50 Shades of Stan🔥

Prom night💖💃🏻

I had been friend with Steve and Bucky since we were kids, we grew up together and we were attending the last year of high school. The most special event every girl was waiting the most was the Ball: my girl friends – and class mates – had spent the last 2 months thinking about the dress, the shoes, the makeup and hairstyle. Two of us, Wanda and Nat, had already been invited by Bruce and Jarvis; they had met during the Summer Camp and kept on flirting even when the school restart: they looked like two couples. I had not received any invite yet, even if I was waiting for that from Steve: he was a shy boy, but some actions in his behaviour during the last weeks, made me understand he was only looking for the right moment.

"Peggy! Peggy!" I heard Steve's voice calling me before Chemistry lesson began, as I was walking to my locker outside the classroom to collect the books "Hey buddy! Ready for the test? I'm not sure about chapter 4... Let's hope Mrs Porter is in a good mood today!" He walked by my side "Peg...would you have an ice cream with me after the lessons?" I smiled "for sure, Ste! I need a healthy conversation with a man after all the girls' chats about the ball...my brain is almost bursting" I laughed giving me a dramatic pat on the forehead. "Great. See you at Sunday's at 4?" I nodded and said goodbye. Kelly reached me "don't tell me he asked you for the ball?" she whispered to my ear "no. why are you sure he will do?" "Because he's dying for you, can't you see? Don't tell you aren't aware of it!" She sounded a little upset about it. "Well....maybe he will do maybe not...." I answered naughtily, "hey, Reddish!" it was Bucky's voice behind my shoulders, he used to call me that way for the colour of my hair – my mom was Irish and I inherited red hair and green eyes from her – I turned "hey Barnes!" I gave him a fake punch on the bicep. "Rogers...time's up to rent the smoking!" he shouted to Steve who gasped "Ladies, stand in line please, there's something for all!" and he ran towards him enveloping his neck with the arm "looking good today, Buck. Already excited like every single person in this school..." Bucky slapped his cheek softly "have you already asked any girl out? Don't be shy, it is your chance!" Steve blushed and stuttered "not yet". "Well, you'd better get a move on! Be sure to make the right choice!" he winked and got in the classroom.

At 4 I was in front of Sunday's and met with Steve as agreed "hey Peg" he greeted me before opening the door and let me in first. We sat and ordered our ice creams "up to you, buddy. What's going on?" Steve was staring at his glass, his lips trembled a little, finally he spoke "would you like to come to the ball with me?" I wasn't surprised at all "Oh...ah..." he added "I mean, if you haven't already said yes to another guy..." I smiled "no, I haven't. I'd be glad to." Steve's face lighted up "great! Let me know the colour of your dress in order to buy a matching flower", I smiled "for sure. Now I can think about it!" We enjoyed our ice creams chatting till the sun started going down and it was time to go; Steve offered to walk me home and when we said goodbye on the driveway I thanked him again for the invitation "we'll have fun and maybe we make it a night to remember in our own way" he winked.

During the dinner my mom asked me if someone had already invited me to the Ball and I announced I had gone with Steve "have you already thought about the dress or at least the colour or the fabric?" I blushed "well, I found a couple googgling with Kelly, Wanda and Nat but they are a little too expensive...maybe I should have a look at what they have at JC Penny this Saturday." "Did you choose the colour at least?" she ask me again, "I did. You know my favourite is Tiffany green" I smiled with sparkles in my eyes. Steve and Bucky knew it as well, they bought me a soft warm Tiffany green scarf last Christmas, which was like a security blanket! The hardest thing was to find a flower matching with that colour; maybe I could ask my grandma's for help, she was the gardener in our family.

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My dress was waiting for me at JC Penny: a mermaid's silhouette imperial style one clinging in all the right places; a shell shaped pin marked the middle of the sweetheart neckline, lifting it up a little. Small drapes gave me the look of a Roman empress. "This is what absolute perfection means to me, Peg!" shouted Nat, a happy wide smile brightened my face "for real?" she came closer to hold both my hands, "oh my god I feel so excited as it was your wedding!" A tear flew down her cheek "Rogers is gonna faint when he sees you" added Wanda. "Have you already thought about the hairstyle? Your long hair is fine anyway and... Really that colour is yours without a doubt!" I stared at the image of myself in the mirror outside the changing rooms and I fell in love with it: I was going to add that I missed the shoes but Kelly come behind my shoulders holding a pair of shiny silver sandals, they had 5 cms high heels but that didn't scare me as Steve was a little taller than me. Wanda closed up a fake small diamonds necklace while Nat place two dangling earrings matching with it: "you're ready for the ball, Princess Peggy!" shouted my besties joining in a hug and squeezing me in between, I closed my eyes and dreamed about my first dance held into Steve's arms.

*TO BE CONTINUED* 😉