Okay, this is it.

"Nicole, hurry up with my dress!" 

"It's coming!" I heard her yell back. Suddenly I heard my phone ringing. I looked around in the mess for the tiny purse I had bought to go with my dress. It could only hold my phone and money, no wonder it got lost in this mess. 

"Damion!" I sighed as I felt myself getting stressed out by the second. The house was a disaster, no one was ready, and I was going to be late for my own graduation. I stopped looking for the purse and picked up the silver drop earrings I had bought and slipped them in, followed by a silver necklace, gold bracelet and a gold anklet. 

"I could eat you up." His smooth voice filled my ears, and I turned in his direction. He was wearing a royal blue three-piece suit with gold patterns embroidered on the lapel and the pockets of the pants. Four gold buttons enclosed the vest, and he paired it with a white inside shirt, gold tie, and white sneakers. I met his gaze with a questioning look, and he shrugged. 

"Could you please find my phone, it's in a purse somewhere." I pointed to the clothes, hair supplies bags and boxes that were lingering on the bed. 

"How is your room such a mess right now?" He started searching for the bag. 

"I don't know. It just is." I checked myself in the mirror. I didn't straighten my hair or add extensions like most girls would be doing, I kept it natural. I did two twists at the front and curled them with gel, did some baby hair and just a big puff at the front of my head with all this hair. I went for light makeup just to look a little dolled up on my special day. 

"You look extra beautiful." he wrapped his hands around me and buried his chin in the nape of my neck. I admired our reflection in the mirror, we were great together. But will we be good together? I stared at his chocolate eyes and his light pink lips, that formed the cutest little smile, his handsome jawline, and those thick eyebrows. I smiled back at him. 

"I love you, Damion." I turned to face him, "I love your laugh, I love that you're rough, but gentle and sweet. I love the personality that God has gifted you with. I love your voice; I could listen to you for hours. I love the noises you make when we are intimate," I chuckled "I love that you never gave up on me, and you get me better than anyone. Thank you." 

"Aww, that was so sweet." I looked at the door to see Nicole and Amanda both smiling like crazy. "Your dress is finish." Nicole handed the garment to me. 

"Thank you." I smiled at her rolling my eyes "and thank you for ruining the moment." 

"Sure, what are big sisters for." she laughed. Suddenly my phone was ringing again, I started looking around the room like a headless person. 

"Hello, Rosanna's phone." I looked at Damion who was now smiling. "Shes almost ready, just need to slip into her dress. "No, we didn't do anything," he looked at me with a raised brow, "Mandy why am I entertaining this, goodbye." he hung up the phone, "your friends are almost here." He slipped it into my purse and placed it on my dresser. 

"What did she say?" I questioned, knowing very well who Mandy is. 

"We'll resolve it later." he winked at me. "Get dressed." He left the room. I slipped on my dress and admired myself again. The royal blue garment was a spaghetti strap, floor length gown with a thigh high split. The back was low with the skirt sitting settling in my lower back and straps that made x patterns to attach the top half to my body. It had a built-in bra and a little V shape to show off just enough cleavage. Gold linings that had been added by Nicole at my request, lined the waist and the and the cleavage. I took up one of the boxes off the bed that held a pair of white and gold high-top wedge sneakers, I slipped the shoes on and grew four inches. 

"Nicole, I'm ready!" I waited for her to come tie my straps. 

"There you go." she ran her hands down my shoulder. "You look perfect. 

"Thank you. I feel perfect." I took up my purse, Nicole handed me some money and I made my way to the living room. Damion eyes popped open, and I saw him twitch uncomfortably for a second. My cheeks caught fire. I gave him a full three sixty turn and popped my knee showing him my sneakers. 

"You like?" I teased. 

"Let's take some pictures before Damion gets up any more than he already is." Amanda chuckled and waved the camera. We stepped outside and took pictures together and individually. 

"We want pictures too!" I heard Eve yell as Nick car came to a stop. Mandy stepped out in a white spaghetti crop top pants suit, a long-sleeved jacket embroidered with gold patterns, paired with a silver stiletto heeled sandal with diamante front straps. Eve had paired her gown with gold strappy lace up stiletto heels. 

"You guys look amazing!" I squealed as they walked briskly towards me, and we embraced each other tightly. 

"So do you." Mandy said. 

"Yeah, you look fire. I told you the shoes would be perfect." Eve pointed to Damion's feet, and we giggled. 

"You guys are going to be late." came a male's voice from behind us. Nick was dressed in a black turtleneck shirt, jacket and straight pants. He finished his look with black suede gentleman's shoes, a silver watch and a big link silver chain. His look was simple, yet scrumptious. 

