The next twenty-four hours consisted of nothing terribly important. We continued to talk to one another and learn all of the normal things about each other. He found out that I have several goals and aspirations that I want to accomplish in life and I found out just how nice of a guy he truly is. He made a few phone calls during the time frame and told his parents that I would be there for his birthday party in three days and that I would be there for the family Christmas celebration. I tried to convince him that it wasn’t necessary for me to be there, but he consistently insisted that I had to come with him. “Look,” he started. “Just, go as my plus one for these two events. Trust me, you won’t regret it.” He smiles brightly at me and I can’t help that his brilliant smile melted me. I

