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on her college plans. She and Drew planned to go to AU with
Lindsey, but didn’t want Tyson to know the details. They told
everyone they were still deciding.
    “At least I’ll have Brian to drag along on
all the outings.” Jordyn pulled a brush from her bag and ran it
through her long silky, black hair.
    “So he finally decided.” Kate was happy for
her.
    “He got a basketball scholarship. I’m so
proud of him.”
    “Girls! Are you coming down? We’d like to get
some pictures,” a voice called up the stairs.
    “That’s my mom.” Kate gathered her things.
“Let’s go before they come up.”
    When they reached the bottom of the stairs,
she saw Tyson and Erin had arrived. Erin, his long-time girlfriend,
was breath-taking in a black strapless gown, closely hugging her
figure. A large solitary diamond glimmered from the necklace she
wore.
    “Wow,” Kate pointed to the gem, “Is that
real?”
    “Of course it is, Katie.” Tyson put his arm
around Erin. “Nothing but the best for my girl.”
    Erin glowed like a girl in love, and Kate was
happy for her. Things had gone so well with Tyson over the past
months that they decided to ask him to go to prom with the group.
It was their final farewell, and Kate was glad he was included. She
crossed her fingers that his stalker days were over.
    The doorbell rang. Her father jogged over to
answer it. Drew entered with Charlie, and Brian was right behind
them.
    “Well, the gang’s all here,” Tyson called
out.
    Kate saw her dad roll his eyes, but was
grateful he didn’t say anything. She walked over to Drew and
planted a kiss on his cheek. “So glad you’re here.”
    “You’re beautiful,” he said as he kissed her
back.
    * * * *
    The prom theme was “Today was a Fairy Tale.”
Sparkling silver trees covered with pale blue, lavender and white
balloons gave the rental hall a magical feel. A glittering castle
shone against a backdrop of a waterfall along the back wall. Large,
white puffy clouds and whimsical lanterns hung from the ceiling.
Lanterns also dotted the way along silver paths to the photographer
and refreshments.
    “This is wonderful, Jordyn.” Kate knew she
spent hours creating the fairy tale environment.
    “I thought of you when we picked the theme.
You always loved fairy tales when we were little. I thought you
believed they were real.”
    If only you knew . Kate could only
smile as she remembered thinking her first trip to the Grand Canyon
was just a dream, like a fairy tale, but it turned into something
real.
    The couples found a table and settled in for
the evening. The DJ played all the right music and took requests.
By the end of the night, everyone was ready for some slow dancing.
It was a great ending for the friends.
    “I can’t believe Tyson’s behaving himself,”
Lindsey said to Kate on the way to the ladies’ room. “He’s danced
with Erin most of the night, asking each one of us for one dance.
I’m starting to think he’s over you.”
    “Please, let’s hope so. How long has it been
since I broke things off? Almost two years?” Kate put on some lip
gloss and touched up her mascara as they settled in front of a
mirror in the restroom. “Hey, you don’t have to wait for me, Linds.
Go back to the table.”
    “You sure?”
    “Yes, I’ll be fine.” Kate dug in her purse
for her blush. She looked at all the girls lined up at the mirror,
enjoying the scene.
    As she came out the door, Kate spotted Tyson
in a quiet sitting area to the side of the ladies’ room. “Ty? Are
you alright?” He sat with his head in his hands, like he was
thinking.
    “Katie! Didn’t see you.” He popped up and
walked toward her. “Can we talk?”
    “Sure.”
    He led her back over to the seating area.
“I...I...don’t know how to put this.” In an instant, he was
passionately kissing her.
    Kate’s head spun from the shock of it. She
felt Tyson’s arms slip around her, pulling her close. It reminded
her of her dream, when he was kissing