Love Drunk 3.0 (Completed)

Chapter 40

Italy 7 p.m
y/n POV –

“Baby..” I yell at Ethan from the bed of our hotel room. “Everyone is waiting for us down in the restaurant. Are you ready?” I ask him. I hear Ethan talking in the bathroom, but with the door closed I can’t hear what he is saying. He walks out with his phone glued to his ear. His face is serious and his body language is tense. It immediately makes me feel restless and I get up from the bed, while my eyes follow his every move. He notices that his behaviour is triggering an unsettling feeling in my body and walks up to me. A faint smile appears on his face, while he is closely listening to the person on the other side of the phone. The smile doesn’t reach his eyes, which makes me worried even more.

He gently grabs my hand and places it on his chest, right over his racing heart. “Okay, thanks Steve!” I hear him say as his heartrate slows down under my touch. “Thanks for the heads up.” Ethan says before he ends the phone call. His eyes find mine and panic is dripping from his face. I gently let my fingertips sink into his shirt and squeeze his chest. “What is it?” I ask him as I try to read his hazel eyes. Ethan looks down at my hand and I stare at his long lashes. He throws his phone on the bed and puts his arms around me, pulling me close. Immediately making me feel safe, loved and complete. “It’s Mike..” he sighs and my heart stops. I know it’s naive, but I genuinely hoped we would never hear from him again, after he got arrested in Greece. But boy, was I wrong.

 “He was being released, earlier and will be put on a flight back to London, by Greek authorities.” Ethan tells me. My throat closes up and I’m aware of the change in my breathing. Ethan lets go of me, cups my chin and lifts it, forcing me to look him in the eyes. He reaches out his pinky and swallows before he continues. “You’re safe, here with me. I promise I’ll keep you safe, y/n. He won’t ever hurt you again.” Ethan says, his voice low but determined. I lock my pinky in his as he leans in and kisses my lips slowly, deliberately, like two magnets pulled together. I’m completely love drunk when he pulls away. “I need to call, Gray.” Ethan whispers against my lips, grounding me again.

 I let myself fall back on the bed when I hear Ethan talk to Grayson. “Gray, can you come up to our hotel room?” He says. “It’s about Mike. I think it’s time to upload that video we shot in L.A.” he sighs. I don’t know what video he is referring to, but Grayson immediately seems to understand the urge of the situation since Ethan doesn’t have to say another word. Within 10 minutes our hotel room is packed. “Oh..” Ethan says, surprised about the fact that everyone is here. “Well, everyone knows anyway..” Grayson breathes as he shrugs his shoulders and sits down next to me, opening Ethan’s laptop.

 “So, Steve called.” Ethan now starts explaining. “Mike was released and will fly back to London, later. After everything that happened, chances are that he will release those videos of Grayson and me. So that’s kinda.. yeah-.. well-..shit, I guess?!” He says. Ethan walks over to me and grabs my hands. “We’re gonna sue, baby..” He breathes. I totally understand that and nod in agreement. “Not just for those videos, y/n.” He continues. “But also for what he has done to you..” Ethan adds. My mouth instantly feels dry. “I promised you I would protect you.” He goes on, explaining himself as he squats down in front of me. We lock eyes and I nod again. Even though I’m not looking forward to reliving it all again, I understand why he made that decision for me, for us.. and I’m thankful for it.

“It’s up.” Grayson sighs, referring to the video they needed to upload. He throws the laptop behind him on the mattress and within minutes, Grayson’s and Ethan’s phones start blowing up. “It’ll be okay..” Kian says, placing a hand on Grayson’s shoulder. “You both are good guys, genuine and honest. People know that.” Kian continues as he locks eyes with Ethan. “Yeah..” David joins the conversation. “This will be nothing, but a lil bump in the road. We’ve got your backs.” He adds. “Thanks, guys..” I hear Grayson mumble before we all get startled when Jeff suddenly stands up. “You guys uploaded just on time!” He breathes and everyone turns their head towards Jeff, who is looking at his phone. We all know what that means. Mike published the videos.

 I lock eyes with Ethan, who is still squatting down in front of me, holding my hands, when I hear Emma moan loudly on Jeff’s phone. Her moans are alternated with Grayson, dirty talking to her. I look over at Gray, next to me and see his eyes widen in shock. “Turn it off, Jeff!!” Jason yells, but as Grayson let’s himself fall back on the bed and covers his face with his hands, everyone huddles around Jeff and hovers over his phone. “Holy shit!” David breathes as he looks from the phone to Grayson and back to the phone. Jeff stares at the screen in silence, then lifts an eyebrow and nods in approval. “That’s nothing to be ashamed of Grayson! You’ve got moves!” He chuckles. Grayson sits back up and sighs when I feel Ethan squeeze my hand. “Are you okay?” He asks me quietly.

We lock eyes again and I nod. Weirdly enough, hearing Grayson have sex with Emma doesn’t affect me at all. “I don’t wanna hear you.. in that video..” I mumble to Ethan and a faint smile appears on his face. “You won’t..” he says loudly, turning his head around to lock eyes with Jeff, who seems to get the message. I look over at everyone, gazing at Jeff’s phone and notice Ava’s lil naughty face, popping up in between David and Jeff. I see her balancing on her tippy toes to peek over David’s shoulder and she squints her eyes. A slight smile appears on her face as she tilts her head and leans in towards Jeff to get a better view of the video. She slowly furrows her brows and bites her lower lip as her cheeks go from olive tan to rosy.

Is she getting turned on? Is this turning her on? I raise my brows twice to grab Ethan’s attention without saying his name and he immediately looks at me. I nod my head into Ava’s direction and Ethan slowly turns his head as Grayson gets up and walks off, unaware of Ava’s facial expressions. Ethan looks back at me with his mouth slightly open and wide eyes. He presses his lips together and tries to suppress a smirk. “Shit..” he breathes while shaking his head and I chuckle. I look over Ethan’s shoulder and see Ava’s jaw drop. She is gawking at Jeff’s phone and I tug on Ethan’s hand. He gets up and sits down next to me on the bed, putting his arm around me and pulling me close.

I rest my head on his shoulder and we both stare at Ava, who is so obviously getting turned on by watching a naked Grayson. It’s the weirdest thing ever. Like we’re watching someone get intimate. But it’s so fucking funny at the same time, seeing her squirm in her own skin. After what seems minutes she looks up and accidentally locks eyes with me. Her rosy cheeks turn bright red and she quickly steps back from the group that is still watching this porn video. “Yeah.. umm.. gotta go!” She squeals in this high pitched voice as she speed walks out of the hotel room, leaving Ethan and me in a laughing fit.