True Feelings (Hayes Grier)

Chapter 12 ~ Explaining

~Emma~

My heart is racing, my hands are sweaty. I don't know why I'm so nervous. It's just Crawford.

I pulled up to Katies house, well. I live here now. I got out and saw his car, Hayes' car. I rolled my eyes and sighed. I walked up to he door and walked in.

"Where have you been!? I was starting to worry" Katie said walking up to me.

"I was just hanging out with Crawf" I said putting my purse down. I saw white in the corner on my eye and looked down to see Echo, she's fully grown now.

"Yeah, hanginf outt" Maggie said sitting down on the couch next to Carter.

"Yeah, hanging out" I said

"Mhm" she said and winked. I laughed and rolled my eyes.

"Em" I heard a voice that I didn't wanna hear behind me. I turned around and my smile went away.

"Why are you here" I said looking at Hayes

"I was, making sure you were okay" he said

"I'm fine" I said

"Doesn't look like it" he said looking at my broken wrist (didn't I say that? Well it's broken)

"Why do you care" I said. "Don't you have somewhere to be"

"Stop" he said

"Stop what? They already know" I said. He stayed silent

"I'm sorry" he said

"Stop saying that!" I said

"Why!" He yelled

"Because you never mean it! When you say sorry, it means you won't do that anymore. And you always say sorry, but you always do it again" I said with tears in the brim of my eyes. "You never mean it" I said with one escaping my eye. He started to walk up to me, and I let him. He pulled me in a hug, but I didn't hug back.

"Look, I know. I mess up. A lot. But Emma, I promise you. It won't happen ever again. Please, give me another chance" he said. I got out of his grip and shook my head

"Emma please!" He said, he looked like he meant it, but I can't take any chances.

"Just, leave. Please" I said in a quiet voice not making eye contact. He looked down and nodded. He grabbed his jacket and walked out tge door slamming it behind him causing me to jump. I look down and wipe away the tears

"Em, I'm sorry" Maggie said getting up from the couch and hugging me.

"This wouldnt have happened if I had just stayed away" I said sobbing in her shoulder.

"Hey, how about instead of crying, we talk about what happened at Crawfords" she said letting go, O nodded and we walked back to the couch. Just then, Teagan and Jacob walk in. Teagan being as crazy as she is, she runs over to me and plops nect to me.

"EMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAA" she said on the way over causing me to laugh.

"TEAAAAAGANNNNNNN" I yell back, we both giggle

"Okay now tell ussss" Maggie wined

"Tell us what" Teagan asked

"What happened at Crawfords" She said

"Oooooooo" Teagan said facing me

"Well, we went to Taco Bell, ate, went back to his house-"

"DID Y'ALL HOOK UP!?!?!" Maggie yelled

"OH MY GOD" I said hidding my face

"YOU DID!?!?!?" Teagan yelled. I remove my hands from my face

"NO NO NO NO NOOOOO" I said

"Thank god" they said

"We just filmed a video for his channel, watched a movie, and then I left, that's it" I said

"You kissed didn't you" Teagan said with a smile. I felt my face get bright red

"AWE" Maggie yelled

"Can y'all not. Were trying to sleep" Katie said walking in rubbing her eyes with a yawning Matt following her.

"Or nah" I said. She laughed and her and Matt walked back to bed.

"Alright well, I'm tired and Jacob is passed out" Teagan said looking beside her to a sleeping Jacob on her shoulder

"Awe" I said

"He looks so peaceful....... I don't like it" Teagan said, me, Maggie, and Carter laughed.

"Hand me that water bottle" Teagan said to Carter. Carter handed hee the water bottle and she opened it. She slowly tipped it over Jacob face and poured it on him. Jacob shot up and knocked the water bottle out of Teagans hand. She gasped as Jacob got up and swooped her up.

"Goodnight" Jacob said to us and carried Teagan to their room.

"I'm gonna go to bed too, night guys" I said walking to my room.

"Night" they said. I walked in and just plopped on my bed. I just want this day to be over honestly. I close my eyes and before i know it. I'm asleep.