Her version:
The sweetest meeting is one that is the least expected where you are caught up in the spontaneity of the moment.
The first time my eyes laid on him was in an apartment meeting on the roof which was a few weeks after I first moved in but I was too shy to approach him. I think everyone knows the feeling when you meet someone for the first time you assume that its probably the first and last. A sad and cold reality but an unchangeable one. Therefore, I was quite surprised when we met again alone in the elevator. I remember having a feeling of insecurity sweep over me as I stood there with my bikini, how I wanted to crawl like a caterpillar into a distant corner. Luckily, I think he didn't really notice me and got off on his apartment floor while I went to the roof. Having reached the roof where the hot tub and my roommate was, I told her how I happy I was to see that guy again and how cute he was. Yes, the usual conversation that girls have with their friends. I told her that I hope I get to see him again and I did. Maybe its fate how we met this third time because I am still trying to play the night out in my head of how exactly it happened.
The party started at 10 right after dinner at Chili's with my ex boyfriend, his roommates, and my roommate. We all decided to dance and drink, originally I really wanted to dance with one guy (Ivan) I had my eyes on the entire night and I thought I was lucky when he finally asked me to dance. Before that I was just randomly dancing with guys, I think I was attracted to Ivan because he reminded me of LLCoolJ with his dimples, yes I am sucker for guys with dimples. So we danced for a few hours all of which he wanted me to kiss him more than a peck on the cheek but I didn?t because I think mouth-to-mouth kissing on the first meeting is moving rather fast. So we danced until he left me to put his hat down in his friend's room. I didn?t want it to seem like I needed him to dance and wanted to have a good time. So I decided to do something lame which I often do when I am alone at home, I started to dance alone by myself.
It was then that Tien approached me and he introduced himself to me. At first I didn't recognize that he was the person I have been waiting to see again, I think because it was too dark in the room. However, when he told me his name I couldn't understand it because of the loud music in the background I thought it was Tim. So he took me on the balcony and told me his name again, it was then I knew he was the person from my previous encounters. We had a good conversation on the sofa on the balcony and I asked him if we could exchange numbers since after all we live in the same building. At the time I didn't want to ruin my chances with Tien but I knew I would have felt guilty leaving Ivan alone since he did dance with me almost the entire night and went over to talk to him for a bit. After searching for Ivan and finding him by the front door not wearing his pervious cap, he didn?t appeal to me like he did previously. After about five minutes talking to Ivan I saw my roommate near the door and she asked me if I wanted to go hang out at my ex boyfriend roommates place to grab a few drinks, why not I thought. So I start saying goodbye to the hosts, friends, and Ivan from the party and just then when I was talking to Ivan again Tien came out from the party and waited till I finished talking to Ivan. After leaving the party Tien followed and started up a conversation with me, it certainly was a nice surprise. He seemed like he was genuinely interested in me.
We all arrived at my ex boyfriend?s apartment after about two minutes since the party was on our apartment floor. Tien and I stood there at the door for a minute while my ex boyfriend?s roommate try to invite us in. I thought it would be inappropriate to go in but after thirty minutes his roommate asked again, thinking that he should know my ex boyfriend?s beliefs better than me; we went in. About twenty minutes of sitting on the couch and talking to Tien, my ex boyfriend got really furious and left the apartment. How upset did he get? Let?s just say he borrowed two cartons of orange juice later on to mix drinks so he and his roommates can get drunk, that?s not including the alcohol that they had stored in their cabinet. Anyways I sensed there was trouble when my ex boyfriend?s roommate couldn?t find my ex. So I suggested to Tien to leave the place and continue the conversation back at my apartment. At first we were just talking but I felt cold and brought out my blanket. We sat next to each other talking and talking about random things like Friends and movies while Tien cutely flirted with me by gently touching my arms at times. Maybe after thirty minutes my roommate returned with one of the guys from the party. She told me she had gotten kicked out of the apartment because my ex and his roommates didn?t want her there anymore. I think her conversation with the other guy lasted till maybe 3am. Mine conversation with Tien lasted till at least 4am but we also kissed and fell asleep. I try to hesitate but it was so tempting and I was curious how he kissed. For me the first kiss is always important because it determines whether someone is potential boyfriend material or just a friend. Of course why would anyone kiss someone that makes him or her feel like they just kissed one of their own family members?
