Love between us was absolutely there, we could feel it, we could smell it and we definitely couldn't deny it. Moulding two vastly different worlds into one was not going to be easy and we were well aware of that, though it did not stop us or even slow us down. Backlash from our friends started first, "Lauren is not the girl for you", "Lauren is going to hurt you", "Lauren doesn't understand you Dylan" 😂 that last one was definitely my favourite one. Because from were I was sitting, I was the first person to walk into Dylan's life and to truly see him for all he is. I had a past I get that My last name came with strings that even though had zero relevance to me, still meant I was connected to all 3 of my big sisters and every decision and mistake they made. Due to this, this is one of the reasons why I have such thick skin, people in life like to judge and they are always going to, so why not give them a show at the same time!😝. Dylan was this quiet, placid guy, nothing phased him and he always kept everyone happy. To Dylan's defence this is good quality to have in life and as proven history, this leads to having a big bunch of close guy mates and many girlfriends. The downfall to that though is when something like our situation happens and you all of sudden out of nowhere meet someone and fall in love your friends kind of freak out. Let me just add! some of them are still a little sour over this 😆. I have heard people explain before that when they get down or negative about life, that it is like seeing a dark, black tunnel and you are falling straight for the bottom. You can't see a way out and in fact you don't think or even want to know if there is a way out. That same analogy applies to mine and Dylan's relationship, we fell so hard we forgot the rest of the world. Our friends no longer were as important or sat as high on their pedestal's as they once did. Our siblings were no longer the one we turned to if we had juicy Goss or even just something on our minds. Our parents feelings and thoughts were so irrelevant and disregarded by us, we have only now reflected back because we are now also parents. I can not explain the way we fell for one another, I can not tell you if it was right or wrong, I can just tell you it was something we both wanted so deeply. It was my 16th birthday and at this stage we had been dating 6 months! (on the secret of course) Because in my house hold NO ONE DATED UNTIL 16 YEARS OLD!! 🙄 sure dad! 🤣 It's a Saturday afternoon and Dylan and his mum rock up to my house. I was standing by the garage with my dad, chatting about his Harley Davidson Sportster that he had at that time. I notice the car pull into the street and then in front of my driveway (Oh god there's those feelings again, stomach sinking, forehead feels hot! oh god, Lauren don't blush and especially not in front of DAD!) My parents were under the impression Dylan and I were just friends, which is practically true because in the first couple months of a relationship it really is small snippets of visiting one another and learning everything there is to know about that person. Dylan gets out of the driver seat of his mums, Black, 2008 Holden Barina (Boy you cute, but best you be buying a car that's more manly that that!) Dylan walks upto the garage and approaches myself and my father, kisses me on the cheek, hands me a gift bag, shakes Paul's (my dad) hand and we go to walk inside. Dylan's mum speaks up and says "umm Dylan, *cough *cough" We both knew what she meant, Dylan was to say goodbye to her politely. I actually thought that was sweet, not many mothers these days hold their sons accountable for being polite and respectful to women, I respected that. After they say their goodbyes Dylan's mum asks me if she can please speak to my mum, I said "sure, ill grab her". the whole time walking from the driveway to the kitchen I"m thinking... (Shit, Shit,Shit! what have we done, don't ruin the secret now! on the day I become LEGAL to date in my HOUSE, don't ruin it now!) 🤣 anyways my mother and Dylan's mum chat for a bit, we sat at the front door trying to narrate the conversation between the two of them, little did I know Dylan already knew why his mother was tense. We then hear from Dylan's mum "He has spent all his money on her gift, He brought a real diamond Tracey" "they are too young for this". Tracey (my mum) responds; "That is very nice of Dylan and I am sure Lauren will love whatever he has got her" .... "But they can't be too serious or anything, they only just started dating" my mother Queen of playing everything down, all I remember was my thoughts (Cheers guys, Now I know what the bloody present is!) I did though, I opened my beautiful gift from Dylan which contained a princess cut, Pink diamond with matching Pink diamond earrings. Dylan spent most of his savings in order to purchase me that gift, I remember feeling so appreciative. For me it was never the pink diamond, the movies and restaurant dinners every weekend or even because he was a nice guy. We had nothing to prove to anyone, we also had nothing to loose before meeting each other and then all at once, we had something we wanted to protect and treasure and that was our love for one another. There was proof to me then, which I couldn't see back when, that now I do and that is, even the way our friends drifted away from us, our siblings watched us and our parents freaked out about us, we had found something so pure and something not many people ever get to experience in life.
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