In early October last year, Scott and I met through nineMSN hosting. It was the start of a wonderful life, which neither of us knew would happen. We became extremely good friends through 1998's summer, and into 1999. Scott taught me how to play chess properly and we got closer and closer. Especially when we were both having doubts and troubles about our relationships that we had at the time.
    Scott had been going out with this certain girlfriend for 5 months, and was devastated when he got dropped, while I had been going out with some jerk for about 2 months, who treated me like absolute SHIT. We helped each other through both breakups, working as one to get things back to normal. We were best friends I believe at that time... Able to tell each other anything that we were worried about, anything that we really needed to say. And the other would drop everything and listen.
    Through playing chess, and the breakups, and talking every minute while we were online together, we were extremely close. So close that we both started liking each other... Not that we had the guts to admit it to each other!! It was funny, when Sam, one of my friends, said something to us while we were playing chess, about us going out or something? And Scott just said "No we're NOT going out!" ROFL! Oh, I can't remember that well, but yeah, he denied that we were going out, - not that we were or anything, but we both wanted to.

    On the 7th of January, Scott and I were on the phone, and I had finally gotten sick of trying to hold in my feelings for him. My dad rang, and I left Scott on call waiting, and I wrote Scott and Email, telling him how I felt about him, and how I didn't want to wreck our friendship, and if he didn't like me, that I didn't want things to change. We got off the phone, and I sent the email (it was the time when I only had one phone line!), and we went and played chess. I kept urging him to go check his email!! "Have you checked your email lately?" "Check ur email!" "Checkkk itttttt" He finally realised that it was important after I had been hinting over and over again! He did check his email that night.. And his response, was "I feel the same way". I was so relieved and happy that I could've run around my house about 50 million times and not get tired! It was the best night of my life, at the time (there have been others together that I cherish just as much).

    Scott and I met on the 24th of January after he had come back from Bendalong. I was at my Nan's in Engadine, and Scott decided he would come and see me... Here's the story:
    My family and I had to drive to my Nan's place to move her stuff out of her home, because she had to go into a nursing home. We arrived there in the morning, and no one was there.. We were suppose to meet all of our relatives that were also helping. It was the right time and place, except, no one was there. We got worried that they called it off because of the weather that was predicted by my mum - RAIN. The clouds were pretty dark and dull, and things weren't looking up. Until SOMEONE finally arrived and I was soooo relieved! I was getting rather worried that I wouldn't be able to see Scott that day, and he would come here, and not find me, and have come all the way out to Engadine for nothing. But I was saved. Halfway through the day, at about 12pm, I think it was, I decided to go for a walk. I told mum that I was just going for a walk around the block and she told me not to be long because we would be leaving soon! She said 15 minutes, MAX! And I was so scared, because I was suppose to meet Scott at 12:30pm! I walked down to where we were suppose to meet each other, and he wasn't there, even though his train would get him there in time to be there. So, slowly, and 10 minutes late, I ran back to my Nan's, only to see this guy, walking on the opposite side of the road to me, and for some reason, we started walking towards each other across the road. We kinda met in the middle!! It was him. It was my Scott. We stood there, saying "hi", and stuff, and then finally decided to get OFF the road after a car almost came and run us over! We talked for ages just down the road from my Nans, and then I decided that I should go and tell mum where I was, being 40 minutes late already! I told her that I was going to go and get a drink down at the shops, and so Scott and I met up again and walked together down the road. It was the greatest day I had lived in a long time. To be there, with the guy of my dreams, the one that had helped me through the hardest times in my life, the one that cared so much for me, and the one that I cared so much about too.
    This special time between us, was ruined by my mum and dad coming to find me. I didn't realise how long I had been away for!! A whole hour!! *ooooooops*! They made me get into the car and they took me home. I left Scott without a kiss or hug goodbye. Once I got home, they forced me to go inside, and then I decided that I would go and "get my walkman". I was actually just trying to possibly see Scott again. He wasn't there. Except, I found out afterwards from him, that when I was walking down the driveway, he was ther.e.. But too scared to call out my name, just in case my parents were around. And that was the end of our first time together.
    Oh, I left something out... The only reason why Scott happened to walk down that certain street, at that certain time, was because of Scott's friend, Daniel (now a good friend of mine too). Scott rang him up to find out where to go, because apparently he got lost! So I guess Scott and I both owe something to Daniel, in that, he got us to the same place at the same time. Thanks Dan.

    Scott and I have such a connection. We can tell what each other is about to say, even before they mention anything about the subject! Our love for each other is the strongest I have ever lived, and it's just unbelievable that we can be so close. A lot of people say that we're made for each other, put on this earth to be together... And I believe them. Because that's exactly how I feel about my life with Scott. It's so close to perfect. The closest it could ever be, before being "perfect". The way Scott cares about me is unbelievable! Just the little things too, asking if I'm happy, if I'm okay, every once in a while... He makes me feel so special when I'm around him. I don't feel ugly or self-concious, I don't feel as if I have to be any better than I already am, because Scott loves ME for who I am. I know he doesn't expect anything different from who I am, as I don't expect anything extra-ordinary from him either.
    You might say that we're too young to know what love is, but I bet if you knew what we had been through together, how we care for each other, I believe it would change your mind about that forever. We cry together, holding each other in our arms, we always make sure each other are safe and happy, and we just, love everything about each other. There have been lies, but we've forgiven each other for them, because knowing that we can tell each other things that we've lied about, we know that it makes us stronger and closer, and that we can be honest with each other.

    Scott and I just had our 9 month anniversary yesterday (7/10/99). Here's a photo of us on the ferry to Manly. It's not very good quality, because it didn't scan too well. I'll get a new one soon.
    For my birthday, Scott gave me this gorgeous, silver bracelet. It has an engraved bar across it, which on one side says "Nicola" and then on the other side it says "Scott". Scott told me that the explanation for it was, that, "Where ever you turn, I will always be there". :) Isn't that SO sweet! I completely melted when he told me! He knows just what to say when I need something like that.
    Scott is all I've ever wanted in a guy. He is so caring, sweet, sporty, concious of my needs, not pushy, happy, an optimist, and all of those things. He is the best boyfriend I have ever had, and there's NO WAY that I'm letting him go!

    Our life together so far, has been complete HEAVEN... I hope that you can find your heaven in someone special like I have.

Nikki.