Artemis was nervous as she waited for Billy to show up and pick her up for the dance. Billy’s mother was one of the chaperones for the dance tonight. She paces back and forth in her bedroom. She has never done anything like this before.

Her mother and Aunt Stacy showed her how to dance. She stops pacing and looks at herself in the mirror. Everything was still like she applied it. She hears a knock on her bedroom door, as it opens and her mother walks in.

Roxana walks into Artemis’s bedroom and looks at her. She looked so cute all dressed up.

“Billy is here, sweetie.” Roxana had come upstairs to let her daughter know Billy had arrived.

Artemis looks at her “how do I look?” She was nervous.

“You look fine, Artemis. Now, wait a few seconds to give me time to get back downstairs.” Roxana wanted to take pictures of Artemis.

“Okay, mom.” Artemis watches as her mother walks out of her bedroom.

Artemis waits the required time that her mother wanted her to and slowly makes her way downstairs. She gets ambushed by her mother and aunt as they take pictures of her. She spots Billy wearing a fancy suit as a smile appears on her face. He looked nice all dressed up.

“You look handsome.” Artemis smiles at Billy.

“And you look lovely.” A big smile appears on Billy’s face.

“Thank you.” Artemis cheeks turned beet red.

Roxana and Stacy take more pictures of the two of them. They watch as Billy approaches Artemis with a white rose.

“My mother thought this would be something you would like.” Billy carefully pins a white rose with baby’s breath and palm leaf onto Artemis’s dress.

“Thank you.”

“Alright, you two. I want to take some photos of you.” Roxana positions Artemis and Billy the way she wants them.

For the next few minutes, Artemis and Billy are photographed by Roxana. Afterward, she lets them leave to attend the dance. Billy opens the car door for Artemis and acts like a perfect gentleman towards her.

Artemis gets goose pimples when she and Billy arrive at the dance. They go out on the dance floor and start dancing. Artemis tries to remember everything her mother and aunt taught her.

She looks into Billy’s eyes and could tell he was enjoying himself. His mother was watching from the sidelines. She had to break up a couple that got too handsy.

“Are you enjoying yourself, Artemis?” Billy was curious about how she felt.

“Yes, I’m having fun. Are you?” Artemis looks into Billy’s eyes.

“Yes, I am. I’m glad I asked you to the dance.” Billy liked how Artemis smelled and dance.

Artemis blushes as they dance together. She noticed that Billy’s hand never left the small of her back as they dance. She did notice a few guys resting their hands on their girlfriend’s butt.

When the dance is over, Billy’s mother gives them a ride back home. Artemis was head over heels from all the dancing she did. Just before she goes inside the house, Billy and her kiss each other. She shivers from the kiss and felt like she stuck her fingers into an electrical outlet.

She heads into the house and spots her mother waiting for her. She smiles as she heads upstairs to her bedroom to change out of her dress. She is careful taking the rose off her dress. She wants to save it as long as she can.

Once she has her dress off, she removes the light make-up her mother allowed her to wear. She makes sure to remove all the makeup. Once she was done removing the makeup and slip on her favorite nightgown. She covers up a yawn as she crawls into bed feeling happy.

Roxana checks in on Artemis before she goes to bed and notices that Artemis took special care with the dress they bought. She also spots the rose that Billy gave her sitting on top of her dresser drawer. She couldn’t believe that Artemis has come so far since she adopted her.

“Sleep tight, my little girl.” Roxana closes Artemis’s bedroom door.

When Artemis wakes up the next morning, she just lays there in bed staring at her ceiling. She had so much fun last night with Billy. She also enjoyed the kiss they had. A smile appears on her face as she thinks about how she felt.

She had never felt like she did last night. She didn’t know what she felt, but she enjoyed it. She wonders how Billy felt. Artemis hears movement outside in the hallway.

She gets up out of bed to put her robe on and heads downstairs towards the kitchen. When Artemis walks into the kitchen, she notices her mother and her Aunt Stacy fixing breakfast.

“Did you have fun last night, sweetie?” Roxana looks at Artemis.

“Yes ma’am. I had loads of fun.” A huge smile appears on her face.

Stacy looks at her niece when she smiles “I say, with a smile that big.”

Artemis’s cheeks turn red at her aunt’s comment. She walks over to the refrigerator and grabs the orange juice. As she closes the refrigerator door, she could tell her mother and aunt were still watching her.

“What?” Artemis looks at the two of them.

“Nothing.” Stacy just smirks as she goes back to helping Roxana.