Thank you Rachel and Sammi for your reviews. You guys are awesome. And Molly – I'm glad you liked it and it's awesome to find a sister in Christ out there.
Elaine's heart soared as she read Charlie's letter. Could this really be true? She held the letter to her chest and sighed and cried out of happiness. She put the letter inside her prayer journal and read it before she fell asleep each night. This certainly made waiting for his response easier, though she guessed he could still refuse her.
A month later the long hoped for letter came, her hands trembled as she opened the envelope in the secret of her bedroom.
Dear Elaine,
God has given me a peace about you and I would like to ask you to go out with me once you graduate high school (which I know is when you would allow yourself to date). Until then I will wait for you here.
There's a winter formal at my college in December. Would you like to come up to it? I'll come to the prom with you back in Pennsylvania as well. I'll be out of school by then.
Looking forward to our future relationship.
Forever Friend and Soon to be Lover,
Daniel
That winter they went to his formal dance together. She felt beautiful next to him and stayed with a relative near his college that night. In the spring he came home and went to her prom. They did the same thing the following year.
When she turned 18 in the spring they went on their first date. Whenever it was practical to get together in during college they went out and went to each other's formal dances. At Elaine's formal dance the next spring he gave her 'an early birthday present' that just happened to fit on her finger perfectly.
They married the spring that she graduated. Now they live in a splendid little house where Elaine sends out books to get published and teaches English (or will until their baby is born next fall) and Daniel works as a lawyer. Whenever he goes away they sign their letters; 'Forever Friends and Forever Lovers'.