I went out with Sophia yesterday (as you know), and it was the nicest thing I've done in a while. We had lunch and talked, and talked, and talked. Walked around the shopping centre, stopped by the bookstore (where she went on to pick out every single classic literature and doctor who book no the shelf), and then back to gloria jeans (coffee shop) for a cool drink. It was really the nicest, and I have to say, I haven't enjoyed company like that in a while.
Sophia and I have been following the show Sherlock, and it's become a tradition somehow that we discuss the episodes -- especially since the show hasn't rolled out a new season for nearly two years... until a week ago. Anyway, the most recent episode featured John's wedding with Mary, where Sherlock gave a best man's speech that almost brought tears to my eyes. The episode really honed in on the friendship between Sherlock and John... and something that Sophia and I really connected to (apart from the fact we dub ourselves to be Sherlock-her and John-me haha).
I wrote to her, "I know people say actions speak louder than words. But sometimes, words speak just as loud."
What she replied me came as a complete surprise. She wrote the sweetest things to me, saying I was one of the truest, kindest people she knew, and how she can always be herself around me, knowing that I won't judge her. And so much more. I'm pretty sure my heart burst and welled up in all the happy, grateful and yes, disbelief in the world. Finding it hard to believe that someone thinks so much of me, that I'm making a happy difference, a happy addition in their lives.