Dear Rockstar (24 page)
Authors: Emme Rollins
Until Dale came up and put his arm around me, leaning down and capturing my mouth with his, a full-on backstage kiss from the only rock star in the world who mattered to me anymore.
“Aren’t you supposed to be in Maine?” Dale asked him. “Some contest?”
“I was.” Tyler glanced at his watch. “Two hours ago. Met with the winners and presented awards, hopped on a plane, and here I am. How’d you know about that?”
Dale squeezed his arm around my shoulder. “Sara here entered.”
“Did you do the painting?” Tyler’s eyes widened. “The one of me and… well…”
I nodded, blushing. “Yeah, that was me.”
“Well, girl, you won!” Tyler laughed. “Congratulations! Everyone wondered where you were?”
“Sara, you won?” Aimee cried. She’d found us backstage, Matt, Wendy and Carrie bringing up the rear. “The full scholarship?”
“Apparently. But I don’t need it.” I slipped my arms around Dale’s waist, looking up to meet his eyes. “I got a far better offer.”
Aimee’s eyes widened. “You did.”
“It’s not what you think.” I laughed, reaching around and pulling a folded envelope out of the back pocket of my jeans. I glanced up at Dale, seeing the love shining in his eyes. “I checked the mail at my old apartment before we left. I hadn’t thought about it for weeks.”
“What’s that?” John asked, peering over my shoulder.
I smiled at him. “This is my acceptance to the New York Studio School. John asked me to apply, so I did. Full tuition. I start in the fall.”
“Congratulations!” John leaned over, kissing my cheek, which was still bruised, although I’d covered it the best I could with makeup. “When are you going to start calling me dad?”
I looked slyly over at Dale. “When your son asks me to marry him.”
“Well what are you waiting for, son?” John laughed, clapping him on the back.
“Excuse me.” A young brunette approached us, tapping Tyler Vincent on the shoulder. “Tyler, you have to announce the winner. It’s time.”
Dale grabbed my hand. “That’s what I’m waiting for.”
“Good luck!” Tyler glanced over his shoulder, giving Dale a wink. “Careful what you wish for, man…”
“Are you ready to be a rock star?” Matt asked Dale, grinning and taking Aimee’s hand as the band gathered around us too, all of them looking nervous, hearing the cheers of the crowd as Tyler took the stage again. He’d performed earlier, but I’d been backstage with Dale and had missed it—and didn’t care at all.
All ten of the bands, each huddled in groups, waited for the announcement backstage.
“Hey.” I clutched his hand in mine, squeezing hard. He looked down at me, eyes glazed, a little wild. My stomach clenched with nerves. I couldn’t even imagine what he was feeling. “Win or lose… you’re my rock star.”
“Sara...” Dale put his arms around me, whispering in my ear so only I could hear him. “I don’t care. I really don’t care anymore. I have you. That’s all that matters.”
“And the winner is…” On stage, Tyler Vincent opened the envelope and the crowd was so loud we could barely hear him.
“Black Diamond.”
Thirty-thousand people went insane.
It felt like a hundred people were hugging us at once, but Dale had me in his arms, his mouth on mine, and the rest of the world just melted away.
Then a small entourage of people came to usher the band onto the stage, telling them where to stand, what to say. But Dale wouldn’t let me go.
“Go!” I laughed, hitting his shoulder, trying to wiggle out of his arms. “This is your moment!”
“No, it’s ours. You’re coming with me.” He insisted, ignoring the handler instructions, dragging me with him onto the stage with the band to accept the title as Best New Band. It was all being filmed live on MTV and I stared out at the crowd, completely overwhelmed, wishing I could turn invisible.
“Dale Diamond, as the lead singer of the Black Diamonds, what do you have to say?” Tyler handed the microphone over to Dale, who dropped my hand to wave at the crowd.
“Thank you!”
They roared their approval.
“I want to say thank you to all of you who supported us. And thanks to the judges. And congratulations to the band, Black Diamond—Terry Miller, Rick Baker, Eddie Allen
… and Dale Diamond!”
Another swell of applause from the crowd. Eddie Allen! That was Bear, the drummer’s, full name! I smiled, hugging myself, standing back and letting them have their moment. I didn’t belong out here on stage. Glancing over, I saw John and Aimee and Matt standing next to Wendy and Carrie backstage. They waved, all of them giving me a thumbs up. That’s where I belonged. I wasn’t a rock star—I was just a fan.
Dale Diamond’s biggest fan.
Then he was turning to me, the love in his eyes almost knocking me over, still holding tight to the microphone.
“I just need to say one more thing.”
Then Dale Diamond sank to one knee in front of thirty thousand people and made me the luckiest girl in the world.
The End
About Emme Rollins
Emme Rollins is an up and coming author of New Adult/Mature Young Adult fiction. She
’s been writing since she could hold a crayon and still chews her pen caps to a mangled plastic mess. She did not, however, eat paste as a kid.
She has two degrees, a bachelor’s and a master’s, one of which she’s still paying for, but neither of which she uses out in the “real world,” because when she isn’t writing, she spends her time growing an organic garden to feed her husband and children (and far too many rabbits and deer!) where they live on twenty gorgeous forested acres in rural Michigan.
She loves tending her beehives (bees are wonderful pollinators and Hello!? Honey!) and keeping up with her daily yoga practice and going for long walks in the woods with her boxer, Rodeo, who loves chasing squirrels almost as much as Emme loves writing!
Emme loves hearing from fans, so feel free to use the contact page on her site to connect with her. (www.emmerollins.com)
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Dusty has always been a hothead, far more impulsive than her twin, Nick, the calm, cool and collected one of the pair. But Nick is dead, found murdered in their local cemetery, and Dusty simply can’t rest until she finds out who–or what–has killed her brother.
Sure the local authorities aren’t being straight with her–or anyone else–about what’s been going on in their little upper Michigan town, Dusty delays going off to college for a semester, defying her father and stepmother and taking a job in the local bar to start doing some digging.
Her focus soon fixes on Shane, her brother’s best friend and the town bad boy. The tension and rivalry between Dusty and Shane has always been palpable and sparks fly as the two collide. Dusty finds herself sinking in deeper with Shane and the mystery of what happened to her brother–and a lengthening list of victims–grows even stranger.
When everything comes to a head, Dusty focuses on one thing: What happened the night her brother was killed in the cemetery? She’s sure Shane is keeping a secret and she’s determined to find out what it is, one way or another.
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Dear Rockstar
© 2013 by Emme Rollins
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