My prom dress stayed untouched while I faced a stage 3 diagnosis—until my date did something at prom that changed my life forever.

Which somehow made me love him even more.

“Why?” I asked.

The gym had gone quiet again.

Everyone was listening.

Leo swallowed.

Then looked at me.

And for the first time all night, he seemed nervous.

“Because I wasn’t ready to lose you. I never will be ready to lose you.”

The room became completely still.

Even breathing seemed loud.

My heart felt like it stopped.continue reading …