The limo drive dropped them off at the front of the mall. They entered the mall threw Target. People stared at the teens who were wearing formal wear. "Salsa's is on the second floor," Bruno said, staring at his phone.
They exited Target threw the back of the store. They went straight to the escalator and climbed aboard. Jane did her best to not have her dress being stuck on the stairs. Once they climbed off, they looked around until they found the restaurant.
They sat at a long table. Jane was sat in-between Bruno and Max, causing her to feel tense. She was in-between her prom date and the girl she was falling hard for. "So, Will, how are you and Mike planning on handling the long-distance?" Dustin asked as he picked up a chip and doused it in cheese dip.
"Well, we're planning on visiting every other weekend," Will explained. "Well switch out who visits who. The Blue and Crogan emails are going to return. And of course, we'll probably call each other every day."
"That sounds like a good plan," Dustin said.
"Yeah, some people say the long-distance relationship is impossible, but I think it's going to work for us," Mike said. Max and Lucas looked down awkwardly. Mike slumped into his seat, realizing that was the wrong thing to say. "I'm sorry."
Everyone was quiet at the table until their food came. "So I did some research on Maschuttes College of Art and Design," Jane said, finally breaking the silence. "Do you know the school's mascot is a mastodon?"
"Yeah, my mom has bought almost all of the merchandise from the online store," Will said. They then started a conversation about the colleges they were going to. Crisis averted, Jane thought. Bruno grabbed Jane's hand, but she unconsciously flinched away.
"Is everything ok, Jay?" Bruno whispered.
"Everything is fine," Jane whispered, grabbing his hand. They spent the rest of the meal awkwardly holding hands. Max noticed, and Jane lowkey hoped that it made Max jealous.
Once they were finished, Lucas checked the watch that he wasn't wearing. "We should head to the convention center," Lucas said. "Prom is about to begin."
"We still have almost an hour," Will said.
"But I want to beat the traffic," Lucas said. They paid for their meal and then they left the restaurant. They walked to the parking lot, where the limo was waiting for them in front of the Target. They climbed inside of the limo, and Lucas pulled out another flask. He took a large sip of it as the driver pulled out of the parking lot, putting in his GPS the address for where the prom was going to be held.
A/N: Sorry for the shorter chapter! This story only has two more chapters to go, but I'm planning on making a third book. I think I'm going to skip "Love, Creekwood" and go straight to "Love, Victor." I think for Love, Victor, I'm going to introduce the "I'm Not Ok with This" characters for the characters in that show. Bye for now!