Northern Stars: A Friends-to-Lovers Romance (The Compass Series Book 4) by Brittainy Cherry

Author:Brittainy Cherry [Cherry, Brittainy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BCherry Books, INC
Published: 2022-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

24

Aiden

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Playing the role of the social butterfly outside completely drained my energy. The moment I reached my room at the inn, I collapsed onto the bed. Shockingly, the mattress was one of the most comfortable beds I’d ever laid on, and I’d slept on a lot of beds. Especially during my last worldwide tour press conference.

I rubbed my hands over my face and sighed. Being back home felt odd. I hadn’t visited my hometown in over five years. Some would say I made it a mission of mine not to make it back home. By “some,” I meant my mother, but I saw her often enough. I spent pretty much every day with my father since he was my manager. Mom would’ve been out in Los Angeles with us, but she had her restaurant in Chicago to tend to. Still, she flew out often for visits.

A part of me never wanted to come back to Leeks. I felt like a complete asshole when I arrived in town with all the fanfare shown to me by the townspeople. My face was plastered all over the town’s shops, and there were celebratory decorations across our downtown. The streets were blocked off for a huge festival happening that night to welcome me home for the next few months.

My father hated that I wasn’t staying at their place, but the idea of being in town and sleeping in my childhood bedroom seemed like a personal nightmare. Especially if Hailee was right next door at any point in time.

Hailee.

Just being in town made her come to my mind often. I couldn’t walk down the street without a collection of memories shooting through my brain.

A knock on the door broke me out of my thoughts, and I was thankful for the interruption. I opened the door to find Henry, the bellhop, standing there with a huge welcome basket in his hands. He wiggled his nose and tossed his head back a bit to try to push up his falling glasses.

“Hey, Mr. Walters. Sorry to bother you, but I wanted to bring you a welcome basket for your stay. I read online that you’re allergic to tree nuts—just like me—so I checked and double-checked all the ingredients in each product. If you want anything else, I can run to the grocery store and pick it up for you, no matter what. Day or night, sir. I mean, school is starting back soon, so I’ll mostly be here at night, but I can skip classes if you need me to.”

I took the basket from him. “No need to skip school, but thanks, Henry. I appreciate it.” I set the basket down on the nearby table, then reached for my wallet to give him a tip.

“Oh, no, Mr. Walters. It’s fine, truly. I just wanted to drop it off. You don’t have to pay me a cent. Honestly, just being able to be in your presence is a gift. I don’t know if you know this, but”—he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose—“I’m your biggest fan.

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