I spent over half a year not expecting to find someone. I spent over half a year thinking I would never be good enough for anyone else after my ex left. I had crushes on guys, but they were never really reciprocated. Suddenly, one of my friends started mentioning her best guy friend, and how she really thought he and I would get along.

She started a group text of the three of us to plan going out. So we finally decided to go to Steak n Shake at one in the morning after I got off work at midnight. I remember when I saw you for the first time, and thinking you were cute. We all talked and laughed in that Steak n Shake booth. I remember I really had a hankering for a milkshake, but they were cleaning the machine. So we went to Walmart and goofed off at two in the morning. I remember we all screwed around in the parking lot and made jokes and laughed. I don't think I had laughed that hard in a while. When we all decided to go home, we hugged, and my heart stopped. But I ignored it, I didn't think there was any chance.

Fast forward a few weeks, we've stayed friends and talking, and we've gotten kind of close. I go out of town and get a flat tire. You stay talking to me the whole time I'm stranded, and then make sure I got to work safely afterward.

We spent the next few days talking, and every time you would text me, my heart would stop, and I would get excited. I was like a little girl all the sudden. Finally, I got you to tell me you had feelings for me one night, and I realized that this was something special. You asked me out on a real date when I told you I had never done that before. You took me to a nice restaurant, we both dressed nice, and we ate expensive food and laughed about our days. And then when I didn't want to go home yet, you took me to raid Target, and we walked around Target for at least an hour and a half, and just talked and laughed and held hands.

Within a week or two, you went from being one of my good friends to my boyfriend and best friend. You came into my life and changed it completely out of nowhere. I know I am not perfect. I know I am overly emotional, and I worry about the little things way too much. I know I can be really clingy. But I know that you don't care about that and that you are here to support me and be here through all of that.

You came out of nowhere and changed my life. You've taken the time to get to know me and who I am. You are my best friend, and I hope you can keep changing my life for a while.