He went out of his way to take the bus with me in the mornings, brought me different breakfasts every day, and quietly convinced his mom to accept me.
Back then, Easton was the type to act without talking. I realized many things only after the fact.
We went to college in the same city and met every week, discovering new spots together, rain or shine. Whenever I saw something new, the first person I wanted to tell was him. We talked on the phone until my bill ran out, and even when we argued, we couldn't stay mad for more than a day.
In my junior year, while he was in his first year of grad school, I was going through a rough patch. To buy me the camera I wanted, he secretly worked three jobs and lost over ten pounds in a month.
I was studying for a certification exam. When I saw the gift after it was over, I touched his sunken cheeks and cried my heart out. The next day, I dragged him to the courthouse, and we married.