I stood in the airport waiting for him at arrivals with green balloons and a big sign that had his name on it. I felt like a total dork but that's what he loved most about me. I saw him before he saw me. Tall and gorgeous in his ACU's, his long legs bringing him closer to me every step he took. How in the world did this man ever fall in love with me, a fat middle-aged woman from Jersey?
He finally saw me and smiled as he rushed the last 50 feet towards me. He wrapped his arms around me and tried to lift me up as I screamed. He kissed me and I saw fireworks. His kiss tasted like the mint from his gum and he smelled like Brut. I didn't want to let go. This was a moment I dreamed about and hoped about for months ever since our friend Rich introduced us on line. I threatened to become a lesbian because my luck with men had been so bad. Rich's famous last words were "Ever date a Ranger?" About five minutes later, life as I knew it had ceased to exist. I was falling in love with his friend and his friend fell even faster than I did.
After months of talking on line as much as we could, he got leave and decided to come home to New Jersey for Christmas to surprise me. And here we were at the airport meeting for the first time face to face. He was as good looking as I hoped. His picture didn't do him justice. I was so worried he wouldn't like me when he met me. The kisses I was getting proved my fears to be unfounded. As we kissed, the group of people around us started clapping. I broke away from him and told him we should head home. We started heading to my car hand in hand. I opened the back door to put his bags in the car and he pinned me to the car as I closed the door. We started to kiss again and his hand rested on my breast.