The next morning he parted early for a fieldtrip for his advance Vietnamese class and we both said our goodbyes. After he walked out the door I really wonder if I was going to ever see him again. The whole day I kept on saying please let him call me and subconsciously I kept on hoping that my phone would just ring but it didn?t. Then the next day I was trying to be optimistic and thought perhaps he would call me. My roommate kept on telling me that if he is a good guy and wasn?t only after a one-night stand he would surely call. She also said that she read in Cosmopolitan magazine that it takes most guys three days to return calls and not to worry. Even though it killed me to wait?and wait? but all that waiting paid off because at 6:30 he called me. My roommate said don?t sound so excited and try to play it cool, I tried to the best of my abilities. He asked me about my day and if I wanted to see Closer with him at 7, which was a good choice because I have been dying to watch the movie. When we sat down a weird coincidence happened, Ivan called me and asked me what I was doing. I just told him I was at the movies and he just told me that he would call me later. That?s not all a few days later when I was with Tien going to the Ocean?s 12 premier he called me again. He asked me how things were, I said I was busy with school and going to the movie premier. He said that he would call back again but I haven?t heard back from him since.
Ever since then Tien and me have been spending a lot of our time together. We see each other at least once a day when we are at school and are actively participating in each other?s lives. Fun times like during finials when he studied by my side and even slept over, the pre-birthday celebration dinner, the star ogling at the ocean?s 12 premier, shopping at Ralph?s or when we went to Malibu beach. In addition, on the 30th I am going to fly out to Sacramento to spend New Year?s with him in Tahoe. I can?t think of any better way to open up the New Year?s then being in the arms with someone who really cares about me and makes me feel special. Also the New Year?s kiss should be awesome due to the awaiting anticipation of not seeing Tien for about a week and half. Gosh I am daydreaming everyday waiting for the 30th to come soon so I can see you. I miss you so much Tien and I don?t mind if you try to pop me in fact please try to hug me harder, hehe! Lastly, Tien I am really thankful to share this experience with you no matter how our relationship will be in the future because the memory we share together now is one that will last a lifetime
His version:
It was late, I was drunk and went up to this cute girl that I saw.
We've been happy since.
The sweetest meeting is one that is the least expected where you are caught up in the spontaneity of the moment.
The first time my eyes laid on him was in an apartment meeting on the roof which was a few weeks after I first moved in but I was too shy to approach him. I think everyone knows the feeling when you meet someone for the first time you assume that its probably the first and last. A sad and cold reality but an unchangeable one. Therefore, I was quite surprised when we met again alone in the elevator. I remember having a feeling of insecurity sweep over me as I stood there with my bikini, how I wanted to crawl like a caterpillar into a distant corner. Luckily, I think he didn't really notice me and got off on his apartment floor while I went to the roof. Having reached the roof where the hot tub and my roommate was, I told her how I happy I was to see that guy again and how cute he was. Yes, the usual conversation that girls have with their friends. I told her that I hope I get to see him again and I did. Maybe its fate how we met this third time because I am still trying to play the night out in my head of how exactly it happened.
The party started at 10 right after dinner at Chili's with my ex boyfriend, his roommates, and my roommate. We all decided to dance and drink, originally I really wanted to dance with one guy (Ivan) I had my eyes on the entire night and I thought I was lucky when he finally asked me to dance. Before that I was just randomly dancing with guys, I think I was attracted to Ivan because he reminded me of LLCoolJ with his dimples, yes I am sucker for guys with dimples. So we danced for a few hours all of which he wanted me to kiss him more than a peck on the cheek but I didn?t because I think mouth-to-mouth kissing on the first meeting is moving rather fast. So we danced until he left me to put his hat down in his friend's room. I didn?t want it to seem like I needed him to dance and wanted to have a good time. So I decided to do something lame which I often do when I am alone at home, I started to dance alone by myself.
