I was so excited to see Ryan's face when he saw me. I really wanted him to look at me and actually like what he saw for once. He always used to complain about the way I dressed. He would constantly tell me to look more like a lady instead of hiding under baggy clothing. I usually covered myself in a huge sweater every single day, but today I was taking a big risk. I went out without a jacket at all, hoping he would see me looking nice and give me his coat if I got cold. Gosh, I had this whole idea in my head that it was going to be so romantic. “How do I look?” I asked, doing a small twirl right in front of Mateo in the living room. Mateo just stood there, looking completely frozen. “Mateo!” “B-beautiful,” he stammered out, his face turning bright red. “Wow. I... I really don't even kn

