After all this happened, it wasn't until a week later that I even talked to J Tyler. Me and some fellow Southridger's we're enjoying the warm sun, talking out on the lawn. J Tyler had just gotten home for work at the MTC. And came over to join us. Originally, he sat across the circle from me, pulled his dress pants up to his knees and joked he would get some sun. (Here I am thinking, this kid a goober. He's got his dress socks half way up his calves. How can he get any sun? And if he did, it would be a horrible tan line.) A few minutes later he said he'd be back after he changed. When he came back out in some cut offs and a tee shirt. He came and sat near me. His buddy was sitting behind him, mouthing his name to me. So generally my friend did the same. He guessed my name was Maggie. Never letting him live that one down.
That day wasn't really the start of anything. We didn't start talking more often or spending time together. I was kind of over the whole dating thing. I'd been dating someone else for about two and half months, and our hopes were that, it would work out when he got back. He'd just left to go do sales for the Summer. I wasn't going to date, I was going to focus on school, and see what happened when he got back...Who would have thought I would be engaged before he got back?
Well J Tyler had been called to serve as an FHE dad, my FHE dad. And my roommate just so happened to be the FHE mom. Because of that, he was constantly at our apartment planning activities. Truth be told, I pretty much stayed in my room, or studied on the couch, quietly. Then, he started coming to our apartment just to hangout, he came to Open Mic Night with us. He came around whenever he could. One day he was over, and we got to talking about how my roommate would be out of town this weekend, and I would be alone, and bored. I told him, we should hangout. He said yes. But I didn't think he was serious. I figured something would come up, but he texted me Friday afternoon and said we're still on for tonight right. I was thinking, "uh, is this kid for real? I thought this was a joke." I told him of my plans to go to a good friend Phil's concert, and asked if he wanted to tag along. He did. I'd never laughed like that in my life. I had so much fun. But I was still only thinking about this other kid, and that maybe this would just be the start of a really great friendship. After the concert, we went to grab something to eat. Then we went to swing at the park. Randomly he said "Let's go hike the Y." Thinking I would say no, I didn't. And we hiked the Y at 11 o'clock at night. Once at the top, J Tyler casually asks me, "How does a guy know if a girl likes him." *AWKWARD* I wasn't sure I was feeling it like he was, so I said, "Well how does a girl know if a guy likes her?" Avoiding a direct answer, we both beat around the bush and headed down the mountain. We hung out the next 3 days in a row. Then I realized, I really like this guy. When my roommate came home, she told me about another girl J Tyler was talking to. She was back in Florida for the Summer, but they were talking on the phone for a couple hours a day. And keeping in close contact, planning to see what happened in the Fall, when she got back for school. You can only imagine how confused I was. I decided I would just confront the situation, tell him how I was feeling. And see what happened.
So it was a Tuesday, after Open Mic Night, I told J Tyler I wanted to talk. We walked down to a park a few blocks away. I told him I knew about his dilemma. And that I had really started to like him, that I didn't want to be just friends. That I was ready to be serious. (Pretty sure I scared him to death) He let me know he couldn't tell me what he wanted that night, and that he needed time to think about it. I said that would be fine. But I let him know I wasn't going to wait around. That we shouldn't spend time together until he figured it out. I didn't want to get anymore hurt then I was already feeling. We talked until 4 am. And left the night on a really good note, he said he'd get back to me. And I said see you around.
But let's be honest, I called my mom first thing in the morning, crying. I knew something was different, and I was going to be heart broken if he didn't pick me. She reminded me I hadn't known him very long. And that everything would work itself out. I avoided him that day, he came over to meet with my roommate, I stayed upstairs. And then headed to school.
Then, I get this text, "I think we should do this." I played it down. Acted like we could talk after school. When I got home, we walked and talked. He said he wanted me to be his girlfriend. I made sure, that he was sure. He reassured me a thousand times, that he was. So from there, we began dating exclusively.
Within one week I knew I was suppose to marry him. I knew I loved him. Of course I didn't tell him yet. I mean I hadn't even kissed the kid yet. But
I knew. Finally I told him. He didn't say I love you back. He said he
wanted to be sure he felt the same way. It took him a little longer to
figure things out. But I was okay with that, this time I was sure, I was
okay with waiting. A month later we decided, we would be getting
married. I knew without a shadow of a doubt J Tyler was the one I was
meant to be with forever. I was nervous, it hadn't been long. But I
knew. And now he did too. From there everything just seemed to work
itself out. We set a date, told our parent, His brother was getting
engaged around the same time, we didn't want to steal the thunder, so we
waited a few months.
Just friends
Dating
Engaged
MARRIED!
So happy & so in love.
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