I'm sick of being called Junior. Sure, I'm William Nicholas Martens, Jr., but I just want to go by Nick. I'm sick of my boyfriend mismatching his socks on purpose. And I'm sick of being in the closet.<br><br>All this changes when my band Taking Back Nick lands a record deal. My friends Casey, Kennedy, Levi, and I are about to make it big. In one night I come out to my parents and break up with my boyfriend. And then the hard part starts. Casey is my oldest friend, and I move in with him after my breakup. But things ... start to happen.<br><br>We skyrocket to fame, but Casey finds himself in the middle of some serious addiction issues. Combined with him showing me so much affection, I start to worry there's more going on than just the stress of success. Will Casey be able to overcome his addictions and find happiness? More importantly, will that happiness be with me?

Porch Light

Sorry you fell in love with me. But most of all, I’m sorry that I’m not.


Sorry that I push and pull you, sorry that I tend to freak.


Sorry for all you’ve gone through, but this is the end of my losing streak.


The crowd at the Lewis and Clark Amphitheater went crazy. I could even hear some of them singing along. We went right into another original, “Time.” Then, we finished with three more originals, “Face Off for Dead,” “I Don’t Care,” and “Trouble in Paradise.” Then, we rocked out to Kelly Clarkson’s “Whyyawannabringmedown.”


“Thank you everyone!” The reverb from the microphone got back to me as we ended our set. “We’re Taking Back Nick! Check us out on social media!”


Chapter 5