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Justin took care of Grace for the whole night, wanting her to see he was perfectly fine, and that he was the boy she always loved, because he knew that as soon as she got the tapes everything would change. She wouldnt be the same.

It had taken him a while to make her believe Courtney had probably gotten confused when she spoke about tapes, or maybe it was some school work but she wouldnt stop asking. He was so scared of what would happen to them if she received the tapes, and he could almost kill Courtney for telling her about them.

"Justin?" Grace called him as she took a bite of the pizza he brought. "Will you stay with me tonight?" She asked, blushing at his adorable face.

"Of course I will baby" He said, taking a sip of his beer glass and opening his mouth, making Grace giggle as she placed the piece of pizza on his mouth and he bit it. He was about to tell her, he decided he would tell her everything tonight, but at the same time, he knew he wouldnt be able to tell her. It was all too much.

"Hey Gracie!" She heard Sheri call out. She turned, seeing her dancing in the hallway and laughed, standing up and giving Justin a great look of her backside. He squeezed her thigh softly and she squealed before running off to her friend. They danced, both of them laughing as they jumped around and teased boys before waving goodbye and moving somewhere else to do it again. Justin and the other jocks in the mean time, joked around as they drank and fake fought with each other. Justin and Zach kept looking wearily at Bryce, as they had both recently found out about what he did to Hannah... and, well Zach, about Jessica too.

"Guys will you fucking relax a bit please... jeez you are so tense" Bryce chuckled, before giving them both a drink. They both chugged it down and just gave him a smile, before joining the crowd of people with the others, Justin going immediately to find Grace. He found her sitting on the porch, sipping on a red glass as she frustratedly pinched the bottom of her shirt, he knew it was her nervous habit.

"Grace?" He called softly, sitting beside her and taking her hand so she wouldnt end up ripping her shirt.

"Sheri just left" She said in an empty voice, her lips shaky. He frowned and took his jacket off, thinking she would be cold before putting it on her shoulders.

"Is she okay?" He asked concernedly, knowing from the tapes what happened last time she drove distractedly.

"Y-yeah its just" She turned to him with a frown on her face "She told me to forget about what happened to Jeff. S-she said I should stop living in the past and move on" She licked her lips before chugging down the rest of her drink "She also told me to try and move on from Hannahs death. She told me I should stop worrying and you know, just move on because Im just hurting myself" She felt almost offended, and faced Justin, making his eyes soft at her sad eyes "How could she tell me to 'just move on' from my friends' deaths?"

"Baby-"

"Its too much Justin" She snapped interrupting him. Her voice cracked as she closed her eyes and breathed deeply "Its so unfair. I wasnt able to help either of them, I wasnt able to realize something could happen in both their cases" He wrapped his arms around her, realizing drinking had made her mind start spinning and her to blurt out all her thoughts.

"It wasnt your-"

"Dont you dare say that again" She said, in a small but cold voice. She had finally snapped, she couldnt do it. Justin realized she couldnt get the tapes. It would kill her. Grace wouldnt be able to stand it. "Just take me home" She sighed, frustratedly tying her hair up in a pony tail. He didnt say anything, just took her small hand in his and walked to his car, not even bothering to say goodbye to his friends.

His main worry now was Grace.

He took her to the car and opened her door, but she wasnt concentrating on anything but the spinning thoughts in her mind. He turned the car on and drove down the street towards her house "Are you okay?" He asked, after a whole car ride in silence seeing her sad face.

"I just need to sleep" She said quietly, before taking a water bottle out of the fridge, taking a sip and offering some to him.

"It wasnt your fault Grace" He said, in a serious voice as he took the water bottle out of her hands. She smiled softly and shook her head, rubbing her tired eyes.

"I just, I dont want to talk about it now okay?" He sighed at her tired voice and decided it was best that she just went to sleep, and stopped thinking about it. He nodded and took the water bottle, and walked to her room with her. She got changed into his old sports jersey and he took his shirt and pants off and laid in bed with her. "Good night Justin" She said softly, kissing his cheek. He wrapped his arms around her waist before he felt his phone ringing in the pocket of his pants. He quietly snuck out of bed and checked his texts.

Zach: Jensen has the tapes.

"Well.... crap" He mumbled before glancing towards Grace, who slept calmly on the bed.

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