Chasing Elliot Grace

No. 33: Don't leave me

Hayes POV
After eight hours of searching, we still hadn't had any sightings of Grace. Tobias, had been off the radar for at least two hours and with our calls being sent to voicemail we knew something was up. Something had happened and it wasn't good. "Hey it's Tobias, you know what to do." The voicemail recited before the beep echoed through the phone. "Jones you better call me back now! Where the hell are you?!" I yelled into the phone. Spencer now here walked over to me. "Hayes calm down, I get it we're all stressing here but yelling isn't going to make things better." I sighed, putting my head in my hands. "I just don't want to lose her, I get it I screwed up and she could most likely not forgive me for that, but id still have her around, even just as friends. If she left again it would kill me, I just can't think about her not being around again." Spencer nodded sitting down a bit out of breath. I swear this girl may still have a month till the baby comes but it looks like any minute she will pop. "She's not going anywhere okay? God, I wish I could go out and help you guys." I nodded trying to reassure myself that what she was saying is true. We all knew Spencer was itching to go out and help us look but last week the doctor had told her she was to not leave the house as much as possible. The ride to the girls house was enough for her though, and while all of us were waiting for any bit of information as to where Grace was, she was being an encouragement. "I know you do, but you my dear need to stay off your feet." Nash appeared kissing Spencer's head. They were perfect for each other, balanced each other out exceptionally. "You okay bro?" He asked me, seeing my restless state. I shook my head no, and he nodded. "Go talk to Matt, he's on the back porch." Following his orders I made my way through the kitchen and out the back door. Matt was sitting with his back to me and we were both quiet as I sat down. "Im scared Hayes." He whispered after a few seconds of silence. "Me too Matt. Have you heard anything new?"
"No. It shouldn't be taking this long for her not to be found. What if she left again Hayes?" Tears puddled in Matt's eyes as he looked to me. "Don't talk like that, she's not gone okay? We just have to wait, we can tell that Tobias has found her so that means that she didn't go far." Matt nods taking me in to a bear hug. We both needed one at that moment, and after a few moments both got up heading back inside.
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Jenn startles everyone when she jumps out of her seat 20 minutes later. All of us were sitting in the living room in complete silence so her voice shook the room when she spoke. "Tobias! You ass, where the hell are you?" She screamed with anger, we realized then she was on the phone. "Okay, is she alright?" Her voice went calm and she nodded absentmindedly. "I'll tell them. Okay see you soon, bye." With the call ended, everyone was quick to ask questions. "Everyone calm down, he's on his way, and he has Grace with him. However, he said not to be loud because she's asleep. He's going to explain everything when he gets here, but for now don't freak out okay?" Sighs and nods went around the room along with a feeling of happiness that we finally found them. We all didn't know when to expect him to walk through the door but we knew to keep quiet till Grace was safely upstairs. The door opened 10 minutes later to reveal Tobias with a sleeping, tear stain faced, Grace, in his arms. The cute snores that I always notice about her, were the only sound as Tobias gave us a frown before taking her upstairs. I let out the breath I had been holding as he walked back downstairs looking flustered. Sitting down in the spot next to me, he shook the cobwebs out of his brain before talking. "She called me around 6:30. Her voice was hoarse and she was crying. I asked her where she was and what was wrong. When she told me I drove as fast as I could up the block where the hospital was. There was her car, I ran inside and up to the floor she had told me. Doctors were running into a room towards the back of the hall, and that's when I saw her, I knew whos room it was. I also knew that this was going to break her heart all the way, I was to late. She sunk down on her knees, she was shaking before but now it was worse, I ran to her bringing her into my arms. A scream filled the corridor, and she cried more and more until she was choking for air. She's gone. Mary Kate's gone, and I think she took a big part Elliot Grace with her." All the air was taken from me. I need air. As I stood to go outside, Tobias reached up and grabbed my wrist. "She needs you, the whole way here she was muttering your name in her sleep. Go, please." Tobias Jones had just in some way forgiven me. I ran then up the stairs without looking back. Slowly, I entered the room carful to be quiet. Grace was rolling around in her sleep and sweating, she was having a nightmare. I sat down on the side of the bed and went to wake her, she was still muttering things under her breath. In an instant she woke up with a scream. "Hayes!" She yelled tears streaming down the sides of her beautiful face. I pulled her into my arms and she cried into my chest, clutching on to me like I would float away if not. "Shh baby, im here. You're okay, you're going to be okay." I said kissing her head and rubbing her back. She cried for over an hour before exhaustion shook her body and she fell back asleep, holding on to me like her life depended on it. "Don't leave me to, please."I held her close, she was so broken, and I knew part of it was my fault. I will get her back, and I wont let her go this time. And I will do whatever it takes to put back together the pieces.
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This book is fastly approaching its end, where has the time gone? Thank you to everyone who has read this far, I know my updates are all kinds of mess up but for the third book I will be setting certain update days. I love you all❤️
-Taylor💋