Better than any Nicholas Sparks love story.

It was my freshmen year of high school. Some how my best friend Lyndsey had convinced me to join JROTC. I had no interest at the time in anything military related, but i did need a PE credit. So i figured why not be in a class with my best friend. I walked in feeling a little awkward. Not sure how many girls there would actually participate in the program. To my surprise there were several of us. As class got started they sorted us into platoons then sqauds. Then the company commander proceeded to tell us about the different extra curricular activities JROTC provided. There was drill team, color gaurd, ranger swim team, orienteering, rifle team, and finally the physical fitness team. That was when a kid got up and stood in front of the class. His name was cadet staff sergant Hoinkis. He was cute. REALLY cute. Turns out he was commander of the Physical fitness team and had decided to go into detail about what the team actually did. Honestly i had stopped listining as soon as he has started talking. I was to busy checking out his incredible body. Soon class ended. I told Lyndsey who was already on the Physical fitness team, that i would see here after school for practice. I was going to give it a shot. Plus this gave me the opportunity to goggle at the cute guy some more. Finally the day ended and i went to practice. We ran, did sit ups, amd push ups, sqauts. The entire time being lead by Mr.sexy. I soon learned his name was Jared Hoinkis. He was a sophmore, and the youngest cadet to ever be put in charge of the team. He was kind of a big shot in JROTC. Soon everyone on the team had all become really close friends. Jared and i became closer as well. He started paying more attention to me at practice than anyone else, then he started giving me a ride home every day. We started talking and texting eachother constantly. Soon we had become best friends. Jared actually knew more about me than my closets girl friends. I just knew i could trust him. For the next three years thing pretty much stayed the same. We were practically guled to eachother. We tried dating over Christmas break of my junior year. He even kissed me outside my dads house, but i soon broke it off. He was my best friend. I didnt want to ruin things with a nasty break up. Soon the school year ended. Jared had graduated and was headed off to Marine corps boot camp. We wrote to each other in our spare time. The letters were sweet. Stating how much we missed one another and what we would do together once he had gotten home. But i soon began to notice that our letters had become increasingly romantic. I had been a gradual thing, and i now realized i was completely head over heels for my best friend. After graduation Jared came home. We spent every free minuet we had together. Just snuggling or watching movies. But soon Jared had to go. He had to go to SOI. So once again we were separated. We still kept in touch. We called and text one another daily. After SOI Jared got Stationed at Camp Lejeune. I haddnt seen him in almost year. The romance was still there and we were clearly interested in one another but in our time separated we had both met people. We casually dated a few here and there. Nothing ever lasting to long. Then finally Jared got word of his frist deployment. He came home for his pre deployment leave. As usual we spent every day with each other. Until finally one night things went farther than they ever had. The next morning i woke up next to him. I smiled. Not having a single regret about what had happened. It just felt right. Jared sat up and held me. finally he looked at me and said " you know what?" he asked. I grinned at him and replied "what?" He said " i woke up and my arms were still around you, I love you" I couldnt belive what i had just heard. but some how over our years of friend ship, telling him everything, and managing to keep in touch and as close as we were. Even separated by 1500 miles,I knew i loved him too. Then to my surprise he spoke again. " What would you say if i were to ask you to marry me?" My jaw dropped. " I would say yes" I said. He smiled and got out of bed. He proceeded to pack his things. His plane took off from Houston at about noon. Finally we said our good byes and he boarded his plane. The deployment was tought. He was gone eight months. I got a total of ten phone calls and two letters. I was worried sick. But he soon came home. To my relief safe and sound. Soon after he came home. Our lives resumed together as if he had never been gone. He eventually went back to Camp Lejeune. On November 21 (my birthday) i flew to Jacksonville North Carolina. The Marine corps ball was that weekend. We pulled into our hotel. Jared carried up my bags. We made it to our room and i began getting settled in. I had gone into the bathroom to put my toiletries away and as i came out, Jared grabbed my hand. He got down on one knee and pulled a ring out of his pocket. He asked me to marry him. And of cores i said yes. About a month afterwards we were married. Since then i have been by his side. I now live in North Carolina, and currently Jared is on his second deployment. Which thankfully is almost over. We are also expecting out first son Ryder in February. To tell you the truth. Looking back as a little high school freshman. I would have never guessed i would be married to that cute guy who lead the Physical fitness team. But it seems things worked out the way they were ment to. Because i am happier than i have ever been, and i wouldnt trade my life for anything. I have my price charming, but instead of armor he wears combat boots