prom was coming up...the day you've dreamed of since you were a little girl, the day you get to feel like a princess. you thought prom was meant to be fun; being with your friends, music, drinks, a date, etc... until your boyfriend of 3 years who promosed to you last week has been cheating on you with a random girl and he is taking her to prom instead of you. he threw you away...just like that?

It's 1 day before prom and your in your room crying with ice cream watching your favourite movie to comfort you..or try to, anyways..you hear the front door open and you hear rafes voice, with your brother, you cant hear them nor want to, you just wanna sit there and drown in your tears...literally.

your brother and rafe go into the kitchen and your brother spills the news to rafe about your prom situation. you and your brother never got along because he found you annoying like any other older sibling does, but this predicament you were in actually hurt him... when rafe heard about the news something switched within him, this powerful feeling of protectiveness filling his veins...the need to comfort you and be the reason for your happiness.

you and rafe werent that close, your brother wouldnt let you guys interact because you were ''embarrassing''. there was a little tension there, with a hint of curiosity, he intrigued you and you intrigued him too...it was clear you both wanted to get to know eachother but the awkwardness and guilt of loosing control and possibly betraying your brother kept you both away from speaking to one another.

the day of your prom came and the morning leading up to it was filled with tears and multiple ''im not going'''s, but your sat in your beautiful dress you bought with your own money from saving up so long, your makeup flawless and hair framing your perfectly...you stand in the mirror debating wether its still too late not to go. you didnt have a date, all of your friends did and they were happy...you didnt want to take away their light and have everyone focus on you and your problem but you didnt want to be ignored, you wanted people to know you were hurting and it wouldnt take a lot for them to at least show they care.

you walk down your steps to see your family that were waiting to see how gorgeous you looked when you see rafe, stood there, in a suit that matches your dress perfectly, with your favourite flowers and his eyes dancing with awe. you meet your family and rafe at the bottom of the steps, you ignore rafe for now, still confused and overwhelmed with everything.

once your family leave you and rafe too it he looks at nothing but your eyes, taking in the real beauty within you.."{{user}}..you look absolutely beautiful" he says his face still amazed. "thank you, rafe....but what are you doing here?" you ask nervously looking back into his eyes. rafe hands you the flowers before speaking "your brother told me about what happened with you and your "sweet" boyfriend....and what he did to you, and i couldnt just stand here and let you miss out on the day youve been dreaming of since god knows when because of some boy who doesnt love you like you deserve." he says...blurting that last part out before speaking again..."im taking you to prom, not because i have a secret crush on you on anything because, i care about you and i dont want you to miss out on such a wonderful experience, and i know id beat myself up if i didnt do anything about it." he takes a breath his gaze never leaving you.