How on earth am I supposed to ask a non-girly girl to attend a gala with me?

The thought of Aria in a dress was actually quite amusing. It's not that she would look bad, it's just that it is not something I'm used to seeing her in. Who knows if she would even try on a dress for this event? I guess I'll have to ask...

It was a challenge on its own to get one of my friends to come with me. And they actually don't mind going to these kind of events.

As I walk down the hallway, I see Aria from far away. Should I ask her now? Should I wait? When is the right time?

I decide against it, and turn the other way. Just as I turn, I think of the greatest idea.

"Aria!" I call out.

She turns around and smiles when she sees me.

"Hey!" She walks towards me. "What's up, Vic?"

"Would you like to go shopping with me?" I raise my eyebrows and show a cheesy grin. I hope she says yes.

"Um," Her eyes look everywhere but to me. "You know, I, uh..."

"Listen, I know you don't like to go shopping but I need a girls advice." I plead.

"Fine." She fakes a smile and follows me to my car.

We arrive at the mall and I go into the store I usually shop at when these events pop up.

"Gosh, Victoria, where are you going that you need this fancy of a dress?" She asks.

"Just... Somewhere." I say while going through a rack of dresses.

"Woah, no need to be so vague." She says as she watches me carefully.

"You and Brendan aren't running away to Vegas and getting married, right?" She asks. I know she's joking, but I sense a little bit of seriousness to her question.

"Aria, you think I would do that?" I laugh.

"I don't know." She shrugs her shoulders. "He seems to talk about you like he wants to marry you." She rests her hand on a rack of dresses.

I ignore her, "Hey, do you want to do something on the 22nd?"

"Sure." She agrees. "Like, what?"

"Well," I begin. "I kind of need someone to go with me to this party." I used the word, party, to get her more interested.

"Where's the party at?"

"Some fancy place downtown." I look up at her and she doesn't look too thrilled. "I'll pay for your dress. Pick anything in the store."

Her eyes are as big as quarters. "Really?" She asks.

"Really." I smile.

She slowly turns around and starts looking all over the store. I mentally high-five myself for getting her to agree. I can't believe she's going to come with me.

We find the most beautiful dresses. Hers is black, of course, it is her favorite color. I chose a long, red dress that I absolutely love.

I relax a little bit, now that everything is figured out. Now I can spend some time with Brendan and have not worry about anything.

I drop off Aria and practically run to Brendan's dorm. I knock on the door and Alex appears in front of me.

"What's up, Victoria?" He greets me with a hug. "Brendan is in his room."

I walk over to the door and open it, revealing a sleeping Brendan. I walk over and slip under the sheets next to him, and wrap my arms around him.

He wakes up and looks over at me.

"Vic, what are you doing here?" He smiles and turns around, pulling me into his chest.

"I wanted to see you today." I place a soft kiss on his neck. "Did you miss me?"

"Of course I missed you." He kisses my forehead. "What do you want to do?"

"Hmmm." I think for a moment, but then I press my lips onto his.

He places his hand on the side of my face and pulls me closer into him, kissing me harder. I run my hands through his hair.

After a few minutes, we stop and decide to watch a movie. During our movie, we smell food from outside his room.

I open the door and see Alex with multiple boxes of pizza.

"Alex, did you order all this for yourself?" I start laughing.

Brendan comes behind me and wraps his arms around my waist, placing his head on my shoulder. He gives me a quick kiss before he pushes me inside the room and runs to snatch a box of pizza from Alex.

"Brendan!" Alex yells. He closes the door before Alex can get us.

"You're brave." I laugh. "He would have killed me."

"Whatever, at least we have food now." We both laugh.

The credits start rolling on the tv screen, so I check the time on my phone. It's a little past midnight.

"I should get going." I kiss Brendan.

He groans, "Why?"

"It's almost twelve-thirty! I need my sleep Brendan." He sticks out his bottom lip.

"You can sleep here." He suggests.

His suggestion made me uneasy. Of course I would love to spend the night with him, but I don't know. I mean, waking up with him by my side would be amazing.

"I don't know..." I stand up and look down at him. "I don't even have a change of clothes."

He thinks for a moment. "You can sleep in one of my shirts and Aria can bring you some clothes. She stays here almost every night, if you forgot." He laughs.

I sigh, "Okay, fine."

"Yes!" He pulls me down onto the bed and kisses me all over my face. "I'll get you a shirt." He gets off the bed and goes through his dresser.

He finds a big, blue shirt and throws it over to me. "That one should work."

I go into the bathroom and change into his shirt. I feel so exposed, but what else can I do?

I walk out and leave my clothes beside his bed.

"You look great, babe." Brendan smiles and pulls me as close as possible to him, giving me a kiss on my temple.

"I don't know if you're being sarcastic, or not." I laugh.

"Of course, not!" He says, hugging me. "You always look beautiful." I smile and thank him by giving him a kiss.

"Goodnight, Brendan." I whisper as I feel myself falling asleep.

"Goodnight." Brendan says, giving me one last kiss on my cheek. "See you in the morning."