1. She didn't think she believed in love.
2. So when she finally realized what he meant to her, she was quite surprised.
3. Their second date was a Galaxy Wars marathon.
4. It had been her idea. She didn't actually hate the movie as much as she claimed she did. Although, honestly, they didn't watch much of the movie.
5. wasn't half-bad background noise though.
6. She never told him, but it meant a lot to her that he agreed to meet her Uncle Carmine and Cousin Chaz.
7. It still gives her chills when he speaks Spanish.
8. She did tell him that, about two weeks before they broke up. He made sure to call her 'mi amor' every chance he got after he found out.
9. It was better than any pet name he could have come up with.
10. He had the gentlest hands she had ever encountered.
11. She wasn't used to soft or gentle, but with him she found she didn't mind it all that much.
12. She'd never admit it, but that little comment he made at Nora's house hurt. A lot.
13. After everything they had been through, everything they said to each other those two months, how could he for a second think she didn't care?
14. She lied about when she realized she liked him.
15. But it definitely wasn't when they had their first kiss, like half the world seems to think it was.
16. The real occurrence was really simple, too simple that she was afraid to admit it to him. It involved him, her, and a stupid chick flick they found when they broke into Carly's house one night while she was in Yakima. He decided to watch it, against her wishes, but by the end of the movie she was literally in tears from laughter at their commentary.
17. She pretended not to notice that she also happened to be resting against his chest, with his arms thrown around her waist.
18. She doesn't tell him that the only reason she was passing her classes those two months had been thanks to the late night study sessions in the library.
19. Each session led to less and less studying, but they still managed to get quite a bit done.
20. She doesn't tell him that she misses those.
21. She doesn't tell him that she misses the way he would slowly reach for her hand, afraid she would pull away.
22. (She never did)
23. She doesn't tell him that she misses those annoying 'Good morning' texts.
24. She doesn't tell him that she misses his aftershave. Or the way his eyes clouded over sometimes when she walked in the room (although he doesn't know she noticed that). Or his plaid shirts that she would "borrow" when she snuck over to sleep. Or that crooked smile he reserved just for her.
25. She doesn't tell him that she misses him. So God damn much.