Broken Hill Halo (Broken Hill High 2)

Nate shakes his head as he grins at his mom. “I didn’t buy a Mustang,” he tells her. Relief fills her features. “I’m buying one tomorrow.”

I can’t help but smile. Even though the world has crumbled around me, I’ve never felt so good. I’ve lost my Nanna, I’ve lost my dad. I’ve had my most shameful secret exposed in front of hundreds of people, but no matter what, I always came out the other end.

My heart has been broken so many times over the past few weeks but at the same time, it’s also never been so full. I feel like with Nate by my side, I could conquer the world. He’s shown me a love that I don’t think I could have found on my own, and when he looks down and smiles at me with his eyes sparkling, I see my future laid out before me.

I can’t wait to see how the rest of this year unfolds. I’m sure Phoenix isn’t going to sit back and let her perfect little high class life crumble around her. She now has her little family and I’m sure will feel pretty damn proud of herself, after all, in her eyes, she’s taken something from Nate and Jesse.

Jackson… I don’t know what’s going to happen there either. Like Nate said, an eye for an eye. He got what was coming for him but the problem there is that Jackson doesn’t strike me as the kind to admit defeat. So, I can only imagine what kind of bullshit is coming our way.

Let them bring their worst. We’ve proven over and over again that the Ryders always come out on top and I like to think that includes me.

I look around from Jesse to Nate and know that from now until forever, these two boofheads are stuck with me and I wouldn’t have it any other way. “You good?” Nate questions as his eyes linger on mine.

“I’ve never been better,” I tell him.

A moment later, his lips are pressing down on mine.