22: I Care

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I pulled Emery to where people parked their cars so she could get away from all that drama. She looked shaken up and thinking deeply with a sad face. I gently hugged her and held her in my embrace for a while, until she stopped shaking. Then I let go and noticed tears on her cheeks and I slowly wiped those away with my fingers. I left my hand on her cheek a little longer before saying,

"Hey. Everything is okay now. You're safe. I will never let anything happen to you again," I tell Emery.

She looks up at me with sad eyes and sighs before shaking her head. "I need to be alone Gracen," the moment she said that my heart broken a little. After everything she just wants to be alone, what the heck.

She starts to walk away, but I'm not going to let her push me away again so I grab her arm and turn her to face me.

"Don't you dare push me again Emery. Please just let me in," I plead.

She gives me a sad look and turns, but I'm not letting her go anywhere. I turn her to face me again.

"Damn it Emery. Every time I think your opening up, you build back up your walls. Why?!" I ask.

Emery looks up at me and by now I can tell she's a little pissed with me and emotional.

"You just don't understand Gracen. Okay. I'm like a ticking time bomb. I'm damaged beyond repair and I don't know what to do. You don't understand how much it hurts every day to wake up and see all the scars and remember the accident and see Danny every time I close my eyes. I'm a mess and I don't want to drag you in it." She practically yells at me.

I guess I get over emotional too because I'm yelling back,

" But I want to be involved. I want to help you. I want to understand how you feel. I care about you so much."

"Why do you care so much! You shouldn't. I don't want to hurt you Gracen. Everyone around me always gets hurt and I can't lose you too." She says.

The moment she says the last sentence my heart warms up. I can't help but get closer to her and caress her cheek which shocks her.

"Emery I'm not going anywhere. I'm here to stay," I say as I pull her closer to me.

This time neither of us hesitates and nothing interrupts us as our lips make contact. I didn't get any fireworks like I'm the movies, I got something so much better. I felt complete when we kissed, like everything was fine. I didn't feel a care in the world. In that moment I was happy because I was kissing the most beautiful girl.

We both broke away from the kiss to take a breather. I put my forehead on hers and looked at her intense turquoise eyes. Then she leaned in to kiss me and I put my arms around her neck to pull her closer. Her arms went around my waist and in her embrace I felt strong and alive.

We stopped kissing and just hugged for a while. Then we went back to the car and just sat. I was holding her in my arms and I felt pure bliss. After a few minutes Aiden and Ethan came then so did Jordie. Aiden had a few bruises on his face but nothing serious, apparently he broke Jackson's nose though. And Clare gave Lyla a bruised cheek.

On the drive back Emery fell asleep facing the window. She must have been so drained from everything that happened today. Her position looked uncomfortable so I pulled her towards me, and let her use my arm as a pillow. Then I started playing with her hair and putting a strand behind her ear. She looked so adorable and I couldn't believe that I finally kissed her.

When we got to her house I woke her up, but she was pretty sleepy so she held on to my waist as I helped her inside. Ethan helped her up the stairs and placed her on the bed. Then I lay on the bed with her and caressed her cheek.

I asked my mom if I could stay over at Em's house and she said yes. So I got comfortable in the bed and snuggled close to Emery. It was getting late so I turned the lamp light off and kissed Emery on the head and closed my eyes. Then I felt Emery reach over to put her arm around my waist to pull me closer. I then drifted off to sleep the best way possible, wrapped with her arms around me.

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