Tied....Their protector

Taken part 2-

~~~~~~GARRETT'S POV~~~~~~

I twirl Grace around and her small laugh makes me smile as she watches her dress flare out making it look like an upside down flower.

But when I lights dropped and the music turned to the guests surprised screams, I pulled Grace to my body and held her tightly.

Where is Phi and Bryce?!

"PHI!" I yell as people who crowd around to get to the exit start to pull Grace and me with them.

I faintly hear Phi yell my name back. Thank goodness.

"I have grace!" I yell again, trying to make it reach her with the growing space between us.

"I have Bryce!" she yells back.

The feeling of relief rushes through my body and I allow myself to be pulled out of the ball room with Grace safely tucked under my arm; a few hours pass and the lights come back on, though by this time I have apologized to all my guest and they have taken their leave.

when I go back inside, Grace is sitting at the bottom of the grant stairs facing the ballroom; I walk over to her and sit down, she leans on me and I hug her tightly.

"Where is Bryce and Phi?" she whispers, sitting up straight and standing up.

I look at her for a moment, then realize that I haven't seen them sense the lights went out.

They wouldn't have come and talked to us before they went to bed right?

I walk into the ballroom with Grace right behind me; As minutes turn to hours of searching for them.

Where could they have gone?

"Sir, there is a guest that would like to see you." My Butler says from behind me, I nod and tell him ill be right down.

Are they alright? What's happened to them?

Bryce is probably terrified.........But Phi wont let anything happen to him....she wont.

My heart tightens as my harsh words replay in my head that I said to her the other day and the feeling of slapping her still makes my stomach turn with disgust. I can't believe that I actually did that to my tie.... but then again I've hurt her far beyond that with my actions.

When my parents died, my world crumbled around me and I pulled away from all the other people that loved me and cared for me, because I didn't want to feel that way again if something happened to them; but I know now that I need to be here with them to help them get through it too.

Seeing Phi tonight in that gorgeous white floor length dress that has no back made my heart beat fast again, she made me feel butterflies and even got me to blush with all the thoughts that filled my head on what I could have been doing with her; showing her how much she means to me instead of one of the tramps that I've brought home.

I walk to the door pulling myself out of my thoughts to meet the guest who stands next to the front door, a large coat over his body and his top hat in his hands. He removes, his eyes from the floor and glances up at me.

"Oh, hello Hayden. what brings you here?" I ask reacting out my hand for a hand shake.

He returns it, "I'll bring you more information later when I find out where he has taken Phi and Bryce." he says quickly and in a hushed tone.

I stare at him for a moment, letting his words sink in; "Who took them?"

"He goes by M, but none of us know his real name." he glances around the entry hall to see if anyone is around listening.