love, simon

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"Leah you wanna join Simon an I for dinner at his place?" Bram's already pulled into my driveway. Leah sighed, I guess she still wasn't over Abby coming out. I thought it was cool, I mean now I could talk gay with someone who wasn't my significant other.

"Sure is Norah home?" I reach for my phone. I feel Bram's eyes on my phone. On me. Why couldn't I get over the fact that this guy is in love with me? Heck, we're engaged. I just feel like I need to scream that out loud to the world or something. I'M ENGAGED. SIMON SPEIR IS ENGAGED. IS THIS ALLOWED?

"I'll text her," I mumbled, nearly dropping my phone. Bram's making me so anxious. I don't ever know why. It's just Bram. My boyfriend. My fiance. 

Ah. Okay. Not ready for that word yet.

The word sends shivers down my spine. I try to hide it by yawning.

SIMON: you home? leahs joining us for dinner.

I get a reply almost instantly. I was surprised to be getting a response. Norah was supposed to be at Prom with her date. She had dinner at his house. She was so secretive with him. I didn't even catch his name. She wouldn't give it to me. I think she was embarrassed by him or our parents or something.

NORAH: yeh. wasn't feeling 2 well so i came home early. send leah up 2 my room ASAP.

SIMON: ok

NORAH: ASAP SIMON! emotional girl trouble. n stuff...

I clench my teeth -- breathing through them. If this guy she went to Prom with breaks her heart I will sic all my friends on him. Literally. 

"Norah needs you, Leah," I grunt, "It's 'emotional girl trouble'..." she raises her eyebrows at my words. "I swear it's her words, not mine," Leah sighs, hopping out of the car and heading to my front door. We were close enough friends that my mom would let her walk right up to Norah's room. 

Thankfully, and not ask a million and one questions about why she was here. That was the one good thing about my mother, she didn't trust anyone she didn't like -- and she LOVED Leah.

Bram kisses the side of my head, hopping out of the car to walk up to my front door. I follow him, trying not to slam the car door too hard. I don't need my mom getting mad at me for ruining her car door because I slammed it too hard.

As we walked up to the front door I hide my hand in my tux pocket. I really hope I look terribly casual and not like I'm trying to hide something. Like a ring. I kinda want to keep the engagement secret. Which was the total opposite of what engagements and weddings were about... I just wanted tonight to be about Prom. Then maybe tomorrow I'll tell my family.

I can literally hear my mom fangirling about the wedding already.

I shiver -- letting my mind stop thinking for a bit. It's actually really cold outside. It's a nice clear night -- it's just cold. Bram sees me shivering, and drapes his arm around me. I notice a flash of something shiny on his hand. He's got a ring on that's identical to mine. I smile. I don't know why it makes me smile. That's what people who are engaged have, matching rings. I can't wrap my head around it.

"You cold?" Bram is whispering in my ear. It snaps me back to reality. I nod shyly -- I'm leaning in to kiss him when the front door swings open. It's my mother. Smiling, like she didn't just catch me trying to kiss Bram.

"M-OM!" I jump back, pretty sure my face is beet red. There's a twinkle in her eyes. She's looking at Bram. Like she's trying to read his thoughts. Why is she being so weird? I ignore her as she's looking down at my hand, which is still in my pocket.

Does she know Bram tried to propose to me?

Bram's blushing. I guess he's kinda embarrassed. He's always tried to look good around my parents. We'd never been caught kissing around either of my parents. This is a first... I guess Prom night is a lot of firsts for some people after all.

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