Katarina was her full name, and she was the love of my life.
You're probably confused, so let me take it back a little. I met her when I was in high school. I was too shy to ask her out then, but I knew that I was in love with her. Whenever I heard her laugh, her beautiful, melodious laugh I could not help but smile. When every my eyes made contact with her glistening and kind hazel eyes, I could not help but to stare.
We were friends, we talked a lot, but I hid my feelings too well and she could not decipher my true feelings about her.
Then came college. Both of us were great students, and got accepted into Northwestern. It was here I managed to confess my love with her.
"Oh Jason, why didn't you tell me sooner?" She asked me.
"I just... I was scared, I guess," I replied.
She wrapped her arms around me, and rested her head against my chest. I hugged her back, a hand on her back and a hand on the back of her head.
We moved in together after college, and this is where the story begins.
"I'm home!" I heard a voice come from our front door. We had just began to live together, a year after we became a couple. I saw Kat, and much like the first time I saw her I still felt a rush when I saw her face, her wavy brown hair flowing more beautifully than the rivers of the Amazon, her mesmerizing eyes drawing me in as I focused on the beautiful and intricate designs they had.
"How was work?" I asked before pressing my lips against hers quickly.
"It was boring, like always," came her normal reply. "And how was your work?"
"Oh it was quite the adventure. First, I had the luxury, nay, the honor of entering the building. Then, and this is where it gets exciting, I got to sit at a desk for an astounding 3 hours."
"That's insane!"
"It only gets better from there. I, and don't get too excited here. I ate a sandwich."
"No! Not a sandwich. Oh man, you're so lucky. I only had a bagel."
"And after that sandwich, I got to sit for another 4 and a half hours at a desk!"
"That's just too much for me to handle." Kat laughed, and I smiled as her angelic vocal chords produced the most delightful sound I had ever heard.
"I have a surprise for you. It has been one year since we have begun dating, so I have decided to take you out to dinner," I grabbed Kat's hands.
"Oh boy! Where too? I hope it's as elegant as McDonald's. No, even better, Burger King?" She looked at me with fake excitement.
"Actually, slightly better than that. Dairy Queen."