I love you

One summer night, July 3rd to be exact, we decided to have a little partay. This party of course resulted in a bit of a fight. Kyson, my ex, called me and Austin got mad so he took the phone and just went off on him. Kyson told him some silly stupid things and then Austin got mad at me ladeda. When he finally calmed down and sat down and talked to me I remember it clear as day what he said. He was so upset and said "Shaina, I'm in love with you, I LOVE you." It was the sweetest words I have ever heard. I just sat there and took it in. I didn't feel like I could say it back under these circumstances, but I wanted to so bad. The next night was the 4th of July. ALL day I went over what he said and wondered if it was just the alcohol that made those words come out. I spent the night that night and I remember laying there thinking 'How should I bring it up... what should I say.... how do I know if he meant it' So I finally worked up the nerve, after what seemed like hours & mentioned what he had said the previous night. He said "I remember what I said & I meant it" I had the biggest butterflies I have ever had in my life. I then layed there and pondered how the heck do I said it back. He finally asked me "Did you fall?" & I said "yes..." & he said "do you love me?" I said "yes.." but I SOO BADLY wanted to say the words. So I kissed him and whispered in his ear "I love you" & he looked at me and said "I love you too, so much." I literally had butterflies for at least a week. It's all I could think about. I was so in love with him & I knew at that moment he was the one I had been waiting for.

The beginning...

I moved down to Oklahoma on April 11, 2011 after moving from Boise, Idaho. I was in a pretty terrible marriage so my mom (who lives down here) came up to get me & I FINALLY decided to leave. She told me she had a great job I could get & things would be much better down here. Immediately when we arrived in Sapulpa I felt free & I knew I had made the right choice. A day or two after we got here my mom took me to the Liquidation Store that was opening Saturday to meet the owner, hoping I could score a job. She had known the owner (Mike Jeffries) since she was little and their moms were best friends. I met him and the very first thing he said to me was "We better keep her away from my son because she's too damn cute" :) I was then introduced to Jeremiah, the store manager and one of Austin's best friends. I filled out an application and he said he'd let me know if a position opened. The store opened on Saturday and we went right at 9 to see what cool things we could buy. That's when I met him. He was SUPER goofy from the first words. He came over and introduced himself to me right when he saw me. It was just a simple introduction. Later that night I had a friend request on facebook, he had facebooked me already! I thought it was hilarious. I accepted and he messaged me the next day wondering if he had "added the right person." This was a Sunday & he decided THAT DAY he must take me to see the town. That evening he picked me up on his Harley & took me to Outback and showed me around the little town of Sapulpa. He was goofy & charming, but I was only looking for a friend & he let me know he was looking for a lot more. A couple nights later he made me dinner and took me to a movie. We held hands, but that was all. I thought it was sweet he hadn't tried to kiss me yet. The first kiss did come. After, or during, our third date or "hangout" we were watching a movie and I was trying the whole time to get him to kiss me, hinting and everything, but he just wouldn't. FINALLY at the end of the night he did it. & He was so gentle. :) We hung out quite a bit for the next month and a half & things went really well. I was starting to think he was NEVER going to date me, even though he always said "We will date soon, I really like you" I just thought he was fibbing me. I had been warned about him & his granny even told me they called him a whore dog. Yikes. Just as I was losing all hope & kicking myself for falling for someone again, on June 1, 2011 we became "official" as dating standards go. Facebook status went to "In a relationship." It had been two months for me, and two YEARS for him. But I was so glad to finally get to call him my boyfriend.