I just walked outside and the smell of the cold, crisp air took me back to that house, to the time just before I met you. I had no idea about what was just about to unfold. You walked in my front door, I could of sworn my heart stopped in surprise. A mop of dark red ringlets and sun kissed skin. You introduced yourself, I talked to everybody there but you. Your energy was strong, over powering, I was instantly drawn to you. I remember I went in my room to get ready, when I walked out you did a double take. Surprised by how well I cleaned up. And that was it, that was the start of it. The start of years worth of love, hot passion, can’t keep our hands off each other, crying tears of laughter, adventures, meeting the family, holidays, first plane rides, moving in together, I love you’s, happiness, romance and then small disagreements, big arguments, misunderstandings, resentment, drifting apart, lies, crying tears of sadness this time, or maybe frustration, short phone calls, even shorter texts, long silent drives as we moved myself out of our apartment, distance, silence, brief hellos, awkward run ins, forced “how are you’s?”, deleting photos, blocking phone numbers.... saying goodbye.