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Behind them, Drew and Rose took endless pictures from behind the happy couple. Rose moved around the front, capturing their smiles as they rejoined the wedding. Drew moved out of the way, making sure Rose had a clean shot.

Rose lowered her camera for a second and winked, mouthing athank youto Drew.

Stepping to the side, Drew patted Diana on the back. “Thank you.”

“I never thought I’d be thanked for traumatizing you, but I’ll take it.” Diana laughed as she settled into the party.

As Ellen and Fin disappeared to get changed for the reception, Drew and Rose took a break. All Drew wanted to do was kiss her, to spend every second from now on, absorbed in her. But they spotted Tommy from across the floor, Drew hung their head. “Shit, I owe some very nice people an apology.”

Rose tilted her head. “What could that possibly mean?”

Drew held out their arm for Rose to grab, effortlessly slipping hers between Drew’s. They guided her over to Tommy.

“Hey, I’m so sorry for that frantic moment.” Drew turned to Ari and Cass. “It’s a pleasure to meet you both.”

Tommy shook their head, smiling as they looked from Drew to Rose.

Turning to Rose, Drew smiled. “Tommy, you remember Rose.” They looked at Ari and Cass, “This is Rose, she’s an incredibly talented photographer. And could probably make all your dreams come true.”

Rose shook her head, her face flushing as she extended her hand.

“So this is the second photographer you requested for the concert?” Ari nodded.

Confused, Drew nodded. “How did you…”

“I’m Ari, I represent LAWSON.” Ari winked at them.

Rose’s mouth dropped open as she whispered to Drew. “The gig is fucking LAWSON?”

With a shrug, Drew laughed. “Did I not mention that?”

Lightly punching Drew’s arm, Rose rolled her eyes. Before they knew it, they were launching into chats about the upcoming concert and how they could all work together.

Drew couldn’t stop themself from staring at Rose. Watching her in her element made Drew happier than they ever could have imagined. It was starting to feel like this was just the beginning of everything they’d make together.

EPILOGUE

The bass feltlike it had swallowed Rose’s eardrums, even with heavy duty earplugs in. But she could hardly give a fuck as she watched LAWSON belt out her new album on the stage of Webster Hall.

Standing between the barricade and the stage, Rose and Drew held their cameras to their eyes and captured every second. It was too loud to talk, but their eyes said everything they needed to. Like:holy fuck this is unreal, she’s so hot, and this album fucking slaps.

As Rose danced, she pushed down the shutter button as LAWSON held the microphone out to the audience. The crowd sang every word.

Between songs, LAWSON laughed. “You guys fucking rule. Thank you for loving this album as much as I do.” She held her hand on her chest as she took it all in. It was dicey territory for a minute there. No one was sure her career would recover after her PR nightmare breakup just two years before.

Between the curtains behind the stage, Rose could spot LAWSON’s now-wife, Dani Crawford, dancing along. She snapped a few sneaky pictures of her watching LAWSON perform adoringly.

After another song, Drew met Rose in the middle of the barricade and planted a kiss on her cheek. Shouting over the crowd, they asked. “You good?”

Rose nodded. “More than.” Her eyes wandered down Drew’s sweaty body. The venue was at least eighty degrees and running back and forth to catch LAWSON was a real workout. And Drew’s biceps were bulging under their tight t-shirt.

Swallowing the excitement in her throat, Rose tried to refocus. The show was winding toward the encore, and before she knew it, they’d be back in Drew’s loft. Then, she could do whatever she wanted.

Sure enough, LAWSON left the stage with her band. Drew and Rose whipped around and took pictures of the cheering crowd. The ballroom full of Sapphics begged for LAWSON to come back to the stage. It was electrifying to feel how excited they were to have her sing just one more song.

Hell, Rose started chanting with them. From the corner of her eye, she could feel Drew’s smile watching her sing. Her face still flushed under their gaze.

Returning to the stage, LAWSON paused and planted a kiss on Dani. When she returned to the mic, her voice was low and sultry. “This one’s for my wife.”

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