"Can't Buy Me Love" [3] G. Hawthorne

4 - midnight's conversations and riddles about kisses

Kayla's pov

That night I didn't sleep well, at all.

I kept thinking about what Grayson had told me before I left.

Me, Him, the wine cellar.

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"Silver, you down here?"

"Kayla." I heard a voice groan.

"Gray, sweetie, you okay?"

I saw Grayson, crouched on the floor, a bottle of Chardonnay in hand.

I knelt next to him.

"What's got you bothered Gray?"

"Your eyes are really pretty." He complimented.

I blushed.

"Yours are too, handsome."

He smiled and then looked at me sorrowfully.

"Kayla, please don't leave me. I don't want to be alone here."

"Oh Gray, I'm not leaving at least not tonight."

"You shouldn't have to worry about me my love." He told me.

"Gray- "

"I don't deserve you, I'm not good enough for you."

"Grayson, look at me, you're enough, this, us, it's enough."

"It will never be enough love. I will never be enough."

Tears were pouring out of both our eyes.

"Gray please don't say that, please don't do this to yourself."

"Kayla, my love, a bomb went off and I stood there. You could've died."

"But I didn't! I didn't Gray, I'm here and I'm alive."

"But what if you weren't, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself Kayla. You're everything, I can't lose you."

I cupped his face in my hands.

"You will never lose me, never again."

"It hurts Kayla, it hurts so fucking much." He said.

I wrapped my arms around him and straddled him. I brought his head to my chest and I felt him cry.

"I've got you baby." I told him.

He looked up at me, tears in his eyes.

"I love you Kayla."

"I love you too."

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I sat on the kitchen island aimlessly.

Sleep was miles away.

"Hey, you awake?"

Isaac.

"Yeah." I muttered.

He made his way over to me and hopped on the island.

"What's on your mind?"

"Grayson." I murmured.

"Have you heard from him?" He asked.

I shook my head yes.

"He called me today to apologise for the phone call."

Isaac nodded slowly.