Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

Judy's POV

I parted my lips to speak, but before I could, Gavin stopped me.

"You have a speech to make," he told me, gesturing towards the stage. I looked at the stage where Dean Rivers was waiting, a smile on her face as she watched me. I turned back to Gavin, feeling a flurry of butterflies in my chest.

"I don't have my speech with me, and this happened so fast, I don't have the time to reprepare for it," I admitted.

"Don't worry about that," Nan said, stepping beside me. She had a piece of paper in her hands, and she handed it to me with a grin. "I have your speech right here."

I looked at it and then back at her face.

"You knew about all of this?" I asked her.

She shrugged.

"Of course I did," she told me, nudging my shoulder. "Who do you think helped him make all the phone calls to all our classmates. Once I explained things to them, they were more than happy to help."

Tears brimmed the corners of my eyes; I cut her out like I cut everyone else in my life out. I ignored her calls and texts when I reached Redcliff, and I felt so guilty about it. Now, here she was, helping make this day absolutely perfect, and there were no words that could describe how much that meant to me.

I stepped closer to her and wrapped her in my arms, hugging her tightly as tears fell from my eyes.

sorry, Nan,"

me this news herself like she wanted, and my heart ached at what

just as tightly. "This day is for you, Judy. Enjoy it. It's how it should

crying in front of everybody, but from the compassionate

on my back, and I turned to look

have been here the first time, and I wasn't," he told me softly. "So, this is my way

lip to keep

perfect," I whispered

through the mic. "We are waiting for you. You have a speech for

stepped away from my friends and walked down the long, handmade aisle until I reached the stage. I stepped towards the podium, shook the dean's hand, and watched as

so quiet, I could hear

insane," I started, a laugh bubbling out of me. It caused others to chuckle as well because this was absolutely unheard of. "I can't believe you all pulled

my speech tightly in

and Matt. Matt was grinning from ear to ear, and I couldn't help

and I'm sorry that you have to suffer again,” I said, pausing

As I spoke, my eyes kept drifting to Gavin, who was listening and watching me with an earnest

made my heart

the time I finished my