Our story began in a land far, far away where dating and socializing was a taboo. One day, an invite for a barbeque get-together fell out of grace and despite religious restrictions, me and my friends managed to discreetly attend the gathering not knowing until later that it was a military retirement party (for Shawn). It was a hell of a party, everybody just got loose, had fun, laugh a lot, shared a feast of food and booze. Shawn stood out from the chaos since he stayed reserved and aloof. However, as the night progress, a few drinks of jack and coke, he became playful, showing bar tricks of all kinds, teasing and calling me the librarian! Lol! We sobered up over a Cinnamon bun (the best Cinnabon bun ever!), said our goodbye and I thought that was it!!! Yes, I am hoping for more!!! lol Never would have thought we shared mutual attraction since that night, and after a year we hit the streets of Bahrain, got married, bribe a Bahraini resident to stand as our witness, and here we are 15 yrs later! :)