Chapter 83: Graduation Day
"Hey, Liam," Margaret greeted as she squeezed down the aisle to hug .
"Hey, Margaret. How are you?" I asked, hugging her back tightly. I hadn’t seen her for about four months because she’d been travelling with her new husband, Greg.
"I’m great. Greg couldn’t co though; he’s stuck in Thailand for so promotion. He’s so upset that he’s missing it," she replied, frowning.
I smiled. "Well, just make sure you take a load of photos for him then."
Matt jumped off of my lap and ran back to his mom. I smiled at Ruby. Her, Johnny and Matt still lived in Timberfield, but we got to see them quite a bit - they ca to stay with us in the holidays and stuff. We had more than enough room, and we also went back there whenever we could.
Johnny and Kate didn’t last. They managed to date for a year before they just drifted apart; they’re still great friends though. Kate hadn’t settled down in the slightest. She’s still a flirt and is currently ’playing the field’ as she liked to put it, but she’s always been a great friend to Amber so she cos to stay with us too. I just have to keep her away from all of my team mates; she would seriously eat them alive.
A lot had happened in the last five years. Stephen Walker, Jake and Amber’s father, got arrested about a year after we left for Boston because he’d apparently been scamming money from his clients. He was currently serving six years for fraud and embezzlent. He never did get in contact with any of them, and they all still have the recording that Amber made of him admitting to the abuse, so if he ever did co back they’ve agreed they would all file charges against him.
Suddenly, everyone started clapping and my heart took off in overdrive as I scanned the crowd for her. I spotted her standing off to the left of the stage, chatting with Samantha, one of her friends. She looked smokin’ hot in her blue and grey ceremonial robes. I hadn’t seen her all day. I’d left her just after breakfast. She thought I was at practice today, I wasn’t, I was setting up a surprise for her as a graduation present.
Amber was graduating college today with a full degree in dance choreography. I was incredibly proud of her; she’d worked so damn hard for the last few years at college and was graduating with honours. I tried to listen as the little man gave his speech about the graduating class, and then started going through the list of nas of the graduates, while they walked on and shook his hand getting a certificate. I couldn’t concentrate; I was so freaking nervous that I actually felt sick. I couldn’t take my eyes off of her, she was so beautiful. She honestly still took my breath away every ti I saw her.
The paparazzi loved her too. They were always following us around, wanting photos and interviews. They loved the story of us being together for five years. They just loved Amber, full stop. She would always be in magazines and newspapers, little pictures of her out shopping with her friends or sothing. They always thought she was adorable and people would co and ask for her autograph just as much as they did mine. Amber just found the whole thing amusing and would tease the crap out of
when we got stopped in the street or sothing.
People often ask
how it is that I stay grounded, with the fa and the money, and I always say the sa thing. None of that was important to ; the only thing that mattered to
is my Angel. She was the only thing I needed. If everything else went away tomorrow, the big house, all the cars, the money, I wouldn’t care. As long as I still got to hold her every night, I would still be the luckiest guy in the world.
I heard the Dean shout her na and I grinned, clapping like crazy. She was beaming as she scanned the crowd; she spotted
and waved her little certificate at , proudly. I winked at her and watched her skip off of the stage happily. I was shifting in my seat nervously because it was almost over, it was almost ti. I rubbed my hands on my jeans, trying to dry them. I’d honestly never been so nervous in my life.
After another few minutes the last certificate was handed out, and I saw her slinking her way through the crowd towards us. As she got to , she threw her arms around my neck and kissed . I lifted her off of her feet spinning her in a small circle as I relished the feel of her lips against mine. She pulled back and laughed, she was so happy that it made my heart beat faster.
"Congratulations," I cooed, grinning. She kissed
again and I held her tighter. Damn, five years and I still couldn’t get enough of her. I pulled out of the kiss, very aware that her little brother was sitting there making loud kissing noises and singing ’Amber and Liam, sitting in a tree’.
"Thanks. I was worried when I didn’t see you; I thought you couldn’t make it." She smiled as I set her back down on her feet.
I smiled and brushed her hair behind her ear. "I wouldn’t have missed this for the world," I replied.
She was pulled into hugs by all of her family. Matt, as usual, was clinging to her legs so she couldn’t move. He adored his big sister, not that I blad him, I an, who wouldn’t adore my Angel? You’d have to be crazy. I bent down and pulled him off of her, tipping him upside down by his legs, making him laugh.
"So, what are you guys doing now? Shall we go have a drink or sothing?" Amber suggested.
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