We're Fake

Reunion

Isabella P.O.V

"Ethan?" I ask looking confused. "Hey.." Ethan he says awkwardly. "Do you guys know each other?" Emma ask. "Yeah, back in New Jersey." I answer. "Um, you guys should come in." He says. Me and Emma walk inside the apartment, to see Grayson sitting on the couch. "Oh - what?" He says jumping up on his feet.

"Let me guess? You know her to?" Emma ask wrapping her hand around my shoulder. "Is she - Isabella - the friend you were talking about?" Grayson ask. Emma nods. "So are you guys ready to go?" She ask. Suddenly my phone rings, saying my mom is calling. I quickly answer.

"When are you gonna come pick Paisley up? Me and Adam are going out of town." She ask.

Adam is my mom's fiance. They started dated about 2 years ago. He's kind of an asshole, but he's great to my mom.

"I don't know, around 4." I answer. "Ok." She says before hanging up. "Ready." Emma ask. I nod as we all walk out the door. "What's up with you and Grayson? He seemed kinda jumping. He literally jumped off the couch." She whispers as we sit in the back of Ethan's truck. "I'll explain later." I tell her.

We pull into star bucks, and walk inside. I order, a skinny vanilla latte, Ethan and Grayson order, a pumpkin spice latte, and Emma orders, a almond milk vanilla latte. We take a seat at one of the booths in the back. "So, what's new with you guys?" Grayson ask. From the corner of my eye, I can see Ethan kick him from under the table. "Nothing much, but do any of you guys have any skin cream?" Emma ask. "I told you to use the curology." Ethan says. "Yeah, but I forgot about that. I'll order it when I get home." She tell him

***

"Have fun." I say to my mom as I get Paisley. "Is that Grayson?" My mom ask handing me her car seat. "Long story." I say before walking back to Ethan's truck. Emma gets out the car, and hold Paisley as I get the seat ready. We get in the car as Ethan begin driving. "You really didn't have to drive me down here. You could've just drop me off at my apartment." I say to Ethan. "It's fine, less work for you right?" He smiles at me.

We reach my apartment, as me and Paisley get out of the car. "Thanks, I'll see you guys later." We say our goodbyes before I walk upstairs, and open the door to find Jason making out with some girl on the couch.

And I'm the whore?

I quickly walk Paisley to her room so she doesn't have to see how much of a disappointment her father is. It's not the worst he's done before. He's had sex right beside me in our bed. "Get out." I pull the girl by her shirt and push her out the door. "What the hell?" Jason yells. "I don't know. Just didn't want to sit on a couch where someone had sex on it." I shrug. He gets up trying to slap me but I dodge him. "You really wanna do this now. While my daughter is sleeping?" I ask.

For the first time I wasn't scared. I'm actually so tired of his shit. It's honestly to the point where I can't take it anymore.

He grabs me by the hair, and pushes me to the floor. He gets on top of me, throwing punches, but I dodge most of them. I wiggle from under him before running into the kitchen, grabbing an old beer bottle from the trash can and throw it at him. It hit him in the for head instantly causing him to bleed. He walks over to me like a serial killer. I would've ran, but I couldn't get out because he was right by the door.

My dumbass is just now realizing I'm trapped.

He grabs me by the neck, pulling me up to the wall. "Right after I kill you, I'm gonna kill Paisley. Then your mom. Your brother. Every one you know." He sneers. I try to yell for help, but I could barely breathe. He lets one hand go to grab a knife off the counter. He was about to push it into my stomach but my phone rings. He goes to get it off the floor, "Aww. Caleb's calling wanna say your last good bye?" He ask. I shake my head knowing this wasn't gonna be my last goodbye. I grab a pan making sure he didn't see me.

He shrugs as he throws my phone, shattering it into pieces. Paisley starts crying as he smirks at me, "Let me go get my daughter." He says. I scream as I run, to catch up with him, and throw the pan at his head. He instantly falls to the ground, out cold. He wasn't bleeding, and I'm pretty sure he's not dead. Even if he was, it wouldn't be a bad thing. I go to grab Paisley from her room. I grab one of her suit cases, just throwing clothes in there. I get one for me, doing the same thing with my clothes. I put both, mine and her shoes on. I grab her cup, car seat, and my car keys before running out of the door.

I buckle Paisley into her car seat, as I get in beginning to speed down the street. I call Emma who doesn't pick up. I was gonna call my mom, but she's out of town.

I'm literally out of options. I have no one to call,

Except for the twins.

I quickly call Ethan, "Hello." He says into the phone. "Um. Can I come over?" I ask. "Sure." He says. I hang up driving as fast as I can on the way to their apartment.

***

"What's going on?" He ask letting me in. I put Paisley on the floor letting her walk around. "I tried calling Emma, but she didn't answer. And my mom's out of town." I begin sitting on the couch next to him. "Me and Jason were arguing, and I wanted to give him time to chill. A day or 2." I lie. "Sure. There's an extra room by Grayson's." He shrugs. "Really?" I ask making sure. "Yeah. Stay as long as you need." He says walking back to the kitchen. I pick up Paisley walking to the room he told me to go to. I sit on the bed immediately beginning to look for hotels. Living with your ex boyfriend isn't really the ideal home. He's not really my ex, but, something like that.

Suddenly, someone walks into my room. "Isabella?" Grayson ask surprised. "Hey." I say awkwardly. "What are you doing here?" He ask. "Ethan didn't tell you?"

"No." He responds.

I explain to him everything that I told Ethan. "Oh. Uh, my piano is in here." He says pointing to the piano. "I can get out." I get up. "Well, no. I can just bring it to my room." He tells me. He unplugs the piano and begin carrying it to his room.

This is gonna be an interesting stay