I’ll preface this part of the story with the fact that I haven’t wrote anything in a while. I can remember all of this like it was yesterday but the relationship has gone nuclear by this point so I’ll try to keep this one in the perspective of the time it was happening. Good luck.

It was Thursday October 28th. Believe it or not, 5 days out from me telling Jess that I love her and her returning the favor, thank god. We had decided to meet up halfway between in Niles Ohio, get a room and hang out for the day. There was a mall there called the Eastwood Mall where we knew we could at least bum around, bunch of restaurants, etc.

I’d have to look back through the texts to remember exactly why but there was actually a little tiff the night before leading into the next day that we worked through to make this date happen. We’ve since both worked very hard on how to work through those, they don’t happen often but the fact that we do is making us into the super couple that you’ll read about eventually. Back to the date.

It was a Baymont hotel smack dab in the middle of this cool little shopping area and I got there about a half hour before Jess. I scoped out the room, text her then paced the room, the halls and the parking lot until she got close. We texted back and forth, she kinda sorta got lost and then finally made her grand arrival. It was this very warm anxious feeling that became increasingly stronger waiting for her to get there and walking to her car. That feeling has kind of morphed from then to something better and we both just describe it simply as 🦋. There she was again, the beautiful long blonde hair, the smile, a crop top sweater, jeans and black chucks. She threw on her sailor hat, we hugged and kissed and all was right in the world again.

We go up to the room, chit chat and both just kind of scratch our heads on exactly what we’re doing. Not as in what we’re doing at that moment but how in the world are we where we’re at in this relationship. We were barely a month into this adventure, this was only really the second time we’ve been together and we were understandably in some form of disbelief. I knew how much I loved this girl already and how much I needed her in my life but I just couldn’t believe she could feel the same way. We’ve since learned to talk that through and just accept the fact that we’re on the exact same page. Even more than that, but that’s for another day 🔥🔥.

My nerves were through the roof but at the same time I felt like I was hanging out with someone that I had known my whole life. Every time I looked at her I could see a glimmer in her eye, an attraction, and knew that she was feeling the same way. There were no real plans for the day but we both knew what we really wanted to do at that moment. She laid on the bed, I followed and the magic of this became that much more intense. We kissed, we caressed, we held each other, and we made love. It was perfect. It was natural. It was mind blowing, passionate, deep. It was everything. We lied there in each other’s embrace after and talked about our insecurities and tried to explain to each other exactly how special we were to each other. Jess explained to me her choice of bra and panties but as much as I appreciated the thought I was still trying to understand how I had just made love to this girl. Every curve was perfect, every sound, the look in her eyes, the kisses that felt like so much more. The lingerie was was beyond beautiful on you though babe, maybe we’ll have a redo.

From there we decided to go walk around the mall and just hang out. There was supposed to be a pumpkin patch which we never found but what we did find was so much more. Jess forgot her vape as we were walking in and we walked back to her car together. She told me I didn’t have to walk back with her and I wished I could’ve made her understand that I want to spend every second with her. When we got into the mall we held hands and talked. At that point she stopped me, explained to me how much she loved affection and holding hands but said that she WOULD never be the one to initiate that. It broke my heart that that’s how she felt and hoped that I wouldn’t be too much because I couldn’t keep my hands off her. We stopped to look at a fish tank and found a cool looking dead fish and realized that neither one of us had brought our phones with us. We again walked back to the car but in the 3 minutes that took we forgot to go back and get a picture of that poor dead bastard.

As we continue to bum around we found a bigger better fish tank and decided to check it out too. I can’t really explain what happened at that point in Jess’s head but there was a big moment right there by that tank. I don’t know if she noticed she had done it but only maybe 10 minutes after she had told me that she would NEVER be the one to reach out and hold hands she had done it a few times and now had her arm around me as we tried to find a certain fish. She turned into my arms and we held each other right there as she sobbed into my chest. I could feel how warm she was, how hard her heart was beating and how much she she truly loved what we were. The moment could’ve lasted 30 seconds or 30 hours. I was lost in it and knew that I would never let this girl go.

We popped into a cool little trinket type store where she bought a cardinal and gift for her sister. She marco’d her friend to show her some fun pipes and we just had fun. What was striking to me in the store was how easy it was to just be with her. To be doing nothing and everything at the same time. I had noticed it at coffee but noticed again with the clerk just how thoughtful and polite she was. I was becoming more and more obsessed with every step of the day. We asked a lady at cookie place where exactly this pumpkin patch was and she wasn’t much help. What was even less of a help was the fact that she was wearing a shirt with a certain horror movie character on it and when Jess saw it she screeched and ran away. After I figured out what exactly was happening we laughed, held each other and moved along.

After the mall we drove around for a few and I suggested that we go putz around at the At Home store because she had said before how much she liked it. Her face lit up but she tried her damndest to convince me that we didn’t have to do that. I just wanted to spend time with my girl and if it makes her happy then I’m happy and want to do it. I jokingly told her when we got there that she could only get 3 things and we made a fun little game out of it. We walked around, talked and learned about each other and were just plain old present with each other. I can say that I’ve never enjoyed a trip to a home goods store in my life but now I knew I could do it with her happily a million more times. Jess scored herself a new nutcracker and off to dinner we went.

The best date up to that point in my life lead us to a fancy little place called Applebees. We had a few drinks, shared an app platter and talked. Talked, laughed and continued to fall in love. Again it just felt like this was something we had done together for years. I was sitting across the table from the most beautiful girl I had ever seen and she looked just as comfortable as I felt. Don’t get me wrong, I was still freaking out on the inside but I knew there was no where else in the world that I’d rather be.

We went back to our room and made sure that the first time wasn’t just a dream and nope, still amazing. Like we were made for each other amazing. It was pleasure but it was like we were connected so much more deeply. As we laid there for a little longer we both begrudgingly decided that it was time to get back to our real lives and go our separate ways for the night. A few more hugs, a few more kisses and we held hands all the way to the parking lot. I gave her a hoodie with a little surprise in the pocket. I was so nervous that she’d find it right there and then but the plan worked. We said our goodbyes, promised to text each other when we got home safely and off we went.

You’d think that the date ends there but Jess and Adam always have at least one more trick up our sleeves. As we both turned left out of the parking lot to head to the freeway I was just in front of her. In my rear view mirror I saw her turn into Sheetz and I just sighed, smiled and said to my self, (bad word) god damn do I love that girl. At that very moment I thought, what the hell am i doing driving away when the girl that I am going to get to call my wife someday is right there, 1000 feet behind me. I turned around right there in the middle of the road and rushed back to Sheetz. I wated by her car and when she walked out we saw each other and the look on her face is one I’ll never forget. I can’t explain it but she fell into my arms, cried and I felt everything that I couldn’t explain right there in my arms. I wiped away her tears, kissed her and smiled so much the entire way home that my face hurt.

You’d never believe it but this was 40 days since we first saw each other and about 8 hours into actually being together. Oh boy ❤️