Loved

I've just had the loveliest evening.

I was picked up from my house and treated to a trip to the Eureka Tower skydeck during Earth Hour. It’s the tallest building in Melbourne and has a spectacular view of the city. We even went on The Edge, which is a glass cube 88 stories above the ground and got our photos taken. The cube is opaque when you enter it but then the walls and floor suddenly become transparent and you can see all the way down to the pavement below. It was a bit unnerving but definitely fun.

He bought me dinner at a nice restaurant in Southgate where we enjoyed bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and the most amazing Italian cheese ever. For the main course I had ravioli stuffed with scallop and crabmeat. On top of that, I was treated to a cup of crème caramel and vanilla bean gelati. He then drove me home at around elevenish before I (in his words) turned into a pumpkin.

Who is this person to me? He babysat me when I was a toddler. He taught me to rollerblade. He pampers me every once in a while and knows how to make a girl feel like a princess.

I once cried on his shoulder while telling him about an emotionally abusive ex. When you’re that hurt, sometimes you need someone to be outraged for you. His reaction was all it took to remind me that my family will always have my back.

Loved? Definitely.