The line that started my future is from a movie.

I am sitting here with my fiancé watching a movie I havent ever seen. No judgement please it wasnt ever my taste. Movie title: Fast times at Ridgemont High.

There is a scene in the movie where a young man is asking out a girl at a pizza shop. Idle banter for a minute. Then he says "I was just wondering if i could get your number so I could ask you out sometime."

Now for back story. I worked at a gas station convenience store and a pizza place. Mike would walk in and get various items. He was quite habitual about it. I knew what he would buy pretty much every time he came in; some sort of coke,, a snickers bar, a pack of Newports and the rest in gas.

One week my hours changed at the pizza place and so I had to change my hours at the gas station. I didnt see James for a month or two.

One day he comes in. I say hi. He stops for a second then gets a coke, a snickers bar and comes to the counter.

"Smokes?"

"Yea," he smiles.

I smile back, loving the fact I knew what he was going to do. "Gas?"

"Yea. On the other side of that one there," he pointed through the window.

"Okay, you're all set. See you next time?"

He waved cheesily and walked out to the pump.

I had a line of customers so, I began to ring them up. I had a line around the shelves. I didn't even see him come back in.

He skips the line, standing at the second register. He stands there just watching me.

"Oh do you need change or?"

"No. I was just wondering if i could get your number so I can ask you on a date." Of.course I gave him my number. He got really sick right after though. He didn't call for almost a month. I had to ask his mom about what happened over that time because he wouldn't tell me. She said fluid started building up around his heart; called pericarditis.

Back to the now:

I saw the scene and my mouth dropped. He stole the line!

I always thought he was just a little awkward like me. Over the years though, I have learned he and I are so opposite.

I am Super Queen McChattychatterton. I am clumsy, awkward, weird and socially inept.

He is smooth, charming, smart, ya know the cool guy.

I never imagined our relationship started from a simple line in a movie made from a time I was barely alive.