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Gran came to my side, pulling my focus away from the
lovebirds as she hugged me, surprising me by her strength.
“So proud of you, Lila. Your parents would be, too.”
I blinked back the tears at her words. “Is it weird that I
felt like they were with me during the ceremony? Like they
were right there, watching me?”
“No, sweetheart. It’s not weird because I know they’re
watching over you.” Pops rubbed my back. “You’ve grown
into such a beautiful and smart young lady.”
“I’m going to miss you two when I go to Harvard,” I
confessed, choking back my tears. My heart was heavy in
my chest as I realized I only had a few weeks left with my
grandparents before I moved away to a whole different
state.
Gran cupped my cheeks, smiling. “You have Maddox and
Riley with you.”
In the end, Riley, Maddox, Colton and I were going to
Harvard. Cole got accepted to Yale and that was where he
was going. The other boys were leaving for Princeton or
Dartmouth.
I sniffled, nodding. “Yeah, but they aren’t you.”
Even Pops looked crestfallen – I was his little girl – the
one he raised and his only grandchild. Pops was rarely
emotional but times like this reminded me just how much
he loved me and Gran. He placed a chaste kiss on my
forehead. “You’re going to be okay,” he said with strong
conviction.
Hours later, I found myself in Maddox’s car. We no
longer had our cap and gown on, but instead, Maddox was
wearing a white buttoned up shirt, black slacks and a black
tie. He was… in other words, sinfully sexy, but I wasn’t
about to tell him that. He rolled up his sleeves to his elbows
and flexed his forearms, his hands on the steering wheel.
“Where to, Sweet Cheeks?” he asked, flashing me a half
smile. There was light in his blue eyes, and it glimmered