It’s hard to believe that Chase and I have been dating for a year now. It feels like just yesterday when he first walked over to me at Planet Fitness, foaming at the mouth over my body. I still remember hearing his growling voice for the first time, my first whiff of his Old Spice deodorant. My love for him drowned out every doubt in my mind, every request for us to stop blocking the Stairmaster. They couldn’t possibly have known how important that moment was for us in our love story. Even now, loving him is the one thing that consumes me—it is my life’s purpose.
We’ve accomplished so much in the past year, both individually and as a couple. I got a promotion at Dunkin’ Donuts, becoming my location’s only full-time dishwasher. Chase set a local record as the public high school’s oldest graduate, dedicating ten years to his degree program. He loved to study, and he often attended night school at his teacher’s house so that she could keep him abreast of his studies. “Haha! A breast,” he said when I first complimented him on his studiousness. I love that he finds humor in learning new vocabulary.
We moved in together last month, which was a huge step in our relationship. We now live in half of his childhood basement, sharing the other half with the family dog. Chase took over the interior design, and although I was skeptical at first, I think I’m starting to come around to his sense of style. Sitting on bean bags in front of a flat screen television becomes more enjoyable with each passing day.
And, of course, we’re still passionately in love, despite all of the odds. Chase is such an empath—whenever I talk to him about my sadness, he gets so distressed that he doesn’t want to talk about it anymore. He’s even learning to channel his anger into something positive by going to the gym whenever he feels overwhelmed. He stays until closing and always comes back drenched in sweat. “Look!” he exclaimed the last time he came back. “I think my seven-pack is coming in!”
Our romance is something out of the perfect rom-com: a bad boy with a redemption arc, a girl who can meet his every emotional need, and a love story for the ages. I’d like to think that someday, our romance will be adapted into a movie. Maybe Blake Lively herself would even play my character. And Ryan Reynolds could play Chase! He certainly has the body for it…
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