I got dressed in a simple little black dress. My feet were clad in nude heels with a matching purse. I parted my hair in two and let each side frame my face. Lucas was finely tucked in a sleek tuxedo—we had decided to match colors, so his tuxedo was black, with a nude shirt underneath.

Lucas' and my arms were linked as we walked to the entrance of the auction. The security at the entrance searched us with a beeping machine before we were allowed in.

The auction house was already crowded when we arrived, and if Lucas hadn't specially reserved a seat in his name at the VIP...