It was a cold winter day. I was walking through the town park. Kids were skating on the ice, building snowmen, and having snowball fights.
I pulled out your phone to check the time. It was 11:30am and I was meeting my mom for lunch at 1pm.
I'm 18 and live on my own so I don't see my parents much.
As I put my phone back in my pocket I was hit with an ice ball. The person who hit me came running to my side as I looked down at my arm and rubbed it.
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry are you ok?" They asked. It was a boy, he had an Australian accent.
"You just hit my with a damn ice ball!" I stated, clearly annoyed. I looked up into his hazel brown eyes and immediately felt sorry for sounding like a bitch about it.
He was wearing black skinny jeans, boots, and a winter coat. There was a bandana wrapped around his head. His hair was light brown and curly.
"I know and I feel terrible." He said sadly. "No it's okay" I said with a reassuring smile.
"Are you sure?" He asked. "Yea," I paused, "I'm Justine." I said smiling and reaching out to shake his hand.
"I'm Ashton." He said smiling and grabbing my hand. He shook and returned his arm to his side.
"Your beautiful." he blurted out. I blushed and looked away, "thanks." I said softly. "Wanna hang out for a bit? I'm here with some friends but I'm sure they won't mind." he asked.
"Uhm okay, I have to meet my mom for lunch at 1 though." I said looking back to him. "That's fine. Maybe after that we can hang out? Just us." he said smiling again. His smile is beautiful.
"Okay." I said smiling back.
We walked to a group of three boys wrestling in the snow. "Guys!" Ashton yelled, getting they're attention. They stopped and looked up. When they saw that I was with him they stood up and brushed the snow off of themselves.
"Who's this pretty young lady?" the guy with blonde hair asked. "This is Justine." Ashton told them.
"Hello Justine, I'm Luke!" The guys with blonde hair said giving me a small hug. "Hi!" I said hugging him back.
Then the guy with dark brown hair with streaks of blonde through it introduced himself. "Hiya! I'm Calum!" he said grabbing my hand and kissing it. I giggled and said, "It's nice to meet you!"
Then there was the guy with neon pink hair. "I'm Michael! I love your hair by the way!" He said hugging me. "Thanks!" I said smiling.
My hair is blonde with ombré pink, the same colour as his. "This is the girl I got with an Ice ball..." Ashton said sounding sorry.
"Good one mate!" Calum said hitting his shoulder lightly.
I laughed as Ashton picked up some snow and threw it at Calum. "Snow ball fight begins!!" Michael yelled before running behind a tree for cover.
Ashton grabbed my wrist and dragged me behind a stone wall. I made a snow ball and peered over the wall. I saw Luke trying to find a place to hide so I threw the snow ball towards his direction.
The snowball hit him in the back of the head then he tripped and fell in the snow. I started laughing as he glared at me.
"You've got a good arm!" Ashton said surprised. "I play baseball." I said smiling proudly. I reached beside me to grab some more snow. I formed a ball out of it and shoved it down Ashton's coat.
He screamed from the coldness of the snow and smirked at me. I got up and ran over to where Michael was. "Why would you come over here? I could ambush you!"
"Ashton's out to get me though!" he laughed at my nervousness and pulled me close to him.
"I'll protect you" he said smiling to me. I smiled back, he had a great smile.
We were staring at each other for a about a minute when I heard Ashton. "Justine I will find you!" He yelled. I let go of Michael and bent down to pick up some snow.
I peered around the tree. Calum and Luke were shoving snow in each other's faces while Ashton was looking for me. I threw the snowball at him and it hit him right in the face.
I jumped back behind the tree and hid behind Michael. "Now I know where you are!" Ashton yelled happily.
I decided to make a run for it, bad idea. A snowball hit my back then ashton tackled me to the ground. I screamed at he sat on my legs and pinned my arms beside my head.
I felt the wetness of the cold snow seeping through my jeans. "Ashton no!" I squealed laughing. He grabbed my other arm with his hand and used his free hand to shove snow down my coat.
I started shivering from the coldness as he whispered in my ear. "Karma's a bitch." he chuckled. Then before I knew it his face was inches from mine. He used his sleeve to wipe the cold water off my cheeks.
Then his lips were pressed to mine. Sadly it only lasted a couple seconds. I smiled and bit my lip as he smirked.
"I, I have to go now.." I said sadly. He helped me up and gave me a hug. "Give me your phone." he said reaching out his hand.
"Okay?" I said hesitantly and pulled my phone out of my pocket. I handed it to him and he typed his number into my contacts. He took a funny picture of himself and set it as his contact photo.
I laughed at the picture. "I'll text you when I'm done lunch with my mom" I smiled warmly to him. "Okay gorgeous." I blushed and yelled to the other boys.
"Bye guys! Nice to meet you see you soon!" I waved good bye and went to meet my mom.
*2 years later*
"Happy anniversary!" Ashton said walking through the door of our apartment with a bouquet of roses.
"Babe our anniversary isn't for another month?" I asked confused. "I know but we met 2 years ago today at the park!" he said setting down the roses and kissing my cheek.
"I know, don't worry I haven't forgotten." I said smiling to my boyfriend. "You were so beautiful with the snow in your hair and when you kissed me I felt all warm and tingly inside." He said wrapping his arms around my waste.
"It was definitely the best day of my life." I said remembering our first kiss. "I love you Justine." he said kissing me. "I love you too" I mumbled into the kiss as I snaked my arms around his neck.
I love this boy more than anything💕
