A rush of panic rushed through me. What kind of girl forgets to bring a pad with her. I looked around the bathroom and my eyes landed on the tissue paper by the toilet. I made an emergency pad and washed my hands. I opened the door and saw Aaron leaning against the wall next to it. He straightened up and uncrossed his arms

"What happened?" He asked

I shifted uncomfortably from one foot to another. I shouldn't be embarrassed. This is normal and something I shouldn't be afraid to speak about.

"I- uh, I started my period" I quietly said.

His eyes widened and his lips parted. He grabbed my hand and made me sit in his gamer chair "Ok ok are you ok? Does it hurt? If it does I can take you to the hospital and-"

I couldn't help but laugh at his reaction. "I don't need to go to the hospital. I've been dealing with this since I was thirteen but I do need you to go to the store for me" I pleaded

"No I'm not going to the store. I don't know the first thing about periods" he said backing away.

"Please babe or I will cry" I pouted.

He sighed and walked over to his dresser to get his keys. "Tampons right?"

"No tampons are too uncomfortable, I need pads"

He smirked and rose his eyebrow. "So you can't wear tampons but you can stick a whole dick up you p-"

"DO NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE" I yelled holding up my hand in front of his face. He laughed and gave me kiss.

"Alright I'll be back in soon. I love you"

"I love you" I smiled and flopped back onto his bed

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Aaron's pov (haven't made one of these in a hot minute)

Within five minutes I arrived at target and made a beeline to feminine aisle. I stared in confusion at the products in front of me. Why are there so many products and different colours? I hesitantly picked up a pink packet in my left hand and a green one in my right. I stared at the packets trying to figure out which one would be better. I sighed and placed them back on the shelf.

I then noticed two girls walking down towards me laughing at something on their phone.

"Hey sorry, listen long story short my girl just got her period and made me get her some pads but I've no idea which ones to get" I explained

The girl in short, brown hair spoke first. "If she just started you should something like these" she said picking up a multicoloured packet. I nodded and took the packet off her.

"I would also recommend getting her chocolate or some of her favourite candy. Trust me it will help" the other girl said. I quickly thanked them and they walked away. I decided to grab two more packets just in case. I them made my way down to the candy aisle. I remember Sierra telling me she didn't like chocolate so I just took starbursts, skittles and sour patches. I also picked up a bottle of painkillers for the pain and a heating pad since I didn't have one at home.

After paying I began driving home. I suddenly remembered she hadn't eaten dinner yet so picked up large pizza for us to share. Twenty minutes I pulled up into my driveway.

"Babe I'm back!!" I shouted so she could hear me. I dropped my keys into the bowl which was on the table in the foyer. I walked upstairs with the pizza in my right hand and the things I bought from the store in my left. I opened the door and found her laying on the bed curled up in ball. "Babe?"

She looked towards me and the first thing I noticed was her eyes were red and glassy and there were tear stains on her cheeks. "Hey what's wrong?" I asked. I placed the pizza on my dresser and walked over to her. "What's wrong?" I asked again

"Nothing... it's just..my stomach really hurts" she cried. I brought her into a hug but she kept shaking violently against me.

"I'm really sorry, look I got you these" I said pulling out the pads out from the bag "I'll go get you some water for the painkillers and I'll also heat up the heating pad" I said trying to make her feel better. She took the bag off me and looked inside.

"You got all this stuff?" She asked. I nodded and rubbed her back in soothing circles. She then broke into tears again.

"What? Did I do something? I got the wrong stuff didn't I?" I sighed in annoyance

"No-no it's just you're an amazing boyfriend"

Well I wasn't expecting that but then again girls are weird. She stood up and took the pads off me before heading towards the bathroom. I took the pain killers out of the bag and placed them on the bedside table. I then walked downstairs and prepared the heating pad for her and some water. When I was back I found her laying on her back. I gave her the heating pad and water. After she swallowed the pain killers we ate the pizza.

"Can we go to sleep now?" She asked.

"Of course baby" I said nodding my head. One thing I learned about girls who are on the menstrual cycle is that if you don't agree with what they say they can turn into monsters and then cry about it. I switched off the tv and placed the pizza box on the floor. I laid on my back and then she pressed her head against my chest. My hands went to her hair and I gently massaged her scalp. After a few minutes I stopped to turn off the lamp which was on my bedside table.

"No don't stop" she whined

"That's what she said" I joked which earned a smack on my upper arm. "I'm joking. I'm just turning off the light" I laughed. I reached over and turned the light before relaxing on the bed again.

"Thank you" she gently said.

"For playing with your hair?" I questioned.

"No, for everything" she yawned. I couldn't help but smile. I leaned down and softly kissed her temples.

"Go to sleep" I whispered

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The next day (sierras pov)

By the next day I was feeling so much more better. Aaron was nice enough to make his mom and I breakfast this morning too which was great. I loved how even during such a stressful time for me he was still such a gentleman and being sweet. I was currently on his computer finding a website for us to play computer games on. He originally was going to show me how to play the PS4 I didn't feel like spending more time in his room since I was there for most my time yesterday. Aaron was just out of the shower and getting dressed so I was waiting for him.

After finding a website I got extremely bored. I couldn't help but notice a bunch of tabs were open. I personally hate when I have a lot of tabs open as it always looks cluttered. I looked closer and that's when I realised that the tabs were college applications. Curiosity got the best of me and I clicked into the first one. It's not like I'm invading his privacy...right? All of his applications were colleges like Brown, NYU, Columbia etc.

My eyes squinted when I saw a college application for the university of Toronto. I leaned forward in my seat and saw the application was already filled. That doesn't make sense. He never told me anything about studying in Canada.

"Babe you will never believe what Justin just sent me" he laughed as he climbed down the stairs.

"What's this?" I asked getting straight to the point. His eyes flew up to meet mine and then down at the computer. He sighed and ran a hand through his wet hair.

"You weren't meant to find out" he mumbled, walking over to the couch to sit down beside me.

"You weren't going to tell me?" I asked in disbelief.

"No no no, that came out wrong" he frantically said. "I meant you weren't supposed to find out like this. I was going to tell you" he said

I sighed and looked down. "I believe you but why Canada? Do you actually want to go there?" I asked

"I mean of course I would like to stay here but I've done my research and the colleges in Canada has better facilities and opportunities for what I want to do" he explained.

I pursed my lips and started fiddling with my fingers. I think he noticed my distress because he gently grabbed my chin and turned my head towards him. "If it makes you feel better I probably won't get in. You have to be super academic which I'm not so I'm applying for a scholarship"

"Don't say that Aaron. If you really want to go to Canada then you should go but what happens if you really do get in? What does that mean for us?" I frowned.

He shook his head and brought my head down so my head was leaning on his shoulder "we will cross that bridge if we get there. For now let's play video games" he took the computer off me and got the game started but all I could think about is what the future could possibly hold for us.

Heyyyyyy lovelies. I'm back with another chapter. This chapter was extremely cute but also really sad.

How do you think Aaron handled the situation with Sierra on her cycle?

What do you think will happen next?

Also the watty awards are starting tomorrow and I would have loved to enter but my book is completed yet 😭maybe next year

Xoxo

Precious

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