by ANDREA SMITH
Nothing that bad.
Some drinking, smoking pot—same things I occasionally had done during high school, but ramped up to a new level I guess. Yeah, we’d partied pretty hard that first semester of school. To the point where I was briefly put on academic probation.
When my dad found out, he hit the roof. I got a lecture like no other and, looking back, it was the wake-up call I had needed.
Oh, and along the way, I’d lost my virginity to a long-haired guy named Sid. No relationship. Just the sex. And it wasn’t all that bad.
I cleaned up my act after that, and proved to my father that I could appreciate his gift of a college education. I got my Associate of Science degree in business, and then transferred to Auburn Montgomery to get my Bachelors in Business Marketing.
I graduated a year ago, and got a permanent position as a Marketing Associate with Rheem Water Heaters, and that’s where I met Brad Marcum a few months later.
Brad is a mechanical engineer, born and raised in Montgomery and his drive and passion for what he does is what first caught my eye. When he first asked me out, I turned him down. It wasn’t because I wasn’t dying to go out with him, it was that I still had some issues with trusting people. But he hadn’t given up. Eventually, he got a ‘yes’ out of me, and the rest is history.
We are in love, and we have no secrets from one another either. I eventually told him my whole sordid story and, to my surprise, he wasn’t disgusted or even judgmental. He is a loving, compassionate guy that is also as stubborn as a mule sometimes, but we truly love one another, and who knows? Maybe he’s the one. The forever one.
But I am pragmatic after all, and besides that, I’m too damn young to consider anything permanent until I’ve met all of my goals. Brad is on the same page, which is why we get along so well.
Gina finished school and still lives in Millersburg. Craig got out of the military, and works as a contractor for a security company in Montgomery. They live together, and in true Gina fashion, it’s entertaining to watch the drama that occasionally surfaces with those two, but they are in love, that is for sure.
Mama and I have mended our fences. And Jamie and Mel are married and have also grown closer to Mama. They still live in California, and my first niece or nephew will be arriving in just a couple of months.
Avery Dawson got his day in court. He had multiple charges filed against him, both criminal and civil. He’ll be in prison for a few years, but I’m not worried about it. I’ve put him out of my mind for good. I made the decision a long time ago that I wouldn’t waste one more moment of my life on a person that caused so much pain and heartbreak in our little community. Avery Dawson will have to answer to a much higher power than me some day.
So my life has changed in so many ways, and it’s all good. I’m once again happy in my own skin, and grateful for the family and friends that I’ve been blessed to have. I don’t look back because the road ahead is so much brighter.
About the Author
Andrea Smith is a USA Today and Amazon Best-Selling Author of the G-Man Series! She has a wicked sense of humor. No matter the genre, she is able to infuse laughter throughout.
She self-publishes Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Sensual Romance with a paranormal twist. She also writes New Adult Romance, and has recently collaborated with Author Eva LeNoir on two M/M Romances, with the third in process!
Here is a listing of her published fiction to date:
Baby Series (Contemporary Romance/Suspense w/erotic tone)
These Books should be read in order:
Maybe Baby (Book 1)
Baby Love (Book 2)
Be My Baby (Book 3)
Baby Come Back (Novella) (Book 3.5)
G-Man Series (Contemporary Romance/Suspense w/erotic tone)
These Books do not have to be read in order, but they are most enjoyable if done so.
Diamond Girl (Book 1)
Love Plus One (Book 2)
Night Moves (Book 3)
G-Men Holiday Wrap (Novella) (Book 3.5)
These Men (Spin-off) Part of the BEND anthology. (M/F/M)
My Men (Sequel to "These Men") (M/F/M)
Taz (G-Man Book 4)
G-Man: Next Generation (New Adult Romance)
Walk of Shame (Book 1)
WTF? Series
Jaded
Limbo Series (Contemporary Steamy Romance w/paranormal edge)
Silent Whisper
Clouds in my Coffee
September Series (New Adult- Taboo)
Need to be read in order.
Until September (Book 1)
When September Ends (Book 2)
M/M Romance
Black Balled (Co-Authored with Eva LeNoir)
Guns Blazing (Spin-Off from Black Balled)
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