We’re out there. We’re not hiding the fact that I’m dating all of them. PDAs are back on the table. The final semester of high school kicks off with a bang. I have to keep my eye on the prize though—make every AP class count, keep my grades up, and find a way to balance life with my guys. My best friends. My boyfriends. My lovers.
The battle with Maddy is still on the table. So is figuring out our future. It’s one thing to say we’re sticking together, now we have to make it happen.
I never thought it would be easy. Apparently, we don’t do easy.
But am I ready for this?
All I know is I’m not giving them up without a fight.
Ninety some odd days to go, and we graduate. We can do it, right?
*Please note this is a reverse harem, and the author suggests you always read the forward in her books. Contains some bullying elements, mature situations, and is recommended for 17+. This is the sixth in a series, and the story will continue through future books.
Afterword
Whew. We made it. Halfway through senior year with five books under our belt and it’s finally official, Frankie and her guys are in their relationship. Every one of them is on board. Every one of them is committed. More, Frankie is owning the relationship.
It’s easy to look at them and wonder why this is a big deal, I get that. I see some of the comments I get and I read the emails who all want to know why it’s taken so long. This book is part of the reason we took our time on this journey.
Building relationships takes time. Shifting a relationship, particularly ones founded in deep friendship, is nerve-wracking enough. When you shift the dynamics in a group with more, you run the risk that not everyone can handle the change.
At the beginning of the year, Frankie was not in a good place emotionally. She’s still struggling. It’s been a tough few months and yet, she’s also got the guys at her back and the best kind of friend in Rachel. She’s standing up for herself and she’s owning her decisions. Owning up to the fact she loves these guys and wants it to work.
They love her enough and are close enough as friends that they are willing to make it work for her. Does that mean it’s all sunshine and roses? No, relationships are effort. Happily ever after is always a work in progress. But we’re seeing the progress now.
Best of all, they’re a unit now and ready to handle whatever life throws at them.
So thank you again for being on this journey with me. I am so excited to see where we go next.
xoxo
Heather
About Heather Long
USA Today bestselling author, Heather Long, likes long walks in the park, science fiction, superheroes, Marines, and men who aren’t douche bags. Her books are filled with heroes and heroines tangled in romance as hot as Texas summertime. From paranormal historical westerns to contemporary military romance, Heather might switch genres, but one thing is true in all of her stories—her characters drive the books. When she’s not wrangling her menagerie of animals, she devotes her time to family and friends she considers family. She believes if you like your heroes so real you could lick the grit off their chest, and your heroines so likable, you’re sure you’ve been friends with women just like them, you’ll enjoy her worlds as much as she does.