My boyfriend Jon and I had been dating in secret for about 8 months. Why? Mainly because of my brother.

No, it wasn't that "big brother doesn't approve" thing. It was more like "big brother's best friend likes his sister" thing.

So Jon and I kept any act of affection hidden from my brother, as stupid as it seemed to us.

Like one time, my brother left to go visit his friend across the state, and I (not thinking of the problems it could've caused) immediately called Jon to come over and hang out.

When my big bro forgot his phone and had to come back and grab it while Jon and I were cuddled up watching a movie, the big lesson learned was:

Popcorn goes everywhere when you try to jump backwards off the couch to go hide from your girlfriend's brother.

Jon was half under my bro's bed when my brother walked in the door, seeing me practically swimming in popcorn on the couch. (Though that wasn't the weirdest popcorn situation he's seen me in.)

"Hey. Why are you- Nevermind. Have you seen my phone?" He asked glancing around.

"Uh, maybe it's in your car or something?" I answered in a nervous tone.

"I bet it's on my bed. Oh, and clean up the popcorn."

I started to silently lose it as he approached his room, where the half-hidden Jon lay.

"WHAT THE HECK IS HE DOING HERE! JON, GET THE HECK OUT BEFORE I-"

Jon took off running out of the room and grabbed my hand, ignoring the popcorn crunching under his feet.

"What is going on here?! Jon, you have five seconds to explain before I beat your sorry a-"

"I'm in love with your sister, man. That's the hard truth. You can argue, threaten, or hurt me all you want, but I will NOT leave her." Jon exclaimed, cutting him off mid-threat. My brother stood there standing dumbstruck.

"Y-you love me?" I stuttered, looking at Jon. Tears gathered in my eyes as he nodded.

"I love you too..." I whispered, hugging him tightly. Jon leaned down to kiss me, but my brother cleared his throat in an attempt to get our attention away from each other. (It worked.)

I looked into my brother's eyes, seeing worry, joy, and confusion. He sighed. "There's no stopping this relationship, is there?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at Jon and smirked a little.

"Nope. Nothing you can say or do can tear us apart." Jon declared. "Do you agree?" He asked me.

"Of course!"