I had known our local Heating and A/C worker since we were at university.
- We never ran in the same circles, but he was always kind to me.
I was the country girl who had to be at the farm to help with the cows, and he was the BMOC. It didn’t matter what sports he participated in; he excelled. Everyone thought he was going to end up in a major soccer league, or the NFL, but they were all wrong. He didn’t even accept a scholarship. He told his parents he wanted to be an Heating and A/C worker and labor for his father’s Heating and A/C business. I still saw him around town and he always stopped to say hello, but I was very busy getting my veterinarian degree and working with the local veterinary clinic. It took ten years before I had my own clinic, and I worked mostly with big animals. I had an office in town, which I used as a hospital. I was in the office one afternoon, when the air conditioning broke. I called the local Heating and A/C business, and I was surprised when John showed up. He repaired the air conditioning promptly, and then came in to talk to me. The first thing he said was that being a veterinarian suited me and I glowed with excitement. When he asked me to marry him I stopped working. He said he had been in love with me for years, and he wanted me to go out with him before the offer became concrete. I laughed so hard I cried, but I agreed to go out with him.