The Sweetest Thing

I was having lunch with a friend today and somehow the topic got to the sweetest thing that someone of the opposite sex has ever done to us. So there I was rattling off about this nice guy who would drop by my office to pass me the homemade breakfast he prepared for me and about this other nice guy who used to open the car door for me.

"My then-boyfriend wasn't too happy seeing that and so, he started opening the car door for me after that incident. Too bad it only lasted a few weeks!" I said in mock despair.

When it got to my friend's turn to share, he couldn't think of anything sweet that a girl has done for him.

"That's just so sad!" I said, flabbergasted because he's a very nice and thoughtful guy.

"Not really," he said good-naturedly. "The friends I hang out with do gentlemanly things all the time. It's like our second nature to pamper girls and not expecting anything in return."

When we walked back to the car, my friend walked with me to the passenger's seat and before I realised what was happening, he opened the car door for me. I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hey, I'm sorry! When I shared all the sweet things guys have done for me, I wasn't implying that YOU should do them for me," I said in-between howls of laughter.

He merely smiled and brushed it aside, "Haiya, it's a second nature to me. Just ask anyone."

Just now, I opened the info package he gave which was work-related and found a CD he had burned for me. I have no idea what it contained and took a peek. I couldn't believe my eyes. The CD is chock-a-block full of articles related to writing. Definitely not work-related. Everything to do with my dreams.

That's just so... so sweet of him!