11 Dani “Is it official?” Katie opened the door to my dressing room and walked in wearing a gorgeous blue ball gown that brought out the color of her eyes to perfection. The A-line skirt was the hue of a dark, turbulent ocean. But the fitted top was off the shoulder and covered with a delicate and artful black appliqué lace. Lexi walked in right behind her wearing a stunning black-on-black ball gown. Her dark hair and eyes made her look like a Greek goddess. I felt my cheeks heating at Katie’s question and I turned back to stare at the stranger I saw in the mirror. Me. In a gown and not a pair of jeans and hiking boots. The dress was a champagne colored confection, silk under a tulle so fine that it looked like air. The bodice hugged my small frame. My shoulders and arms were bare, cov

