Secretly Mine

After trying all of the desserts, we both made our way downstairs. The ending ceremony was about to begin, and I didn’t want my family to question me about my whereabouts.

Thankfully, the halls were clear of people, so we had an easy time making it back downstairs. I was originally worried that Christian would still be waiting for me around every corner, but there was no sight of him anywhere.

We entered the dimly lit hall just in time for a big applause from everyone in the crowd.

Did we miss the entire ending ceremony?

I glanced up at Lucas, seeing his surprised expression.

"I’m going to go blend in with the crowd over there," I said. "Thank you for everything."

"No problem. I’ll take care of things with your parents for tomorrow. I’ll see you after work."

I nodded, curious what he was going to tell them. Although I remained hopeful, I felt that chances were that they wouldn’t allow it. Shrugging my shoulders, I went to stand a few rows behind where Morgan and the other ladies sat to make it seem like I was hiding here the whole time.

A few minutes later, I noticed Morgan spot me. She walked over with Eve and Cherie, "Oh, this is where you were hiding the whole night. I was wondering why I couldn’t find you."

I nodded, "I had a small headache and needed to step away for a moment. I’m better now." Morgan and the others looked at me with disinterest before Morgan scanned the hall around us.

"Have you seen Christian? I haven’t seen him for over an hour," she said.