It all started five years ago, when Maddie was thirteen. Being an only child, she needed a babysitter still when her parents were out of town or at an event together that Maddie couldn't attend.
Usually, Maddie's grandparents would come by to watch her, or she would go to their house. However, during the winter, her grandparents would go to their home in Florida.
Maddie could not remember where her parents went that night five years ago, but she remembered everything else. Her parents had asked Matt, a seventeen year old that was friends with the family, to watch Maddie for the evening.
Matt and Maddie had met before, so he wasn't a stranger. However, it had been a while since they had seen each other.
Maddie had never had a crush before, but when Matt walked in the door that night her heart felt like it was going to burst through her chest.
Matt was on the basketball team at high school, so he was relatively well known by students throughout the school system. It made sense that Maddie had a crush on him since he was popular, good looking, and nice.
Maddie spent most of the evening watching TV with Matt, but occasionally they would have some short conversations. One of which would stick with Maddie throughout the next five years.
"Matt, what do you look for in a girl?" Maddie asked, wondering what she would have to become in order to one day get her crush.
Matt laughed, which made Maddie pout for a moment. His response surprised her.
"I just want a girl that doesn't date me for what I do, but who I am. It is annoying when girls just want to date me because I play basketball."
Maddie paused for a moment, before she responded, "Well I think you're really nice and funny! I don't care you play basketball..."
Matt laughed once again.
"Thanks Maddie," he responded, "But you are too young for me right now. In a few years I'd be honored to be able to date a girl like you."
That response would be stuck in Maddie's head for the next five years.
From that moment on, Maddie decided to never date another boy until she could date Matt. Even though they rarely saw each other, Maddie would always cling to his arm and cherished every moment with him. Unfortunately for her, Matt seemed to be oblivious of Maddie's feelings, and two years later, he left for college.
Maddie was fifteen when Matt left for college, and spent most nights after school hoping for a response when she would either text him or send him a message through social media.
At sixteen, Maddie had begun to start looking more attractive. By age eighteen, her senior year of high school and Matt's senior year of college, she had a full chest and curvy body for her size.
