It was a balmy night in Darwin, and Ben had invited me to sit with him on the veranda of his little villa overlooking the jacuzzi. We'd spent the day together, laughing and getting lost in conversation, and now we sat in comfortable silence, watching the stars twinkle above.
Ben pulled out a small notebook and began scribbling some letters onto a piece of paper, the dim light casting an intimate glow over our faces. I felt at ease, completely absorbed in the moment, as we played Scrabble - a game that would later become a metaphor for our own love story.
In that instant, something shifted inside me. It was as if the universe had aligned itself just so, and all the pieces clicked into place. Ben's presence, his kindness, his generosity – it all felt like home.
I remember feeling a sense of safety, of being seen and heard without judgment. The connection between us was palpable, a spark that seemed to ignite in the very air around us. It was as if I'd finally found my missing piece, the one that completed me.
In that fleeting moment, I knew. I knew that I was falling deeply, irrevocably in love with Ben. There was no grand gesture, no dramatic flourish – just a quiet recognition of what we had, and what it felt like to be together.
Ben pulled out a small notebook and began scribbling some letters onto a piece of paper, the dim light casting an intimate glow over our faces. I felt at ease, completely absorbed in the moment, as we played Scrabble - a game that would later become a metaphor for our own love story.
In that instant, something shifted inside me. It was as if the universe had aligned itself just so, and all the pieces clicked into place. Ben's presence, his kindness, his generosity – it all felt like home.
I remember feeling a sense of safety, of being seen and heard without judgment. The connection between us was palpable, a spark that seemed to ignite in the very air around us. It was as if I'd finally found my missing piece, the one that completed me.
In that fleeting moment, I knew. I knew that I was falling deeply, irrevocably in love with Ben. There was no grand gesture, no dramatic flourish – just a quiet recognition of what we had, and what it felt like to be together.