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She’s the one he loves. He’s her true love come true. They are best friends. He is her sanctuary. Her safe place. The one who will listen and try to understand, even if it’s hard. She is his strength. The beauty in his day. The one he gets up an hour early for in the morning just to make her coffee and lunch for work. They are the love of each others’ lives. Erica and Brad are two pieces, but together one whole.

The first “I love you” just sort of slipped out. They had only been dating for a couple of weeks and it definitely wasn’t time yet. Brad had walked Eric home after visiting one evening and after saying goodnight on the porch he turned to walk away. But suddenly turned back around yelled ‘love you!‘ Brad stopped dead in his tracks. And Erica burst out in a fit of giggles, knowing it was a mistake. As they both stood there embarrassed Brad tried to find words. Any words. But nothing came out. Finally he said, “I didn’t mean that. I mean, I like you. So much”. As they both stood their laughing and hugging Erica admitted she liked him ‘so much‘ too. Even if they weren’t ready quite yet, they knew the words were coming soon. “So much” wasn’t nearly enough to describe how they actually felt.

After the I loves you had been said, time passed quickly. After dating for 2.5 years Erica found herself traveling to Paris to study French for 5 months. The goodbye was nearly crippling. And while she was supposed to be having the time of her life, she missed Brad more than anything. Erica felt alone. Letters, emails and phone calls just weren’t enough. She missed her other half. At the 3 month mark she couldn’t handle it anymore. She wondered if Brad felt the same. When he surprised her by coming to Paris she was pretty certain he did. Or at least really hoped so. Then as she watched Brad getting off the plane she saw it in his face. He dropped his luggage, without even caring where it ended up. He ran across the airport and picked Erica up, sweeping her off her feet. The look on his face was pure joy and relief. And they both knew they had been feeling the exact same way. In the middle of the crowded airport Erica hugged the man she loved. Her best friend. Her safe place. And he held his true love come true. His strength. The beauty in his day. Nothing in the world was going to keep them apart, not even Continents. They belonged together. They are one whole.

- Brianna (photos by Ewan)