Chapter One: High School

This isn't a love story that happened all at once.
It's the kind that lingered in hallways, hid in silence, and waited through years of growing up.

From stolen glances in high school to a name I was too afraid to say out loud... from loving him from a distance to losing him when life got heavy-this story is about timing, pain, and the kind of love that refuses to disappear.

I loved him before he ever knew it.
I lost him when we moved too fast.
And I found myself in the process of finding my way back to him.

This book is raw, real, and deeply personal. It's about heartbreak, healing, long-distance nights, growing up too soon, and learning that sometimes love doesn't end-it just waits until you're ready.

This is the story of how I met my fiancé.
Not perfectly.
Not easily.
But truthfully.

And I would choose him all over again.