So many things happened, in all the right ways, with incredible amounts of effort, for us to meet that unforgettable night of April 14th. ITS LIKE I KNEW I WAS GOING TO MEET SOMEONE WHO WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER. It started in Cancun for my 30 & flirty birthday trip! The 1st night we arrived we danced our way to the bar. INSTEAD OF GOING OUT TO THE CLUB, NOAH & I DECIDED TO STAY AT THE RESORT & GET FREE DRINKS AT THE BAR (BEST DECISION EVER). I SAW SOME LOUD GIRLS ALL TAKING PICTURES OF EACH OTHER. Being the thoughtful, sweet man he is “Teej” said to his friends, “SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE A PICTURE FOR THEM SO THEY CAN ALL BE IN IT TOGETHER.” Tanner being tall & handsome meant he WAS THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB. AS SOON AS I GOT THE COURAGE he offered to take a picture for the Hot Mess Expresses. THEN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IVE EVER LAID MY EYES ON walked up to this sexy stranger & stole his sunglasses RIGHT OFF MY SHIRT; IM NOT SURE WHY SHE DID IT BUT I AM SO HAPPY SHE DID; IT GAVE ME BUTTERFLIES. At this very moment I told Kota I wanted to kiss my 1st random stranger! WHEN I WENT TO GET MY SUNGLASSES BACK KOTA SAID “Its her birthday, you should kiss her!” & without hesitation Tanner TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE (THANK YOU LIQUID COURAGE) grabbed my face & sparks flew! IT WAS A MAGICAL 1ST KISS! EVERYONE & EVERYTHING WENT AWAY, IT WAS JUST ME & HER. Time. Stood. Still…IT FROZE COMPLETELY. NOTHING ELSE MATTERED, NO ONE ELSE MATTERED. ONLY HER, ME & AN AMAZING 1ST KISS THAT SEEMED TO LAST FOREVER. The best part was he never hesitated, not even for a second & since that night hes never hesitated; through our entire relationship hes always been all in! I WOULDVE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS THOUGHT I’D HAVE THE CHANCE TO KISS HER, LET ALONE EVERYTHING ELSE THATS HAPPENED AFTER. In true flirty 30 fashion I casually pulled away, smiled & walked outside - of course freaking out to my friends I just had the most incredible 1st kiss with a sexy stranger & needed to kiss him again & again for the rest of the trip (& my life) if I had it my way! If my only birthday wish was to get to know him better, I’d be happy. I COULDNT STOP THINKING ABOUT HER & EVEN THOUGH I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HER SHE WAS SOMEHOW GOING TO CHANGE MY LIFE COMPLETELY. IM NOT SURE WHERE SHE WENT BUT I HUNG OUT IN THE BAR WAITING FOR ANOTHER MOMENT WITH HER HOPING I WOULD LOOK UP, SEE HER & TALK TO HER, AT LEAST GET HER NAME, GET TO KNOW HER BETTER. After collecting myself with my girls never ending encouragement I walked back into the bar. FINALLY! THERE SHE WAS. I saw him standing across the bar but didnt make eye contact. THE SECOND I SAW HER I HAD TO GO SAY HI; I COULDNT MISS A CHANCE TO GET CLOSER TO HER & like he has every day since then he read my mind & walked over to me…TRYING TO ACT COOL, I SLID IN NONCHALANTLY NEXT TO HER. He said “Hi” & smiled like any old friend would. THEN SHE DID SOMETHING MAKING ME FALL IN LOVE WITH HER IN THAT MOMENT…I couldnt resist! It felt so right so I reached over & kissed him again. It felt like WE’D BEEN TOGETHER FOR YEARS. I pulled back & said, “HI!” WITH A BIG BEAUTIFUL SMILE. TO THIS DAY SHE DOES THIS EVERY TIME SHE GETS HOME FROM WORK. IT ALWAYS BRINGS ME BACK TO THIS MOMENT & MAKES ME FALL IN LOVE WITH HER OVER & OVER AGAIN. NOW I REALLY COULDNT THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE BUT HER. I DIDNT EVEN KNOW HER NAME, YET I FELT SO COMFORTABLE & CONFIDENT WITH HER NEXT TO ME. We introduced ourselves, not that it would matter because he would forget my name 20 mins later, calling me LUCY - STRIKE 1. I CANT REMEMBER EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE THE WHOLE TIME I WAS THINKING “WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!” After a few hours of talking I wanted to leave the night in Gods hands seeing as He’d done such a phenomenal job up to this point. SHE WOULDNT TELL ME HER LAST NAME, NUMBER, ANYTHING THAT WOULD HELP ME FIND HER AGAIN. AT THAT POINT I PUT IT IN GODS HANDS; HE WOULD BRING US BACK TOGETHER & MAKE IT SO OUR STORY WASNT OVER but just beginning!