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< < < For those that didn't know (and I'm one that didn't) read further:
< < <
< < <
< < < In a supermarket, Kurtis, the stock boy, was busily working when a
< new
< < < voice
< < < came over intercom the asking for a carryout at check register 4.
< < <
< < < As he approached the check-out stand, a smile caught his eye; the
< new
< < < check
< < < out girl was beautiful. She was an older woman (maybe 26; he was
< only
< < < 22).
< < <
< < < Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch
< clock
< to
< < < find out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at
< him,
< < < took
< < <
< < < her card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card:
< Brenda.
< < <
< < < Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and
< offered
< her
< < a
< < < ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he
< dropped
< < < her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of work.
< She
< < < simply
< < < said it wasn't possible. He pressed and she explained she had two
< < < children
< < < and she couldn't afford a baby-sitter. He offered to pay for the
< < < baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date the
< following
< < < Saturday.
< < <
< < < That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell
< him
< that
< < < she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and
< canceled.
< < < To
< < <
< < < which Kurtis simply said, "Well, lets take the kids with us."
< < <
< < < She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option,
< but he
< < < wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. Finally, Brenda, brought him
< inside
< to
< < < meet her children. She had a cute older daughter. Then Brenda
< brought
< < < out
< < < her son, in a wheelchair. He was born a paraplegic, with Down
< syndrome.
< < < Kurtis told Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't
< come
< < with
< < < us."
< < <
< < < Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman with two
< kids,
< < < especially if one was disabled. Her prior husband, the father of
< the
< < < kids,
< < < had done that.
< < <
< < < That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids and went to
< dinner
< and
< < < the
< < < movies. When her son needed anything, Kurtis took care of him.
< When
< he
< < < needed to use the rest room, Kurtis picked him up out of his chair.
< The
< < < kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the evening, Brenda knew this was
< the
< < < man
< < < she
< < < was going to marry and spend the rest of her life with.
< < <
< < < A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her
< children.
< < < Since then they have added two more kids.
< < <
< < < So what happened to the stock boy and check out girl?
< < <
< < < Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in St. Louis, where he plays
< quarterback
< < < for
< < <
< < < the St. Louis Rams. Kurt won the NFL MVP award this year.
< < <
< < < He'll be playing Sunday in the Superbowl.