It was then that Tien approached me and he introduced himself to me. At first I didn't recognize that he was the person I have been waiting to see again, I think because it was too dark in the room. However, when he told me his name I couldn't understand it because of the loud music in the background I thought it was Tim. So he took me on the balcony and told me his name again, it was then I knew he was the person from my previous encounters. We had a good conversation on the sofa on the balcony and I asked him if we could exchange numbers since after all we live in the same building. At the time I didn't want to ruin my chances with Tien but I knew I would have felt guilty leaving Ivan alone since he did dance with me almost the entire night and went over to talk to him for a bit. After searching for Ivan and finding him by the front door not wearing his pervious cap, he didn?t appeal to me like he did previously. After about five minutes talking to Ivan I saw my roommate near the door and she asked me if I wanted to go hang out at my ex boyfriend roommates place to grab a few drinks, why not I thought. So I start saying goodbye to the hosts, friends, and Ivan from the party and just then when I was talking to Ivan again Tien came out from the party and waited till I finished talking to Ivan. After leaving the party Tien followed and started up a conversation with me, it certainly was a nice surprise. He seemed like he was genuinely interested in me.
We all arrived at my ex boyfriend?s apartment after about two minutes since the party was on our apartment floor. Tien and I stood there at the door for a minute while my ex boyfriend?s roommate try to invite us in. I thought it would be inappropriate to go in but after thirty minutes his roommate asked again, thinking that he should know my ex boyfriend?s beliefs better than me; we went in. About twenty minutes of sitting on the couch and talking to Tien, my ex boyfriend got really furious and left the apartment. How upset did he get? Let?s just say he borrowed two cartons of orange juice later on to mix drinks so he and his roommates can get drunk, that?s not including the alcohol that they had stored in their cabinet. Anyways I sensed there was trouble when my ex boyfriend?s roommate couldn?t find my ex. So I suggested to Tien to leave the place and continue the conversation back at my apartment. At first we were just talking but I felt cold and brought out my blanket. We sat next to each other talking and talking about random things like Friends and movies while Tien cutely flirted with me by gently touching my arms at times. Maybe after thirty minutes my roommate returned with one of the guys from the party. She told me she had gotten kicked out of the apartment because my ex and his roommates didn?t want her there anymore. I think her conversation with the other guy lasted till maybe 3am. Mine conversation with Tien lasted till at least 4am but we also kissed and fell asleep. I try to hesitate but it was so tempting and I was curious how he kissed. For me the first kiss is always important because it determines whether someone is potential boyfriend material or just a friend. Of course why would anyone kiss someone that makes him or her feel like they just kissed one of their own family members?
The next morning he parted early for a fieldtrip for his advance Vietnamese class and we both said our goodbyes. After he walked out the door I really wonder if I was going to ever see him again. The whole day I kept on saying please let him call me and subconsciously I kept on hoping that my phone would just ring but it didn?t. Then the next day I was trying to be optimistic and thought perhaps he would call me. My roommate kept on telling me that if he is a good guy and wasn?t only after a one-night stand he would surely call. She also said that she read in Cosmopolitan magazine that it takes most guys three days to return calls and not to worry. Even though it killed me to wait?and wait? but all that waiting paid off because at 6:30 he called me. My roommate said don?t sound so excited and try to play it cool, I tried to the best of my abilities. He asked me about my day and if I wanted to see Closer with him at 7, which was a good choice because I have been dying to watch the movie. When we sat down a weird coincidence happened, Ivan called me and asked me what I was doing. I just told him I was at the movies and he just told me that he would call me later. That?s not all a few days later when I was with Tien going to the Ocean?s 12 premier he called me again. He asked me how things were, I said I was busy with school and going to the movie premier. He said that he would call back again but I haven?t heard back from him since.
Ever since then Tien and me have been spending a lot of our time together. We see each other at least once a day when we are at school and are actively participating in each other?s lives. Fun times like during finials when he studied by my side and even slept over, the pre-birthday celebration dinner, the star ogling at the ocean?s 12 premier, shopping at Ralph?s or when we went to Malibu beach. In addition, on the 30th I am going to fly out to Sacramento to spend New Year?s with him in Tahoe. I can?t think of any better way to open up the New Year?s then being in the arms with someone who really cares about me and makes me feel special. Also the New Year?s kiss should be awesome due to the awaiting anticipation of not seeing Tien for about a week and half. Gosh I am daydreaming everyday waiting for the 30th to come soon so I can see you. I miss you so much Tien and I don?t mind if you try to pop me in fact please try to hug me harder, hehe! Lastly, Tien I am really thankful to share this experience with you no matter how our relationship will be in the future because the memory we share together now is one that will last a lifetime
His version:
It was late, I was drunk and went up to this cute girl that I saw.
We've been happy since.
