Founded on Goodbye: A Rockstar Romance
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They scream and I smile, hyped for what’s about to happen.
Turning to face Nora, I give her the biggest grin. “Nora, my love, could you join me out here?”
Her jaw drops, her eyes looking down at her outfit. She stands in the shelter, having managed to avoid the rain thus far. I nod, gesturing for her to come and join me on stage.
The ring box in my pocket suddenly feels incredibly heavy, the weight of what I’m about to do dawning on me.
Lennon pushes on Nora’s back, forcing her forward. Thirty minutes before the show, I’d found Lennon, telling her my plan to ask Nora to marry me. She was all for it, helping me come up with some semblance of a speech. Nora carefully walks across the stage toward me.
When she reaches me, I sling an arm over her shoulder. “Colorado, say hello to my girl, you may know her.”
They go fucking nuts, everyone very aware of who she is. We’ve graced the front page of many magazines, the paparazzi fucking animals when it comes to trying to get pictures of us together. It was a lot to get used to at first, but I’ve learned to care less about the media than I used to.
When I have Nora, nothing else really matters.
Turning to face her, I take both of her hands in mine. “Nora,” I begin, “you came into my life at a point when I needed you most, I just didn’t know it yet. You made me look at the ugly, bitter parts of myself. You were the first person to challenge me…the first person to see me for me. I think I fell in love with you the moment you told me you stole a rabbit as a kid.”
“That was supposed to be our secret.” She laughs, her cheeks blushing.
I smile. “Rose, we’ve been through one hell of a ride together. We’ve both done things that we regret, but I wouldn’t change a damn thing about our story. In the end, it brought me you, and you’re everything I could ever want.”
I reach into my pocket, pulling out the red velvet box I’ve been hiding from her for months.
Her hands cover her mouth. “Nash, what are you doing?”
Getting on one knee, I look up at the woman I’m so madly in love with. “You’re my rain show, Rose. You’re my epic adventure. The once-in-a-lifetime kind of love. I want to spend all of my fucking life kissing in the rain with you. I love you. You know I’m shit at asking for things,” I smirk, “and I don’t like to beg. But I’m on my knees for you. Marry me, Nora Mason.”
The rain pelts down at both of us, mixing with the tears on her face. She nods enthusiastically, choking out a “yes.”
My hands are shaky as I place the emerald cut diamond ring on her finger. She doesn’t even take time to admire the ring, instead she’s falling to the ground with me, wrapping her arms tightly around me. It’s hard to keep my balance as she throws her body on top of mine.
“I love you so much, Nash Pierce,” Nora says, trying to speak over the rain and the crowd.
“I love you too, Rose.”
I love her more than I ever thought possible, which is cliché as fuck, but the truth. She’s the best thing that ever happened to me and I can’t wait to see what life has in store for us. Our love story was supposed to be doomed before we ever laid eyes on each other. But when you love someone enough, we’ve shown that you can overcome anything. Our love story is like a rain show. It’s a story they’ll write all the fucking love songs about.
Holding this woman close to my chest, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. She’s my home, and I can’t fucking wait to see what the rest of our love story has in store, our story nowhere near being done.
Nora and I are proof that even the best love stories can be founded on goodbye.
There are so many people who put hard work into Nash and Nora’s love story. Being an indie author is not easy, but I’m fortunate to have the best team of people behind me who make all my dreams come true.
First and foremost, the girl who somehow has gotten two dedications out of me: Ashlee. I’ll never, EVER be able to thank you for everything you do for me. Calling you my designer doesn’t even skim the surface of how valuable you are to me. You’re my best friend. I meant it when I said FOG wouldn’t be what it is if it weren’t for you. You were my sound board for so much of this story. The person behind the inspiration playlist and the enormous Pinterest board. You brought Founded on Goodbye to life with the cover, teasers, formatting images, etc. I love you long time.
To my husband. You’re my rain show. I wouldn’t be able to do this author thing if it weren’t for you. Thank you for being you. I love you.
To my baby boy. Somehow I wrote this book when you were a newborn. Thank you for taking good naps and giving me all the newborn snuggles. I love you, Bubs.
Christina, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I LOVE YOU. Thank you for making me a better writer. You’ve taught me so much. I value your friendship and partnership so much.
Stevie, you were the person I didn’t know I needed in my life. Thank you for all your time, keeping me organized, and for all that you do for me. I was a lost soul without you. I’m so happy fate brought us together. You’re stuck with me, babe!
To my betas. I value your feedback immensely. Thank you for getting Nash and Nora’s love story in its rawest form and helping to make it what it is today. I wouldn’t be able to create these stories without you. All my love and gratitude!
Tori, thank you for bringing my dreams to life with the fancy formatting!
Monty Jay, Kristin Turnage, and J.C. Hannigan, I’m so thankful that we were brought together. I’ve found forever friends in you. When are we booking our writing retreat?!
To the bloggers, bookstagrammers, booktokers, and people in this community that helped share the word about Nash, I’m so incredibly thankful for you. I’ve met so many people in the process of getting this book into the world. I’m so appreciative of the fact that you took the time to talk about my words on your platform. I notice every single one of your posts, videos, pictures, etc., and it means the world to me. You’re the lifeblood of this community. Thank you for everything you do.
To the girls at Next Step PR, thank you for everything you did to help with this release. I appreciate it!
I have the privilege of having a growing group of people I can run to on Facebook for anything—Kat Singleton’s Sweethearts. The members there are always there for me and I’m so fortunate to have you in my corner. I owe you so much gratitude for being there on the hard days and on the good days. Y’all are my people.
Lastly, to the readers. If you’ve made it this far, I wish I could envelop you in the biggest hug ever. I want to say THANK YOU for taking the time to read my words. I wouldn’t be able to follow my dream and release books if there weren’t people like you to read them. There is a numerous amount of amazing, badass, breathtaking books out in the world. The fact you chose mine from all of the options out there is incredible! Thank you! I hope you continue to tune in to the many more books I have planned.
Kat Singleton is an author who developed a passion for reading and writing at a young age. When writing stories, she strives to write an authentically raw love story for her characters. She feels that no book is complete without some angst and emotional turmoil before the characters can live out their happily ever after. She lives in Kansas with her husband, her baby boy and her two doodles. In her spare time, you can find her surviving off iced coffee and sneaking in a few pages of her current read. If you're a fan of angsty, emotional, contemporary romances then you'll love a Kat Singleton book.
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