didn’t get complicated. Not at first anyway.
He ended up going to junior college so he could stay close by his parents, and
me of course. I came to find out quickly that college girls are way more aggressive
than high school girls. Especially when it came to athletes. I think Jake
started to feel himself after he was offered an opportunity to play pro ball
overseas. There was this one particular chick, the coach’s daughter, who was
always around. At practices, after the games, team outings. I mean this girl
was everywhere and she was always in Jake’s face. I don’t fight over no dude,
but, chick was asking for it. Jake
insisted that it was completely innocent. I wasn’t buying that crap one bit.
Jake did end up accepting the offer and going overseas. The plan was to get
established and then send for me. Didn’t quite work out like that though. We
kept in touch for a good three weeks and then no communication at all. I guess
Mr. Boykin got too big for the little people back home.
I continued to work
for my dad, took my real estate exam and have been grinding ever since. I
wasn’t into dating anyone after that because I felt like I couldn’t trust
anybody. If my best friend could turn on me like that, then how loyal could a
perfect stranger be. That was my logic until the day I met my fiancé.
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Darrin and I met
while I was on a business trip in Florida. To pass some time while I was there,
I attended a real estate conference which was our first encounter. I wasn’t all
that into him at first, but, something about him intrigued me. I decided to
give him a chance. Now, don’t get me wrong, he was very handsome and his body.
Yeah, it was nice. The funny thing about our meeting was that we lived in the
same city and had never crossed paths.
We talked on the
phone for the most part. Even though I was interested in getting to know him, I
still had my guard up. I finally agreed to let him take me out. I figured that
I should go ahead and get it over because there was no need in us wasting each
other’s time. I like seafood so we made arrangements to meet at Red Lobster. I
arrived early because I wanted to see what kind of car he was driving. Call me
shallow, but, hey, it is what it is. I pulled into a parking space close to the
door and as I was getting out I noticed someone walking towards me. It was
Darrin. He opened the door for me and assisted me out of the car. I didn’t know
if he was trying to get points but he was definitely on the right track.
We were in there
for hours just talking. I hardly even ate and that’s not like me. The waitress
had to ask us to leave because they were ready to close and we were the only
customers still in there. I hadn’t felt that connected to anyone in a while. He
walked me to my car, opened the door, and helped me in. He even waited in
parking lot until I pulled off to make sure I got out okay. I looked back in my
rearview mirror just in time to see what he was driving. Black on black Camaro.
It was nice and it fit him well.
On the ride home
all I could think about was Darrin and how good our dinner went. Just as I
pulled into my garage I received a text message from him that read, ‘It’s too
late to call, but, I wanted to tell you goodnight. Text back please to let me know
you got this and you’re ok’. Good
conversation and he’s considerate. I was hooked. I didn’t think I could fall for anyone again
after what happened with me and Jake. I had a good feeling about Darrin. I felt
like it could work. It didn’t seem forced. Still I didn’t know if I was ready
for a real commitment. It didn’t take long for me to make up my mind given the
fact that he proposed six months later.
His little brother
was graduating from High School and he decided to have a barbeque for him. All
of our family and friends came. It was nice. It was actually the