"Get in the picture!" Eve yelled. Everyone was clearly excited and hyped up. We spent another fifteen minutes taking pictures, before the girls rushed into Nick's car and he followed behind. Amanda and Nicole went into the car that Damion had rented and waited patiently for him. 

"Congratulations." He kissed my forehead. 

"I love you." I responded. 

"I know princess." horns started honking and my friends started yelling, "I'll see you there." 

We made our way to the location where our ceremony was being held just in time to freshen up and march inside. We sat through the three hours separated from each other, due to being seated in alphabetical order. Luckily, we had our phones to text each other every little thought that came to our minds. We did our song, and there were a few performances, long speeches, then finally, Jake went up to give the valedictorian speech. Once he was through the whole year clapped and shouted, mainly because graduation was over, high school was over. 

"So, with that," our cheer person took over and quieted us down, "I present to you the graduating class of 2016!" every clapped and cheered as we threw our hats into the air. And made even more noise. I've been dying to do that. I looked behind me at my two best friends. 

"We did it!" I mouthed them. The song started and we marched out in the order that we came in and waited on our families and friends as they exited the church. The first person to tackle me was Nicole, then Amanda closely behind her. 

"Congratulations little sis!" she squeezed me tightly. 

"Congratulations Doll! I'm so happy for you." She embraced us as well. 

"Freedom!" Eve tackled me and we almost tumbled to the ground. I laughed and gained my balance and embraced her and Mandy. 

"Congratulations my babies." I kissed both their cheeks. 

Eve and Mandy's parents and other family members joined us as well as Damion and Nick. They all greeted each other and did a little catching up before we all relocated to a good spot to take more pictures in our gowns and with our families. 

"So, what now?" I asked looking at my besties. 

"My Mom gave me money; she needs to get going for work. I'm going to introduce her and my dad to Nick before she goes, then my dad and my aunt and I are going out. I can catch up with you guys after and we go out. Message in the group?" I nodded. 

"And you Eve?" I faced her. 

"They are throwing a party for me; everyone will be there with gifts and money." she rubbed her fingers together and grinned. "After that I'm free to chill with my babies." 

"Well, we are going to lunch, at some high-end restaurant that Amanda got as a favor and gave me as graduation slash birthday gift. After that Damion and I will be having dinner then we will go clubbing. We can make it a dinner for six, then we can all go clubbing. He won't mind." 

"That sounds like so much fun. Let me check with Rick and get back to you." Eve sent a message on her phone. 

"Yeah, that's cool. If my dad doesn't kill Nick before then." We all started laughing. 

"He said yes." Eve blushed. I watched as her eyes widened and she pointed behind me. 

"Hey." I turned to see Jason. 

"Hey." I said back plainly. 

"Congratulations. Given any thought to college yet?" 

"Yeah, I have. Haven't chosen yet though. How about you?" 

"Yeah, I'm going to do a year at community college first, then move on." 

"That's great. Congratulations and all the best." I smiled and I turned to my friends. 

"Yeah, and to you." He walked away. 

"What was that?" Mandy asked. 

"What was what?" I looked back at Jason. She raised a brow. "I can be civilized. When I want to be." 

"When she chooses to be." Damion wrapped his arms around me. 

"Are we ready?" Mandy's mom asked, and everyone looked around and checked with each other. 

Just then, Damion stood before me and went down on one knee. He pulled out a suede box from his jacket pocket and smiled up at me. I blushed and covered my mouth looking at everyone's reaction around me. Eve took out her phone and started recording. 

"Rosanna Renae Blake, my headache." he started, and I walked away leaving him on his knee. 

"Rosanna!" Mandy called after me "bring your ass back here." I chuckled. 

I looked at Damion who was there smiling, not embarrassed at all. "I expected that." he laughed "that's how well I know you Rose. I know you love your sleep. I know you hate it when you're disturbed from your sleep. I know that if you were being kidnapped and food was involved, you'd probably go with the kidnappers peacefully." Everyone laughed, including me. "I know that underneath all this tough act, you're a big softy, you have the biggest heart out of everyone I know. I know that you're ambitious and classy, I know you don't care much for material things." 

"Hurry up." Eve said causing laughter to form in our little circle once more. 

"I know that you possess all the qualities I looked for in a woman, and I know that as time pass, we'll only get better, our relationship stronger, and you will only become even more amazing, so there is no one else to do this with. That's why I'm asking you this very important question now." Oh my God, I want to run. Damion opened the box and revealed a key. "Will you move in with me?" 

"Aww." came from a few people. 

"Oh, thank God it's not a ring." I breathed out a sigh of relief earning me a few chuckles. 

"Will you?" I looked around at all the people surrounding me. All the love I had, and all the room I have for even more love in my life. I looked at Damion and smiled.