But I knew the truth. He did not want to spend an entire evening standing against a wall, watching everyone else belong.
Then something completely unexpected happened.
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The Invitation That Changed Everything
One afternoon, I was still turning all of it over in my head when I heard his key in the door.
“Hey, sweetheart,” I called out. “How was…”
I stopped.
Nathan was standing in the doorway with his backpack still slung over one shoulder, and his eyes were shining in a way I had not seen since he was a little boy on Christmas morning!
“Mom,” he said, almost out of breath. “You’re not going to believe what just happened!”
I set my coffee down, my heart already lifting. I was certain he was about to tell me he had gotten into one of his dream colleges.
I had no idea how wrong I was.
“Madison asked me to prom!” Nathan revealed.
I blinked at him. For one second, the name did not register.
Then it did.
