Mollie is publishing a chapter of her book The Beauty All Along in weekly installments. If you’re missed a chapter, you can catch up by reading previous chapters.
PART ONE: CHAPTER TWO
Your soulmate will be the stranger you recognize.
— r.h. Sin
I like to play a game with the universe of wondering how if one event in my life changed, my life would be completely different. But there is one thing I know for sure: no matter what version of my life played out, he would always be part of it. We would always have met. Because really we’ve always been a part of each other. It was more of a reunion than a meeting. Maybe that’s why I knew he was there, before I even knew who he was.
This may not make sense to some but while I was afraid and made very uncomfortable by dating, I was eager to get married. While I’d had a good number of boyfriends, I’d never had a serious relationship. Out of all the guys I dated there hadn’t been one that I’d felt emotionally close to. I felt more comfortable being…