So, at the end of Part 3, we were left with our heroine in a car on a cold night with a handsome man. They looked into each others’ eyes… they embraced… she gave him… her e-mail address.
I think that night was some time in December. After that night, there were no e-mails from Mr. Thor. Nothing at all, except the occasional shift together at work.
Mr. Thor and I worked with relatively few people at the Dirty Store – maybe 5 other people? So there were many, many opportunities for our co-workers to observe as our friendship developed. Two people told me that Mr. Thor had a crush on me, and I pulled off what I thought were the best performances of my life as I scoffed them away. “What? no… we’re just friends!”
I was smitten with this man. Totally undone. I could talk to him about things I could never talk to men about before. I could be completely honest with him. He listened to my stories and remembered the cast of characters. He was interesting, intelligent, clever, funny, and kind. He had a heart of gold.
And then, on January 14, 2008, I received an e-mail with the following subject line: “The Day You Never Thought Would Come!”
It was from him. Finally. Almost a month later.
He had a day off, and he was telling me all about what he did.
Read a book, sat outside, enjoyed the sun.
He sent me a link to a cool NASA website.
And then he said this.
“I’ll see you sometime this week I hope. By the time you read this you should be at
home and done with work, so enjoy your evening, have fun!
Hugs and Kisses,
Mr. Thor”
Now.
I am as clueless as they come. Before Mr. Thor, I had never really even had one boyfriend. But, even I. Even I, who thought no guy would like her, ever, who thought love was for other people – even I realized that straight dudes do NOT SIGN E-MAILS LIKE THAT. Not if they are just writing to a co-worker/friend type person.
I forwarded this e-mail to my best friend from high school and said, “I’m gonna date him.”
And then I did. The end.
Just kidding. It’s a little bit more interesting than that.
Mrs. Thor 
My romantic self is soaring! The Thor story gives hope to all single girls and boys… those who know what love looks and feels like…who long to find it in the first person… and who most likely have been looking in all the wrong places. I am sitting at this computer just feeling with a sigh… someday… maybe I too will win the relationship lottery.
I’m so glad that you like the story! I have really had to crank it out (a few minutes here and there of furious typing), so I haven’t been able to construct it as thoughtfully as I would have liked… but I guess the point still gets through.
=) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =)
:)!!!!