| Ethan's POV |
"I promised I'd make your girl soup when I get home" Grayson chuckles swinging himself into the car. We had just finished filming something big and we were both really hyped
"She's not my girl exactly... yet anyway" I smirk, tapping along to the song playing through the radio "also please don't give her food poisoning she's ill enough" I say rolling my eyes
"Oh get OVER yourself E" he groans turning the wheel so that we were only two minutes from home "but did you see how red her little nose looked, bless" Grayson laughs.
It was true, she's rubbed her nose that much that she looks like rudolf and truthfully I just want to kiss her so much and tell her how adorable she looks.
We pull up outside the house and Gray follows behind me in through the door and towards my bedroom so he can ask what flavour of poison she wants.
"Emmmmmaaaa" Grayson sings from behind me and I hit him because she could be sleeping, but when I open the door no ones even in my room.
What the fuck?
"EMMA?" I shout turning to walk towards Grayson's room and his bathroom but she isn't in there either.
"Ethan" Gray shouts and I run towards his voice. He's stood in the middle of my bedroom holding what looks like Emma's phone with a worried face. He's fully engrossed in the screen and I push myself next to him to read the messages.
"Gray where the fuck is she?" I ask as my chest begins to tighten. I look at my brother who lets his arm go limp next to him, his jaw is clenched and he looks mad as fuck.
"The numbers Meredith's, E"
My breathing stops and I grab onto the wall before I stumble over my weak legs. My head is spinning, why the fuck is she texting Emma?
"E, what the fuck are you doing... we need to go. RIGHT NOW" Grayson shouts grabbing onto my forearm and dragging me out the house where he throws me my keys. "Wake the fuck up, Ethan" he snaps getting into his own car before reversing out of the drive at an incredible speed.
I jump into my own car and press my foot against the pedal, leaving the drive in the opposite direction to my brother in hope of finding Emma.
She couldn't have gone far on foot.
I speed down the next road before my phone begins to blare and Grayson's contact appears upon my screen, I press it on speaker waiting for his usual greeting but it never comes.
"I've got her, E, she's okay" he sighs and I press the breaks and allow myself to relax in my seat, pressing my hand to my forehead.
Through the phone I can hear her sobs and my heart shatters.
"Meet us at home" he orders into the phone but I can hear as she refuses through the line "Emma you're not going home for fuck sake" Grayson says raising his voice and I want to shout at him for snapping at her but I can't bring myself to speak.
The line goes dead.
I get home in lightning speed, I expect for me to be home alone but as I swing myself out the car, Grayson is guarding the door. He is stern faced, his jaw is clenched and the arm blocking the entrance is flexed, even his knuckles are white due to the pressure.
"Is she ok? I'm-"
"You're still fucking Meredith?" He snaps pushing my chest, I topple backwards catching myself
"No I-"
"She still has the key, don't bullshit me, Ethan" he interjects not waiting for me to even answer him. I gulp down, I swear to you, I haven't done anything with her for over a year.
"Dude I promise you I haven't done anything with her. I haven't seen her for years" I plead. Grayson shakes his head in disappointment and turns to look inside the house
"She came in the house, Em has neck marks to prove it" the way he says it so sadly breaks my heart.
Not only have I just lost the trust of Emma but also my damn brothers
"look bro" he sighs "I believe you I just think... I think it's best if you stay away from her"
"Gray you can't keep me away from her" I shout throwing my hands into his chest.
ITS NOT FAIR, I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG.
"I promise you I'll look after her" Gray sighs giving me sad eyes
"Don't look after her too well" I scoff under my breath as I finally barge past him and he reluctantly allows me to enter my own house.
As I stomp towards my room I can barely hear the little sobs of Emma coming from Grayson's room. I can hear the door as it creaks open and her sobs are clearer
"Hey hey it's ok. I'm here" I can hear Gray assure but it shatters my heart because that's what I'm supposed to say and I want so bad to say it again.
I climb into my bed and everything smells of her. The familiar scent of coffee beans engulf my body and I bury myself into it.
This is a repeat of high school all over again because no matter how hard I try I'll always be a fuck up.
