i'm falling for you » ethma

chapter 10 》bruises

-emma's pov-

Oh no.

God please no.

This can't be real. It's my abusive ex boyfriend. Matthew. 

,,Hello beautiful '' He said with an evil smile taking over his face. 

,,M-m..-Matthew? '' I asked,weak.I was scared out of my mind.

,,That's right baby.''As he said that he finally showed himself. He was standing right in front of me.

I felt my bottom lip start trembling with fear and I felt weak in my knees.I said nothing.

,,Why so scared babygirl? You know I love you,right? '' Matthew asked getting closer to me.I had no other choice than to let him hear what he wanted to hear.

,,Y-yes..''I mumbled.

He took another step towards me.Now he was in front of me,our shoes almost touching.He caressed my cheek with his hand. 

,,So..since we love each other so much..did you miss me baby? '' 

Matthew was in prison for abuse. He abused me and many other girls,I don't know exactly how many. However,I knew one thing.His sentence wasn't over yet and he escaped with one priority. To hurt me again.

To kill me. 

,,I... I..yes..-I did. '' 

,,Great. '' he smiled , but that smile quickly turned into a creepy grin. It was almost if he switched personalities in a second. 

,,So therefore,bitch. Who the fuck were the guys you were with at the party?! ''

Oh no.He got mad and jealous again.I knew what was coming. 

,,They..they are just friends.. '' I lied. 

,,Shut the fuck up bitch'' he yelled as he slapped me. I almost fell to the ground. 

He hit me once again. And again. Until I was on the ground.He was on top of me asking me

,,Which one of them is your boyfriend Emma,huh? he paused for a little bit and then proceeded to speak again ,, You said you loved me and you would never leave me. What happened? ''

He sounded hurt and even a little tear escaped his angry eyes. I was half unconscious and too weak to reply,I heard a familiar voice yelling at him.

,,WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?! ''

I heard something.As if someone was running.The sound of punching someone.The sound of bones breaking.But I was losing it all. Slowly darkness was the only thing I saw and silence was the only thing I heard.

-grayson's pov-

Even though I was half drunk,I had a crazy strong gut feeling that I need to make sure Emma is okay. So I escaped when James was at the bathroom. I ran like a maniac and the sight I saw broke my heart to pieces and fueled me with anger and desire to hurt. So I did. 

-the next morning-

-emma's pov-

As soon as I woke up,I felt my face and body ache terribly. But I also noticed that I wasn't in my own bed. It was somebody else's. My vision was still quite blurry,but once it cleared up I realized it was none other than Grayson's bed. He was right next to me,and his eyes were already open. 

,,Emma.. '' He said gently ,, you are awake '' He shot me a weak and sad smile.

,,Yeah..I am ''

,,How are you feeling ? '' 

,,Hurt. Physically and mentally . '' 

,,I know.I'm sorry. But listen,I beat the shit out of him. That jerk deserved it .. '' 

Grayson beat him up? For me..?

,,T-Thank you Grayson..'' I smiled sadly. 

,,We don't have to tell Ethan unless you want to.. '' Grayson said

,,It's okay..We won't.Thank you''

,,Emma,how about we drive to your place and get some breakfast and snacks along the way? I don't want Ethan freaking out. ''

,,That sounds really good.Thanks Gray..I love you.. '' I smiled and kissed his cheek.

,,I love you too Emma'' 

-grayson's pov-

We got to my car and then went through a McDonald's drive through to get some breakfast. I also got Emma her favorite coffee.Philz coffee. She mentioned it once when we were hanging out,but once was enough for me to remember. I handed her the coffee.She immediately smiled and thanked me.

She was beautiful. I admired everything about her but here was not the time or place to tell her that. She needed a friend right now and it was my duty to keep her company in moments like these.

We got to her place and decided to eat and watch a movie.She snuggled up to me and I put my arm around her.

,,Emma..I'm sorry for asking this but..who was that guy? ''

Her face screamed saddnes and I immediately felt guilty. As if she knew my thoughts,she said

,,Gray..please. It's okay. He is my ex boyfriend,Matthew. He was in prison for abuse for a little while but it looks like he had escaped. ''

,,Wait.so he abused other girls too? ''

,,Yes.. ''

,,From now on it's my duty to keep you safe.At all costs. I can't afford seeing that happen again. ''

,,No Gray please you don't need to get involved in all that,he is dangerous and I don't want anything happening to you.. ''

,,I don't care if he's dangerous.I can be dangerous as well if somebody is hurting my little,sweet Chambie.'' 

Did I just say that out loud?

She blushed a little bit,but probably didn't think anything of it.Overall, me and Emma are just friends. That's all we are. To her atleast.. 

She snuggled herself in my chest and whispered 

,,I love you Gray.Thanks for protecting me. '' 

And my heart fluttered. 

》author's note.

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