Just a Highschool Love Story

I've been asked before to share my boyfriends & my story. 

I've never really shared it before and I'm terribly bored, so I figured why not? 

⛔️Grab some popcorn & sit nice and comfy to read this one. ⛔️ 

It started the end of October when I was at my high school spending time with my at-the-time boyfriend. His name was Andrew. We were just hanging out with our group of friends when a kid, that was a former friend & stalker of mine, started causing trouble. Andrew told him to back off and get out of there. After he did so, things went back to normal until lunch. It was at lunch that I met my now fiancé. 

We were sitting by ourselves when once again, that same kid came back. But this time he had Julius with him. When I first saw Julius the first thought that ran through my head was, "Shit. Here we go again. And now he brought a henchmen." At the time, Julius looked like a typical goof off, don't-care-about-anything skater. Beanie, slicked back hair, shorts, vans, and his diamond brand sweater.

Total douchebag. 

Well, instead of instigating a fight, he said, "Just tell me what happened. And we can sort it out." 

So then I just listen to them talk when out of nowhere I say, "I like your glasses." I like your glasses?! Really? Trust me. I beat myself up for seeming like such a dingbat for a while. In fact, I still do 😂 

He looked at me like I was nuts. (Go figure.) He was polite, said thank you, and moved on. They finished talking and left. 

Lunch ended and I couldn't stop thinking about Julius. I couldn't remember his face, just his glasses & eyes. According to Julius, that's the same exact way he was. He asked around about me. Who I was. What my name was, etc. 

Then... 

A couple days later I get a message on Facebook. Yes. Facebook. So horribly cliché. We start talking and get to know each other pretty well. I was surprised how much we had in common. 

Soon after that, Andrew started getting back into the smoking & hanging around with the wrong people.  So, Julius and I started hanging out at school. Hewould always linger in the area we would hang out & look at me. 

On November 18, 2012 he asked me to be his girlfriend which I gladly accepted. 

❤️  

February 1st we hit a BIG bump. Julius had always been into not good things. I'll just leave it there. And he temporarily went back. He cut off contact with me out of the blue. Completely randomly. I was devastated. We didn't talk for about 2 weeks. 

Then a few days before Valentine's Day, he came back. He apologized and tried to make it up to me. I was suspicious and less than trusting. What he had done hurt more than almost anything else I'd gone through. He finally explained everything that happened during those two weeks away from me. And I decided to forgive him. It was clear he was sincere & I still loved him. Yes. Love. 

We were happy. And have been since then. 

The October of 2014 I miscarried at 10 weeks. It was only 10 days before that I had found out I was pregnant, and ten days later our little baby was gone. We always had a feeling it was a girl. Maybe that's why we want a girl SO badly now. 

I remember for the next few days we were each other's pillars. I cried and hurt so badly just like him and we were there for each other. 

A couple weeks later, another set of double pink lines. Our rainbow baby. 

We were scared but overwhelmingly happy because of our previous loss. After we told our families, I got transferred schools and he started independent study. 

We saw each other about 2-3 times a month for the entire rest of my pregnancy. Pretty much for appointments only and one other time on a weekend. We missed each other so much and cherished the few hours a month we got to finally see each other. FaceTime became our best friend. 

You know what they say. "Distance makes the heart grow fonder." I learned from first hand experience. 

After our son was born, I can honestly say that I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. Seeing how much he loved Logan and I made me love him so much more. 

Here we are. Two and a half years later. Happy as can be, parents to a sweet, curious 10 month old, and expecting our second. 

Although we did things backward, I wouldn't trade it for the world. 

I found my best friend, my fiancé , my goofball, my caterpillar (inside joke), the father of my children, my world. 

If you read this Julius, thank you for being who you are. And for dealing with my day to day craziness. I love you.  Forever and always. 

Anyone else who reads this, thank you for reading our story. And sorry for it being so long. 

Till next time, 

~Ashley 💋