**Valerie**
I stood in front of the full-length mirror in my bedroom, admiring my new bob hairstyle for the last time before I headed downstairs, where Lucas was already waiting for me.
"Hey," I greeted, buckling my seatbelt as soon as I entered the car.
He glanced at me with a smile and brushed my cheek gently. "You look great."
My heart did a stupid flip, and I blushed. "Thanks."
As soon as the drive started, I mentally began to go over how I hoped today would turn out. The music playing from the speakers served as a backdrop as my mind reeled... searching for loopholes, and I so hoped to God that there were none.
I glanced at Lucas humming to the music, and I was glad that we'd reached the stage of comfortable silence between us, where neither of us felt pressured with bringing up
