own. He shook his head at me. I could see his face flushing even in the shadowy protection of backstage. But I wasn’t giving up.
In all the shows I’d played I’d yet to get him to come on stage with me. He always said it was my time to shine, but I’d had my time. Besides, I never shined brighter than when he was by my side.
So, I clasped my hands together, silently begging him to come on stage. I knew he wouldn’t be able to resist my plea for long. And it didn’t hurt that Tessa and her bandmates were now backstage chanting along with the rest of the crowd. Once they joined in the effort to get Wyatt on stage, he finally caved.
The roar was deafening when he walked out to join me. I didn’t mind the noise. It gave me a chance to whisper in Wyatt’s ear. “Took you long enough,” I teased.
“What are you doing?”
“What I should’ve done a long time ago.”
“Which is?”
“Introducing the world to the man I want to spend forever with.”
Wyatt moved closer to me, a whisper of a smile on his lips. “Does that mean you have an answer for me?”
“I do.” My eyes danced with excitement. “It’s yes.”
“Are you serious?” His eyes were wide, his voice hesitant. “Y-you’ll marry me?”
“Of course, I will!”
Wyatt whooped and scooped me into his arms, spinning me around, before remembering we had an audience. They didn’t know about the proposal. No one did. But they could tell something big was happening and their cheering reached a fever pitch.
I pulled Wyatt’s attention back to me, frowning at the worry I saw in his green eyes. “What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure.”
“What about college and that fact that we’re still so young?”
I shrugged. “Since when have we ever done anything in the right order?”
He laughed. “True. It seems to have worked so far.”
“I’d say.” I gave him a big kiss to the approval of the crowd. “Now how about you sing a song with me?”
He gave me that crooked grin I adored. “Which one?”
“Our song.”
Wyatt smiled, and pulled me closer, his lips grazing my ear as he spoke. “The one that started it all?”
I nodded; my throat tight with emotions.
“I love you so much, my Penny Layne. I can’t wait to spend forever with you.”
I looked up at him, tears of joy in my eyes. “Forever starts now.”
He gave me a sinful smile. “I sorta wish we weren’t sharing this moment with a few thousand people.”
I laughed, almost having forgotten about the crowd, whose cheering had quieted, like they knew how special this moment was. I took Wyatt’s hand in mine and stepped up to the mic.
“Sorry about that,” I said to the crowd. “I hope you don’t mind, but he’s been waiting patiently for my answer to a very important question.”
Wyatt stepped up to the mic too, his smile more dazzling than ever. “She said yes, by the way.”
I grinned. “We’re getting married!”
The crowd exploded with applause and Tessa, her band and mine all rushed the stage, swooping me and Wyatt up in a flurry of excitement. I felt like my heart might burst as I celebrated this incredible moment on stage with Wyatt. I was so incredibly grateful to call him mine.
A few minutes later, Wyatt and I were seated at the baby grand piano on stage. I rested my head on his shoulder as he began to play our song. A hush fell over the stadium and lighters and cellphones flicked to life in the crowd. As the chords to Bent filled the air, I didn’t think my heart could ever be fuller.
But then Wyatt looked at me, his eyes so full of love and even more passion sparked through me. I harnessed it and began to sing. The words had so much more meaning now that I was singing them to the man that would soon be my husband.
I closed my eyes and let the music flow through me, wondering if my seventeen-year-old-self had even truly known what these lyrics meant. I’d grown so much in the past few years. But one thing had remained the same—I was irrevocably in love with Wyatt Nash.
And this moment was proof that one song really could change your life.
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