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"Let's go," Jamie said once I'd stepped back. I looked at him, grateful for his help, but also thankful that he was moving on this before any minds could be changed. "Who do you want with you, Cass? The room where Christian installs them is a little small. You can really only have two people in there, maybe three."

"Well, you, of course," I said to the doctor without hesitating.

"Good call," Brandon assured me.

I looked at my mother. "Do you want to come?"

"No, honey, I don't," she said, smoothing my hair back. "Your father and I will wait for you here."

Nodding, I turned to my sister. She smiled at me, stepped forward, hugged me tightly, and said, "Take Brandon. We'll wait outside the door."

With a deep breath, I let her go, and turning to look at him, I asked, "Will you go with me?"

"To the prom?" he asked, a crooked grin on his face. "Or do you mean like, go steady?"

My mother let out a moan. "Don't joke about that right now, Brandon. I love you, but I'm just not ready."