I said, hiding my nervousness behind a smile, "I hope your father doesn't shoot me."

I knew Kate's father was a former military man, and it didn't make the situation any better, but she said she'd shared the idea of taking me home with hrt family before we left on this trip. She said they were well received, so I didn't have much to worry about. We were already living together and her family knew about it.

The person who was most surprised that Kate and I were dating was Luke. Maybe even more than me. 

He told me that I was a cute bisexual and that he was completely supportive of our relationship. As for Matt... I don't think I've even heard of him outside of the occasional phone call with my sister. We met a few times on campus, and since I left the team, I never met him in the gym. I didn't need to do it, but somehow I knew that Samantha and him were getting serious, just like I was getting serious with Kate. It's okay, I don't think about him very often anymore. Actually, all I need to know is whether he's a good enough man for Sam. A good boyfriend. You know that primitive big brother instinct.

Sam was focusing on her art classes while continuing to work at the cafe, I was burying myself in books to become a good lawyer in the future, Luke was giving chances to a few guys he met at the Grinder, Kate was dancing hard, and so we all somehow got lost in our own lives. I think now the pieces have fallen into place and it's better for all of us. Sam invited me to her house a few times, clearly trying to break the ice with Matt. This is a futile effort. I don't hate him anymore, but I can't say he's my favorite person in the world.

"I hope my father doesn't shoot you," Kate repeated from the seat next to me, lost in my thoughts, "I don't want to spend the rest of my life looking after a crippled, useless man."

Some were corny jokes, some were pure truth. Kate believed we would be together for the rest of our lives and made many insinuations about it. The funny thing is; So was I. I got along well with her, the sex was great, our tastes and interests matched, and I had no reason to cut this relationship short. You know, people living together start to get bored after a while, but we were not like that. This helped me get used to the idea of building a future with Kate. I can't believe I'm saying this, but maybe I'll propose to her after graduation.

"This is it!" she shouted excitedly, "We're here. Stay here!"

"If you had told me before we came that we were coming..." I braked quickly and stopped in front of a two-story, brick, classic American house. Georgetown may have been as desolate as the last time I saw it, but it was still beautiful. Because the holiday season has arrived and the families lining the streets have already set out to go to their summer homes.