I had invited him to lunch because I had developed quite a crush on him over the previous weekend. We had stayed up all night playing cards and talking to each other about our pasts. We just seemed to click. Every moment I spent with him was wonderful and I couldn't get enough.
And, I had the feeling that he was in love with me. Actually, it was more than a feeling. There was a moment, as we lay talking together on the couches of the study lounge: I said something extremely personal and embarrassing only to realize what I had said, blush in embarrassment and apologize profusely for being "weird". Instead of judging me, Mishka just laughed, not a cruel laugh but an affectionate one. And the look in his eyes was the exact same one I had seen in my father's eyes as he gazes lovingly at my mom while they watch television on the couch.
So two days later, I texted Mishka and asked him to meet me at the Student Union for lunch. He was in class at the time so he didn't respond to my text for 20 minutes and I almost needed to leave for my next class. Then, suddenly, he arrived. It was too late for us to eat anything so we just sat and talked for awhile.
I'll never forget that the first thing Mishka said to me as he sat down was that he had signed up for a dating service because they gave him $10. I was a little shocked since I was hoping we would be dating soon, but any worries I may have had were soon allayed.
The conversation turned away from the dating service for a few minutes and then all of a sudden.
"Oh, so speaking of dating... Ang are you going to be my girlfriend?"
"Yes."
"... because I think you're really pretty and so special and I... oh wait, you said yes?"
"Yes!" (I was smiling broadly rather than annoyed).
Then I needed to go to class (though I was very distracted) so we joined hands and walked leisurely to the classroom. And it's only gotten better since then.
And the rest, as they say, is history :).
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