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“Greyson? Greyson, is it really you? Please tell me this is real.” Tears are streaming down my face as I lean closer into his body. I need this to be real. He has to be here with me.Please, God, let him really be here.
“It’s really me, angel. I’m here. Don’t cry, baby,” he whispers in my ear, rocking me back and forth in an attempt to soothe me. Everything is wrong right now, but being here in his arms makes me temporarily forget every bad thing that has happened over the last twenty-four hours.
“Shit. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I thought… I thought you were Harvey. I thought he was going to come back and…” I gulp loudly as the words get caught in my throat. “I thought he was going to finish what he started.”
I lean up and press my lips to his. He kisses me back like he’s been missing me for a lifetime. Both of us refuse to break apart so we sit there slowly melting into each other, lost in the sea of our emotions. Every part of my body hurts and by the looks of him, he’s not in great shape either, but we don’t let it stop us from devouring each other.
A surge of overwhelming relief hits me. “Greyson... I thought you were dead. You were gone, and so were Lya and the guys. Everything I’ve ever loved was gone from me in a matter of seconds when that building went up in flames.” My sobs are uncontrollable at this point, and I’m not sure if he can even understand the words I’m saying.
“Shhh...I’m here now. I won’t ever let you go again. You didn’t lose me.” His body’s shaking and his voice croaks.
This is a side of Greyson I haven’t seen. Looking into his eyes, I see tears begging to be released.
“Lainey, you’re the love of my life. You are, and will always be, the only woman I love. My life means nothing without you in it. When we get past this, I’m going to give you everything you could ever want in this life. A big house, a car, a family if you want that. All of it. It’s you and me for the rest of our lives.”
A tear drops down on my shirt and I’m not sure if it’s his or mine at this point.
“I love you, Grey. Forever.” I place my hand on his cheek, just to make sure he’s really here.
“Lainey….” His voice is soft and trailing. I know what he’s going to say next, but I don’t want to talk about it. I just want to get out of here.
“I’m okay. I’ll be okay.” I nuzzle my head against his shoulder, avoiding his eyes.
“Did he touch you?” His voice is sharper this time, completely erasing the vulnerable Greyson I just saw. I can feel the anger radiating off of him.
“Yes.” It’s all I can say right now. In my head, I know I didn’t do anything wrong, but I still feel the embarrassment of even letting Harvey get close enough to hurt me.
“Did he... Did he... Fuck. What did he do?” My entire body flinches at the fury in his voice. Realizing, he whispers, “Shit, I’m not mad at you, angel. I’m sorry. I’m just so angry that I couldn’t protect you. I should’ve kept you safe, kept you away from harm. Baby, please tell me. What happened?” His arms squeeze me tighter, giving me both comfort from his embrace and pain from my injuries.
“He... He got on top of me and ripped my jeans down and was getting ready to... He was so close. His entire body was on top of me...” I’m shaking my head back and forth, trying to forget what just happened with Harvey. I can still feel his skin against mine. His body pressing into me, it’s all lingering. “Greyson... He...”
Suddenly, I feel like I’m going to throw up at the reminder of Harvey’s flesh against mine. The reminder of his dick pressed against my ass. Turning away from Greyson, my stomach clenches and I start dry heaving.
“It’s okay, angel. Calm down, you don’t have to say anymore right now. Fuck. It’s all my fault. Please forgive me. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you. Please, please forgive me.” He’s begging with me, but it’s not his fault. I knew the plan going in and that’s on me too. We all knew the risks.
“It’s not your fault, Greyson. We all made mistakes. We just need to get out of this hell and move on.” I know I need to tell him Harvey didn’t get far, and that he was stopped, but I feel too sick to keep thinking about it. Instead, I kiss him again, bringing my good hand to his face, but he pulls back, letting out a loud hiss, forcing me to really look at him.
I finally notice that one of his shoulders is wrapped up with his shirt and I can see blood soaking through, which fills me with panic.
“Greyson. What the hell? What happened? Oh my god. Were you shot? Are you okay? We need to get you to a doctor.” The screech that escapes my lungs makes me wheeze more. We’re both in really bad shape right now.
“Lainey, I’m fine. We can talk about this later, but right now I need to take care of you, angel. We need to move.” He shifts his entire weight from beneath me and gently pulls me up to my feet with him. My legs buckle and he holds me tighter.
“Shit, it’s okay angel, it’s going to be okay.” He sounds frantic, but his voice is slowly drifting farther away from me. My head is bobbing against his chest now as the adrenaline wears off. I can feel him wrapped around me, but I can barely hear him.
“What about Harvey? How will we get out?” I murmur.
“Don’t worry about him. We took care of it.”
“We? Lya and the guys are here? Where are they?” I’m mumbling now, barely able to speak.
“They’re fine, you’ll see them soon. Angel, I’m going to carry you, are you okay with that? Is it going to hurt you?” I shake my head as best as I can, and suddenly feel my feet lift from the ground. Even during this time of chaos, he’s still tender and caring with me, making my heart flutter. Most of my weight is on his good arm, but he lets out a moan when I press too hard against his injured one. Right now it feels like I’m floating through the air. Like everything is spinning and I’m on a roller coaster.
“I love you, Grey. You’remyangel even when you feel like the devil.”
I let myself drift away, wrapped in the embrace of the only man I’ve ever loved.
“No! I won’t leave her side, are you dense? Where she goes, I go.”
