Cherished | G.D. Sequel To Real

Chapter five

*Grayson's POV*

I could tell her bruise was getting worse and worse by the day, it was at least 4 or 5 inches wide and all black and blue. She kept telling me it was nothing and to drop it but that doesn't happen from an "accidental" shove. There was nobody in the school when I left and Maddy came out after me, so Mila had to have seen her, and even if she didn't there is no possible way that she ran into her that hard to make her fall like that.

    It's been a couple days and still the bruise is getting worse, I was sitting on the couch holding Juliana when Maddy came down wearing sweatpants and a sports bra and it looked like it was spreading somehow. I put the baby down and walked over to her.

"You still think this was an accident." I said raising my eyebrows looking down at her. She let and irritated breath out I glanced at the spot on her hip.

"I don't know. I'd like to think it was." She said scratching her arm. I put my hands on her waist and pulled her closer to me.

"Baby I think you and I both know it wasn't." I pushed a piece of loose hair from her ponytail behind her ear.

"I just don't get it, when Juliana was born she came over and threw this big apology at you and said she was sorry for everything. Why would she go out of her way to do that and then come back to try and ruin our lives a second time."

"Look, I don't get it either, trust me. But knowing her, we don't have to get it. She's crazy, always has been and probably always will be. She did try and convince me she was carrying my unborn child so, bumping you in the hallway is the least of what she's capable of. But don't worry, I'll take care of whatever's going on."

*Madison's POV*

I could tell he was getting tense as he kept talking about it because his grip on my waist was getting a little tight and his voice was doing that weird raspy thing it does when he's mad.

I put my hands on his wrists and pulled them off of me.

"Little tight Grayson." I said breathing out.

"Sorry..." He said looking concerned.

"It's fine Gray just, please don't make a big fuss out of it ok? I'm alright, our daughter's fine, we're great... Everything's okay." I put my hands on his cheeks pulling him down and kissing him on the forehead. I caught him smile before I walked over to the baby to get her ready.

***

About half way through the school day Grayson and I were walking to Pre-calc together when a few of his friends called him over.

"Can I go?"

"Haha yes babe go." He smiled and quickly kissed me before running off with his friends to do who knows what. I stopped at my locker to change out my books, and when I closed the door someone was standing there and I think I left a hole in the ceiling when I jumped.

"Oh so sorry, didn't mean to scare ya!"

"...Mila? What are you doing."

"Just wanted to say hi!!! Can't a girl say hi to another girl..?"

"Yeah I guess." I said freaked out.

"Anyways, having a party at my house this Friday. You should come, Oh... and bring Grayson." She handed me a piece of paper and winked at me before she walked away.

what the fuck just happened. 

I shook my head confused and threw the paper in my purse as I was walking to class. I sat down and Grayson finally came in and sat next to me, about 15 minutes in I think he could tell I was feeling a little funny and nudged me with his elbow.

"What's wrong?" He mouthed.

"Tell you later." I mouthed back and went back to taking my notes. A few seconds later he nudged me again.

"What?" I once again mouthed, It's a very quiet class and the teacher was talking.

"... I love you." He whispered, my cheeks got a little red and I whispered it back.

"Madison, Grayson, Everything alright over there??" Mr. Wheeler yelled sarcastically across the room.

"Sorry Mr. Wheeler!" Grayson yelled sarcastically back. He's been a little sarcastic ass hole since the day I met him, I think it's cute though. The teacher rolled his eyes and we went back to the lesson. At the end of the day we met at the car like usual except someone came up to us before we got in. Can you guess who?

"Hey guys!"

"Um, Hi?" Grayson said in the same tone I did earlier today.

"Did Mads tell you about the party? Hope you can make it..." She said slowly as she slid her fingers across the front of the car while walking away. Grayson looked at me.

"Party?"

"That's what I wanted to tell you later. She came up to me before math and shoved a piece of paper in my hand and told me we should go to some party she's having Friday." We got in the car and sat down.

"Lemme see the paper." He held out his hand and I gave it to him.

He mumbled the words on the sheet before crumbling it up and throwing it out the window.
"Fuck that."

"What did it say?"

"Her address and details about the party. Yeah we're not going, not after all the shit she's put us through and that little episode with you the other day. No fucking way am I letting her near you." He put his hand on my thigh as he drove out of the school parking lot. I put my hand over it and stroked it with my thumb trying to calm him down.  He gripped it a little harder and let out an angry breath before letting up.

"It's gonna be fine Gray... Okay? Remember what I said this morning. Everything is gonna be okay. As long as I have you and J nothing could every break me."  he lifted his hand from my leg and grabbed my hand, lacing our fingers together. I held it tight, leaning my head against the window.