Since 2nd Grade

Saturday Morning (Dulce's POV) (Dulce in MM)

I woke up perfectly fine, but then I remembered being stood up, and left in the cold air for at least 3 hours(there might be a slight exaggeration, but you get the picture). My father had already made his way to work, so I made myself a cup of cereal. I didn't even bother to check my phone. A few minutes later, I get a call from an unknown number. Figuring it was Joseph, I didn't answer. He kept calling, and calling, until I finally answered.
"What?!"
I shouted angrily into the phone.
"Baby, listen. My father is in the hospital."
My eyes widened, and my jaw dropped to the floor.
"JJ, I am so-"
"Just be dressed and ready when I pick you up."
His voice was unusually stern.
"Alright. I love you."
I said
"I love you too, Dulce."
And with that he hung up.
I hopped in the shower, and took my time. I washed my hair, and when I got out I took my time styling it. I ended up with a bun, but I took my time getting dressed. Sexy, but not father-in-the-hospital sexy. I put on a tan long sleeve crop top, and some ripped mom jeans. I then took my time in the bathroom to do my makeup. As I was applying my final touch of lip gloss, I heard a beep outside. I cut off all the lights, and put on my tan Michael Kors shoes, as well as grabbed my wallet. The horn beeped again, this time the sound lasting a couple seconds longer than the last one. I grabbed my keychain, and left out, being sure to lock the door.

Joseph's POV
I hated lying to Dulce like this, but I just couldn't tell her the truth. God, she's so beautiful. I'm so lucky to have her. Yet here I am taking advantage of her. It's not like I wanted to, though. I had to do what I had to do. As she entered my mom's car, which for the longest time she thought was mine, I greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. I pulled off, and we rode in silence, not even the radio was on. Finally, she spoke up.
"Your dad isn't really in the hospital, is he?"
She chuckled, and not like it was actually funny. My ass was grass I already knew. I had to change the subject quick.
"Nope. But my mom says hey."
Whenever I talk about my mom she gets super happy and lighthearted. I guess it's because of her whole mom situation.
"How is she?"
She smiled slightly.
"She's good. Actually, this morning before I left out, she was talking about when we first met."
I looked over at her, and she was smiling, looking out of the window.
"Yeah, I remember. Do you remember everything that happened?"
"Most definitely. One of the most embarrassing moments of my life."
I laughed, remembering that day.

August 6, 2006 (Joseph's POV)
"Have a wonderful day, JJ!"
My mother flashed her pearly white smile at me.
"Okay mama."
I walked into my second grade class knowing everybody.
"Hey, Joseph. Do you like my hair?"
Makayla Anderson asked me, while shaking her head so I could hear her beads click together.
"Yeah. It's real nice."
All of the boys came up to me and we compared lunch boxes. All of the girls in the class sat in little groups, looking at us, and giggling. Except for one. Her hair was black and curly. So curly that her curls had curls. She looked down at her desk, and fiddled with a piece of string from the arts and crafts table. I walked over to her, and sat by her.
"What are you doing?"
She said, looking up at me with a disgusted look on her face.
"I was just sitting down..."
"Don't. I don't need your pity. You can leave."
She started playing with the string again.
"What is that?"
I asked her.
"Didn't I tell you to leave me alone?"
She stood up. I did too.
"Fine then, you big ass baby!"
I started to storm off, but she grabbed me by the collar of my shirt. By now, the whole class was staring at us. Luckily, the teacher was out in the hallway, greeting parents.
"Let me go!"
I said while choking.
"Stupid little boy. Don't you ever call me a baby ever again!"
She pulled me back by my collar, and I fell to the carpet. Tears started to form in my eyes. I stood up and looked around for the teacher. Once again, she grabbed me by my collar, and pulled me to a corner. She turned me around.
"If you even think about tattling, I swear I will kill you."
She gave me a death stare, but I wasn't even scared.
"Kiss me."
I said. Her eyes widened.
"Kiss me."
I said it again.
"No way am I kissing-"
I leaned in and kissed her, and pulled back quickly. When I pulled back, I noticed a shadow over us.
"Excuse me, you two, what do you think you are doing?"
The teacher pulled us both in the hallway and called our parents.
"You two go to the front office. The principal is waiting for you."
• • • • •
We walked down the hallway in silence.
"I love you."
She looked down as she spoke.
"What?"
I said. She looked at me. She seemed eager to explain.
"My daddy says love is when you are happy to be around someone. It means they give you good vibes."
She smiled, and displayed two missing teeth in her top row.
"So you're my wife now? Cuh my momma says that the Bible says that when a man and woman kiss, they have to be husband and wife."
Her eyes got wide.
"Am I going to get pregnant?"
I frowned. I wasn't an expert at this type of stuff.
"I think you have to take a pregnancy quiz. If you are pregnant, you will have a baby in nine weeks."
I smiled, proud of my beautiful brain.
"That doesn't sound right, but okay. By the way, I'm Dulce."
"I'm Joseph."
I said as we entered the office.

A/N- So cute, god bless 😭. Guys I literally ADORE the character that plays Dulce. That's my gf 😊😏. Jp but she's so perf 😍. Anywho, vote/comment/share allat type stuff, and also, could y'all pm me some of the stories you're reading? I'm getting bored with the Bryson Tiller fan fictions because they all seem the same but some of the are actually really good. So yeah give me any suggestions and I'll gladly read yours, or whatever you suggest.

Love you all,
Diamond ❤️️💎