Why I Never Saw Him Again

Some of you asked for the rest of the story to yesterday's post and why I never saw Gabriel again.

I hadn't included it in that post because A) it makes for a less romantic story and B) it would have been an extremely long post.

There's a reason that movies end with the music swelling and the couple kissing/riding off into the sunset...the afterwards isn't always as glamorous.

But, for those of you who asked....

Gabriel left the next morning for Minnesota, where he lived. I was in NC.

We did talk a little on the phone and email some. Keep in mind that this was 2001 so there wasn't quite as much social media....at least, not that I was aware of, anyway.

He encouraged me to come visit him.

I didn't want to.

Well, okay, I wanted to.

Because he'd danced with me on the beach. SIGH.

And he was HOT.

But....

I didn't really know him and flying halfway across the country to see someone that I had only spent a few hours with seemed a little insane.

I also knew what it was like to pick up my life and move for someone. Not that he was asking me to move, but I guess I was just DONE with being the one to go to extraordinary measures for someone.

Oh, and I was still in love with X. Blech, gag, stupid: but you know I'm all about honesty here.

And so...time passed.

We would still talk occasionally.

I guess the final time that he called was right before my wedding to Hubs. It had been months since I'd talked to him at that point.

My roommate was the one to talk to him. My roommate who was kind of impressed that he actually existed, since she'd heard the same story that I told y'all yesterday and was under the impression that perhaps I'd had a bit too much to drink or sat out in the sun too long and was making him up because really, he seemed too good to be true and Gabriel- seriously?

He was calling to say that he was coming into town and wanted to see me. My roommate let him know that I was getting married...I think it was the next week.

I don't think that she actually told me this until after my wedding, though. Not that I would have done anything crazy, but she might have been worried that I'd get all dramatic and say that it must be a sign and end up running away with Gabriel or something.

Not that I would have done that. But, it's probably for the best that that theory wasn't put to the test.

You all know that I love Hubs.

Anyway, that's the end of the story.

And that's why the story ended where it did yesterday. Not quite the romance that the beginning of the story promised.

I'm still grateful to Gabriel, wherever he is.


And I do believe that people come into our lives for a reason. It just might not be the reason that we originally think.