finding me while loving you

part 31

Grace's POV

I was out and about in LA, shopping around. I was with Madison before she was heading back to Texas, but they would be back in LA very shortly. I was reminiscing on my morning with Demi, smiling thinking about my girlfriend.

We got woken up to Demi's alarm, and Demi immediately groaned. She buried her face deeper into my neck and I started running my nails up and down her smooth skin.

"I don't want to get up. I just don't want to work today."

"I'm sorry." I whispered into her ear.

"I have a long day today. I don't want you to be mad at me."

I felt my chest get heavy, guilt taking over. I brought hand to her head, pulling her strands of hair through my fingers.

"I'm so sorry." I whispered again. "I'm not going to be mad at you. I promise with my whole heart."

"I'm filming the music video for one of the songs off the album. Today's just nothing but technicality stuff, but once we really start filming, I want you to come."

"You know I'll be there." I was still rubbing her head.

"Ugh. I just don't want to go." Demi's voice cracked, which broke my heart. "I'm just so tired. I just want to stay in bed with you."

"Don't cry, baby. I hate when you cry. Can you go in a little later?" I asked her, pulling her even closer to me.

"I can't today. There's too many people meeting with me. But, I don't work Saturday or Sunday, I made sure of it."

"Then you just have one more day to get through." I kissed her forehead repeatedly.

I smiled again, thinking of how cute she is when she's so needy and vulnerable.

We were walking through an outdoor mall. It was going on 4pm, and Demi had been texting me all day, which made me happy she was putting in the extra effort to talk to me. She told me she had to put her phone down now, and she'd be home around 10.

Madison's face was glued to her phone screen, her eyes not leaving it once.

"What's so important on that phone?" I asked, kinda giggling.

Madison sighed, giving me an uneasy look.

"I'm fighting with Rico."

I felt my stomach drop a bit, remembering the grown man she was in a relationship with.

"Well, about what?"

"I - umm. I don't want to have sex yet but he does. He gets really mad at me and tells me I must not love him or care about him but that's the farthest thing from the truth."

"Madison!" I yelled out. "You realize this guy is completely manipulating you, right?!"

"No he's not!" She said very defensively. "He just wants to receive his love through physical touch."

"That's bullshit and you know it." I sternly said. "You need to stop seeing him."

"I'm not breaking up with him!"

"Madison, it's weird that he's as old as he is and he wants to be with you so badly. Sex is a serious thing, and if he really loved you, then you not being ready would be 100% fine with him."

"Wow, Gracie. What's so surprising about the fact that he likes me?" Madison spit out at me. "I don't have the perfect body or glowing smile or gorgeous green eyes like you, but that doesn't mean I'm not worth somebody liking me." She stormed away from me.