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In an hour, Demi would be brought to the bar to meet them by Annie. They’d set it up so that Annie, Ree, Mercy, and Emberly suggested a girls’ night with Demi. Rafe and Rhaider had picked out a dress with the females’ help and gotten bowties and vests that matched. The ruse was going to be that the girls were all going out to a fancy restaurant to kick off their night and Demi had to wear the dress they picked out.
He couldn’t wait to see her face when she walked into the bar.
After taking one last look at himself in the mirror, he took a selfie and sent it to his mom with a message that said he was taking his mate to prom and wished she was there to take pictures of them all.
You look wonderful, honey, she texted back.I wish I was there too. Be sure someone takes plenty of pictures on my behalf.
Will do. Love you.
Love you too.
He put his phone in his pocket and left the bathroom, stopping to pick up the ring box and corsage that he and Rhaider had picked up.
Down in the bar, everything had been transformed. The square tables had been replaced with two, large, round tables covered with white linen, with floral centerpieces. The meal had been catered by an Italian restaurant, and Hemi and Demi’s parents, and Duke’s parents, were acting as the servers for the meal. Rebel was going to be the DJ and Maverick was handling drinks.
A disco ball spun slowly from the ceiling. Colorful lights aimed at it sent swirls of light around the room. A photo area was set up with a curtain backdrop and balloon bouquets to get the feel of a prom photo. One of the pride members had volunteered to take pictures as well as candids during the night.
Rafe found Rhaider adjusting a rose centerpiece and turning on an electric candle. Both their phones buzzed at the same moment. Rafe lifted his phone and looked at the screen. The group text from Ree said they’d be at the bar in ten minutes.
“Got the ring?” Rhaider asked.
“Yep. You?”
“Yes.” Rhaider patted his pocket.
Rafe took the wrist corsage he’d chosen that was made up of tiny red roses with lots of baby’s breath and a silk ribbon. Rhaider had a similar wrist corsage for her, but the roses were white.
They stood near the front door under an archway covered with silk flowers and ribbon. The other males joined them, each holding a corsage for his own mate.
“I didn’t think I’d be nervous,” Rhaider said.
“Me either,” Rafe said.
“Nerves are natural,” Hemi said from behind them. “We all want our mates to be pleased with our efforts. Demi will love everything you did for her today because she’s crazy about you both.”
Rafe grinned and looked over his shoulder. “We’re crazy about her too.”
“Well, awesomeness runs in the family.”
A vehicle could be heard pulling into the parking lot. Rafe signaled to Rebel, who played a romantic ballad at low volume.
The lights went out, and all that illuminated the interior were the candles on the tables and the glow of Rebel’s computer hooked up to the sound system.
Rafe kept his eyes on the door, waiting for Demi. The night was going to be amazing.
* * *
“Why can’t I wear the dress I bought for tonight?” Demi asked, standing in a spare bedroom in Ree and Duke’s home. Ree had invited the girls to all get ready at the alphas’ house for their girls’ night, which was fine with Demi. Everything was mostly packed up in her house and the new place wasn’t quite ready yet for them to move in, so she didn’t have much space to get ready with all the boxes.
“Because,” Ree said, holding up a dress bag, “we’re all wearing fancy dresses.”
Demi eyed Ree’s dress. The deep purple satin dress had pearl details on the bodice and a poufy skirt. She was wearing dyed heels to match the color of the dress and a crystal necklace and earrings.
Ree tilted her head. “You don’t like my dress?”
“It’s very pretty, it’s just not…”
Annie walked into the bedroom wearing a one-shouldered mint green dress that hugged her curves and flowed out to the floor. Her hair was piled up on her head in a complicated mass of swirls with pearl clips.
