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“Will you make the party?”Cindy asked as she wiped down the counter.
“Nah, I think I’m going to head home. I’m beat.”
“See you tomorrow, sugar. Have a safe—”
I frowned at Cindy’s sudden silence, but she nudged her head over my shoulder, and I turned around slowly.
“Evan?” My eyes swept down his body, trying to work out what was different. He wasn’t wearing his leather jacket, for one. A black dress shirt hugged his broad shoulders, and he’d rolled up the sleeves, giving him a casual edge. A skinny black tie hung loosely around his neck, and the black jeans and white Chucks were a complete contrast from his usual jeans and boots combo. “W-why are you dressed like that?”
Cindy giggled behind me, but I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Not even to shoot her daggers.
“I’m taking you to homecoming.”
My mouth dropped open, and I stuttered on the words caught in my throat. Evan reached out and glided a hand over my jaw, tapping my mouth shut. “You should go and get changed.”
“Changed?” I shrieked, louder than I intended. “I don’t have anything to wear. I just got off work.”
“Umm, sugar?” Cindy’s voice squeaked, and this time, I did glance behind me. “I forgot to give you this.” She came toward me and handed me the clothes bag, and I stared at her.
“W-what?”
“Oh, for the love of… get in here already.”
Evan’s deep chuckle followed us as Cindy led me to the back of the diner. “Now, I left a couple of things in the staff bathroom that you might want to use, okay?”
“You knew about this and didn’t tell me?” I hissed, glancing back to where Evan stood awkwardly, his hand cupping the back of his neck.
“It was a surprise. That boy is completely ass over elbow in love with you.”
“I don’t think—”
“Shh. Now, get in there and get changed.” She pushed me into the bathroom and closed the door behind me. I stood motionless, trying to process everything. “Don’t keep him waiting too long. I can’t promise I won’t jump in your space if you’re not out in ten.” Her laughter disappeared back into the diner.
Unzipping the bag, I slid out the black rockabilly style dress. Nothing like the old Becca would have ever dreamed of wearing, but new Becca would have picked out exactly this had she thought attending the school dance was on the cards.Evan’s taking me to homecoming?The very idea seemed ridiculous. Most of our class would be there. It would mean going public in front of everyone. In front of Kendall.
In a confused daze, I changed out of my candy-pink uniform and into the dress. It fit my body like a glove. Cut deep on my chest and ending right above my knee, it hugged my waist and flared out around my thighs… and looked completely ridiculous with my work shoes. I spotted the bag of goodies Cindy had left for me, hoping that she’d thought to remember shoes. Thankfully, a pair of black pumps was the first item I pulled out, followed by some makeup and a hairbrush. As I made quick work of styling my hair and adding some simple makeup to my face, my confusion lifted and excitement took its place. Evan Porter was taking me to homecoming.Me.
“Are you ready? Your hottie looks like he might be having second thoughts. I might need to give him mouth-to-mouth soon if you don’t hurry.” Cindy chuckled through the door, and I opened it, stepping back to let her see me.
“Sweet baby Jesus, you look stunning.” She held up one of my hands and made me twirl on the spot. “That boy out there is going to have a heart attack.”
“Thanks, Cindy. For everything.” I had no idea how she’d pulled it all off, but I owed her. When I could focus on something other than the fact Evan was out there waiting for me.
“Oh please, you deserve it. Now, go have some fun.” She hugged me tight before releasing me and patting me on the butt. “And make sure to give him a big sloppy kiss from me.”
“Cindy!” I shrieked, but my words trailed off when Evan’s eyes found me across the diner. Fire blazed in his usually stormy depths, causing me to suck in a sharp breath.
“Hi,” I said as I reached him.
“Hi, you look… fuck.” He raked a hand through his hair. “We really need to get out of here.”
As I let Evan lead me out of the diner and to the Impala, I grinned like a lovesick fool. I couldn’t help it.
* * *
We’d been ridingfor about ten minutes when I noticed we were heading in the opposite direction to the school.
“Evan, isn’t school back that way?”
