My best friend, let’s call her Samantha, and I have been planning to go to prom and have a big dinner afterwards with our friends and dates. Samantha has a huge crush on this one guy, let’s call him Jacob, and they are going together. I am very close with this one guy, Michael, who most likely will ask me out, or I will ask him. Originally, it was just going to be a friends prom with no guys, but once she secured her date, I decided that I also wanted a date and Michael would be a good fit. My other friends who are going to the dinner are either going alone or are going with their dates, but the plan obviously is to all hang out together after prom ends. Unfortunately, Samantha’s date might have to cancel and might not be able to attend prom whatsoever. Samantha, now afraid she won’t have a date is asking me to not ask out Michael, or say no if he asks me. Personally, I don’t know how to feel about this. I would have no problem just hanging out with her, considering she’s my best friend, but I also don’t want to turn down a date I’m interested in. I am also conflicted considering we don’t know if Jacob will even have to cancel in the end. Additionally, we have other friends who are going who Samantha could and will hang out with, including Michael who’s friends with everyone else in the group. Michael is a bit shy, which is why I thought about asking him as well, but now I don’t know if I should say yes if he asks me, or if I should not even ask him at all for my friends sake? But to be honest, I felt hurt when Samantha even asked me to do this because her date didn’t work out. I wouldn’t have an issue not going with a date if it was decided from the start that it would just be my girl friends and I but the fact that she wants me to cancel just because her date canceled is hurting me. I am thinking about still asking him, or if he asks me when we hang out alone this weekend I’ll say yes to be his date. AITAH if I do, and how should I go about this situation without causing a fight?