Teach Me (Extracurricular Activities, #4)

by Neve Wilder

“I love you, Cameron. Now, get up and get moving. Can’t be late to your own graduation.” “I’ve got hours.” I chuckled and then said, more solemnly, “I miss you. I’ll wave at you when I get onstage.” No sooner had I hung up than a cacophonous roar erupted from the hallway outside my room. “Cam! Wake up! It’s graduation day!” Sam’s voice boomed, accompanied by the sound of feet pounding the stairs, and then my bedroom door flung wide. “Jesse’s making you a special breakfast. Also, good morning.” I cracked up. “Dude, how much caffeine have you had this morning?” “It’s my pre-workout.” Sam flashed me a wild grin and made a show of flexing one of his huge biceps. “C’mon, or I’ll fireman carry you downstairs. Jesse gave me strict instructions not to come back without you.” “Alright, alright,” I groused with affection. “I’m up.” I swung my legs out of bed, catching sight of my cap and gown, hanging in front of my closet and ready to be worn to the ceremony later. Seeing them stirred up all kinds of emotions in me, but mostly pride that I’d made it. That I’d set out to do something, and I’d fucking done it, regardless of the obstacles I’d encountered along the way. I followed Sam down the stairs toward the kitchen, still wiping sleep from my eyes, and then froze in the doorway. Standing in the kitchen were my roommates and best friends. All of them. Nate and Eric, Sam and Jesse, Chet and Mark. Even Ansel, who had left right after graduating on some cross-country running tour and w...