First kiss on the band bus

In honor of my one year anniversary coming up with my boyfriend, (eek!) I'm gonna share one of my favorite moments.

It was October of 2018, me and my boyfriend had been dating for 7 months at this point. we were slowly getting more comfortable with eachother as the months passed and it this point, I felt like I was ready. Of course, I wasn't going to force this beautiful moment and I just waited for the time to come. But I knew that when that time came, id be ready.

We're both in band. We've been in it since 5th grade He plays the saxophone, I play the French horn. We spent every Friday, occasionally Thursdays for those Thursday night games, and almost every weekend at competitions together. plus the long 4 days a week practices. Sore arms, legs and lips were all worth it if i meant i could see him. The excitement and just the whole vibe of competitions and football games were so beyond me, I truly love the feeling.

But nothing is better than the late night bus rides back home.

After a tough loss at our football game, I was sitting near the bus window, looking tiredly out at the empty field. My boyfriend pulled out his solar powered portable charger and held it up to me. I looked at him and asked what in the world was he doing and he said "do you get it? you see because it needs light and you, you light up my world." I looked at him seriously for a moment, before we both started laughing.

The bus took off and I just rested on him, his hand was in my hair and i was slowly falling asleep to the sound of his heartbeat. Which might i add, is the absolute best feeling in the entire world. We hadn't talked at the point, we were just enjoying eachothers company. Then he said my name. I just mumbled back a what.

Then he said, "i love you." And I said, "really?" He hummed a "mhm." Then I said "I love you too."

I wanted to cry. I had never felt so at peace with someone before and the feeling i had was so overwhelming. I was so in love.

I sat up and looked at him and said, "you're really cool." It came out as more of a mumble but he understood. we both had our heads resting on the seat in front of us and we were just looking at eachother. my blinks were slow and he knew i was sleepy, but he just stared. I dont know what he was thinking but i loved it when he just looked at me.

and the moment we've all been waiting for ladies and gentlemen, ~the kiss.~

maybe being tired brought out some courage in me because I LEANED IN. AND YOU WILL NEVER GUESS-

I. MISSED.

I missed.

My lips had touched his upper lip oNLY. NOT EVEN HIS LIP JUST THE MUSTACHE AREA, YOU KNOW?

Now I was suddenly fully awake and i kept saying sorry. but he didn't make me feel bad about it, he just laughed and hugged me.

I said it was dark and he was too tall. Which are both true. I was also 80% asleep.

He pulled away from our hug and he'd finally stopped laughing and then he kissed me.

He didn't miss like i did. But it just felt so ugh I can't explain it. I just wanted to freeze frame here, at this moment. One of the most important moments in my life had finally come and it was better than I imagined. Even if it was in the back of the band bus.

I'm so in love.

It's been almost 6 months and i have not heard the end of it from him about me missing. he always wins each stupid argument we had with that and he makes me want to smack him upside the head but I still love him.

Submitted April 09, 2019 at 05:35AM

In honor of my one year anniversary coming up with my boyfriend, (eek!) I'm gonna share one of my favorite moments.It was October of 2018, me and my boyfriend had been dating for 7 months at this point. we were slowly getting more comfortable with eachother as the months passed and it this point, I felt like I was ready. Of course, I wasn't going to force this beautiful moment and I just waited for the time to come. But I knew that when that time came, id be ready.We're both in band. We've been in it since 5th grade He plays the saxophone, I play the French horn. We spent every Friday, occasionally Thursdays for those Thursday night games, and almost every weekend at competitions together. plus the long 4 days a week practices. Sore arms, legs and lips were all worth it if i meant i could see him. The excitement and just the whole vibe of competitions and football games were so beyond me, I truly love the feeling.But nothing is better than the late night bus rides back home.After a tough loss at our football game, I was sitting near the bus window, looking tiredly out at the empty field. My boyfriend pulled out his solar powered portable charger and held it up to me. I looked at him and asked what in the world was he doing and he said "do you get it? you see because it needs light and you, you light up my world." I looked at him seriously for a moment, before we both started laughing.The bus took off and I just rested on him, his hand was in my hair and i was slowly falling asleep to the sound of his heartbeat. Which might i add, is the absolute best feeling in the entire world. We hadn't talked at the point, we were just enjoying eachothers company. Then he said my name. I just mumbled back a what.Then he said, "i love you." And I said, "really?" He hummed a "mhm." Then I said "I love you too."I wanted to cry. I had never felt so at peace with someone before and the feeling i had was so overwhelming. I was so in love.I sat up and looked at him and said, "you're really cool." It came out as more of a mumble but he understood. we both had our heads resting on the seat in front of us and we were just looking at eachother. my blinks were slow and he knew i was sleepy, but he just stared. I dont know what he was thinking but i loved it when he just looked at me.and the moment we've all been waiting for ladies and gentlemen, ~the kiss.~maybe being tired brought out some courage in me because I LEANED IN. AND YOU WILL NEVER GUESS-I. MISSED.I missed.My lips had touched his upper lip oNLY. NOT EVEN HIS LIP JUST THE MUSTACHE AREA, YOU KNOW?Now I was suddenly fully awake and i kept saying sorry. but he didn't make me feel bad about it, he just laughed and hugged me.I said it was dark and he was too tall. Which are both true. I was also 80% asleep.He pulled away from our hug and he'd finally stopped laughing and then he kissed me.He didn't miss like i did. But it just felt so ugh I can't explain it. I just wanted to freeze frame here, at this moment. One of the most important moments in my life had finally come and it was better than I imagined. Even if it was in the back of the band bus.I'm so in love.It's been almost 6 months and i have not heard the end of it from him about me missing. he always wins each stupid argument we had with that and he makes me want to smack him upside the head but I still love him.