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A dip back into the drama...kind of.

In this chapter...Evan's current life...

Chapter 36: Evan's POV

I circled the last answer on my final before taking it up to the front and leaving the classroom. It was official, that was my last exam in my college career! The only thing I had to wait for now was graduation, which was tomorrow.

I left the building, heading to my apartment. Once there, Alex and Adam were packing up things in the living room.

"Hey guys," I said.

"You all done?" Alex asked.

"Yup, now we just have to graduate tomorrow!" I said excitedly.

"I can't believe we're going into the real world," Adam said.

"Where's Tucker?" I asked.

I heard a knock on the door.

"Here," Adam smiled, going to answer the door.

I rolled my eyes for what felt like the trillionth time over the past 4 years.

"Hey boys, are we ready to graduate tomorrow?" Tucker asked with a smile.

"More than ready," Alex said.

"Alex and Evan what are your plans?" Tucker asked.

"All three of us are going to work at my Aunt Katie's management company," Adam explained.

"Are all three of your families in the entertainment business?" Tucker chuckled.

"Yeah pretty much," the three of us nodded.

"It's a multimillionaire company," I explained. "Auntie Katie always knew what she was doing when it came to that stuff."

"My Dads are stars, my aunt is management to the stars," Adam said. "It's only right I follow in their footsteps."

"Our parents should be here by now right?" I asked.

"Yeah, Pops called and told me that they all got here early this morning."

"We've got to hurry," Adam said. "The truck will be here in like an hour to get our stuff back to LA."

We continued to pack all of our things. Our lease ended today, so we had to have this done. The truck came and the movers, along with the four of us worked to get all of our things in the truck. Once we were finished, it was almost nightfall. We grabbed our suitcases and got into Adam's car before heading over to the Diamond residence for dinner.

Once there, we walked inside, walking into the living room.

"Congrats!" Everyone yelled.

Pops, Dad, Ethan, Emma, Liam, Laura, Uncle Kendall and James, Uncle Jett and Trevor, Jade, Erika, Zach and Zora, Auntie Katie, Chase and Rodney (her sons) were also here, and all of our grandparents were all here.

"What's all this?" I asked.

"A little celebration for our college graduates," Uncle Jett said.

"Yeah, you didn't think we would send you into the real world without a party first," Grandma Brooke said.

"Thank you guys," Alex smiled.

"We really appreciate it," I said.

"Now where are our hugs," Adam said.

It became one big hug fest. I hugged my big sister Emma, so tight.

"Evan, you're getting so big I don't know how to feel," she said.

"I'm 21," I said. "I stopped growing a long time ago."

"You're always going to be my little brother though," she ran her fingers through my hair.

Emma graduated from NYU last year, and now she's a nurse practitioner. She actually works at Cedars-Sinai back in LA, just like Dad does. Like father, like daughter I guess. She had her own house and was dating this nice guy from San Diego. She lived really well, and so was Ethan, he was just a bit more modest with what he had.

"There's my little niece," I spotted Laura.

"Hi Uncle Evan," she smiled.

I picked her up, giving her a kiss to the cheek.

"How are things with your daddy?" I asked.

"Really good, he's going to cast me in a movie!" she said.

"Is he really?" I looked at Ethan with a smile.

"When she's a lot older," he walked up to us chuckling.

"How is my super producer big headed brother?" I asked.

I put Laura down and she went to go play with Ami and Liam.

"Excited for you to be back home," he laughed. "I missed having you around."

"I knew you would willingly admit that one day," I said. "So how are you?"

"I'm good," he chuckled.

"Still lonely?" I asked with a teasing smile.

"Shut up," he pushed me, laughing. "My question is when are you and Bridget going to get married or something? I want a niece or nephew too."

"Talk to your sister, Em," I said. "I don't want kids anytime soon and I'm only 21, I want to hold off a bit before marriage."

"You two have been together for like 5 years," he said. "But I understand that."

"What about Adam and Tucker?" Ethan asked.

Just as I was about to open my mouth, Tucker started talking.

"Can I have everyone's attention?" Tucker said loudly.

We all turned to look at him.

"So, I was going to hold off from this till the end of the night, but I'm too excited," he said. "As you all know, my beautiful boyfriend Adam is graduating tomorrow and he's going to be a great businessman, but I don't want to continue on without you all knowing how much I love him."

Was he about to do what I thought he was going to?

