Chapter 73: Prom Invitation and Friends

It was prom season, which meant everyone around us was going crazy with "prom proposals." Love was stuffed down everyone's throats. Usually, this was the time that I would avoid people altogether. However, I had a boyfriend now—one who recently saw me completely naked. I hated that my mom got there when she did. At least a few more minutes would have been nice. "So, has Chase asked you yet?" Hannah asked. "He might just assume you two are going together," Julie suggested. I shrugged. "I mean, we are. I don't need a big thing, really," I said, but I didn't mean it. Yes, I was in love with love. After all, I want to be a romance writer more than anything, but my friends knew me all too well. "Yeah, you are a big liar," Hannah said, nudging me. "Seriously, you carry around romance books like their life or death. There is no way you haven't thought about dancing with Chase at prom a million times," Julie called me out. "Ignoring you both," I said and turned around. I ran face-f