Big Girls Don't Cry ✔️

A surprise doesn't even explain things

Kelsey

Since that day, Martin and I became inseparable. People were a bit surprised by this, but I wasn't. They didn't see the side of him, I did. He reserves that side just for me.

He also hung out at my house more than his own. I could understand why. Who wants to be in a home that is in disrepair and no one else was there?

My parents just like the fact that I was home, and they could keep an eye on things and not worry about me. It's not like we were doing anything terrible anyways. Trust me, the last thing I needed him to find out was a crucial detail I had yet to tell him.

Well, that was all about to change and boy, was he in for a shock.

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Martin

Kelsey and I had been hanging out for a few weeks, and I wanted to take her on an actual date. Nothing fancy just a simple date. Maybe dinner and a movie. I decided to find out what she thought.

I came over to her house, and her dad let me in. Told me she was getting ready, so I decided to surprise her. I went upstairs to her room and opened the door only to get a surprise of my own.

"What the?" It was all I could manage to say as she looked at me wide-eyed as she stood there completely naked.

"Oh, god! Get out!" She screamed as she hurried and grabbed a towel, covering herself as I closed the door quickly. I stood there as I realized Kelsey was a guy, but that didn't make any sense. She had a chest and wore skirts. Unless then it dawned on me what she was.

I tapped on the door, "Kelsey?"

"What?" She yelled back through the door.

"Can we talk?"

"Why? Go ahead and laugh. I know that's what you want to do," she yelled as I heard faint sobs coming from her room.

"Please let me in," I begged her.

She didn't respond as I stood there waiting.

"I'm not leaving until you open the door and if I have to, I will stay here until you open the door," I told her. It was the truth. I wasn't leaving until we talked and man, did we have a lot to talk about now.

I stood there and waited until she opened the door a few minutes later, fully clothed but not like she usually looked. I looked at her as she looked at me, defeated.

"Okay, go ahead and yell at me for lying to you. I deserve it," Kelsey whispered to me.

"Why would I yell at you?" My question took her by surprise.

"Because I wasn't candid with you," she answered.

"Okay, then tell me the truth, and let's go from there," I reasoned. Kelsey nodded as I walked into her room.

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Kelsey

Martin sat on the bed as I told him everything. Told him how I grew up feeling like I had the wrong body. How my birth parents treated me? I explained that my aunt and uncle took me in. I told him about the reassignment surgery and why I was waiting to enlist. I told him everything. I also told him if he never wanted to see or speak to me again, I would understand.

I stood there as he looked at me.

"Say something, anything," I whispered as I felt like my world was crashing down on me.

He stood up in front of me, raising his hand to touch my cheek gently.

"Kelsey, I don't care that your transgender. Yeah, I was a bit surprised, but it doesn't matter to me. What matters is the kind of person you are? You could have easily judged me for my home life, but you didn't. Why should I turn around and judge you?" He asked me, sincerely.

I lifted my head and faced him. His expression wasn't of anger but kindness. Looking into his eyes, I knew he was sincere. I hugged him as he hugged me back. It was the best hug I ever had.

"Does this still mean you want to go out with me?" I asked my voice, muffled into his chest.

"That's why I came over, to see what you wanted to do on our date until I got a surprise of my own," he remarked to me.

I pulled back and looked at him as he smiled at me. I couldn't help but smile again at him.

"How about a movie and a burger?" I suggested to him.

"Simple, just as I planned. That works for me," Martin chuckled as I grinned.

He leaned down and pressed his lips to mine as he kissed me. I didn't hesitate to kiss him back. We broke from our kiss, and he held me in his arms.

I don't know when it happened, but I fell for Martin deeply. What started as an assignment became so much more. To most, he was the bad boy that hated everything and everyone, but to me, he was just Martin.

We sat on my bed and talked. We didn't talk about me being transgender but about our futures. Martin wanted to go to school and do something significant with his life while I chose the military.

He played with my hands as we sat facing each other.

"Do you think we'll be together after school ends?" He questioned me.

"Shouldn't we go on our first date?" I asked him a bit confused.

"Of course, but I'm thinking long term," he shrugged.

"I say we start with a date and see what happens from there," I suggested as he smiled at me.

Martin could have reacted as irrationally about me being transgender, but he didn't. He understood how important it was not to judge someone. Sometimes it takes someone special to know what it's like to have someone judge you

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Martin

I had Kelsey pegged all wrong in the beginning. She was nothing like I thought she was. She was fighting her own battle. They say we never know what kind of battle people fight and to be kind always. For her, I would be the kind of person she needed. God knows she needs all the support she could get.

The day she ran into me in the hallway, all I could think was how beautiful she was. It had unnerved me when I first saw her. I figured no one could look like her and not be a pretentious snob. When we got paired together on that assignment, I wanted to be right about my opinion of her then she did the thing I don't expect. She proved me wrong, and I was so glad she did because, at that moment, I fell hard for her.

I didn't know what would happen with us, but I wanted to find out, and if I got the chance, I would make her mine ultimately. That was a promise.