Because He Loves Me

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After he said yes, you had no idea what you just did. What if Grayson comes home early? And sees your with a guy. You knew Grayson loved you, but sometimes he was way over protective. Your hand started to scratch your wrist, a bad habit you had gotten over the week. You picked up your phone, about to text Ford to say that something just came up and you were busy, when he texted you.

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I'm at McDonald's do you want anything

Or just your usual?

Oh

I'll take my usual with F/D

Good because I'm two minutes from your house

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Sighing, you went to the bathroom making sure your shirt covered the bruises on your upper arm from Grayson grabbing you too hard. Sometimes his love can make him forget how strong he is. But looking in the mirror you wanted to cancel. You looked horrible, it was obvious you hadn't sleep in the past week, your hair was a knotted mess since Grayson threw your brush at you but barley missed and hit the wall, breaking it.

You put a hoodie on despite the hot temperatures of the summer. Looking out your apartment window, Gunner sat at your feet, protecting you from what he could. You scratched his head, looking out the window for Fords car. You quickly pulled out your phone, sending a text asking if Gunner could come, too.

He replied almost immediately, saying yes. Then said he was here. Every part of you trembled, you didn't want him to see you like this. This vulnerable. You hadn't been this vulnerable since your parents got divorced.

Sending a quick reply, you call Gunner to your side. Then grabbing your keys and walking down the stairs. You stumbled at the last stair but caught yourself. You walked out the door and immediately felt eyes on you. Looking around, seeing if anyone was staring you, you didn't see anyone. Gunner sat at your feet, waiting patiently for you to keep moving. He had always been a good dog, never really needing a leash but he never leaves your side now.

A little honk came from a car four spaces down, scaring you. Gunner was ready to attack, but when given the command he relaxed. " Good boy."

You waved at the driver, then sat in the passenger seat. You looked over at Ford, his ocean eyes scanned you. And you knew exactly why. You were a mess and the last time he had seen you hadn't been on a happy day. His eyes held worry for you, trying to see if you were going to talk about it.

" Hey, Haz." You smiled.

" Hey, Y/N." He said after a few more seconds of you looking at him. Then nodded and handed you your food.

He started to pull out when a car came driving down the road. Haz and the driver stopped, letting you have a chance to see the person in front of the car, leaning on the wall. He was staring at you and not even close to secretly taking photos. You felt insecure and paranoid, then you looked at the driver, who smiled and stared at you. She waved Haz to go first, and followed us onto the high way.

When you pulled into Haz's road, you still couldn't shake the feeling of someone watching you. But you let it slide, settling in for Tangled. Haz set next to you, peaking the interest of Gunner. Petting him, you get him to relax. Then you slowly leaned on Haz to have his shoulder as a pillow.

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" Hey, Y/N/N?" Haz called from the kitchen.

" Yeah." Your heart pounded, since the only reason why Grayson calls you is if your in trouble. You tried to keep it under control, but you knew you couldn't. It terrified you, to think that the man in the room next door would hit you.

" What do you want for dinner, love?" He said, looking at three different cookbooks.

" I'm not really hungry." You shrugged.

Haz looked back at you, with his eyebrow raised, " You barley at anything at lunch, did you have a big breakfast, darling?"

" No." You said before you thought about it. You should have lied and said that you did, when all you had today was a few bites of your main meal and a few fries. Not even half of what you usually eat, you quickly come up with a truth to hide the fact that you haven't been eating. " I'm just not in the mood for anything."

" Well, your eating dinner and you can't get around that." He said, then flipped around in one of his cookbooks, " How does chicken Alfredo sound?"

You shrugged, but put a smile on and nodded. " Sounds good."

You quickly pop your head back in the kitchen, " Can you leave some chicken out so Gunner can have it. He hasn't eaten yet."

" Of course, love."

You sat down at the kitchen table, Gunner laying at your feet, " So...where is everyone else?"

" They are filming today. And I didn't think that you would want to talk to them, since you've been busy this week and haven't had the chance to reply. But three days from now, they leave for Europe."

" Oh, yeah. Thanks, this week has been busy." You lie. Something about Tom leaving, didn't sit right with you. You didn't want him to go to Europe for months, he was a good friend. And you would miss him.

" Why, someone crushing on someone." He asked.

" No!" You felt your face heat up, which you tried to cover up with your sleeve covered hands, " Me and Tom are just friends."

" I didn't say Tom, did I?" He asked.

" I have a boyfriend, and I don't like Tom." You put your head on the table, the cover your face with your arms.

" I don't want to be that friend, but since I care about you I have to say it." Haz said, bringing over the bowls, then setting a bowl of chicken on the floor, " I don't think Grayson is good for you."

You were about to say something, but Haz cut you off with a gentle look and a hand on your hand, fear pumped your blood for a second, " Now, listen, then I will listen to you. I don't think he's good for you. He tried to pull you out of parties, and keeps tabs on you and doesn't trust you. And I don't want to be that friend, but I don't think he is the best person for you, darling." Haz said, looking you in the eyes.

You felt like crying. You were mad at Haz. Grayson loved you, sure he showed it differently sometimes, but love is love. And love can hurt sometimes. But there was a little part of you that wondered if he was true. Just above a whisper, " He loves me, though."

Harrison nodded, kept his hand there for a second longer. Knowing he got to you, and started questioning it. He took his hand off and started eating again.

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8/28/20

A moment of silence for Mr. Chadwick.

Also sorry I haven't updated recently I've had soon and stuff. So yeah

Pieces angels and stay safe.