Tara introduced Kia to me while I was working the snack bar at the boy's little league. (She also had Kia work her snack bar shifts for her). As soon as Kia smiled at me I knew she and I were going to be friends. For the first time I was myself. My true self. All my flaws laid out without shame. She accepted me as me. Neither one of us had to pretend and little did we know that this amazing friendship that we had discovered would turn into a love so pure and true. She was the missing piece to the puzzle that was my life. Our love for each other and our family drew us together and created a bond that is everlasting.