Page 75 of All Stars Fall

He held out the microphone to Eric. “Will.”

Malcom followed and giggled. “You.”

“Marry,” Bella screamed.

And then Trevor dropped to one knee and rasped, “Us?”

I lost it.

And I hugged the kids first.

Much to the amusement of probably everyone in the stadium.

And then Trevor laughed in the microphone. “You’d think she’s more excited about the package deal than the actual deal!”

Everyone joined in laughing.

And then I grabbed the microphone and said, “Yes. I say yes to us.”

“So you’re staying?”

“Forever,” I said through sloppy tears as tiny arms wrapped around my waist and held on tight.

That was when I noticed that there was no black shirt hanging off Bella or even being held by someone off stage.

No, tonight, she had her security.

Us.

Music started, and Trevor grabbed a microphone.

The crowd held up their cell phones while AD2 returned to the stage with the rest of Adrenaline.

“Let me tell you a story, one that’s hard to tell. You think we’ve got it made, you don’t see how the lights fade, and then there’s nothing, no story, no forever, until you realize that what you thought was true was false, what’s false is true.” He beamed at me, while the kids held my hands, and we swayed to the music moving to the side of the stage. It was a new song, one I hadn’t heard before Trevor was singing, not just singing, nailing it. “Let me tell you a story, one that’s hard to tell. I met the perfect girl, and then I really fell. But I hit the ground running, didn’t look behind, didn’t realize forever was never on her mind. The truth is sometimes hard to see, but it has never been so clear, until I met a dream. She told me we were worth it, despite the baggage made, and when I kissed her soft lips, I knew I’d been changed inside. Because all… stars… fall.” The chorus slowed. Tears ran down my cheeks. “All. Stars. Fall. The biggest truth of my life, one that’s hard and true, is that all the stars fell and led me back to you.”

The crowd went wild.

I couldn’t see the stage.

But I felt his words.

And the small hands around me.

I felt his love.

And my fresh start.

In anUs.