"I'll be okay." I said, even though my legs hurt so bad. Ethan realized that I was lying to him, so he came up to me and picked my up. "Put me down Ethan!" I laughed. "No, you're hurt, so I'm going to carry you." He said. "At least let me get in your back so it doesn't look like you're kidnapping me." I told him. He put me down and I hopped onto his back. I rested my chin on his shoulder. "I love you," I whispered into his ear. "I love you more," he responded. I kissed his cheek as he continued to carry me to breakfast.
We walked into the lobby to see Grayson and Cameron waiting for us. "You took long enough." Grayson said. Cam, in return, elbowed his side. We laughed. I hopped off of Ethan's back and gave Cameron a hug. She was like the older sister that I never had, but always needed.
As we ate, we talked about nothing in particular. The whole time Grayson seemed upset about something. After we were done, I decided to talk to him. "Gray?" He turned around to look at me. "What?" He snapped. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Nothing." He said. Now this was just pissing me off, because I knew he was lying to me. I grabbed his shoulder and turned him around to face me. "Grayson, what the hell is wrong with you?!" He looked shocked. He said nothing and stormed off, down the hall.
Ethan came up beside me. "What was that all about?" He asked. "I was just trying to be nice." I replied. "I'll talk to him, okay." He said. I nodded. We walked back to our room and Ethan called Grayson.
G: hey man, what's up?
E: what happened today?
G: are you talking about Sophie?
E: yeah. you seemed pretty mad
G: it's just this whole engagement thing... I'm happy for you guys, but I haven't felt that happy since I was with Ella..
E: you're still hung up on her?
G: yeah...
E: dude, you're gonna find a girl. it just wasn't meant to be
G: I guess you're right
E: alright man. I love you
G: love you too
"I feel bad for him now." Ethan said. "He'll be okay. As happy as we are, we'll just have to work on talking about it. At least while we are around Gray." I said. Ethan nodded and kissed me. I laid on his chest and he wrapped his arms around me. We laid there until I fell asleep. I woke up to Ethan sliding out from under me. "Where are you going?" I asked. "Just gonna put on something more comfortable," He said. I sat up and walked to the bathroom. "Well I'm just gonna take a shower." I said.
The hot water felt amazing against my skin. I got out and put on a sports bra, along with a cropped sweatshirt and a pair of shorts. I walked out of the bathroom and see Ethan laying in the bed without a shirt (don't worry, he had on a pair of sleep pants). "Hey gorgeous" He said, apparently noticing me. "Hey handsome," I replied as I crawled under the thick cotton sheets and bedspread. I turned off my lamp and laid my head on his chest, where it was before I woke up. He then turned off his lamp and we went to sleep.
Two in the morning
Ethan's POV
Sophie was still sleeping on me, when I felt her start to kick me. She squirmed and her breathing became short and choppy like she was gasping for air. I knew exactly what was happening. She was having an anxiety attack in her sleep. I shook her, trying to wake her up. I started to say her name. Then she shot up, still gasping for air. I reached across the bed to get her inhaler. I put it against her lips. After about five stressful minutes, she calmed down.
"That was bad, baby. What happened?" I asked. "I- I- I don't remember the whole thing." She stuttered. "Shhh it's okay. Just tell me what you remember." I told her. She nodded. "Well, I don't know what happened or why. But, it was Jackson. He was beating the shit out of you. And you- you were almost dead. I tried to stop him, but then he hit me," she paused. "Then- then you woke me up." She said, while still crying.
I held her close to me and she buried her face into my chest. "It's okay. Shhh. He would never hurt you..." I said as I felt tears roll down my bare chest. She looked up. "You really think that's why I'm upset? I'm upset because he was hurting you, E. You were almost dead. And I can't lose you. I can't ever lose you because I don't think that I could live without you." She said. Her crying grew. I held her close to me, "I'm never going anywhere babygirl." I said.
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To The Moon And Back// e.d.
Fanfikce"I love you to the moon and back Soph" he said, holding me close while tracing circles on my back. I laid there, crying. I didn't know what to think of myself. "We're gonna get through this babygirl. I promise, that whatever life throws at us, I wil...
