It happened this way

I fell in love with her like one falls asleep... slowly, then all at once.

That's a great line from a good love story, the movie, The Fault in our Stars.  It happens to some people this way. But not for me.

I fell in love with her like someone being presented an undeserved trophy... unexpectedly, but cherishing every moment.

That's not a line from any written love script for any movie.  It happened to me this way.  I am grateful for those moments.