Epilogue

“Meu Deus!” Griffin’s mother cried out from the back seat. 

She sat in the center of the back bench in Charlie’s black sedan so that she could watch the road ahead of them as Griffin raced up the spiral ramp to meet the highway. She had one hand on the shoulder of each front seat and was digging her nails into the fabric as the car whipped around the ramp’s arc.

“Don’t worry, Mom, I’m doing it just like in the movies!” Griffin said, a devilish grin flashing in the rear view mirror.

“He’s kidding!” Charlie twisted around from the passenger seat to face the back. He attempted a reassuring smile of sincerity. “I promise, Ms. Gago, he’s a natural. And we’ve logged many hours of practice.”

Griffin tapped the front console of the car, where his newly minted driver’s license was propped up above the cupholders. “See?”

“Both hands on the wheel!” Charlie and Ms. Gago both yelled in unison.

Griffin replaced his hand and laughed.

And after a few more moments, he met the highway – a racing field of lanes and meteoric vehicles – and carefully, with his most precious cargo sitting behind and beside him, merged into the blur.

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Night Rides II: The Movie

Six months ago, Griffin and Charlie were paired together for a group project on literary romance – neither of them expected that their own story of love would unfold between shared books, outdoor movies, and late-night drives.

But that was just the start.

Now they’re headed to college together, and they have no idea what’s in store. Can their young relationship maintain its luster? Or will new friends turn into flings? And when Charlie decides to film a re-telling of their meet-cute as a student project, how will Griffin feel in front of the camera… opposite a different leading man?

Night Rides II: The Movie promises queer college thrills, quiet romantic moments, and the heartwarming delight of forming a chosen family.

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