âCourtney's P.O.Vâ
"Oh my goodness, that dress fits perfectly on you!" Emily cheers as she slips into her own dress.
I smile, "Thank you, it took me a while to pick it out."âI turn my back to herâ"Can you please help zip me up?"
She zips up the dress without much of a worded answer and I then return the favor when she asks.
"So, I told Damien to guess the color of my dress." She says, letting out a soft laugh.
I eye the length of her dress before shaking my head, "You're evil, you rarely even wear that color."
"It's such a nice design, though, I couldn't just pass it by."
"Do you actually think he'll come close to getting it right?" I inquire, arching a brow as I begin to curl my hair at her vanity table.
"I hope so," she starts, "But if he gets it wrong I still bought him a bow tie."
"Give him a break; like I said, you rarely even wear that color. I'm surprised you didn't get a black one like mine."
She smirks, "Black is my signature color, but I wanted a change for one of the biggest moments of high school."
"You do know we also have next year prom, right?" I point out, putting down the next section of my hair to curl. "We're just lucky our boyfriends are seniors and we get to experience the moment twice."
Silence surrounds us and I look in the mirror as I twist a strand around the curling wand, smiling to myself.
"Who do you think Ricky will take..?"
The question catches me off guard and I hiss in pain when I burn my finger on the curling wand. I turn to see her looking down at her hands, fidgeting with her fingers.
"I know I shouldn't care about him anymore, but he was my first love..." She sighs, "No matter how hard I try not to think about him, I still do."
"Ricky never loved you, Em. Damien, on the other hand, really does love you. He's loved you long before you even started dating Ricky. After all, he would always do everything for you." I slowly say, setting down the curling wand. "Do you remember those days? When Julian and Damien would compete to make you happy."
She smiles at the memory, "Yeah, I always saw him as a second brother back then."
...
"Do yourself and him a favor and never say that in front of him." I deadpan.
"Got it." She nods curtly, leaving us to continue getting ready.
"Good," I say, turning back around and continuing to curl my hair. "Ricky broke your heart and Damien immediately saw the chance to fill the void in your heart. Whatever you do, just don't hurt Damien, he just wants to make you happy."
"I know, and I really do appreciate it. I really like him, Courtney. I think I might start feeling a bit more than liking but I don't know yet...I'm just so confused."
I smile to myself, "You'll figure it out soon enough."
"I sure hope so."
* * *
"Girls, the boys are here." I hear Nichole call out from downstairs and Emily and I both rush to check ourselves in the mirror.
"You two look beautiful, now go on, don't make them wait." Julian speaks up from the doorway and we turn to look at him, watching him lean against the door frame.
He's wearing his tux and I smirk when I see the color of his bowtie, "I already know who's your date." I muse, making him smile.
"Yeah, it was a little hard and time consuming because Alex is a little overprotective but I managed to convince him." He replies with glee.
"I'm happy for you, Julie." I say, laughing once I see the smile on his face fall into a deep scowl.
"Girls!" My mom calls out next, "I want pictures, hurry!"
"Bye, Julie!" I rush after Emily when she hurries out of the room. She's the first one to walk down the stairs, quickly catching everyone's attention.
Damien, however, seems to have seen a ghost when he sees the color of her dress. He quickly pulls off the black tie from around his neck and I can't help but laugh.
"I told you." I mutter under my breath and she pulls out the tie from her clutch.
She shows it to him and he lets out a sigh before he hugs her, carrying her down the remaining couple of steps.
Alexander's attention goes fully on me once she's out of the way and I smile at him, laughing to myself when I notice his gaze slide down along the length of my body. He takes my hand once I reach the bottom and kisses my knuckles.
Julian is next to come down and Alexa is the one to greet him at the bottom. He hugs her and she kisses his cheek, while I try to take Alex's attention away from them when he glares at Julian.
"I thought you agreed for him to take her to prom?"
"That doesn't mean I trust him." He scoffs and I let out a soft laugh before I kiss his cheek.
"Alright, lovebirds, stand by the doorway." My mom instructs and we do as told, posing for the camera. Once she has enough pictures to fill up her memory card, we all excuse ourselves and walk out to the front yard.
However, Emily and I stop on our tracks when we see the limousine parked in front of the house.
"My dad rented it for us." Alex speaks up and I turn to look at him with wide eyes.
"This is the most beautiful limousine I've ever seen."
He leans down by my ear, "It's even better from inside."
A shiver runs down my spine when his breath hits the nape of my neck and I bite my lip, turning back towards the vehicle.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Emily shouts before she makes a run for it. Damien follows suit and it's like dominoes as one by one we all run towards the vehicle.
