Cold Cold Hearts

Chapter 13: Shattered

Grace's POV

Dusk and I looked at Jeremey and I gave him an annoyed expression. He grabbed me by the arm and lead me outside. We reached the pool side and spotted Elio, Camila, Lara and Stefano sitting on the pool chairs, talking and laughing. When they noticed us coming towards their expression changed reading us.

"What happened?" Camila asked.

Jeremey placed me on the chair nearby and ran a hand through his hair. "I don't know what to say, care to explain yourself Grace?"

"I was just having fun and sour puss right here kept raining on my parade."

"Wow okay, our friend here" gesturing me, "got tipsy out of the cheap ass alcohol in the punch and then got high with Luca."

A couple of 'What!' and 'Wow!' came from the gang.

"Finally Grace!" Camila wooed.

"I don't see the problem here Jere." Elio questioned. "Girl is finally letting lose after being a serious athlete all these years."

Jeremey rolled his eyes, "See I don't have a problem with that either, but it's the positions I found her in afterwards that made me concerned." 

Elio frowned and looked at me.

"Was she kissing someone?" Camila joked.

"Almost.. with two different people."  Jeremey said and her eyes widened. 

"What!" Everyone looked shocked.

"Girl I don't know if I should be happy or concerned." Lara said.

"Yeah.. Like you just broke up you sure about messing around?" Camila said.

"Yeah cos it can easily become a lifestyle." Lara said looking at Camila and she rolled her eyes. 

I turned to look at Jeremey to cuss at him, but something caught my attention... more like someone standing at the back of us. 

Dusk. He looked hurt. 

Jeremey followed my glaze and saw Dusk and his eyes widened, "Aa-...." 

At that very moment I felt fluid coming up my stomach so I rushed to the bushes and barfed. Camila and Lara quickly came to my aid and held my hair. 

After I finished Camila and Lara helped me sit back down. I took a deep breath, "Tonight seems to be turning into a shit show." 

"It's okay baby, we all have our days." Camila cooed me and I rested my head on her shoulders. 

"Here give her some water." Jeremey handed the bottle he was holding to Lara who opened it and gave it to Camila and she handed it to me. 

"Here wash your month with it and drink some." I did as I was told.

"Okay party is over guys. We'll call it a night and head to Jere's."

"I am hungry!" I said.

"Me, Lara and Elio will go get some food for all of us and meet the rest of you guys at Jere's." Stefano said.

"Sounds like a plan." Elio said and they left.

Camila helped me get up and Jeremey came to assist her, "I can walk guys, I am not drunk!" I said and started a wobbly walk past them and I came to face Dusk.

He looked directly into my eyes for a good minute before Jeremey spoke and he looked at him, "Can you drive us mate?" 

He nodded and grabbed the keys from Jeremey's hand and lead the way. I followed behind me him silently, Camila and Jeremey followed behind me. We went through the house and out through the front door and walked across the street to where the truck was parked. Dusk opened the door and got on right away.