**Small town girl Ivy Knight has planned out her fate. She'll leave the small town known as Silver Falls and make something of herself. That is till Maddox Silver comes back to town after being away for years. Dealing with her fathers death, her mot...
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It's been a while since I've talked or seen Grayson. I wasn't able to catch up to him after he left the party furious at me. I should have told him. I mean i told him everything else. Then i went and had him hang out with Maddox like it wouldn't have been a big deal.
I mean it's not right. I don't see Maddox like that anymore and he sure don't see me like that. Or he's just never showed me any signs.
Sighing I flop onto my bed hurting my neck in the process. Rubbing it I wince.
"Nice going Ivy."
Kicking my shoes off I scoot further on my bed. "What have I done." I whisper to myself crying once more. Feeling as though I've lost one of the most important persons in my life. Is he over reacting maybe. I don't know. Does he have a right to even be mad?
Fuck I don't even know.
I could imagine how I would feel if Grayson kept something like that from me.
"Hey."
Jumping I scramble getting up onto my knees looking at my bedrooms doorway. Grayson stands there in his scrubs arms crossed.
"Hey Grayson." I say shocked. Fumbling to get off the bed. I rush up to him. Holding my arms out asking for permission to hug him. He nods a yes once and I'm quick to act. Flinging my arms around his waist. Taking in the strong hospital smell I've always hating never realizing how much I missed it till now.
"Please don't leave me." I mumble into his chest. Scared I might have just lost someone who's important to me. Squeezing him tighter into my hug. "Ivy I'll never leave you." He says finally hugging me. Bending over just a smidge to kiss the crown of my head.
"I'm sorry I got so mad it wasn't my place." He says after a couple moments. "I don't know what came over me. I just. Ivy here come here." He says gently pulling us apart leading me back to my bed. We both sit facing each other his thumb caressing the back of my hand.
Moving our hands so they intertwine instead. "Ivy." He lets out a long sigh. "Look i have something I need to tell you. That i should've told you a long time ago." With his free hand he messes up his gelled hair. Making white flakes apear in his gorgeous red locks.
My heart squeezes in anticipation on what he's going to confess. Something I'm almost sure I know what it is.
"Ivy I love you. I have loved you for a while now. I just... fuck." He groans letting go of my hand so he can bury his face in them.
"Since when Grayson." I whisper ever so softly peeling his fingers from his face so I can look him in the eye.
"Since after we first slept together."
That was over 4 years ago. My eyebrows shoot up in shock. It makes so much sense now. Why he never wanted to go out with any girls that tried to get at him. How he would throw numbers away he would get when we went out together. Brushing them off saying they would only be a distraction.
In reality I've been his distraction. Every night he had snuck into my dorm room to help me study late. Or missing work because I was in a funk. It all made total sense now.
"Grayson..." I try talking but he places a finger on my lips, silencing me.
"Just hear me out ok." I nod and he pulls his finger back once again taking my hand in his. "Ivy Knight I've loved you for a while now, and when I was told you slept with Maddox I felt shitty. Like you didn't trust me enough to tell me. I honestly could care less. It's in your past."
"And I greatly apologize for how childish I acted in front of your friends. Embarrassing you like that I'm so sorry. I hope you forgive me, but I also hope that maybe just maybe." He says bringing the back of my hand up to his lips kissing it.
"That maybe you could maybe be my girlfriend. We can try it just see how it goes. You know just stay the same but together, together you know?" He asks me. His eyes never leaving mine.
At a loss of words I stare back into his wild hazel eyes that are on a more greenish side today. Swirling with emotions. The one most dominant fear. "Oh Grayson." I sigh looking down to my lap where our hands now lay.
His fingers holding onto mine for dear life.
"Please Ivy just one chance. Just give us one chance. We are so great together." He pleads again kissing the back of my hand but both this time.
"Grayson I," i get interrupted by someone pounding on my door, "hold that thought." I says this time I'm the one kissing the back of his hand. "Be quick." I say jogging to my door.
Opening it I'm surprised to see Maddox standing there. "Hey sorry I got your address from Adrianna since I haven't heard from you in a while, and you haven been returning my texts or calls." He says. His hands in his pockets he rocks on his heels.
"Maddox this isn't a good time." I say sadly. When I hear my bedroom door close and footsteps approach. "You need to go." I whisper yell, but it was to late. Turning around checking to see where Grayson is, he's staring right at Maddox. No emotion on his face.
Fuck.
"Babe it's ok. I'll be in the room." He says going from emotionless to smiling at me once his eyes leaves Maddox's to look at me. I nod once saying ok and watch him walk back down the hall to my room.
"Is he giving you problems?" Maddox asks glaring the way Grayson had walked.
"No, no he actually came to apologize. We are working things out. I'll text you ok but I really need you to go for now." Maddox just looks at me for while studying me before he sighs an okay then leaves down towards the elevator.
Shutting the door I lean my back against it slowly falling against it till my ass hits the ground.
"What do I do?" I cry into my knees. Wiping the few stray tears that fell down i know what I'll do. Getting off my ass I stride into my room.
"Ivy." Grayson says sitting up from his laying down position on my bed. His legs hang off the bed bent at the knee. He goes to speak but I speak up before he even had the chance too.
"Grayson I can't promise you love, or a happy ending because that's just not who I am. You know who I am. Ive been through a lot with my father then my troubling high school years and, my mom dying. I lost all sense of happy endings a long time ago." I say rubbing my arm.
"Ivy you're a strong person. So kind and loving what you see yourself as is certainly not the woman I see you as." Getting up from the bed he makes his way over to me. Gently tilting my head up to look at him. "I love you just the way you are and I'll take you anyway I can." Leaning in he kisses my lips so soft it felt like it didn't even happen.
