After kindly asking Chase to take us, he agreed since he was going there anyways. Since all the freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors were invited to the dance, Jasey was staying at her friend’s house so they could go dress shopping tomorrow, and Chase had to get his suit as well.
I was getting ready for bed when my phone vibrated.
From: Alex
Kara just told me you two were dress shopping tomorrow, can’t wait to see the dress :)
To: Alex
Yea…I’m so excited for the dance! (:
I was smiling when I hit send; I still couldn’t believe I was going to the dance with Alex Gaskarth; it’s like a dream come true.
From: Alex
Same here…will I be able see the dress before the dance?? :)
“You ok, Kase?” Chase asked when he walked into my room and saw me smiling like an idiot.
“Hm? Oh yeah, definitely,” I said while still smiling. He rolled his eyes at me before snatching my phone from me and looking at the screen.
“You have it bad, Kaylie,” he said laughing while I rolled my eyes before grabbing my phone back and slapping his shoulder.
To: Alex
Nope…It’s going to be a surprise Gaskarth ;)-Kaylie
I lay down on my bed and stared at the ceiling while waiting for a reply.
From: Alex
Ugh I hate you :P
To: Alex
Aw really? now I’m going to cry:’(
From: Alex
Of course not, I could never hate you, Kay
A huge smile formed on my face while I blushed before replying.
To: Alex
Thanks(: this will actually be my first real dance…they had school dances in NY but they sucked, so I never went :P
From: Alex
Whoa seriously? Well I’ll make sure it’s amazing for you :)
I laughed while typing out a reply.
To: Alex
Thanks Alex, you truly are the best…I have to go though, so I’ll see you later. Goodnight(:
I let out a sigh as I got underneath my blankets and put my phone on my stand before shutting my eyes and falling into a deep, dreamless sleep.

I woke up the next morning around ten and quickly slid out of my before before going to my bathroom taking a shower and blow drying my hair. I turned on the straightener in my room before putting on a pair of skinny jeans, a tank top, and hoodie then slipped on my converse. I quickly straightened my hair then put on eyeliner, mascara, and eye shadow. I looked at the clock and saw it was just about noon, so I headed downstairs into the family room before watching TV.
Real World was just finishing when I heard the doorbell. I jumped up then skipped down the hallway and up to the door. I quickly opened the door to see a smiling Kara.
“You ready to go shopping?” Kara asked excitedly.
“Yeah hold on, let me get Chase,” I said before running up the steps and going into Chase’s room.
“What happened to knocking?” he asked me while looking up from the book he was currently reading.
“Whoa you mean Chase Armstrong actually reads]!” I exclaimed dramatically and he rolled his eyes at me. “Anyways, Kara’s here, you ready to go?”
“Yeah, just let me get dressed,” he said and I noticed he was still in his pajamas.
“Alrighty, just hurry up,” I told him before shutting his door and walking back down the stairs. “Chase is getting dressed then we can go,” I told Kara once I saw her sitting on the couch watching one of the newer episodes of Real World.
“Ok,” she said while I sat down beside her. We were watching the reality show in silence except for the times we’d comment on what they were doing or making fun of them before I heard Chase walking down the steps loudly.
“Ready?” Chase asked us while ruffling his hair slightly and Kara and I nodded before following him outside to his car.

A few hours later, and I was still trying on dresses but Kara already found hers. “I feel like I’ll never find the perfect dress, Kara!” I whined while we kept glancing at all the dresses in the store we were currently in.
“I’m sure the perfect dress is here somewhere,” Kara said confidently. She pulled out another dress from the rack we were looking through and I just shook my head. “What about this?” she asked finally after holding out many choices.
“It’s perfect!” I exclaimed while taking the dress from her and going to the dressing room. After putting it on, I gasped at myself from the mirror before walking out into the store. “Well what do you think?” I asked Kara and she glanced up with wide eyes.
“It’s beautiful, Kaylie. Alex will love it!” she exclaimed while hugging me. “Now go get dressed into your normal clothes and we can find shoes.” I nodded before going back into the dressing room and getting changed. We paid for our dresses then headed back into the mall in search for shoes. She picked out a pair of white heels for her dress while I got a black pair.
“Now we cannot tell Alex about the dress at all, I already told him it’s going to be a surprise,” I told her seriously and she nodded while smiling.
“You guys are going to be the most perfect couple at the dance!” Kara exclaimed happily while we walked into the food court to look for my brother.
“No sweetie, that’s you and Rian,” I told her laughing while she blushed at the statement, and I quickly walked up to my brother and his friends while Kara followed behind me with a blush still slightly present.
“Finally! I thought we’d have to go searching for you two,” Chase’s friend Daniel exclaimed once we got up to the group.
I rolled my eyes at him before replying, “Whatever Daniel, we’re here now.”
“Hey Kaylie,” Chase’s girlfriend Abby said to me kindly and I smiled at her.
“Hey Abby. Did you find a dress?” I asked her while Kara started talking to Austin as he was already friends with her before I moved here.
“Yes! It’s perfect! I can’t wait to show you later,” she exclaimed enthusiastically and I laughed at her.
“Excited much?” I asked while still chuckling.
“Very. The dance is going to be amazing!” she said while Chase wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and I smiled at how cute of a couple they are.
“We should probably be going. Mom and dad are supposed to be home soon and mom was telling me the other day that she wanted to see your dress and my suit,” Chase said and I raised an eyebrow at him; since when did mom care? He quickly said bye to his friends and Kara and I followed him outside to his car while talking animatedly between ourselves.
Six days until the dance. Six days until I tell Alex Gaskarth how I really feel about him, I decided on the ride back to my house.