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Chapter Thirteen One more chance

Jayden POV

I get back to the dock in no time. I kind of feel bad about leaving Hayes in the cave. He was being honest, I have to give him that. I'm just mad. He just gave in? What kind of explanation is that? I decide to go back to the cave.

I get to the cave in no time and pull in the jet ski. I see Hayes on the higher part of the cave with his head in his hands. I decide to go sit down next to him. I sit down and I know he knows it's me. He sniffs a few times and then says, "What are you doing here Jayden? I thought you were mad at me." He doesn't remove his head from his hands. All I can do is let out a sigh. I was mad at him, but I realized that he was just giving me a honest answer. It just wasn't the answer I wanted to hear. I place my hands on his shoulders and start rubbing up and down his arms.
"Hayes, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gotten mad. You just have me an honest answer....it just wasn't what I wanted to hear and I'm sorry for leaving." Now he looks up from his hands and looks me in the eyes.
"Jayden, I may mess up every now and again, but I will always give you an honest answer."
"Thank you Hayes." I say. Then, he pulls me onto his lap and we just stay there for a few minutes. He looks at me and then breaks the silence, "Why did you get so upset Jay?" Ugh, just the question I didn't want to answer. Because now, I honestly didn't know.
"I guess I was scared because if someone can just give in once they won't have an issue giving in again....it becomes a habit. I was afraid that this was the start of a habit." I say as I look away from him. He places his fingers on my chin and rotates my head to where I'm facing him. I still don't look at him.
"Jay, please look at me." Hayes says.
I look at him and we don't talk, we don't say one word. He pulls me into a hug and I just stay there in his arms. In his arms I feel safe, protected, and loved. It was the best feeling in the world. I could feel his heart beating, I liked that. I pull away. It made me smile knowing that he knew exactly how to make me feel better just by looking at me. He was the best.
"Come on Grier, let's go back to the cabin." I say as I get up from his lap.
He grabs my wrist and pulls me back down.
"What's the hurry, Jay?" He says in a hushed voice, "why can't we just stay here...together, just for a little longer." I nod my head as a 'yes' and lay back down next to him. For the next hour or so we talk and talk and talk. We never ran out of things to say. We could talk about serious things, stupid things, and things that didn't even matter; it didn't matter. As long as I was with him I didn't care what we were doing.

Eventually we get up and go back to the dock. When we get there everyone else is already there waiting for us. We put up the jet skis and then begin walking to the cabin. Nash leans over and says, "You two are so cute, you know you changed his life."
"How so?" I say confused.
"Before you moved here he never went outside his room other than to go to football and school. Now, he is always asking me to take him places, but mostly only if you're going too. I thought he was going into depression, but it all changed when he ran into that one day in the hall. You changed his life, Jay. Thank you." Nash says. I'm speechless. I had no words. Then when I comprehended what Nash said I say, "I changed his life, huh." Then I pause and let out a little laugh. "No, no he changed mine. In more ways than I can explain. I think differently, I want to do things I would never think of doing, I'm more outspoken and I'm just happier in general. I changed his life, no...he changed mine." Then Nash gives me a big brother type of hug. It felt really good. Since I'm an only child I don't have these type of moments at home.
I pull away and say, "Thanks Nash, you're a good big brother."
"Anytime Jay, just think of me as your big brother because I already think of you as my little sister. If you need anything I'm here."
"Thanks Nash." I say and then, we all walk up to the cabin.
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Okay so they made up! Yay! Sorry that it's a short chapter Wattpad deleted it the first time I tried to post it, so I had to redo it entirely, but I hope you like it even though it's short. Don't forget to vote and comment what you thought!
-Ashlynn♡