A young special needs girl from Texas got the prom proposal of a lifetime. Sophomore Tiffany Gay thought she was being led outside for a routine fire drill but instead she found her biggest crush, junior Luis Velasquez, holding a bouquet of flowers. Gay's classmates cheered as she held back tears of joy. Some of them held signs that read, 'Will you go to prom with me?' Overjoyed: Tiffany Gay was overcome with emotion this week when her biggest crush Luis Velasquez asked her to be his date to the prom . The reveal: Sophomore Tiffany Gay thought she was being led outside for a routine fire drill but instead she found her biggest crush, junior Luis Velasquez, holding a bouquet of flowers . Heartwarming: Luis Velasquez asked Tiffany Gay to prom in front of the whole school this month . To add to the romance, Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are' played in the background of the magic proposal. 'He met Tiffany back in the seventh grade,' Velasquez’s mom, Jessica, told ABC News. 'Since then, Tiffany has had the biggest crush on my son. And since the beginning of this school year, Luis said he’s taking Tiffany to prom,' she added. Gay is a special needs student who struggles with a genetic disorder called Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) that causes sufferers to have an insatiable appetite. According to the Genetic Disease Foundation, 'PWS typically causes low muscle tone, short stature if not treated with growth hormone, incomplete sexual development, and a chronic feeling of hunger that, coupled with a metabolism that utilizes drastically fewer calories than normal, can lead to excessive eating and life-threatening obesity.' Jessica Velasquez said that Gay is a wonderful girl and that her son cares about her. Big crush: Tiffany Gay has had a crush on Luis Velasquez ever since she met him and Velasquez promised to himself that he would take her to the prom this year . Leading the way: Velasquez leads Gay to signs asking if she will go to the prom with him this year . The decision: Velasquez hugs Gay asks he pops a very special question and asks her to be his prom date . 'When you meet her,' Jessica said, 'she has that infectious smile and you’re just like, "Oh, my God, I want to hug you."' Yahoo reports that Alpha Gomez who works at the Texas High School both students attend said that Luis Velasquez is 'one of the most giving students' that he says he's ever met. Velasquez said that asking Jessica to prom was something he always knew he would do. 'He’s a good kid,' Jessica said. 'Not because he’s my son, but he is really a good kid. He has that nurturing, fathering personality. He’s always had it.' Video of the proposal has over 3.5 million views since being posted on Tuesday. 'In the evening my brother sent me a text that my video was going viral,' Jessica recalled. ‘I was like, ‘What are you talking about? And then I checked and said, "Oh, my God."' A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help raise money for Tiffany Gay's special prom with a $1,000 goal. So far over $6,000 has been accumulated. She said yes!: Gay said yes to the proposal and was so happy that she was moved to tears this week .
Sophomore Tiffany Gay thought she was being led outside for a routine fire drill but instead she found Luis Velasquez holding a bouquet of flowers.
Gay's classmates cheered as she held back tears of joy and some of them held signs that read, 'Will you go to prom with me?'
Gay is a special needs student who struggles with a genetic disorder called Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
PWS causes insatiable appetite along with other physical abnormalities.
Video of the cute promposal has over three million views since being posted to Facebook on Tuesday.