How could we say Goodbye?

Chapter 21

That evening you and Grant lay upstairs in bed, you sighed into his chest as you drifted into a gentle sleep, he kissed your head lightly making you softly smile; you rubbed his abs and kissed him back. Luke and Doug were in the spare room downstairs sleeping sound, and although things sucked, you felt like things were finally patching things up.

You had planned to go to a theme park tomorrow, and although you hated rides, you thought it would be a good distraction from everything going on at the moment.

“Babe? Do you want to get going?” Grant shouted from upstairs, it was the next morning and you were in the kitchen with Doug washing up the plates and cutlery from breakfast.

 “Sure! Let me grab my keys!” You called up to him, you were wearing a small black bando, white shorts and a soft blue kimono with wedges, showing off your skin; you had eaten, but you still looked un-healthily thin from the loss of eating. You placed a large brimmed hat and shades on, it was a surprisingly warm day!

You picked up a paper on the kitchen table “Hey Doug, did you get this paper?” You asked him, you didn’t normally get papers.

“Oh… yeah urm, Luke and I did…” You frown slightly at Doug’s hesitant reply.

“Everything okay?” You ask him

“Yeah yeah, it’s all fine!” He says very unconvincingly, you shake it off and turn the paper around. There was an article cut out of the paper, you turned to find Luke and ask him about it.

“Hey, Luke?” He walks out to you and his gorgeous grin fades as he sees the article “Jeez what’s up with everyone today?” You ask light heartedly.

“Fuck… babe I urm, I really… really need to talk to you. Oh shit… I was going to wait until… I'm so… so sorry.” He says to you bringing you into a hug but you push him away confused.

“What? What are you on about?” You weren’t sure you could take any more bad news, but the look on Luke’s face told you it would be far from good…

“Its… its Grant… he…” At that second Grant came galloping down the stairs, smiling goofily at you and Luke turned and walked away abruptly.

“What’s up with him?” Grant asked you concerned as he spun you round and placed his lips against yours, you grinned softly and shrugged your shoulders

“Not too sure” you said “I just wanted to say… thank you, the pain of them gone… it will never end. But you’ve really helped me re-find the happiness beneath it all… I honestly do not know where I would be right now if it wasn’t for you.”

You finished and blushed as Grant smiled and looked intently into your eyes before cupping your face in his hands. “Well you’ll never have to find out babe… its all thanks to you anyway! I just gave you a helping hand, the rest was you finding the strength in yourself, and I'm so so proud of you. Plus… you don’t have to try and hide your blush you know, you look cute” He winked at you and strolled off casually leaving you smitten and grinning to yourself.

Looking at yourself in the mirror before you left, Grant walked up and hugged you from behind. “You look gorgeous” he says as he places his warm hands on your bare skin, making you shiver.

“Ugh… I don’t” you say in return at your un healthily slim stomach “you know babe, you really should stop talking about yourself!” You grin at him, but he looks seriously at you.

“I mean it.” He says looking into your eyes. “I won’t ever give a shit to what you wear, how skinny or fat you are. It will never change how perfect you are okay?” You blush massively and kiss his lips.