25 - the birthday that changed my life!

Inevitably Kevin and I started seeing each other.  He made me so happy when we were together and the thought of seeing him again kept me going when I was at home.....but I couldn't figure out what I was going to do next.  Not only did I know how my father would react if I said I had met someone...but I also knew that he would never approve of Kev....with him having CF (which if you look at with no emotion or sensitivity) is a terminal condition, Kev was also 18 years my senior .... I could just hear the conversation and knew how it would pan out.  I reluctantly tried to break up with Kev but he wouldn't let me, he knew I wasn't talking from my heart but from fear of my father.  I was stuck.


Well, my 25th birthday was looming.  It being a quarter of a century, I felt I wanted to celebrate.  On 4th April, 3 days before my birthday, there was an all day Salsa Event in Bury...which obviously I wanted to go to....all day dancing with Kevin.  Well Kevin suggested inviting all our friends to join us for dinner afterwards as a small celebration of my birthday.  I told mum and dad it was a gathering for dinner after the all-dayer....not that it was for my birthday!  I asked Kev if he would mind taking over the planning since we would need to get menu choices from the 25 people who had shown interest and I couldn't get on facebook at home!  Of course, he said yes and arranged everything.

When we got to the restaurant, I was completely taken aback.  Kev had decorated the place with loads of balloons and confetti, he paid for wine for every guest and I was given birthday presents from the 25 people who came! 

I was overwhelmed...and then this came out...

I was speechless...not only had he planned the whole evening, but he had got a cake made for me too!  I felt so special.  Never before in my entire life had I felt so loved and cared for by one person, and we weren't even referring to ourselves as 'in a relationship'!  I was so emotional.  I was surrounded by genuine friends who cared about me, who wanted to be with me for my birthday....it was a feeling I had never had before.  I felt on top of the world.....this man really loves me.....like proper true love - he must do to all this for me? WOW!

The best birthday ever, I couldn't stop smiling, we realised we were in love.  We so hoped the story wouldn't end badly!