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

I’d shown I was reliable and dependable to this point. Couldn’t she see the extenuating circumstances? I’d just have to deal with it when I got back. She needed to take a chill pill. Besides, it was her choice to fire Bethany. Now she only had four people to draw from instead of five. Who knows? Maybe she’d have to work a shift herself.


Oh, the humanity. Poor hotel manager, forced to figure out what it’s really like dealing with guests on a daily basis.


I got into the studio still fuming slightly, but it all went away as I began to record. And by the end of the day, I’d made more progress than I’d made yesterday. Maybe I was going to be done sooner and this whole work thing wouldn’t be an issue?


I was feeling good that night and decided to spend time in the hotel’s lounge to celebrate with a drink. I found myself sitting at the bar top, drinking my Cosmo, and people watching.


Chapter 27