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Grace's POV.
'' Miss welcome home. How was your day?'' Talia asks as I get down from Gregory's car. I've asked him to come and pick me up so I could finally get home.
It's been a week or so by now, Nathaniel and I have been trying to get along, but I've always found an excuse to avoid his attention, I'm always trying to make him understand I need time. It's been just ten fucking days since me and Harry broke up and I've watched as he let himself go. I've watched him slims down, every day more. I looked powerless the circle under his eyes go darker, his smile fading and his eyes sunken. He doesn't even look like himself anymore. A ghost. that's what he looks like.
He's been drinking, I know that for a fact and the worst thing is, that I can't do anything to make it stop. I just have to wait and hope he will make up his mind. Hoping he will understand I can't be that reason he wanted me to be. I can keep him alive, but he needs to get away and live his life. I'd like to run in another country, Damien even asked me if I wanted to go join him in America, but I couldn't ever do that. I can't even imagine what this will cause him. Or better me. I couldn't bare the idea of abandoning him this way, I'm a coward but I'm not that bad, I love him. I can't do this to my curly boy.
Anyway he's been avoiding me as well, which helped me a bit. Still I couldn't find the strength to tell Nathaniel that I'm ready to date him, because I'm not.
I smile politely to Talia and get inside, just before I catch a very heartbroken glare from Gregory.
'' There is a message from that fellow, Nathaniel'' she informs me with a huge grin on her face, hoping to cheer me up but this only makes me even more upset. Talia adores Nathaniel, I know this because every time she speaks about him, her face lights up and she starts day dreaming. She told me she basically saw Nathaniel growing up under her own eyes, that's why she cares and secretly cheers for him too. I just want to sit in my room and Skype my dad, It's been ages since I last saw his face and I miss him so much.
'' You're not happy for his attention miss?'' she inquires and before answer, I think twice. What I have inside of my heart, has to stay there. I can't let it reach Scott's ears, otherwise I'll be screwed.
'' Yeah...I'm just... tired I guess'' I massage my temple. I've been sleeping for two hours each night, I can't seem to stop having nightmares about Harry being sick, or hurting himself. '' what did the message say?'' I ask to make her happy. She grabs a little piece of paper and hands it to me, there is an address on it.
'' Mr. Nathaniel asked for your presence at the pool party your grandfather, and he begged me to stress this part, have organized with his family and your grandmother'' I roll my yes and let my head fall down hitting the counter. I guess I can't keep dancing around with the angry foxes, it's time to face the monsters and deal with the fact that I'm taken. Against my will yes, but still taken. I need to act like a good soon-to-be trapped girlfriend.
