Cade wore adult-sized rainbow unicorn onesie pajamas, complete with a glittery horn atop the hood.
I blinked hard to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating, but the same sight stared me in the face.
Unicorn. Onesie. Pajamas.
four little words
. . .
Ellie
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This was the strangest day of my life.
Cade was dressed like a unicorn. On his balcony. Surrounded by man-made stars.
And he was dressed like a unicorn.
A unicorn.
“I never went to prom,” Cade said, completely unfazed by my brain breaking.
I was still struggling to comprehend what reality was, so nothing about his words made sense. “Huh?”
He kicked off the railing and slowly walked closer while my heart flipped over in my chest. He took my hand in his cooler one and gently tugged me out onto the balcony with him.
I couldn’t stop staring—especially at his horn and slippers. They both glittered.
“I was already working at my grandfather’s company after school, and prom felt like a waste of time,” he continued, stopping in the middle of the balcony and rubbing his thumb against the skin between my thumb and forefinger before letting go. His dark gaze focused solely on me, rooting me in place. “So I never did all the elaborate things high school boys did when asking a girl to prom, but I imagine it feels something like this.”
I swallowed, but I still couldn’t get over his outfit. I was speechless—utterly speechless—at the sight of Cade in onesie pajamas. My mouth couldn’t form words, but I needed to say something. Anything.
“You’re a unicorn,” was what I came up with.
He chuckled softly—a sound I hadn’t realized I’d missed so much. “I know it’s a shock, but I need you to focus, Darling.”
Reluctantly tearing my eyes off his horn, I focused on Cade’s face. “Right. Okay. I’m listening.”
His lips curved into a devastating smile.
“First, I want to show you something.” He took my hand again. “Come with me.”
Cade tugged me toward an iron spiral staircase at the corner of the balcony, and I climbed after him in a dreamlike trance.
More twinkly lights welcomed us on the roof.
A lump formed in my throat as it hit me why Cade had hung all the string lights and set up that projector. The city was so big, and light pollution stopped us from seeing the real night sky.
“We can’t see the stars, so you made some,” I whispered, biting my lip and side-eyeing him. “Does your family know you’re such a romantic?”
A smirk played across his lips. “No, and I’d rather keep it that way.”
It was difficult to focus on the lights when I still couldn’t stop staring at his unicorn pajamas. Another realization made me squeeze his hand. “Wait. Have you dressed like this every night since booking my entire schedule?”
Cade didn’t answer right away.
“I might’ve,” he admitted after a beat and with a wry smile. “I would’ve come to your apartment, but that landlord of yours wouldn’t budge. She had the place locked down and guarded like a fortress.”
