TommynBrandiWhite

My future husband and I are high school sweet hearts.  Yes, I know, hard to believe right?  We've definitely had our share of critics who tell us our relationship is bound to end.  But we've been together for four years and love each other more each and everyday.    We met early one morning on our daily bus ride to school.  He was a tall, thin, strange, and really loud but he made me laugh.  He had been sharing a joke with another male friend of mine and I was listening in, and as he finished I looked at him and my friend and told them they were idiots.  No, I wasn't the sweetest thing in high school.  I was (am) short, plump, and a bit of a know it all but he must have seen something in me that I never could.  We began talking more and more as the days passed and I began to find his particular brand of humor quite amusing because he was able to make me laugh and challenge me all in a few short sentences.  We became close and then he told me his secret.  He had a crush on my best friend.  I, not wanting to be petty, told him I'd help him try and win her affection.  It didn't work out. He informed me that the crush he told me about was from a few years back when he had first met her and simply didn't want to upset me when I told him I wanted to help him get her.  Still mainting a friendly relationship with him I began to fight any higher emotional feelings I may have begun to encounter, because I didn't want to ruin the friendship I had found.  After weeks of trying to hide my feelings I finally decided to make a bold move.  My birthday was coming up and I had invited him to my parents house for a small party.  He agreed to come and asked me what I wanted for my birthday.  I could have simply just said "you", but decided to be a bit more subtle and say "a boyfriend." Of course I quickly laughed after the comment, so as not to seem desperate.  He answered me with one of his quick witted lines, saying "I think I can manage that.  It'll be expensive though!"  To this I laughed and left the idea alone.  In the coming days the chemistry between us really began to react.  I'd find myself resting on his chest as we shared a seat on the bus.  I even took home his jacket one day because it was cold.  So it came as no surprise to me that the Friday before my birthday, at school, we found ourselves hanging out and talking.  In a brief moment of silence, we kissed.  It was intense! I felt something I had never felt before and knew I had to do whatever it took not to let it slip through my fingers.  The next morning I sent him a text message. That Saturday was hectic, not only was I working on setting up for my party, but I was texting the boy who I had to have and he, of course, was being a boy! Beating around the bush, not giving me straight answers! It was almost exhausting.  When he showed up at my party we kissed again.  He didn't ask me to be his girlfriend and I didn't ask him to be my boyfriend but we became inseperable.  Even though we both worked and had home responsibilities, we made sure we saw each other every weekend.  Of course we hung out at school, he got to know my firends and I got to know his.  It seemed as if things were moving very fast and before I knew it we were out of high school and celebrating our 1st anniversary as a couple. And soon the second. It was a sweet day.  We spent all day together, making silly plans and talking about the future as if we had a clue. He even proposed with a diamond ring,  Fake, of course, we couldn't afford much.  Life of course throws you curves.  He began to slip in school and I was finding it hard to find work after jumping around to different school programs.  We made a lot of mistakes.  We've been through more than most couples have in ten years of marrige.  He was there when I finally got in contact with my biological father, and I was there when he was shipped off to live with his.  We stuck through it all and came out stronger.  We have now been together for five years and for our sixth year we plan on getting married. He has given my a new ring and we have made new plans. The wedding will be simple and we look forward to being surrounded by friends and family as we begin our lives together.