Throughout my life I have always joked with my best friends about how great it would be if one day we dated brothers. It was the ideal situation in our minds. We would be able to be with the men we loved as well as each other all the time. Double dates would be a frequent occasion and laughter and joking would be abundant. Nothing sounded better than that.
Once upon a time, October 30th to be exact, my boyfriend's brother came home a from a mission. We joked about how we needed to set him up with my best friend Ashlena. Never in a million years did we think it would ever ACTUALLY work out between them. It was just too good to be true. Brandon took Ashlena on a date a few weeks later and they didn't really click. He held her hand that night and it caused Ashlena a lot of stress-she just didn't like him that way. For the next two weeks Brandon and Ashlena would see each other off and on because of Zach and I. Ashlena was trying to figure out a way to nicely let him down. One magical night however, the four of us watched "The Grinch", and sparks started to fly. A switch flipped that night and before Zach and I knew it, Ashlena and Brandon were officially dating. Spending the last month with them has been every bit as wonderful as I had always imagined. Double dates became a nightly event, it has been so fun to spend time with my best friend and my boyfriend. and I guess Brandon isn't so bad himself:)
There have been times where it has been hard to have my best friend and roommate date my boyfriend's brother. Awkward moments, tears, and frustration have been present the last month as well, but they are definitely outweighed by the amazing benefits. I have had so much fun with Brandon and Ashlena this semester and I know it is only going to get better from here.
