I'm So Drunk Right Now...

My lover just quietly considered my words, and I let her go to roll her on her back as I leaned up to look her in the eye. "Let's just start fresh. Hi. My name is Rick."

She laughed and squinted her eyes as her smile engulfed her whole face, "Pleased to meet you Rick. I'm Karen." She held up her hand and instead of shaking it since I was holding myself up with my hands I just kissed it, making her laugh again.

"It seems to me Karen, that we are a lot alike, including in our unfaithful ex's," I explained. "So I propose that you and I should start dating. It's not like either of us are seeing anyone else."

"I..." she looked like she was about to instantly agree before her brain over road her. "I'm not looking for just a rebound," she countered. "You seem like a really nice guy, but isn't it just too soon?"

My brain said she was right, but to hell with that. Maybe it was just my little brain talking but I answered her honestly. "I don't care. On top of being the sexiest woman who's ever given me the time of day, you are can cuss like a sailor and really hold your booze. So far this has been the best date of my life."

Then she pulled me down into a fierce hug whispered in my ear, "Mine too." I held her close, glad she really felt the same way, but then she surprised me. "So... if we are dating, then could you..." she whispered, unsure if she should be saying it out loud, "do that... with your mouth?"

I laughed out loud, truly and deeply. She was a little nervous and scared, unsure of what to make of my reaction, but I was elated. "Oh, I am going to marry you!" I informed her as I kissed my way down her body, throwing off the covers before going down on her again.

And I did after only six months later. Our friends said it was a mistake, and a whirlwind wedding, or accusing her of being pregnant, but she wasn't yet, and I knew even after that first time that she was my one. A little after a year we had our first child, a girl, and we easily agreed that the only name on our list was Patty.