Six I met when I interviewed him for a job. Right away I knew we'd be friends for life. He started working for me and we developed a great friendship. He'd just moved here from another state where he'd grown up. I never did find out why he moved, but he was living with his brother in a near by town and I was really glad he was there. He and I worked together for a little over a year and I had developed a crush on him. He is an amazing person, FUNNY, sweet, not shabby on the eyes, and we just clicked, but he was always harboring feeling for a girl he referred to as Hot E. She was from his home town and I think he's been in-love with her for the majority of his life. When Six told me he was moving back to his home town I was devastated.. I wanted him to stay.. I was never in LOVE with Six, but I absolutely adored him and my crush for him allowed me not to get into a relationship with anyone else, therefore avoiding more pain. He moved and I cried. We talked everyday on the phone, he was my go-to guy. Anything that went good or bad in my life Six was the first to know. He had great advice, he would tell me how it was, and most of all I could be "crazy" around him and he didn't judge. Six had planned a trip to the Beach and called and asked if I wanted to go. I was trilled, but I couldn't figure out if I was more excited to go to the beach.....or spend a whole week with him. I ended up driving to the Beach and Six and another friend of his drove with me. We had so much fun, we talked, we laughed, or we could just sit there and not speak and it was ok. I was more comfortable with Six than any other human being. The Beach house we stayed in was amazing, there was a group of us so it was easy to hang and just chill. I ended up sharing a room with Six, we had a big king bed and at first I thought it would be awkward sleeping in the same bed until the first night we were there and Six told me he felt closer to me than his own sisters! AAAARRRRGGGG I was like a SISTER to him. That is worse than just being put in the friend zone. At least in the friend zone there is a small, mute chance of ever getting out. But the 'sister zone' you are screwed! You will never get out! Six had dated Hot E a little when he moved back but for whatever reason she wasn't into him. He was heartbroken. He would sit and talk to me about her and I had the hardest time not calling her and saying "are you stupid. This man is amazing and he is in love with you." But I didn't because maybe deep down I was still hoping that one day he might feel that way about me. Well about 6 months later I get a phone call from Six telling me that he was getting married....to Hot E. I got off the phone and was ready to break down...but I realized that my feeling for Six were a guard, a front if you will to protect my heart from anyone else. I was actually happy for Six. He got his dream girl, he got his "one true love". I ended up going to their wedding and met Hot E for the first time. She was perfect for him. Everything I in visioned she would have to have because of how amazing he was. The second I saw his face when she started down the isle, I knew he was where and with whom he was meant for. I eventually ended up becoming friends with E. I adore her as much as Six and one day really hope to have that kind of relationship.
What I thank Six for is always letting me be me. Never making me feel like I wasn't worthy of the very best. He always said If I tried to settle for anything less than that, he wouldn't allow it. He will forever and always be my soul-mate. I know that people say you have to have the "love" to have a soul mate, but Six and I had better than "love" we had respect, we have true friendship.
What I learned: That you really can get who you want. He never gave up on E, even though there were times he was beyond wounded by her. He always knew that they were meant for each other and he never surrendered that. That I am blessed that I was able to have that one person in my life that I know I can always count on. I learned that happily ever after can happen. E got her prince, maybe mine isn't dead after all!!!