CNCO & PM Imagines (complete)

5 Past Loves: When (CNCO- Erick)

When I loved was my first boyfriend back in high school. Loving him was everything I could have hoped for in a first love. Our relationship was filled with new feelings, thoughts, and adventures. Looking back on it, no one could ever replace him. It's a bit unfair because he embodies the combination of both love and youth. The feeling of young love is unique and impossible to replicate because we can only be that age once.

High school was a time of innocence, discovery, and adventure. We shared these three elements together in things like our first kiss, late night sneaking out, matinee movies, all of which now have become a nostalgic love preserved in a time that neither of us can touch. Our first kiss came from the first time our families ever met. We had all gone out for dinner together and after a successful dinner, the two of us went out for ice cream to celebrate. While we were sitting outside of the old-school parlour, he turned and looked at me with the brightest smile I'd ever seen grace his face.

"Mi amor? Did you know that I am really happy things went well tonight with our families? No se que haría sin ti." he said while placing his bowl of ice cream down onto the table and leaning over to kiss me.

To say I was out of breath and at a loss for words would be an understatement. This was the first time we ever kissed and it was not only that but also the first kiss for both of us. It was everything I could have dreamed of when I was growing up reading books and watching princess movies. That was just the start of the amazing moments and adventures we went on together.

I remember sneaking out of my house with Erick the night before we were meant to start our senior year. He had texted me and told me that he had a date planned for us. It was 8pm and the sun was going to set soon which was something he knew I loved. There were countless photos and videos of the two of us on dates during sunset. When I met up with him at the park down the street from my house, we walked up to the top of the hill where he had set up a picnic for the two of us. He packed some amazing Cuban food that I'm sure was cooked by his mom seeing as the boy couldn't cook those dishes to save his life.

It was moments like that, that really made it clear to me that we were in love and that no matter what happens, he would always have a piece of my heart because at the end of the day he will always be my first love. And despite what everyone had to say about our relationship, even though we were just kids, there's not a doubt in my mind that when we were there, we were in love.

And that was when I loved.

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