We met years before when my stepdad introduced us at a football party. At that time I was seventeen, married, and pregnant. Kyle was in his late twenties, also in a relationship, and was engaged.
A few years later Kyle and I found more common ground. The relationships we had been in years before tragically ended in two separate accidents, just months apart. We related in the pain of losing the love of our lives.
Another couple years had passed and we needed move on from heartache. I struggled in the dating scene, who wanted date a twenty-one year old widow, and single mom? Kyle struggled with the concept of dating, he hadn't dated anyone since high school, and dating trends had changed. Eventually my stepdad nudged Kyle into asking me out, and so began our new chapter in life.
Kyle was perfect, after just a month or two things were going well, and becoming serious. People had made comments about we would be the couple engaged before we dated a year, but I never believed them. Sure Kyle and I had talked about marriage, he even knew my ring size.
I could tell the day of the Super Bowl party he was anxious, but I didn't think much of it. My stepdad had a huge party every year, and this year was no different. Carolina and Denver where playing, and everyone was cheering for Denver.
At half time Kyle shouted he had an announcement he needed to make, I was confused at what it could possibly be. He said, "Most of you know that I have been dating Gator for the last few months. She has opened my heart to love again, which I never thought was possible.