𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 - prom 1985

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April 1985

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 prom night for the students of west valley high school. some couples have broken up but are going to prom anyway, some couples' relationships are on the rocks but are going to prom anyway. since it was also still spring, bella, ali, and dutch also received their acceptance letters to ucla and were accepted.

bella took ali to wild orchid salon, a reputable hair salon in virgin river. while bella had a fishtail braided low bun, a few strands that hung loose around her face and those pieces were loosely curled, and ali got curls in her hair.

after the hair stylists were paid and tipped, the two best friends went to the nail salon for mani-pedis. ali chose a mauve color, while bella chose a pink color

"how are you and daniel?" bella asked as the nail tech worked on her nails. "what's going on?"

"honestly, i don't know." ali said as the nail tech worked on her nails. "it's like he's been so different since the tournament."

"maybe this is just a bump in the road for you guys. i'm sure everything will be okay." bella said

"maybe." ali sighed

after their mani-pedis, the two best friends went to lunch, then bella took ali home. after dropping her best friend off, bella pulled into the drive way, parked her truck, and walked inside.

bella walked into the bathroom to begin her makeup, as she settled on a subtle eye looks blush and mascara. after putting her things away in the drawer, she heard the front door open. "bella?" dutch called

bella walked out of the bathroom and into the living room and greeted her boyfriend with a kiss and an embrace. "hi honey."

dutch gave her a look full of adoration and love. "you look gorgeous babe."

"thank you." bella smiled. "by the way, how was suit shopping your mom? did you find anything?"

dutch smiled and nodded in reply. "i remember you said your dress was emerald green, so mom suggested i should choose an emerald green vest and bow tie to go with my suit. that is what you go with right?" he asked

in the bedroom, the couple dressed for prom. bella's dress was a sleeveless emerald green faux wrap dress made of silk, and decorated with seed beads throughout the garment. sitched to the waist was a emerald green silk sash belt.

"you look beautiful, bella." dutch smiled

bella turned around to find him wearing his suit and to her, he was the most handsome guy she had ever seen. his suit was black, but his vest was emerald green, to match her dress. his once bleach blonde, now turned brunette hair was combed neatly and he smelt amazing. her guy truly fills out a suit well.

bella smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "thank you sweetheart, you look damn good in your suit." she said as she kissed his chin.

dutch smiled as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "before i forget." he said as he pulled out the corsage, which was a white rose, and slipped it on bella's dainty wrist. "i would have picked the pink, as i know it's your favorite, but mom said the two colors would clash.

bella smiled then replied, "i love all colors of roses. it's beautiful honey." she smiled, then placed the white rose boutonnière on his suit. "are you ready?"

dutch smiled as he led her out the door. outside, he grabbed her wrist and dipped her for a kiss. he's never done that before, but like how it looked in the movies. bella was flushed, but she liked it and she liked it a lot.

"whoa. that was hot, and i thought i saw all your best moves all the times we've had sex." bella said

"you ain't seen nothing yet sweetheart. just wait till tonight after prom. i got some more moves to show you." dutch said, giving her a saucy wink.

this made bella blush from head to toe. "i'm looking forward to it." bella said as she gave him a wink. "we better go, before i change my mind, and decide to skip prom."

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the prom was in full swing when the couple arrived, fashionably late of course. as dutch stood talking with the guys, bella stood with ali, who was visblibly upset when she and daniel entered the gym.

"ali, what happened?" bella asked

before anything else could be said, bella felt a tap on her shoulder. turning around, she saw dutch standing next to her. "may i have this dance?" dutch asked with his hand held out as cyndi lauper's time after time began to play.

bella turned to ali, who smiled at her. "go ahead. we'll talk later." the blonde smiled as she embraced her best friend

"of course." bella smiled as she walked with Dutch to the dance floor. as bella and dutch began to dance, bella glanced across the way, to see the guys dancing with their dates. "

"you look so beautiful tonight, bella." dutch smiled as he rested his forehead against bella's

"thank you sweetheart. you're the most handsome guy here." bella smiled. "in fact, you're the only handsome guy here."

"well, you're the only beautiful girl here." dutch said, as he pressed a kiss onto her forehead. "i love you."

"i love you more." bella smiled

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as the night wore on, the prom king and queen were announced. the queen was a girl from student council and the king was a guy from the debate team.

