"Stone is just not as charming as me." Brennan inputted cockily.

Mrs Lewis shook her head "Ella and Lana, do you see what I have to deal with?"

Lana giggled and then responded by asking both of his parents "How did you both meet?"

The woman at the head of the table sighed dreamily "Baron and I actually met at our school prom. We were at school together but had never spoke. Not until that night. We danced all night long."

Mr Lewis added to his wife's story with the same dreamy look "I could not keep my eyes off her—"

Brennan sighed and he sounded bored "Do you really have to tell the story?"

"I think it is romantic." Lana said to Brennan.

So, did I. It sounded like a beautiful story. You could still see the love in their eyes for each other. I really hoped I would have that when I was their age.

I eventually wanted someone to look at me that way and continue to look at me that way for years later.

Watching them put a smile on my face. Which I automatically hid with my hand as soon as I saw Stone watching me with a small smile of his own. A smile that I had to lean closer to see properly.

Dragging her gaze away from her husbands, Mrs Lewis asked "Is there any dances coming up at your school?"

"There is the Fall Ball coming up at our school, but Lana and I never usually go." I mentioned.

The Fall Ball was a yearly event at Leavendale High where the smelly gym hall was transformed into an autumn-themed wonderland. It gave students a chance to dress nicely, get drunk and hook up.

Brennan's mother looked at me like I was crazy as she expressed "You have to go. There is no point in wasting your teenage years not going to high school events."

Lana told her "Ella hates school functions. Every year I try to convince her to come but she has none of it. She once told me that she would rather sell all of her organs than step foot in the school building after school hours finish."

"How can anybody have fun at those type of places? Like who wants to be prom queen? Have they not seen the movie, Carrie? If I ever had to go, I would simply just wear my pyjamas." I ranted "It would save me from going out shopping and overspending on a dress that I will only wear once."

They all laughed at my outburst and as they start to talk about the good things about dances, Stone was watching me.

He neared my ear again as he taunted "Should I buy a green tie now? One that will match your Princess and The Frog pyjamas?"