Forever and Always-Hayes Grier fanfic

Chapter 19

*HAYES POV*

I was watching Cameron, Nash, Carly, Jillian and Grace jump the waves. I can't stop thinking about her. Her smile, her laugh, the way she makes me feel, everything. Then I heard Nash scream,

"GRACE WATCH OUT!" Oh no. A humongous wave crashed on her and she went under. I stood up and tried to see her but she didn't come up.

"GRACE! NO!" I yelled. Everyone rushed over to try and find her but they couldn't. I ran as fast as I could to the water and saw the tip of her head. I found her arm and pulled her out. I carried her bridal style to the sand and laid her down. Please tell me she will be okay. I thought to myself.

Everyone crowded around her. Carly and Jillian were crying and Nash and Cameron had tears in there eyes. I started crying so hard, but quiet. I felt her wrist and she had a pulse. I listened for her breathing but I couldn't here it, which made me cry harder. By now everyone was crying.

I saw some blood in the sand. Shit. It was coming from the back of her head. I moved her hair and there was a gash.

"What did she hit her hand on?" Nash asked.

"I don't know!" I yelled. I bent down to see if I could hear her breathing and I could this time.

"Guys she's breathing!!" I said and they all bent down again. She started coughing. It got louder and harder, but she wasn't opening her eyes.

"I don't think she's fully conscious." Carly said.

"No shit." Jillian retorted. Carly rolled her eyes.

"Wait she's waking up!" said Cameron.

Grace slowly opened her eyes and started hacking. She threw up some water, which was pretty gross but I don't care about that right now. She stopped coughing and held her head.

"Why does my head hurt so bad? Wait... what even happened? The last thing I remember was being in the water." Grace told us.

"Um, a wave knocked you under and you hit your head." Nash told her.

"Then Hayes pulled you out." Cameron said slightly smiling.

"You saved me?" Grace asked me.

"Of course."

"But after what I did to you..." she said.

"I would still save you." I laughed a little bit and she smiled.

"Wait, what did she do to you?" Carly asked confused.

"I um, I-..." She started saying but started tearing up so I finished for her.

"Broke up with me." I looked down and then away from everyone. I sat down and put my head in my hands and shook it a little. I really messed up with the whole Megan thing.

Cameron patted my back. "It's okay bud." he said to me. I let a tear fall and I got up and went back to the house.

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*GRACE POV*

Nash and Cam took me to the hospital and Carly and Jillian stayed at my house with Hayes. I was sitting on the bed with an ice pack on my head.

"Okay Grace, you only have a minor concussion so you cannot be on your phone or watching tv, or basically looking at any screen for more than an hour each day. The gash was from the wood pole of the pier and it's only a scratch so you won't be needing stitches or anything like that. So just take it easy and you are free to go." the doctor told me. I was so relieved nothing was severe.

"Will she have any memory loss?" Nash asked.

"She shouldn't but if she does just give us a call." he told him. Nash nodded and said thank you, then Cameron released me.