So every night since my last post, Brook and I have spent at least a few hours together. Friday night we went to the Malibu Knights show (which ended up being the single greatest live show I've ever seen) and it was the greatest first date I've ever been on. Lots of that was due to the amazing show that the band put on, and lots of it was due to her.

Just getting to know her better, its incredible. Her and I click... we can have frank conversations about things that might freak out other people, or even cause most people to judge us. But we get where the other is coming from, its a great feeling to be able to speak freely. She makes me feel so comfortable around her.... its not anything like what I felt with Kat. Kathryn and I had this really intense, overpowering fire right from the start.... we could barely keep our eyes off of one another, for months. I don't have that fire with Brook... but I'm OK with that. Her and I just lay in bed, arms around one another, and relax. We walk, and chat. We dance to the music, and don't need to even be looking at one another.... we just enjoy the fact that the other is right there, and we can lean in for a brush of skin against skin whenever we please. In the grand scheme of things, I think I like this calm passion better than the massive flame that Kat and I had.... if things with Brook end up falling flat, I'm going to be looking for this feeling in the future.

The only catch is that she leaves in a week to go back to her hometown. Her semester just ended and her next one doesn't start until April. She hates it there, its a small town in the middle of nowhere (much like my hometown) and wants to move here ASAP. So assuming she can get a job (her teachers are helping her) she'll be back here soon enough. But if bad luck strikes, she could be gone as long as 3 1/2 months until I can see her again.

I intend to enjoy the week we've got left, regardless of what happens in the future. If I get to wake up next to her just one more time before she goes I'll be a happy man.