Closer (Rock Stars & Romance Book 3) by A.K. Evans

Author:A.K. Evans [Evans, A.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J&J Ink, LLC
Published: 2021-11-01T18:30:00+00:00

Two months later

It was supposed to be a happy occasion.

In a way, it was. I mean, I was officially graduating from college. So, the truth was that I did feel some joy. It was nice to know I was finally done with this chapter of my life.

But the bottom line was that no matter how wonderful the day was supposed to make me feel, I couldn’t stop the sadness from creeping in.

I was seconds away from walking up on stage to receive my diploma. My mom, Beck, and my grandma were all there to support me. I loved that I had them, and I never would have wanted them to miss this moment, especially Beck. He was the reason I even had this opportunity. Even Holland had come to see me graduate because she and I had grown incredibly close ever since we met each other at the beginning of the year last year.

I realized how lucky I was to have the love and support that I did when there were others graduating who didn’t have anyone there.

But for me, there was someone missing.

Walker.

I wanted him here more than anything. Unfortunately, despite the conversation we’d had months ago about wanting to share the truth of our relationship with Beck, we never did. Everything happened with Walker’s mom, and he’d been dealing with his grief over that ever since.

I couldn’t bring myself to demand that he take on another thing that would be stressful for him. He deserved some understanding and compassion.

So, I did my best to give him that.

And since I could still see how much he struggled with the loss of his mom, I didn’t bring up the topic of our relationship reveal again.

In keeping how much I wanted that to myself, it meant that I ended up not getting the chance to have him here for this. It meant that, even though I had already been on my career path for a while now, Walker was still missing out on such a big accomplishment.

It hurt my heart.

“Sadie Emerson.”

My name was announced, and I climbed the stairs to go receive my diploma. I heard the cheers from the crowd and smiled. My people. Mom, Grandma, Beck, and Holland were all so proud of me.

I took my diploma, made it to the center of the stage at the outdoor ceremony, and looked toward my family. They were so excited, and I couldn’t help smiling at them.

When I reached out to grab the rail to descend the stairs, my gaze shifted to the back of the crowd, and that’s when I froze.

He was there.

Standing at the back, his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned up against a huge tree, wearing a proud smile was Walker.

My man.

My guy.

He didn’t miss this.

Warmth spread through me, and I kept my eyes on him as I descended the stairs. As I walked back to my seat with tears threatening to fall, I felt my heart pounding in my chest. This man loved me.

He loved me and made sure he was here to witness this.

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