We hurry inside and I make a move to sit beside Emily, but a pair of arms encircle my waist and I find myself being seated on Alex's lap. I look back at him and he kisses my lips before he nips at my bottom lip.
I quickly pull away and narrow my eyes at him before I turn back towards my friends. Emily is chatting animatedly with Damien as he fixes his bow tie and Julian is fixing a strand of Alexandra's hair.
I smile at the sight before I turn slightly on Alexander's lap and wrap my arms around his neck, leaning down to whisper in his ear. "Does this magical ride offer any drinks?"
The smirk on his face makes me have instant regret, "That depends; are you a swallower?"
I smack his arm as an answer and he laughs before he kisses my arm.
"I'm kidding, geez. No need to be so violent, babygirl. You can spit, I don't complain."
I smack his arm harder and he whines as he rubs his arm, laughing.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry." He chuckles, "There's no drinks, I'm sorry, but we're almost there anyway."
I don't say anything else; I just smile before leaning down to kiss his cheek.
***
"This tastes spiked." Emily says as she cautiously takes another sip from the fruit punch. "Yup, definitely spiked."
"Only drink from closed cans." I instruct, "and don't leave your drinks unattended. If you do happen to do so without knowing, throw that drink out and open a new can. Got it?"
She rolls her eyes at my instructions, setting down the cup she has been taking samples from. "Yes, mom, of course."
"Someone has to be the responsible one." I squeeze her cheek, grinning as she laughs.
"Ouch, okay okay."
"Now, let's go back to our dates, they've been acting more gay than usual. We might get ditched so that they can just have themselves." I muse, watching the pair hold each other like the rest of the couples on the dance floor.
"I kind of think it's hot, actually."
I turn to look at her with a weird expression and she shrugs, winking at me.
I snort, "Yaoi lover, finding it hot is of no use to you. If they have themselves, they don't need us."
"Or, that's what you think." She points out, "Bisexuality exists, Courts."
I shake my head, looking at her as she rushes towards her boyfriend and pulls him away from Alex, making him frown. I laugh at the sight, rushing towards him before I wrap my arms around his waist from behind.
He tenses up as he quickly pushes my hands away and I frown at him when he turns around. He looks relieved when he notices that's it's me and pulls me against his chest.
"Ah, sorry you just startled me. I thought you might've been Nancy or someone of that sort."
I laugh, "You speak of her as if she's an object."
"That's what she puts herself out as, so that's how she's labeled in my book."
I frown at his words and I look down as I feel my chest tighten. She's had a lot more experience than I have. After all, he was my first...
I blush as I get flashbacks of us being intimate in his bed and I bury my face in his chest. He chuckles as he holds my head and I sway with him to the music, not wanting to show him my flustered face.
"What's wrong, baby?"
I shake my head and he only laughs some more as he strokes my head, playing with the ends of my hair.
"Emily? What's wrong? Are you okay?" I hear Damien say a few feet away from me and I curiously turn to look in his direction.
My eyes widen when I catch a glimpse of Emily holding a bloody hand to her face before she runs off towards the restroom.
"Excuse me." I tell Alex before I run after her. "Emily, wait!"
I push through dancing couples, earning myself dirty looks and cuss words. I don't mind them as I keep my focus on Emily, finally joining her in the restroom.
"Emily!" I call out when she rushes into a stall.
I stand outside of it as I knock and she sniffles several times.
"Emily, open up please."
"I bled all over his tux...I'm so embarrassed."
"Hey, it's not your fault, Em. Nosebleeds happen without warning. Please open up."
She sighs before she does so and I gasp when I see the toilet paper filled with blood in her hand. She furrows her eyebrows as she pulls it away, only to have more blood drip onto the floor.
I stare in shock as only more keeps coming out and I quickly rush to get her more toilet paper. She holds it under her nose, only to have it soak up quickly.
"Emily, it's not stopping..."
She stares at me with furrowed eyebrows and I look around frantically for something that can help. However, a thud makes me stop looking and I turn to see her laying flat on the ground.
"Emily!"
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HEY I'M BACK! Writer's block is a pain in the you-know-what! Ugh, I had to delete this chapter so many times because I just wasn't satisfied. This still isn't the best but it's a lot of progress so I'll still publish it. I love you all and thank you for being patient. Also, thanks to those who saw my message board and followed my insta (@kimmy_herz) and liked my pic. I won the bet and a lot of you were sweet enough to like all of my pics and I felt so special. You guys are the best /.\
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