They all burst out the front door as soon as they saw the leg of dress pants poke out of a car. I wanted to save my energy, so I stayed behind, keeping a steady pace. Even when running in heels and keeping their skirts out of the dirt, they all looked so beautiful. Ashley's magenta dress complimented her skin and hair perfectly; Jess looked like a princess in her pink, poofy ball gown; Emily was sleek and sexy in a tight black dress with scandalous cut-outs; Beth picked out a gorgeous burgundy color; and Hannah's white frock made her look like a beautiful young bride. It made me look back on my decision to wear teal just because I like the ocean—what was the point of that? Oh well.

When I looked back up, I grinned ear-to-ear watching the boys see us for the first time. Eyes widened, some jaws dropped, and lots of hugs were exchanged. I stayed behind, and pulled out my phone, preparing to do some paparazzi work. If Ashley and Chris are going to get together tonight, they're going to love a first-look photo; the photographer has no idea what could unfold between them.

He turned around from locking his car and stopped dead in his tracks, mouth agape, just watching Ashley talking to everyone else. I could tell he was tense as he readjusted his tie (that matched her dress) and took a deep breath. Doing my best to be discreet, I photographed him approaching her. Her back was turned to him, and he apprehensively tapped her shoulder. I rapidly pressed the button on my camera app as she turned around and immediately smiled and hugged him. "Look at this handsome devil!" Ashley playfully exclaimed

Chris was struggling to get words out, but managed to compliment her while attempting to relieve the obvious tension in his neck.

I was so focused on snapping pics that I let out an "oh shit!" when a foreign arm was around my waist, and another covering my eyes.

"Guess who," A mischievous voice rang in my ear

"Hmmm," I replied with sass, "Could this possibly be mister Joshua Washington?"

"Ooooh, you're so good at guessing, Samwise," He playfully whispered, his hands on my shoulders now.

I gently shoved his hands off me as I turned around to face him with a smile on my face. His head jerked back a bit, his eyebrows shot up, and his eyes went wide, as if he's never seen me before. It's just me. "Sam…" He hesitated, "You look… stunning."

I couldn't believe my ears, "Oh, I've stunned you, Josh?" I joked with him

He started to come back to his senses as he joked back, "You surprised? It's not like it's the first time."

"You clean up nice yourself, asshole," I said as I playfully punched him in the arm.

"Oh, yea, thanks," Josh said, a bit surprised, "I decided to be a sap and match my sisters."

"Oh my god, that's adorable."

While Matt and Mike bro-ed it up by incorporating our school colors into their tuxes, and Chris matched Ashley, Josh had a tie as burgundy as Beth's dress, and a pocket-square as white as Hannah's. "For a while, Han was pretty upset about not having a date—"

"I remember—"

"And Beth and I reminded her that boys will come and go, but ya know, she'll always have the love of her family and all that shit, so yea, I decided to match my sisters, Josh is a dweeb."

"I think it's super sweet, Josh," I smiled at him sincerely and put my hand on his arm to reassure him.

I swear, I saw him blush as he thanked me again, but he seemed to quickly snap out of it as he directed my attention back to Chris and Ashley. "Look at my man, Chris. Looks like he's finally gonna get the girl tonight."

"Oooo, he likes her like that?" I eagerly asked

"Was it not obvious? He's basically been in love with her since they met."

"Okay, get this," I leaned in closer to him to whisper, "She's starting to like him, too."

"Oh, damn," Josh replied, raising an eyebrow in excitement, "Looks like it'll finally happen after all."

I rested myself against his arm as we watched the photographer take pictures of everyone, still excitedly interacting with one another. I can already tell this is going to be a night to remember.

We all felt like celebrities as we were photographed posing together. Some photos were silly, some were standard, and some were a bit weird, but the photographer ensured us that they'll look great once they're done. I grabbed her business card before we all got in the limo and drove off.

On the drive over, I couldn't help but watch as Chris and Ashley together. They're so enamored with one another, completely disregarding the rest of the group to talk to each other. I kept nudging Josh in the arm every time they'd do something cute. He always laughed whenever I did.

As we approached the venue, I tried to contain my excitement as Ashley laid her hand on Chris' leg after he made her laugh. He immediately noticed, and his eyes widened. They made eye contact, and then embarrassed, turned away from one another. Oh no. This may be harder than it looks.