Moving on - g.d

T w e n t y

2 weeks later

Life had been crazy since we got back to our hometown. I'd been in masses on meetings but I had finally decided on a day to release my makeup and I had announced it on my social media that made all of fans turn absolutely crazy. It made my head reel. Despite all this, I couldn't stop thinking of how much better it'd be if Ethan was by my side, and therefore, I was absolutely ecstatic to find out that it was finally the day that Ethan could have visitors.

"Are you ready Cass?" Grayson yelled as I ran the brush through my hair and jogged over to him.
"Yep."
"You look nice." He smiled, running his hands up and down my arms, causing small tingles to ripple upwards within them.
"You always look amazing." I grinned, pressing my lips to his gently and entwining our fingers.
"Let's go."

He grabbed his car keys and led me outside, opening the passenger door for me before he ran over to his side and started the engine, driving the local prison that caused my nerves to grow the closer we got to it.

"Hey, don't worry, it's still Ethan, he'll be fine, you'll see." Grayson assured though his eyes held the doubts that he didn't voice.
Instead of commenting on this, I just nodded, not in the mood to argue about it.

As soon as we parked the car, the atmosphere shifted to a cold one that caused my fears to set into stone. It wasn't a pleasant place at all. As we neared the building, I took my time to inspect it. The exterior was very stereotypical and I shuddered. The outside was painted a white though now it was grey and tall metal fences were covered in barbed wire and I felt bile rise when I saw dried blood on a small section of the fence.

Grayson instantly sensed my discomfort and wrapped an arm around me protectively, kissing the top of my head and gently guiding me in, signing us in then taking me to the visitor room where Ethan was waiting for us nervously, his hands cuffed behind his back.

As soon as he saw us, a smile overtook his face and his eyes lit up. He waited for the guard to remove the cuffs before he ran over, crushing Grayson in the most emotional embrace that I'd ever seen. Both had tears running down my cheek and I used that time to study him.

He has a black eye and the bags under his eyes were extremely evident, informing me that he hadn't had much sleep. Before I could see much else however, I was the one getting embraced and like the twins, I couldn't stop tears from streaming down my cheeks.
"I miss you." I sobbed, looking up at him as he gently brushed the hair from my face.

"I miss you too Cass..." he whispered, his face full of sadness, "But it's okay, I've been doing everything I've been told to and the officer in command has hinted that I may get released earlier than intended." He said quietly, making me stare up at him hopefully.
"Really?" I whispered as he forced a smile at me.
"Really."

I smiled slightly and cupped his cheek, gently brushing my thumb under his eye causing him to wince.
"What happened?" I asked, as he shrugged, averting his gaze from me.
"I don't wanna talk about it."
My heart dropped at this, he always told me everything and now he was avoiding conversation.
"Okay..." I whispered as we then made our way to a spare table and sat, staring at each other awkwardly before Grayson spoke up, finally breaking the silence.

"Cass is getting her own makeup line!" He blurted as Ethan directed his gaze to me, his eyebrows raised.
"Really? I didn't know..." he did quietly as I swallowed before trying to make a joke to lift the mood a little.
"Well you were a little too busy getting arrested for me to tell you..."
No one laughed.

"Well what's it called?" Ethan sighed, ignoring the joke and changing the subject which I was extremely grateful for.
"Well, it's called sweet cheeks and it's candy themed... the contours are cocoa powder and chocolate mousse and the blushes are called bon bons. The packaging is really cute. It's getting released later this month." I exclaimed, trying not to let my disappointment surface. It felt as though I was talking to a stranger, not my best friend of practically my whole life. I'd be lying if I said it didn't slightly break my heart, into a million different pieces.

"It sounds really good Cass, I'm proud of you." His words sounded genuine and I was about to reply before a voice stopped me.
"Wait, you're Cassidy Jenkins aren't you?" An inmate asked, looking me up and down like a joint of meat. "You're hot as f*ck." He commented as Grayson's jaw tensed, he was getting mad.

"Do you mind if I have a photo? I'm a huge fan, especially of that one lingerie shoot you did." He smirked as I started shaking slightly in fear.
"I-I'm Sorry, I'm here only to visit, I'm not in the mood for photos." I said weakly, looking down as the man grew angry.
"You can't deny your fans photos! They got you famous after all!" He man suddenly screamed, whipping a knife from behind his back and stabbing me in the arm.

An ear-piercing scream left my lips as blood spurted from my arm and I dropped the floor, becoming increasingly dizzy due to the quick loss of blood.

I watched with fuzzy vision as Grayson repetitively punched the guy before my eyelids gave way and I drifted out of consciousness.

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