Desperado

part 19

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i walk inside madison's place and see jeremiah and ethan on the couch, all the lights were off and the only light coming through was the street light from outside

jeremiah is cuddled up on ethans chest sleeping, i lock the door quietly and check the time

it was 10pm already and i know we're both exhausted

i sit down next to ethan and put my head on his shoulder, "i don't want to be here"

ethan clears his throat, "where should i put jeremiah?"

"in my room" i say lifting my head

he picks jeremiah up and takes him to my room. i kick my shoes off and pull my jacket off me

i grab the hair tie off the table and tie my hair up into a ponytail. i feel so gross, my face feels numb. i should shower but i am so tired

i watch ethan walk down the stairs and sit down next to me again, putting his hand on my thigh, "what happened"

i hold his hand and look at him, "lexi texted me that joey is getting drunk and threatening to kill her. by the time i got there she was already dead, i didn't want jeremiah to-" my voice breaks and i cover my face

ethan squeezes my thigh, "it's okay"

i shake my head, "no it's not, it's not okay ethan. my life is tearing apart, all of ours"

ethan pulls me in his chest and starts kissing my head, "it'll be okay elena"

"joey shot david" i cry

i already know how ethan feels, david was his best friend too. they haven't seen each other in years since he's left

we're all family, all of us. we're so close with each other that i know how badly it's hurting him

i look up and see him bitting his lip, "joey?" he whispers

i nod slowly and he looks away from me, "i-is david dead?"

"i don't know. i took him to the hospital right away-"

"how about joey? what is joey doing?" he ask

"joeys a mess. he asked me to be with him again" i wipe my tear

"and what did you say?" ethan furrows his brows

"i said no"

ethan takes a deep breath, "when joey does stuff like this... you should stay far from him, he'll hurt you elena"

"joey would never hurt me" i defend

there's a few minutes of silence until he says something, "you're not wearing your ring"

i look at my fingers that are intertwined with his, "i-i took it off"

ethan nods, "does joey know?"

"yes" i faintly say

"i should really get going" he let's go of my hand and stands from the couch

i stand as well and walk him to the front door, "i'm so sorry for always bringing you into this"

"elena i would do anything for you, i'm one call away" he smiles

i open the front door and watch him get into his car, once his car is out of the parkway i shut the door and take a deep breath

i look down at my fingers, i do miss the ring. it feels so weird without in on since i always had it on me

i sit back down on the couch and close my eyes