You are the only exception.

I'm in love. However this isn't your ordinary love story. I have a lot of people ask, "So how did you meet an incredible guy like him?" and to be quite honest, I don't know what drew him to me! He's absolutely perfect and me, uh, well.... we won't go into that. I will tell you our story though. Some of you know everything except how we came to be so this is it. If you don't know anything else about us, then I doubt you'll ever know. Anyway.

I had just gotten out of a very abusive 2 year relationship. We weren't even in a relationship the whole 2nd year, but he wouldn't let me date anyone else and still insisted on treating me like crap every single day and calling/texting my phone. Every. Single. Day. At the start of this school year he was telling me that he was 'cheating on me' and had cheated on me. No big surprise, but it was a huge wake-up call. I've helped so many girls and even women out with abusive men and men they don't deserve. I've strived to be a help to anyone that I can be. But I was that woman. I was the person that I was helping to get out of something so, so horrible... but the thing is, I wasn't even helping myself. I remember after he told me that, I broke down. I cried for about an hour and I prayed to God harder than I had ever prayed before. I told him, for the first time ever, that I was giving my problem up to him and that I wasn't going to handle or think about it ever again and not stress over it. After that prayer, I felt no pain. I felt no love, no sorrow, no joy, no remorse. I felt nothing towards him. In fact, it was like I never knew him. I was astonished at how fast God answered my prayer. To this day, I am still amazed. I am very thankful though. The very next day he gave me the key to the rest of my life. I told him that I was done with looking for someone and that it was HIS turn to put someone in my life. Someone that would treat me right and someone that I deserved.  Drake had been messaging me for months. In fact he's been trying to 'talk' to me for a little under a year. I kept brushing it/him off. I was so guarded with myself and I was oblivious. He kept wanting to be a client for my photography and kept offering to pay me to do pictures for him. He did this about 20 times. I didn't know that he was secretly trying to date me................... on top of getting pictures! But yeah. The day after the prayer, out of the blue I messaged Drake. From then on out we've been inseparable. Day two of us talking I knew I wanted him. Not just wanted him, but I wanted to marry him. And I told him that. Weird thing is, he wasn't weirded out. He said he's known that for a long time. Whatever, he's a loser. But still. It's not just a physical or mental connection, it's a spiritual connection. Something I've never felt. I'd die for him. I'd gladly have his children. Things I've always been selfish of and swore that I'd never do for anyone. It's just all so different now. I want to get a place with him and I want to start a life with him. The thing is, it's happening. We've got a place.. I'll post pictures this weekend when we move in. It's just all so perfect. Everything is falling into place perfectly. I'm thankful for it. God has blessed both Drake and me with wonderful things... and now it's our time to take it and run with it. I can't wait to start our journey of life together, and it starts this weekend.

Everything you have ever wanted comes right when you stop looking for it.