Mandi from SmexyBooks is here today talking about her Middle School romance with her husband Kevin. As soon as I heard that Mandi and Kevin met and fell in love in Middle School, I knew I had to convince her to tell her story. I mean really. Middle School? Awesome! According to Mandi, it runs in her family. Her parents met in Middle School too.
True love – I knew the moment I set eyes on Kevin I would marry him. I looked into his dark eyes, and I could smell that spicy bonding scent emanating from him. My fangs started to descend and…
What, you don’t believe that I am actually a vampire? Fine, I will get on with my boring true love story.
I don’t remember the very first time I laid eyes on Kevin, possibly because we have gone to school together since we were in sixth grade. We never really were friends though until eighth grade English class, which was the last class of the day to meet. One day – ok, it was April 27th – my friends started whispering all morning, Kevin is going to ask you out..we hear he really likes you. Rumor had it he dumped his current girlfriend (who would later threaten to beat me up because I stole her boyfriend..oh, middle school) the night before and now his sights were on me. And sure enough, at the end of English class that day, the most romantic moment of my life occurred – the bell rang, I turned to stare lovingly into his eyes in anticipation of the moment, Kevin stood up, threw a note in my face, and ran out of the room.
That may have not been the most romantic way to ask someone out, but what I think is truly romantic, is that Kevin still carries the note around. In fact he recently had it laminated for fear it was disintegrating over the the years. The note was very straight to the point –will you go out with me, yes or no. And if I chose yes I was to leave my phone number. I know a cute guy when I see one so of course I said yes! Then I had to hunt him down in the hallway.
That night he called me and we talked for a few minutes and I have no memory about our conversation, but I remember clear as day right before we hung up, Kevin said, “I love you.” I just stared at the phone and hung up. I mean, we had been dating for four hours! Kevin knew something I didn’t that day though. He knew we were it for each other, eight years later we would be getting married, and eighteen years later I would be telling the readers of fiction vixen our love story.
The first thing people always ask me when I tell them that we have been together since we were fourteen is, have you really been together that entire time? I usually say yes, although that is not technically true. The remainder of eighth grade and ninth grade were wonderful days. But tenth grade is the year I refer to as the “dark period.” Kevin was involved in the school play, and the female lead, an older classmen (HUSSY!), wooed Kevin, and one day I was dumped. Just like that. For five entire days we were separated. But don’t count smexy out! I wooed him right back and told that hussy to go to hell! Well, maybe not, but he did come crawling back five days later and since that point, we have never been apart. And do I bring up that story, often, just to annoy my husband? Oh yes.
From there, we graduated high school, went to the same college, got engaged in March of 1999 and married in July of 2000. Bought a house, had a kid, bought another house, had another kid.
It has now been almost eighteen years since he first threw that note at me. And while life, work and kids often don’t leave a lot of time for romance, we are still going strong. He literally makes me laugh every single day. And when we are out at one of his work functions, or a dinner and we end up in a crowded room separated from each other – when I look up and make eye contact with him across the room, he always winks at me, and to this day it always bring that butterfly feeling to my stomach, just like the days in English class.
Mandi, thank you so much for sharing your story. I have the heart of a romantic and I truly love your story.
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Love this story! I think it's awesome he had the note laminated!
Adorable! I love that story! Very cute. I have been with my Shug since I was 15 (almost 10 years now). I don't have that cuteness, but he proposed to me like a champ. Nice to read.
*sniff* That is so beautiful. Mandi, you have your own HEA.
Penny–I know! I have to admit, the laminated note is pretty romantic.
Make up for throwing it at her in the first place huh? LOL
Lily–Wow since you were 15? I'm loving all these sweet love stories. That's great.
"True love – I knew the moment I set eyes on Kevin I would marry him. I looked into his dark eyes, and I could smell that spicy bonding scent emanating from him. My fangs started to descend and.."
LMAO!!! is that yours and Kevins story Mandi, or yours and John Matthews ?
HEE! it made me giggle!
