One Faithful Day

Getting ready for PROM!

Ch22.

Alexa's POV

I am currently sitting at a makeup table. No, scratch that, I'm currently strapped to a makeup table. Hope decided that my prom outfit and makeup were "unbelievably unfit for prom". But, I really don't see the problem with a black skin tight dress, with black heels, with black gloves, and a leather jacket.

Ok maybe a little over board on the tough girl act thing, but hey, I have rep to keep up. But Hope would not let me go to prom like that, so she forcibly put me in a girly dress and heels, and strapped me to a chair to do my makeup. No joke.

The dress is knee length, with ruffles at the bottom. It's a dark blue, the same as my shoes, with rhinestones going in a pattern throughout. It's strapless with a heart shape neck line.

"Oh, will you hold still!" Hope screamed.

"No, I told you I don't like this.... girly look!"

"What? It's a dark color and its so much better then what you had on."

"Well, I disagree!"

"I don't think you will after you see yourself."

She turned the chair so it faced a full length mirror. To tell you I was stunned would be an understatement.

My hair was my natural wavy look and there prominently stood a tiara in the middle of my head. My make up was not piled on but you could tell I had some on. I had blue eye shadow, with black mascara, and blue eye liner and a bit of lipgloss was on my lips. Hope unstrapped me and I walked to the mirror, stunned beyond belief.

"I-is that me?" I asked in astonishment.

The dress complimented my skin tone and eyes. I was breathless.

"Yep, all you girl." Hope smiled.

"There's just one thing." She frowned but then I pointed to the tiara and moved it slightly to the left. "Now it's me!" We laughed and made our way to the school.

Ryan was outside the school along with Logan and Jason and the others. All waiting for us because Hope would not let me leave my house.

"Sorry we're late, we were a little occupied." Hope explained. She turned and kissed Jason and I wanted to 'awwww' but I felt someone starring at me. I turned my head to Ryan and saw him starring at me in awe.

"What? Is something on my face?" I asked.

"No, it's just, you look just so... different."

"Different how?"

"Good different." He smiled down at me. I smiled back and felt my cheeks heat up. OH, SHIT!!! I'm blushing. Bad, bad, BAD!!!! He chuckled and we walked into the gym. Me still with a prominent blush on my face. Curse the universe for making me blush!

Ryan lead me to the refreshment table and poured me a glass of punch. I drank it in one gulp cause I was thirsty. He chuckled and dragged me out to the dance floor. We slow danced most of the time, but danced none the less.

During our last slow dance he looked right into my eyes, and starred intently.

"You look beautiful tonight." He stated.

"You know this isn't me." I looked towards the floor board. He brought his finger to my chin and lifted it so I met his eyes.

"I know, but I don't like they girl with the dress. I like the girl under the dress." I started to giggle because that just sounded wrong. "I didn't mean it like that." He said starting to giggle.

"I know, I know. But that sounded so wrong." At this point I was in hysterics and people started to stare. I looked back at Ryan and he had amusement written all over his face.

"See that perverted, outgoing, tough girl that has been around for the past 6 weeks. You brighten up a whole room just with your smile, and you liven up a party just with your laugh. You are the most awesome, courageous, outrageous, happy, outgoing, perverted girl I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. So I want to ask... will you be my girlfriend?"

I was stunned to say the least. Touched, but stunned. Why would he want to be my boyfriend? The trouble, the drama, the catastrophe I put him through and he still wants to be with me. Wait, I'm just staring, I didn't say anything. I saw the gleam of hope start to slip out of him.

"Oh, right, my answer. Haha, um. Yes, I would be so much more than happy to be your girlfriend." Tears brimmed my eyes and I started to cry. Happy tears. This amazing boy in front of me made me cry for the first time in years. Without having a nervous breakdown.

"Really? Your serious?!" I nodded my head and he hugged me. I hugged back and I felt, for once, purely happy. He let go and kissed me while smiling against my lips. "SHE SAID YES!!!" Well, way to be subtle about it Ryan. But I don't care, I am the girlfriend of the most amazing man on earth. Every one clapped and the DJ played one more slow song for, and I quote, 'the most poppin couple of Gloucester yo'. Haha. It was then when I looked at how my friends are happy, my new boyfriends happy, my ex is happy, and how I'm happy, that I realized I am the luckiest girl on earth. What more could I ask for... at the moment.

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A/N

Sorry it's so short but hey it's all I could think of. And I'm also sorry for the late update, I've sooooooo busy lately you have no idea. But I wanted to let u know this is the last chapter before the epilogue. Yes, I know you are all sad but all good things come to an end. I'm debating on whether there should be a sequel or not but I will let you know. Well that's all I have to say.

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Lex