On the Edge by V.E. Avance Page A

to, but Tommy and I make this song a very intimate dance.
                  The song ends and some techno song begins to play.  This is my cue to go get my prom pictures taken with my prince charming.  I let Katherine know what we’re doing, but I’m not sure she heard me.  She’s too busy jumping around with the small crowd that is on the dance floor. 
                  After Tommy and I have our photos done, we decide to find a table for all of us.  The tables seat six, so it will be our party plus one more couple.  We pick a table near the dance floor.  The song ends and Katherine makes her way over.  I give her a disapproving look.  She has practically ignored Chris since we arrived and I am very upset with her over that. 
                  “What?” she mouths at me.
                  “What happened to photos and dancing a few dances with Chris before ditching him?”
                  “Shit!  I forgot.”
                  “Well, I think it’s time for you and Chris to take your picture and then dance a couple of dances together.”
                  “Right you are.  I’m on it now.”
                  She grabs Chris’ hand and they are off in the direction of the photographer.  Tommy lays the jacket to his suit over one of the chairs and pulls a chair out for me.  He takes his seat beside me and we watch and laugh at some of the people on the dance floor.  A lot of my classmates dance like wet noodles.  The song, ‘Heaven’ by Bryan Adams starts to play and Tommy rises from his seat.  He holds a hand out to me and I take it before standing.  He guides me to the dance floor and we begin to sway and turn to the music.  He has his nose rubbing against my cheek and is softly singing the lyrics to the song.  Tommy can sing!  Tears begin to fall down my cheeks.  I have got to be the luckiest woman in the world.
                  “Baby, why are you crying?”
                  “I’m just so happy.  I never thought I’d fall in love and then you walked into my life.  I am the most blessed woman alive.”
                  “Angel, please don’t cry.  You are the most important thing to me and I love you more than words can say, and it is I that is the most blessed.  I have you, Abigail.”  He leans in and gives me a passionate kiss as the song ends.  This man owns me, body and soul. 
                  We make our way to our table.  Chris’ jacket is hanging on the chair two over from mine, but he and Katherine are nowhere to be seen.  I scan the dance floor and find them.  They are dancing to a slow song but not with each other.  Chris is dancing with a girl from chorus, I believe her name is Suzanne, and Katherine is dancing with Will, our varsity quarterback.  Well, I guess it worked out after all.  Neither one of them wanted to come together but they didn’t want to come alone.  I smile and take my seat.  Tommy has gone to get us some sparkling water at the beverage table.
                  Prom is six hours long, but it seems to go by at an alarming speed.  Before I know it, the DJ’s voice comes over the system to announce that this will be the final song.  ‘Chasing Cars’ by Snow Patrol concludes our prom and I am swaying in Tommy’s arms to the lyrics.  This is one of my favorite songs and I am happy that I am dancing to it with the man of my dreams. 
                  After the final song, Tommy and I search for Katherine and Chris in the crowd of high school students.  We only have to search a few minutes before I spot her in the corner making out with some guy.  I don’t even know who this guy is.  I ask Tommy to go find Chris while I get Katherine. 
                  “Katherine, what are you doing?”
                  “Oh, hi Abigail,” she slurs, “this is… Who are you