Prologue

Palms sweaty, throat dry, heart racing- the brunette stared nervously at everyone in the room. Standing on stage, her lips barely touching the microphone, she met everyone’s gaze. It was like nothing she’d ever experience before. These people had been her family for over 6 months, she thought sharing her experiences with them would be easy. It wasn’t. The story that played in her mind was not an easy one to tell. If anything, it was complicated and long, demanding and heartbreaking. Worst of all, it was her story. She cleared her throat and swallowed hard as she prepared to speak. “I’m nervous.” She confessed with a small chuckle, a couple of people in the crowd smiled or chuckled along with her. “I’ve been on many stages around the world, in front of thousands of people and I’ve never broken a nervous sweat. But it’s different on this stage.” Her voice softened as brown eyes landed on Kyla. “It’s more intense, more frightening, but from what my therapist told me, rewarding at the end. She has heard everything I’m about to tell you, and we’ve laughed and cried during our sessions. But mostly cried.” She looked away. “I’m sorry if this makes you cry, but I feel it’ll help save me if I see the shame and disgust on your faces as I speak.” She laughed sadly for a moment. “I just turned 19 and last year was a disaster, I fucked up so much…” Her eyes shut as she kept her tears down, Spencer came to mind. “So much.”

Chapter 1

Ashley yawned deeply as tired brown eyes opened. Her lips tilted into a confused frown when she noticed the empty space beside her. Not waking up to Spencer’s gorgeous face was something she looked forward to in the morning, it was the reason she woke up, not seeing it first thing in the morning always resulted in grouchiness. Groaning, Ashley rolled on her back and tiredly sat up. The thin blanket covering her naked breasts fell and pooled around her hips as she stretched. “Spencer?” Her eyes scanned the living area of the suite for her blonde girlfriend. Not getting an answer, she sighed as she got out of bed and headed into the bathroom. The air was cold against naturally tanned skin, Ashley fought back a shiver as she washed her face and teeth. Turning off the water, she looked up into the mirror and examined her face. Her eyes seemed alive and eager to start the day, smiling, it didn’t surprise the 17 year old. The past week had been amazing. They arrived in Ohio a week before and checked into a hotel. The young couple spent most of their time inside their gorgeous suite in bed eating room service or making love. It was all blissful to Ashley. The rock star couldn’t have been happier.