"I already talked to the Diamonds and they approved," he said, taking a deep breath.

He pulled a box from behind his back and opened it, revealing the flashiest ring I've ever seen. Sometimes, I forget that his dad is Zac Efron and he can afford things like that. Adam gasped, just smiling.

"Adam, I want to keep this short and sweet, but I've never loved anyone more than I love you," Tucker said. "And it's gotten to the point where I can't live without you. The past 4 years have been the happiest of my life and the only thing that would make it happier would be if I could call you my husband. Adam Diamond, would you marry me?"

"Yes!" Adam said almost instantly, hugging and kissing him.

Everyone clapped except for me. I turned to Ethan.

"To answer your question…that," I said before walking away.

I went upstairs and went into my room for the night and sat on the bed. My heart was beating fast and my chest felt heavy and I didn't know how to react. Okay, so maybe I've come to realize that I really really like Adam and still have after all of this time, but I still love Bridget, but for some reason knowing that I lost Adam to Tucker makes me sad. Not to mention that Tucker is not loyal to him all of the time.

I tried to stop them, but eventually the tears started to fall. How could I let this happen? I told myself I wouldn't meddle and I didn't and now they're going to get married. I hate that, but I could never go against it, Adam would never forgive me. I should be happier, I have a relationship. Why am I not happy with that?

I heard a soft knock on the door and I very quickly wiped my tears before Adam walked in.

"Hey buddy," he was smiling, ring glistening in the low light. "You alright? You disappeared on me."

"Fine," I stood up, putting on a smile.

I pulled him into a big hug.

"Congratulations," I said. "I know he makes you happy."

"Thank you Evan," he said. "It actually means a lot to me that you approve."

"Why me?" I asked. "You should be happy with whoever you want; despite what I think."

Why give me that much power?

"Because the person that I marry will have to have your approval because you and I are a package deal…if they get me then they get you too," he smiled.

"Right," I smiled. "I'm fine, just needed a minute from all of the attention. Let's go back downstairs."

He nodded and the two of us went back downstairs. Auntie Katie came straight up to me.

"Alright Evan," she said. "So I was thinking that you could either do Business Operations Manager or Marketing and Show Director."

"What is the show part?" I asked.

"For all of our artists, you would basically work with the choreographer to put their shows together, all the way down to the staging and lighting. Then of course with marketing, you would be in charge the team, which includes marketing requests for events and even visual media for promotion," she explained.

"That's what I want," I smiled. "Right down my alley."

"Great, I figured I would give you first dibs over Adam and Alex," she winked. "I'll give you a few weeks, then we'll start work."

I nodded as she walked away.

"Evan, can I talk to you?" Uncle Kendall asked.

"Of course," I said, following him into the kitchen.

Once there, he turned to look at me seriously, which made me slightly nervous.

"What's up Uncle Kenny," I smiled.

"Firstly, congrats," he broke a smile, hugging me. "I'm proud of all of you. Now let's talk about Adam."

"What about him?" I asked.

"Did you know?" he asked. "That Tucker was going to propose."

"No clue," I shook my head.

"I would've thought you two would be together by now," he said.

"I thought he talked to you both," I said.

"He did, but I didn't know Adam would say yes," Uncle Kendall said.

"He's been in love with Tucker since we met him," I chuckled dryly. "Do you not like Tucker?"

"I honestly do, I just don't think him and Adam are compatible," he explained. "I would much rather him be with someone like you."

I gave him a look.

"We had a talk about how he wanted me to approve who he was with cause we were a package deal," I said.

"So, what did you say?" he asked.

"I told him what he wanted to hear," I shrugged.

"Evan, you've got to use that stuff to your advantage," he said.

"Uncle Kenny, I don't have any energy left to fight them," I said quietly. "I have Bridget and I love her. All I want it for him to be happy and if Tucker makes him happy, then I can live with him."

'I can see that its tearing you apart," Uncle Kendall whispered. "I love both of you and I know he loves you in the way that you love him."

"I just can't do it," I shook my head. "I want to focus on my career and relationship."

"Okay," he said pulling me into a hug. "I understand."

"Thank you for recognizing my feelings though," I said. "Nothing gets past you."

"Never has, never will," he winked.

Not sure what is going to happen next chapter next, but i'll figure it out soon lol!

Question: Evan, can he really allow them to get married? What about that comment about Ethan being lonely? Thoughts?

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