Prom.
It was the first Friday of July, and Waterloo Road's Year 13 Prom was in full swing. Everyone was all dressed up in smart suits or beautiful dresses, the teachers included. Just this once, they'd even allowed alcohol as all of the students were now eighteen. A rather large crowd of students were happily dancing together in the middle of the hall to some kind of brand new dance song that was blaring out of the DJ's speakers and the teachers were stood together, watching them.
Chris, however, was stood slightly away from the group. He could see Sami dancing in the middle of that crowd with Nat, Naomi, Kate and some more of her friends. She'd changed an awful lot over the past two years, but in some ways she was still the exact same person that he'd crashed into on that sunny September morning. Her hair was longer now and it hung loosely just below her shoulders, and she'd eventually swapped her glasses for contact lenses.
Chris stood there for a while, watching her. Her long, dark blonde hair was left down and was styled into soft waves, rather than her usual poker straight hairstyle. It shimmered underneath the lights and she appeared to permanently have a smile fixed to her face. He loved the way that her body moved to the music when she danced and how her bright green eyes shone with happiness as she did so. Sami looked up, catching him watching her and she shot him a huge, happy smile. Chris felt his heart skip a beat and he turned back around to find Tom stood beside him, grinning.
'They all look so grown up, don't they?' Tom remarked, shouting over the blaring music. 'I don't know about you, but all this makes me feel rather old!' Chris laughed softly, smiling at his mate and turning his eyes back to Sami. He'd been waiting for nearly two whole years for this night, and now it was here, he felt incredibly impatient. He knew that he was probably being a little bit selfish, but he just wanted this to be over so he and Sami could finally be a real couple. He couldn't wait for the moment where his lips met hers again, giving them what felt like their first real kiss. No more sneaking around and having to lie to anybody, just the two of them together. They'd had quite a few close shaves within the past year or so, almost being caught multiple times by Karen or one of his other colleagues.
Chris pulled himself back into reality, and he could see Sami saying something to Naomi, then she looked back at him, smiling and nodding towards the drinks table right in the very corner of the room. Luckily, Tom was facing the other way, deep in conversation with Grantly about something. Chris tapped Tom on the shoulder and shouted into his ear 'I'm gonna go and get a drink, d'you want one?' Tom stopped speaking for a second and he shook his head. 'Nah, but thanks anyway, mate.' Chris slowly walked towards the table and he turned to face the side, just at the right angle to pour himself a drink and to keep an eye out for Sami. He looked away from the centre of the hall for a few moments as he pulled out a beer and opened it. Suddenly, he felt a familiar hand reach out and touch his bicep. He turned around slightly to find her stood there, beaming at him.
'Hey you,' she said shyly, smiling coyly at him. 'H-Hi,' he stammered, taking a few seconds to take in how beautiful she looked right then. She was wearing next to no makeup, but her cheeks had a radiant flush to them from where she'd been dancing. They shifted slightly closer to the table and Chris took her hand in his, firstly making sure that nobody could notice. Her palm felt slightly sweaty, but soft in his and he squeezed her hand gently, smiling properly for what felt like the first time that night. 'Outside?' She mouthed, grinning. Chris nodded and she let go of his hand, then began to walk towards the hall doors. He waited for a minute after she'd closed the doors behind her before following her footsteps. He walked out of the hall and through into the entrance. He could see her perched on the steps just outside the front doors and he smiled to himself, walking forwards again and pushing the doors open.
They both knew that probably nobody would come this far out of the hall anyway, so Chris sat down beside Sami and lovingly draped his arm around her bare shoulders. He could see goosebumps forming on her arms and she moved a bit closer to him, then rested her head on his shoulder. 'You look rather dapper tonight,' she said as he planted a kiss on her forehead. 'And you look rather beautiful tonight,' Chris replied, feeling his cheeks grow hot. 'You look a bit cold, d'you want my jacket?' He asked her. Sami shrugged, smiling. 'Only if you're warm enough to be okay without it,' she said, biting her lip. Chris took her reply as a yes, so he took his arm away and she lifted her head up. He slid his arms out of his black suit jacket and gave it to her. She put her arms in through the holes and pulled it over so the front was covering her chest. It was quite a bit too big for her, but it was incredibly warm from when Chris had just been wearing it and it smelled just like him. 'Better now?' Chris asked, putting his arm back around her. 'Mm, much better.. Thank you.' Sami smiled at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Chris looked down at her, then tilted her chin up so that she was looking right at him. 'I love you,' he whispered, gazing affectionately into her green eyes. 'I love you too,' Sami smiled. They both leaned in until their lips finally met in a sweet, tender kiss.