I was so excited when Audrey invited me to the hurricanes playoff game.
In all honesty, I hadn't seen a single game that season. I was just excited because it was her. What more did I need?
I kept thinking back to our first time hanging out. Going with Tucker and Caroline all those months ago. I'm still shocked when I think about how it all happened. I can't believe it took me so much longer to tell you I want to be yours, and how much longer still it took to say I love you.
We were high up - we had the best view. We were nearby some hecklers... "put him in a body bag."
I had so much fun at that hurricanes game. I treasure the towels we got to swing above our heads.
I loved the dipping dots we got between periods. I know rainbows not her favorite, but she didn't give up on me and I'm thankful.
Most importantly though, as little of a detail as it might seem. I remember putting my hand on her leg. Her leggings were soft, but my focus was on her warmth. How she leaned it over to my side so we would be closer.
We stayed like that for a long long time, the chairs too awkward for me to put my arm around her. But I would never complain, it felt so intimate in that moment and meant so much to me.
I felt like I was telling the whole world that she was mine and I was hers. Announcing it to anyone who cared to listen, without even saying a word.
"I am Audrey's and Audrey is mine."
I declared on our hurricanes date.
