Chapter Thirty-Four

DERRICK*

Being a star football and basketball player has its perks. There's never a shortage of guys to help take apart and transport furniture to storage. Grant it, there are only two I can trust not to rat Emberly and me out, but that's fine. That's all I needed, along with Emberly, to complete the job. Emberly is such a trooper through it all, though, which makes me love her all the more. Tucker and Ace helped me construct the tables and massive sewing machine; then, we left Emberly to put everything else as she wanted.

However, when we all returned to the apartment, Emberly had lunch waiting for us. She had eaten when we arrived and was back in her room working. Emberly had told some of her friends at school that she was willing to make dresses for prom, so she already had four orders to fulfill. She needed to get the ball running since our senior prom will be held on the first of April, which would be here in a flash. With school and sports, she wouldn't have much free time beyo