He's Everything to Me – by jerseygirlinoxford (sue)
Gayle's Love Challenge
I wanted everything to be special. This was going to be our first Valentine's Day together. Actually, this was going to be the first Valentine's Day with a man that I cherish. I went shopping with the girls and made a special trip to Victoria's Secret. I tingled with anticipation because I knew the night would be filled with passion and romance.
I never expected a man as wonderful as he was to be interested in someone like me. I was not anyone special. I didn't have the greatest body. My family looked down at me. I guess I couldn't blame them for some of the career choices I had made. But I changed all that. I began to work harder at my job and thought I was getting better all the time. I never knew I had that kind of desire in me to become the best person I could be. This man was able to see through me. He saw the real person inside. Never in my life had anyone given me such devotion before. I turned up the radio while Blondie's Rapture played as I got ready. I pulled out all the stops. Hot rollers in the hair. Mud mask with Dead Sea salts. Nothing was too good for my man. I thought back to the first night we were together. I knew there was definitely lust on both our parts. It was amazing. Fortunately, it didn't take me long to realize it was love. I loved this man with all my heart.
An hour later, I heard the locks tumble as he let himself in my apartment. I entered the living room to see the most handsome man in the world standing before me with a huge bouquet of red roses. "Damn Lula! You look real fine tonight," Tank told me with a huge smile.
"Come here, Tankie, you big ol' hunk of love!"
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