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06. sneaking around

july 22, 2022.

It's been a few months of sneaking around with gracie, hanging out behind our parents and the whole worlds back. And to be completely honest, it's been the best few months of my life. Jackson has stopped messaging me and showing up to my apartment, or maybe he has, but I've just been at Gracie's a lot. He hasn't shown up while i was there, thankfully.

Gracie also broke up with Jacob, which she still won't tell me why which is weird considering we tell eachother every single thing that pops up into our heads. It's like we share a brain or something. She hasn't even cried, at least I haven't seen her cry, and we are always together unless I'm at work or she's in the studio.

But today I leave for Seattle to leave for 2 months to film a little for the next season of Greys, since most of the rest of the scenes are filmed in LA.

"Emma." Gracie shakes me awake. "Emma. You have to get up. We have to go to the airport."

"I want to sleep."

"You can't!"

"I don't want to go to seattle." I roll over. "It just rains. The weather is terrible. It smells bad. I hate it. I hate Seattle."

"It's two months you'll be alright." She pulls the blanket off of me. "I might not be. God who's gonna buy me coffee?" Gracie's says dramaticly." I also packed your suitcases since you haven't."

"Thank you." I say sitting up and rubbing my eyes.

"God you look rough." Gracie says laughing at me. "How much did you drink?"

"Like nothing. Who's going to be my drinking buddy now." I say starting to get up. "I do not want to go."

"You have to."

"What if I quit?"

"Yeah right." She laughs. "You'd never quit. This is the dream job."

"I guess. Not really anymore I guess. I just feel like there's other things I want to do now. I've been writing like a million songs." I keep talking, brushing out my hair. "Oh shoot, I should probably pack a notebook. Did I do that already? God I should have woken up earlier."

"I tried."

"I know." I say smiling at her. "See you in two months."

"What?" She says confused. "I'm driving you. Don't be stupid."

"If anyone sees us" I say then gracie cuts me off.

"They won't. My windows are tinted and I'll just drop you off." She says. "Besides I need one last coffee before I actually have to buy my own for two months." She says teasing me, grabbing her keys and heading for the door.

"Alright."

We get to the airport and now i actually have to leave her. again.

I just kind of sit in the car for a second after we pull up.

"Shit my flight boards in ten minutes." I say looking at my phone.

"I know I said you have to go but I'm actually going to miss you. A lot. I don't like being alone. I don't like being without you." She says looking at me with an expression that I don't think I've ever seen on her face before.

"I know, I know. But like you said it's only two months."

"Does it really only take two months to film?"

"I have 7 months of filming in LA after this. We only film like outside scenes in Seattle."

"My whole life is ruined. It's not actually in Seattle?"

"Oh Gracie. Aren't you just the sweetest thing to exist on this side of hell." I say laughing at her. "See you in two months."

"It will be super quick. Go now your gonna miss your flight!"

I look at her one last time before getting out and shitting the door. I haven't been without her in months, and the years before that were some of the worst. But it's only two months. It's couldn't be that bad. Right?

I finally get on my flight right before the doors shut and get to my seat which is right next to a man who from the side looks exactly like Jackson, but i don't look too hard and just sit down. I take out my phone to tell Gracie that I got on and didn't miss my flight when the guys turns to me.

"Hi Emma."

amelia's notes!

does that count as a cliffhanger??
another short chapter so lmk if you guys prefer more short chapters or fewer chapter but them be longer