Growing Into Something More

by Mike
(Iowa)

I met her in high school. I was a junior and she was a sophomore. We were both dating someone else but instantly became friends. After both of us became single, we began to hang out more and more as "just friends." We would talk for hours about school, life, and potential romantic partners (never discussing the possibility of us being together). During my senior year, neither of us had a date to prom so I asked her, again as "just friends." For some reason, I became extremely nervous as the day approached. When I saw her in her dress, I got weak in the knees. How could I have never noticed her beauty? The night went perfectly. We danced, joked, and genuinely enjoyed each other company. As the night winded down, I dropped her off at home. As we were exchanging goodbyes, I leaned in and kissed her. It was a magical and time seemed to stop. Afterwards, I just stared into her as she smiled back at me. I asked her out the next day and we've been together since. We've been married for just over a year and I look back at that night as the night that changed my life forever.