Love Drunk 3.0 (Completed)

Chapter 2

L.A. 1 p.m.
Ethan POV -

We're at the Netflix office in L.A. I'm in the conference room, gazing out of the window of the 18th floor. It's been 2 days since y/n left. I haven't seen her for 2 days, haven't heard her voice in 2 days, haven't had any form of contact with her for 2 days. Grayson walks in with a sandwich. "Here.." he says as he tries to hand me the sandwich. "You need to eat something." He adds. I look at the sandwich before I gaze out of the window again, leaving Grayson hanging. He sighs, takes a seat at the conference table and places the sandwich in front of him. I don't feel like eating. My stomach has been hurting ever since y/n left.

I put both of my hands in my pocket and feel the fold up note in my right hand. I've been carrying her goodbye note with me ever since Kian found it. I pull the note out of my pocket and unfold it. "What a fucking plot twist you were.." I whisper, reading the first sentence. I slowly walk over to the table and take a seat next to Grayson. He doesn't even try to cheer me up anymore and just stares at me. The door of the conference room opens, which makes us both look up. Luke, Netflix's creative director, walks in with his team and is followed by Steve, our lawyer and the girl I saw in the New York offices. I didn't expect to see her here and for a second I'm pulled away from my thoughts about y/n and the sex videos. Gray and I both get up from our chair and shake everyone's hand. I see Gray reach out to the girl's hand, while he says: "Hi, I'm Grayson.". She giggles and shakes his hand. "I know." She says. "I'm Ava. Ava Cullen." Grayson and I lock eyes. I knew she looked familiar. "Ava?" Grayson says. "As in Avery Cullen?" I ask her now. She smiles and dimples dent her cheeks. "Yeah.." she says. "But I go by Ava, now I'm a grown up." She laughs. "Ava Cullen!" Grayson says in disbelief. "Nick's sister?" He continues asking. "That's me!" She says as she laughs and shrugs. "Do you guys know eachother?" Steve asks curiously and Luke and his team all look at us. "Yeah.." Ava answers as I see Grayson's jaw drop. "We used to live next door to eachother in New Jersey. Grayson and Ethan were my brother's best friends." She adds. "It must have been.. what.. 7 years, maybe? Since we've last seen eachother.." I say turning my head from Grayson to Ava. "Yeah.. about 7 years." Ava adds. "Well.." Luke interrupts. "Ava is gonna lead the creative process of your Netflix show, so you guys will work together a lot!" He adds and Grayson and I lock eyes. "About that show.." Grayson slowly says. "We can't do it right now.." Grayson continues.

I see the confusion in Luke's face. "I think it's best to come clean, guys." Steve encourages us. I'm looking at the note that I'm still holding in my hands. Nerves are taking over and I start folding one of the corners of the paper. "We-.. we're being blackmailed at the moment.." I mumble, still looking at my hands. I try to work up all my courage and look over at each and everyone sitting across the table. "Without us knowing.. and without our consent, there were tapes made of us." I continue. "Where-.. where we-.." I clear my throat. "Where we are having sex." I say as I look up at everyone again. They all have shock written all over their faces, except for Ava. She doesn't look impressed or bothered by this confession. "With a girl!" Grayson all of a sudden yells. "We were having sex with a girl, not with eachother!" He frantically adds as if that wasn't obvious already. Ava bursts out in laughter. "O- okay.." Luke says. "And now they want money or they'll release the tapes?" He asks us. Grayson looks over at me and I sigh, while I fold the corner of the paper again. "No.." I say as I shake my head. "He wants my girlfriend." I breathe as I feel tears sting in my eyes. Those words also wipe the smile of Ava's face. I feel Grayson's hand on my shoulder. "Y/n.. Ethan's girlfriend, went back to London. Back to this guy who is blackmailing us, to make sure he won't post the video's." Grayson says. "We're trying our hardest to find her.. and get her and Ethan back together." He continues. "So.. she's being held hostage?" Ava now asks us in confusion. "In a way.. yeah.." Steve adds to the conversation. "But if you find her and get back together with her, these video's will be published." Ava says, trying to recap this entire conversation. "Probably. But we honestly don't give a shit about these video's anymore." Grayson says. "Our priority is to find y/n and make sure she is safe." He adds and I'm so thankful for him saying these words.

Ava clears her throat. "I get that she's your main priority." She says now directed at me. "And I totally understand that this Netflix show is the last thing you're thinking about, but.. if you don't care anymore about these videos being published. Then why don't we document this? Let us document you guys trying to find her." She continues. I look up at her face and raise my brows. "No.. no way! That is not happening!" I say.