Just A Friend// Grayson Dolan & MyLifeAsEva

Chapter 7 - No More Secrets

•••••••The Next Day•••••••

Eva's POV -

"Eva I need to tell you something, but it can't change anything between us?" Grayson sat me down on the couch next to him. "I know it really doesn't seem like long since we first met, properly. What will it have been? 2 weeks?" I nodded my head but stayed silent, worried about where this was going.
"I think I'm starting to get feelings for you and I thought I'd just get it over with and tell you so we can stop them getting deeper, as you're with Cameron" he continued, I felt numb. Why? I don't know, maybe because I had slight feelings for Grayson too? Even if I did I couldn't let him know, not yet, I have a boyfriend. But, there is something else I need to tell him.

"R-r-right", I stuttered. Damn I couldn't not be nervous with this guy, especially when he's just told me that he has feelings for me and I have them for him too. "Gray I have to be honest as well, there's something I need to tell you. It's something I've been keeping inside me for a bit and now I can trust you enough to tell you" I started but he cut me off.
"I already know, you don't like me like that. I can see how close you are with Cameron, just forget I said anything. Please" he spluttered, trying to get up from the couch, but I placed my hand on his to refrain him from moving.
"Grayson. Grayson, calm down", I assured him, "it isn't about that, don't worry".
"Thank god", he sighed with relief,"so what is it then?"
"Erm well, I-I don't kn-know how to say this" I stuttered quietly. He put his hand on top of mine and gently squeezed it.
"Grayson, that bruise I showed you. Remember yesterday?", Grayson nodded slowly, "Its not from what I said it was from" I said guiltily looking down and the floor. He was confused, I expected him to bombard me with questions. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

But he didn't. Not immediately.

We met each other properly for the first time 2 weeks ago and yet already he knew me better than most people I was close to did. He knew just what I wanted.

Not sympathy. Not anger. Not sadness. Not interrogation. Just love and understanding. Which is exactly what he gave to me. His main question was, could he see the others? I agreed to show him some and led him to the only room, to my knowledge, of our house that wasn't rigged up with cameras. Cameron's office.

Although this felt unusual it wasn't sexual in anyway, it was just so he could understand fully. I attempted to reach behind my head to remove my shirt but my body wouldn't let me, so I gestured to Grayson that I needed help.
He grabbed my shirt at the bottom and gently removed it by pulling it over my head. Leaving me in a Calvin Klein sports bralette which didn't reveal too much, which I was glad about.

Grayson's POV -

I helped Eva out of her shirt leaving her in only a sports bra. It wasn't the right moment because she was showing me her badly abused body, but her half naked body turned me on. You probably couldn't tell by looking but I had a half hard on.

I then took my time to examine her revealed arms, stomach and back. Plastered in cuts, bruises, marks, scars. Using my index finger I gently traced some of the worst cuts and bruises on her lower back and side, which I had touched and kissed yesterday. It was then I finally got the courage to speak.

"How? How could he do this to you?" She shrugged. I didn't have to ask who it was or what happened, I could tell she didn't want to speak about it.
"Eva, this is bad. He shouldn't be doing this" I tried to give her a small dose of sympathy but she wouldn't allow it.
"Grayson, this is my fault. I shouldn't disobey the rules he sets me." she whispered.
"What rules?" I asked curiously, she grabbed her shirt and pulled it back on. Trying not to wince in pain made her eyes water.
"Like I have to tell him where I am, who I'm with. If I don't he gets mad and he has to have track of my phone and if I clear my texts or search history. He gets mad" she began to recite the list of rules that Cameron had "set her".

"He abuses you?" I whispered and she nodded as a tear slid from her cheek, my hand was there already wiping it away.
"Eva, how long", she ignored me and turned away. "Eva", I repeated holding her wrist gently and turning her around, "how long?" Her next answer left me speechless.
"2 years" She whispered. Nothing more needed to be said.

I grabbed her hand and led her out of the office. Then I stopped for a moment trying to reprocess where Eva told me the living room was,  she walked in front of me and tugged my arm gently to follow her.

She led me to her living room, I sat on the big brown leather sofa. Just thinking about what I had just learnt about her.

Eva's POV -

From the opposite side of the room, I watched him think he turned his head to where I was stood a few times but wouldn't look me in the eye. Thinking. Maybe about what I just told him, maybe about what he just told me.

Grayson's POV -

Eva was looking at me, I still couldn't believe she had just told me that. Making me automatically feel 1000% more connected with her. My silence probably made her think I didn't understand. Even though I did. Although it wasn't awkward something had to break the unwanted, yet needed, silence.

"No more secrets" my voice echoed through the room. All I got in response was a small whimper. "Get over here" I patted the space of couch to my right. She slowly made her was towards me, sitting closer to me than I expected her to.
Our thighs were almost touching and I couldn't bare the irrelevant space between us. She must have felt the same because next thing I know her head was on my lap and my arm was wrapped around her. Luckily, she didn't notice I had a semi on. Otherwise she'd hate me. It's not my fault, I just can't control it.
We both fell silent again. This time it was bearable and appropriate. The only thing stopping us from being in complete silence was the short breaths we were taking simultaneously. Then Eva's phone went off, she had a text from Aspyn. I couldn't help but read it.

Aspyn: Hey! Are you not in Vegas with Cam? Parker just text me saying he saw him with Alisha??? Msg me back ASAP girl!

What the fuck? Not Alisha Marie, the girl Eva wasn't friends with?

A/N

Finallyyyyyyyy, a long chapter. Grayson and Eva poured their hearts out to each other and Cameron's with Alisha??
Let me know how you liked this chapter.

Another Question for you guys, this ones more out of curiosity but what do you guys think will happen next in the little triangle that's forming??

Thanks for reading another chapter, love you guys.

Alice xxx