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We traded off driving for a few weeks and it soon became apparent to me that I was right--he did have a spark behind his eyes that matched mine. I did get him. He got me. We talked about our families, words, music. I remember telling him about the possibility of my parents moving down from New York long before mentioning it to some of my closest friends. He was a quirky, endearing thing. He tried very hard to compliment things that didn't need complimenting, like the size of my car and my middle name.