Love Drunk 3.0 (Completed)

Chapter 25

Greece 10 a.m.
Y/n POV -

I slowly open my eyes. My headache is still present and my eyes sting. I'm on my side now, facing the door. When my eyes adjust to the light and focus I stare at this bright smile, maybe 15 inches away from my face. Resting on the pillow next to me. "Hey.." he whispers with a raspy voice, and his eyes smile as well as soon as he sees me waking up. "Hey.." I try to breathe back, but no sounds comes out of my mouth. Shawn's smile grows wider. "Don't talk.." he says. "You lost your voice." He adds. His brown eyes observe me without blinking. He looks rough, as if he hasn't slept for days. "What are you looking at?" He says playfully as he sees me observing him as well.

It makes me smile. It even makes me chuckle. But my throat is so sore and dry that I immediately get stuck into world's biggest coughing fit. Shawn gets up and pulls a bottle of water out of the mini bar. He twists the cap off and brings the bottle to my lips. I chug down a good amount, but the coughing doesn't stop. It's a barking cough, dry and with that whistling sound you get when your airways are closing up. The brutal ejection of air, causing all my muscles to clench with each cough, hurts every fiber of my body. Finally after 2 minutes of almost suffocating to death I feel my lungs fill up with air. My eyes are teary, but I can still see Shawn perfectly clear. His face bright red, with beats of sweat arising on his forehead.

He falls back on the bed, heavily sighing. "Jesus fucking Christ!" He breathes. "I'm never gonna joke around you again." He says. "I almost killed you!" He adds, immediately joking again. His breathing slowly calms down, now he realizes he didn't actually kill me.

I'm feeling safe around Shawn. I'm happy he's here, but my body feels restless, on edge and I can't fully seem to calm down and relax. I know he's not here, I can't feel him. But just to be sure I look around the room. "Ethan?" Shawn asks as he catches me gazing around. I nod and feel panic growing in my stomach. "He's in his room, a couple of doors down." Shawn says and the knowledge that he is here somewhere, that he is near.. is enough for now to smother my growing panic.

The hotel room door opens and I see Grayson walk in. His eyes light up as soon as we lock eyes and I don't know why, but it makes me feel so emotional. As on cue Shawn immediately gets up from the bed and turns to me. "I'll be right back!" He says as he winks and smiles, when he walks out the door. Deliberately leaving Grayson and me alone. "Hey.." Grayson says. "Hi.." I manage to whisper, but it's more breathe than actual sound that comes out. "Can I..?" He asks as he points towards the bed. I nod at his hand gesture and he carefully sits down next to me. Guilt written all over his face. I wonder what it is that he feels guilty about. "Can I give you a hug?" He continues. I blink my eyes at him.

He must have spoken to Ethan. The way he is approaching me, like I'm this fragile little bird has !BE CAREFUL - SHE BREAKS! written all over it. I nod again and he leans in towards me. Gently wrapping his arms around me. Electricity awakens my body and it overpowers the muscle ache. I rest my head on his chest and breathe in Grayson. Warm, masculine, sweet. Familiar and comfortable. He doesn't say a word. Neither do I. He just holds me. We sit there in silence for a good amount of time, before I squeak: "What happened?". Grayson doesn't move a muscle, but I feel his heart starting to race.

"Ethan.." he says and his voice breaks, which makes him clear his throat before he continues. "Ethan found Mike.. hurting you..". And I can tell he is very carefully choosing his words. "They got into a fight." He continues, skipping all details. "We called the cops and Mike got arrested." Grayson says. He feels warm now and his heart is beating out of his chest. It is obvious he is reliving what went down yesterday. And by the anxious energy he is radiating now, I know it must have been really bad. "You're safe now." He calmly says and I close my eyes.