Vodka Kisses

0112- Salt Meets Wound

"I have to go. Also, you keep making me late to a lot of events." I say as Logan grabs my leg.

"So..." He says and I roll my eyes. "If this was the other way round you'd kill me." I say and he squeezes my leg. "No." He says and I scoff.

We both know that's a lie.

"Can I stay the night?" He asks and I just shrug.

"If you want. My parents will be back tomorrow so you're gonna have to scram in the morning." I say and he smiles. "Okay."

"How you getting there?" He asks and I shrug. "I was gonna walk." I admit and he scoffs. "I'll take you." He starts to sit up.

"Your sisters gonna be there." I stop him by putting a hand on his chest. "I'll drop you round the block, it's not that big of a deal." He laces his fingers with the hand on his chest and moves it away from his chest.

"They can't know." I say in a hushed tone and he nods. "It'll be okay Grace, I promise." He smiles and kisses my forehead before leading me downstairs and to his car.

The car ride was mostly quiet, Logan kept his hand on my thigh whilst humming along to whatever was on the radio.

"How come if you're not talking to the girls you're still going to this party?" Logan asks glancing at me.

"Hannah's still my friend, they may have pissed me off but I'm trying to deal with all my past ties, not cut them." I admit and he smiles.

"Like me?" He asks and I scoff and look out the window.

"Especially you." I admit. I don't like this feeling. I know I can be vulnerable with Logan, but I haven't been for a little over a year. So I'm scared, I'm so scared that we're so close to being a couple again.

"I do love you Grace." He squeezes my thigh. His love language has always been physical touch, that hasn't changed.

"I know." I focus on the window outside.

He pulls over and I unbuckle my seatbelt.

"Call me when you need picking up, I'll pick you up from exactly here." He says and leans over to kiss my cheek.

I stay out for a second.

"You look beautiful by the way." He smiles. He's already told me twice and tried to convince me to stay with him a total of four times. 

"I'll see you later." I smile. I take his hand from my thigh, squeeze it then get out of the car and walk towards Hannah's house.

Everything was loud and roudy as I walked up to the door.

I walk past Spencer and Alex on the stairs as soon as I enter.

"Grace!" Spencer calls and I roll my eyes.

"Hey pretty lady." Noel smiles and puts his arm around me. "Hey, what you drinking?" I ask and he grins.

"Come, I'll get you a drink." He says leading me into the kitchen. He fills my cup and I look around for Hannah.

"Hey, how you feeling?" I ask once Hannah comes over to us. "I'm okay." She nods and runs a hand through her hair.

"I still can't believe you got ran over." Noel says and I agree with him.

"Come talk to me later." She says and I nod.

People come up to me all night trying to talk to me and some guys try to get me to go upstairs but this isn't that type of party. This is about Hannah.

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Noel has hardly left my side all night, I'm used to it. But now I don't want to give him the wrong impression. For once in my life things seem to be going in the right direction with Logan and Noel has only ever been a friend.