Samuel and I met in 2005 at a family member's house. He was tall dark and handsome standing by the car as I walked by. We had a brief interaction and then we went our separate ways. We didn't see or talk to each other for another 2 years. Then out of the blue, my dad brought some co-workers home and what do you know, Sam was one of them. I was completely caught off guard thinking to myself what are the odds of a 2nd encounter. We began talking sparingly. My dad formed a local co-ed softball team where I would go, take score and watch the games. Sam was a player on the team. Gradually our conversations were more frequent and overtime we would become inseparable.