It was by complete chance that my friends and I ended up there that night, as one of my friends wanted to drop by and give the place a shot. I was skeptical at first but I also like to be adventurous– so I said, why not?!

A few hours after arriving, my friends and I ended up playing President among ourselves. My one friend who wanted to play poker decided that she wasn’t ready just yet to play in the “big game”. And then HE walked in.

It was around 9 pm when he arrived. He walks over to where we were playing as he recognized one of my friends who happened to be his cousin. Small world! He takes a seat and joins in our fun card game. He was just finishing up telling his cousin that he just came straight from getting a massage. Without thinking (and I was probably tired because it was late), I ended up asking him a silly question about the massage and it was probably weird coming from a complete stranger. It was funny to me at the moment but he didn’t take it too well and I think rightfully so. He was clearly offended as he snapped back with a remark. I felt bad but also remembered thinking he was a prude. That comment from me sparked an avalanche of bickering between us. Even as strangers we behaved like an old married couple (as his cousin pointed out). After a few hours, the conversation between us became more cordial. I’m still not sure how, as I even ended up making him a good luck charm before the actual poker game he came to play began. The charm never worked as he lost, but it was definitely the beginning of something.

Shortly after his game started, my friends and I decided to head home because it was getting late. When I got home, I started thinking about him. Little details like if my good luck charm worked for him. I messaged his cousin to find out if he won. Instead of finding out this information for me, his cousin (who was my friend) texted me Sen’s number as he did not want to be middle man.

There were three girls at the table but there was one girl in particular who was very talkative. My cousin asked me where I had come from and I had mentioned the massage. The loud one jumped in with “ohhh soo what kind of massage?”. I was definitely annoyed when that comment was made, so I give her some attitude in return. The banter kept going back and forth throughout the game. It was fun, as I enjoyed the flirting process with this girl. When the food arrived, she got up and that’s when I noticed the rest of her as she was absolutely gorgeous (I wasn’t the only one, the other 25 guys in the room shared my opinion).

Later as I was playing poker, my seat happen to be in front of her. She chatted me up some more and even gave me a bracelet that she made before she left. It was suppose to be a good luck charm, but it didn’t work that day.

About an hour after she left, my cousin called me and told me that this same mysterious girl wanted my number. I was shocked, as I did not expect that. Of course I told him to give her my number. We kept texting back and forth for a while, but nothing really happened initially. About 6 months after, I reconnected with her by “accidentally” messaging her to talk about football. It was a lame move by me, but it worked. We ended up going out a few times, as I wasn’t really sure where things were going. But after a few dates, I realized that she was more than just a pretty face, she had an amazing personality. I ended up falling for her fairly quickly – as she fit exactly what I was looking for in a girl, from both a physical and personality point of view.