サンクスギビング当日、Mちゃんは調子が悪いか都合が悪いかでキャンセル。そして来られ”そう”な人は私の他は3人に。車のなかった私は、フィアンセに迎えに来てもらって、一緒にスーパーに連れて行かれ七面鳥を焼くための温度計を買って、そしてビデオ屋で一緒にビデオを選んで借りた(Meet the Parentsとなんかよく分からんカレッジMovie)。
七面鳥を食べて、デザートを食べながらMeet the Parentsを見た。その日いろいろ話をして楽しんでたけど、やっぱりよく知らない人と2人きりということで、私は警戒しながらフィアンセとは反対側のカウチにかなり離れて座って見ていた。10時ごろになってビデオも見終わったので、お土産を持たせてもらった上、お家まで送り返してもらって、どきどきのサンクスギビングも幕を閉じたのでした。
「I had a very good time with you and wish we can hang out again. I don't know how to express it, but I like you. And I know that you still have a relationship with your old girl friend since you told me on phone, so I do not want to push you for anything or make you feel uncomfortable. I am just happy talking to you and seeing you. I was not brave enough to tell you this in person. :-) Well, have a good night and see you at school.」
と書いたのが私たちカップルの始まりでした。フィアンセは次の日の朝に、
「Thank you for the email... There is no need to thank me for sharing my time with you; it was a pleasure sharing the time with you... I very much enjoyed sharing with you, like I always have. We can definitely hang out again. Also.... thank you for expressing your feelings!!! Believe me, I am not a brave enough person to say such things most of the time except in the most indirect way, perhaps I will tell you stories sometime about my indirect ways of saying or conveying such things. Honestly, I have felt feelings of liking towards you -- See, only once you expressed your sentiments am I able to express mine. But as you said, I am still involved in some strange way with my old girlfriend. The relationship I have with her is uncertain and constantly confusing to me, and sometimes painful. Her and I have tried to remain friends... which can be difficult for most couples from what I hear. It is very unlikely that her and I will get back together, but there are still some strong residual feelings on both her and my parts. Therefore, I am afraid that it would be early/premature for us consider further things, at least for right now. The last thing I would want to see is for you to be hurt in any way. So there are still these "liking" feelings that are mutual. I really enjoy talking to you and hanging out with you. You are a wonderful, genuine person and you possess some special, rare quality that I do not often see in people. At the very least, I would like for us to continue interacting as we have....perhaps there is more destined for us in the future.... if possible, I would like to let time takes its course. I have not felt "pushed" by anything nor did you make me feel uncomfortable. I thank you for being so honest and brave regarding your feelings. I hope that we can remain just as open about our feelings, so if you have any questions, comments, concerns to this reply or anything else, please talk/write to me about them. I must say that your email put a smile on my face and my heart. :) With all that being said, it is time for me to get ready for class. I am sure that I will see you later today.... so until then, take care.」