Awww, thats so romantic, i felt positively gushy reading it. you guys look so cute together!
Gigi–I KNOW! I love Mandi and her hubby's story.
Sparklybearsy–LMBO! I just keep thinking of the look on Kevin's face when Mandi went all vamp girl on him LOL.
Wonderful story Mandi – I was laughing most of the way through….
Kevin is so lucky to be on married to his very own Vamp….
Thanks for another great adventure Ms. Vixen….
E.H>
awwww that is so sweet! You two are cute together! Good to see some of these young get togethers do end up well! My first husband and I started dating at 15, but it didnt work out.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your wonderful love story Smexi!! It was so sweet! I couldn't tear my eyes away from the screen while I was reading it. I loved the funny parts and I loved the sweet parts. I have tears in my eyes just thinking of the love you guys share. And the butterflies thing is what really got me. Wow! You two look so happy and wonderful together.
EH–Mandi and Kevin are very cute and yes, Kevin is a lucky man to have her own cute little vamp.
KV-I remember my 15 yo boyfriend. I can't imagine having married him LOL.
Aw that is such a cute story! You guys look great together! Thanks for sharing!
Such a perfect match!
Thanks FV for inviting me to tell our story:) And thanks for all the kinds words..and not making fun of me in my designer pink dress
Oh I have a special post planned for making fun of the pink dress
Love you Mandi, I do.
The pink dress is fine!
I remember having that same perm tho when I was in middle school…. LOL
What a cute love story! I love the vamp part too.. the other day I found myself almost asking a co-worker how her "mate" was.. I think I've been reading a little too much shifter romance..hehe..happy V day!
Holy crap. This is totally awesome. Best thing I have read in so long! That was so well written, Mandi!
I really hope I'm writing stories like this about my man in 14 years. This was perfect for Valentine's Day.
KV–I had the perm too. Apparently we passed it around LOL
Heather–Ok, the mate thing is funny!! LOL
I was dying with laughter with the bonding scent, just dying. That has to be the cutest story ever! I love that Mr. Smexy still winks at you.
Damn my love curse, I don't get winks I get farting horsies!
Love it! What a great story, and I love that the two of you are still going strong. Waita be!
Amazing, married for 10 years! But being togther for so long and still going strong is beyond amazing! I love, love stories that keeps on going!!!!
Awwwww, so sweet, what a wonderful history you have. And you go girl, tell that hussy what's right
Aaaaawwweeee! So cute! Doesn't that ring back memories? Passing notes in school. LOL! And that is so sweet that he still carried it. Wow. I also must say, you guys were pinch your cheeks cute in your middle school picture!
What a fabulous and sweet story!!
You two are such a cute couple (especially in the middle school pic with the pretty pink dress and your hubby's stylin' tie) *g*
What a beautiful love story! Yay for Mr and Mrs Smexy!
FV – that perm must be why we all get along so well. We obviously all have excellent taste.
Hubs was rockin' the tie. And the peach shirt
Mandi! Cutest story ever!!
Hugs, VFG
OH Smexy….. what a love story!! i can not believe that! That is freaking amazing!!! Hats off to you and MR. Smexy!
That is such a sweet story! To be together since middle school, wow!
Thank you so much Mandi! That is a lovely story! And I love that you fought that there hussy for your man!
I Loved your story Mandi!
The geginning got me laughing soooo much! =)))
Happy Valentines day!
This is one of the sweetest true love story I've read!! Sounds like Kevin is a romantic himself. The laminated note. That in itself is full of awesome.
Thanks for sharing with us Mandi and you look perfect together!
Aw, Mandi, that's so sweet! I'm full of the warm fuzzies now.
Oh that is so sweet!!! Thanks so much for sharing your story
Back to the “dark period”…. When he uhh.. Broke up with u… I have some advice that I think is pretty good. It’s kind of relivant to that. If you boyfriend breaks up with you, don’t stop loving him. Instead, keep your feelings in the back of your heart. You never know. He might come back.