"i think you should have got prom queen." dutch said

bella smiled as she turned around in her boyfriend's arms and replied, "honey, it doesn't matter to me."

before anything else could be said, the couple heard shouting outside. they looked out the window of the door and saw ali and daniel screaming at one another.

"what the hell?" dutch asked

"daniel had a pissed off look on his face when prom started." bella said. "at the nail salon, ali did say that their relationship was on the rocks.

"hey bella." ali said as she tapped her shoulder.

bella turned around and gave her best friend a soft smile. "yeah?"

"i'm going to head out early but i'll call you tomorrow, okay?" ali said

"ali, are you all right?" bella asked

ali smiled softly and nodded. "yeah, i'm fine."

"would you like us to drive you?" dutch asked

"a friend of mine from ucla offered to drive me." ali said softly. "but thank you anyway. bella, would you like to take a couple of pictures before i leave?"

"of course." bella smiled, then turned to dutch. "i'll be back, honey."

after the two girls took a couple of pictures, they bid each other goodbye, and ali gave dutch a cordial smile, then walked out of the the gym. a little later, bella and dutch took pictures with their friends, some funny, some serious, some with just the guys, then a couple with just the two of them. there was an after party up in the hills, but bella and dutch were going back to the ranch house. but first there was one place she needed to go.

the couple drove to ali's, and saw that her parents weren't home. they walked up the steps, and bella rang the doorbell twice, until ali answered it, her eyes were red from crying.

"come here." bella said, as she held her arms out, and walked into ali's home, followed by dutch

ali laid her head on her best friend's shoulder and sobbed into her neck, and she sobbed hard. bella maneuvered the two of them over to the couch and dutch closed the door.

"what happened honey?" bella asked as ali had calmed down as she wiped ali's tears with the tissue

"well, i ran into a guy that i know who goes to ucla at prom. he was a date for one of the girls there. daniel saw me talking to him and began jumping to conclusions that i was cheating on him." ali said

"ali, we know that's not true." bella reassured

"i didn't crash mr. miyagi's car either. i told him that the brakes on the car were going to go." ali said

"we know you didn't crash his car. is there anything you need, you want us to stay?" bella asked

"thanks, but, i think i need to be alone." ali smiled softly

"okay." bella smiled softly then embraced her best friend. "if you need me, please call me."

"i promise." ali said

"ali, i just wanted to say that I'm sorry for everything in the past." dutch said. "i'm so sorry for the way i've treated you, and even throwing milk duds at you in the movie theatre."

"hey, it's okay. i'm sorry as well. if you would like, since you seemed to have chilled out quite a bit, maybe we could be friends as well?" ali asked

"i'd like that." dutch said

"get some rest, hon." bella said

"i will." ali said. "love you."

"love you too." bella said as she embraced the blonde, then she and dutch left.

"did you and my best friend just become friends?" bella asked as she and dutch walked down the steps

"hey, i thought since i was your boyfriend, it means i'm your best friend." dutch said as he opened the door for her

bella rolled her eyes and laughed. "honey, you can have more than one best friend. ali's my female best friend. you're the love of my life and my best friend. make sense now?"

dutch chuckled in reply. "yeah, it does. i love you."

"i love you more." bella smiled as she got in the passenger seat of dutch's car

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after a steamy shower session with dutch, bella walked out of the bathroom rubbing lotion on her arms, while he sat up in the bed waiting for her. "that was fun tonight." dutch said as bella turned off the lamp and laid down beside him

"yeah." bella said as the couple laid down and he pulled her petite frame close to his strong body. "when we graduate, i know we'll see ali because obviously we'll be going to the same university as her, but i just can't help but think about something."

"what is it beautiful?" dutch asked. "what's going through that beautiful head of your's? i don't like it when you worry."

"it's not that i'm worried, it's just..." bella sighed then turned over on her side to face him. "i hope we never drift apart from the guys. even though they can get on my last nerve, they're still like my brothers. i can only imagine how special they are to you, especially since you've known them since the eighth grade."

"you don't have to worry about that beautiful." dutch said. "something tells me they'll be coming around all the time."

"you promise?" bella asked

"i promise." dutch said.

bella kissed his lips, then said, "goodnight honey. i love you." she smiled as she snuggled into him and slowly drifted off to sleep

"goodnight beautiful. i love you too." dutch said as he pulled bella's body closer to his, closing his eyes and slowly drifting off to sleep as well.