Is This True Love? (DNF)

Chapter 55: Reunited

Clay POV.

By the time I returned to the house tears were running from my face, staining my clothes. I did not want to leave George, I wanted to be able to stay here with him, or be able to bring him with me. Jimmy had ruined that from happening though. Before I left the car to return into the house I wiped my eyes, taking a few slow and deep breaths.

Niki glanced over at me, not daring to move out of the car without me, or before me. All she did was wait for me to move so that I could grab my stuff and talk to George again. Looking through the window I saw the brunette in the kitchen.

He didn’t attempt to walk outside to find me. It seemed like the exact same thing was true with him. The brunette didn’t want to walk out of the house and instead wanted to wait for me to come inside myself. However George wasn’t doing it because he knew I was leaving him, instead he was doing it because he thought my grandmother was dying.

Behind me on the road I noticed two cars pulling up. In one car was Jimmy, Chandler, and someone I didn’t recognise in the back. In the other car was Kris, Nolan, and two people I did not recognise. They were likely all waiting to make sure I didn’t try anything, and so after a few long moments I opened the door.

Cautiously I trudged up to the house, feeling the eyes of the entire world on me. It was painful and I wanted to just curl up and hide myself in any nook or crevice that I would be able to find. I took a few deep breaths every step and opened the door with a shaky hand.

“Clay.” I heard George’s relief. It was full of care and joy and love. A soft smile was on his face as he approached, pulling me into a hug. “Are you okay? What happened?” My gaze was not on him, instead staring out to the window. I could just see the back of Jimmy’s car, and I knew that he was likely watching through the camera.

“Are you okay?” He asked again when I didn’t respond the first time. When George pulled away he noticed my averted gaze. “Baby?”
“No.” I quickly answered. “I’m sorry.” My brows furrowed. “George, I have to talk to you about something.” My voice was quiet, showing the somberness.

“Is it about your Grandmother?” He questioned, jumping in swiftly. “Oh Clay, I’m so sorry. I never got to meet her but-”
“No.” I cut him off quickly. “It’s not about her. She is fine, well at least she is alive for now.” I had gone to hold George’s waist, directing him into the living room.

The cameras which had left me unaffected before I could feel burning into my back, almost as though each pair of eyes watching was drilling into my back. After guiding him to sit down I took a few breaths, my gaze drifting over to the front door I had entered through. Niki had stayed outside, not wanting to get involved in this obviously emotional situation.

“George…” I took my time, sounding out his name as though for the first time ever, as though I was just feeling it in my mouth for the first time. George, the ever smart and caring man that he was, held out a hand for me to hold as he sensed my insecurities. I smiled softly, taking it as another tear dared to roll down my cheek. “You know I love you, right?”

“Yes. Of course I know you love me. I love you too.” His voice was like honey, yet I could tell he was suspecting something.
“Well, my Grandmother is getting worse.” I admitted, breaking eye contact as my gaze moved to the ground. It felt as though I couldn’t look at him, this was a betrayal.

“I’m so sorry Clay.” He repeated from earlier. His hand stroked at my arm as a sign of support and reassurance. “I understood she was getting worse.”
“My family discussed it.” I continued onwards, ignoring what he had said to me. “We figured that one of us should stay with her in her last few days o-or weeks.”

“You can stay with her if you need.” George reassured me. It didn’t seem he realised what I was truly meaning, and it harmed me as I was about to tell him I didn't want to be with him any more.
“It could be ages though. Then I’ll probably need to travel for the funeral and my parents would need me to comfort them as they were both really close to her.”

“And how long will that take?” The care was completely gone now, leaving only concern and a layer of confusion enveloping the brunette.
“I don’t know… years possibly…” I lied, still not wanting to look him in the eye.

Much to my surprise his warm hand moved to cup my cheek, turning me to look back at him. “Sure.” He smiled. “If you need to go. But I want to go with you.”
“George.” I responded, my hand moving to hold his. “I’m sorry. I don’t know how long I’ll be gone… I can’t do that to you.”

“But I wanted to leave.” He muttered. “You know that I want to leave town, and I want to be there to support you.” Slowly I let go of him, beginning to back away.
“No, I can’t keep you away from town. It isn’t fair for you to have to give up your life for this.”
“But I want to go.” His voice was firm. “I want to see the world, and I can do that with you.”

My eyes narrowed, getting annoyed. I was trying to let him down gently and I wasn’t able to. “George, no.” I finally stated. “I won’t let you come with me. You have to stay here with Niki, and with your friends Karl and Sapnap. You-” I was cut off as he moved to kiss me. His arms went to hold my shoulders and without thinking my arms went to wrap around his waist.

It made me feel good. The way his body managed to fit against me just seemed natural, as though he was designed for me. We continued to hold each other and kiss, and I could basically hear Jimmy grumbling as I found myself melting into the motion. I was not supposed to be kissing my lover.

When we pulled away from one another he panted, hands continuing to rest lovingly on me and he was about to kiss me once again. “No George.” I was firm this time, backing away from him. “I need to go.” I didn’t let him say anything else as I rushed up to my room, hearing him calling out from behind me.
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While I am here I would like to thank everyone for voting on what they want to see.

The winning story was Safety in the Seafoam! A mermaid AU featuring Karlnap and DNF.

That will be published after the Cupid story coming in a few weeks which has an amazing cover being made for it as we speak.