weirdly ( or maybe not ) , this elevated my new girlfriend status seeing as they 'd found out i had n't been with brock for a few weeks like they thought but instead quite a bit longer , they sensed there was seriousness to our relationship , i shared a tragic circumstance the like that had been visited on their family which clearly moved them and , although i could n't explain how they did it or all the reasons why , i knew i 'd been welcomed wholeheartedly into the family fold .