delirious ↠ g.d.

F I F T Y - T H R E E

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"One... two... three... aaand... four!" I place all the twenty bucks on the table of the hotel room as Grayson walks out the bathroom with his toothbrush in his mouth, a towel wrapped around his waist.

He leans down to look at the money laying on the table, a light smirk piercing through the toothpaste on the side of his mouth.

"Good job, babygirl." he stands tall again and walks back to the bathroom. I crack a smile, looking down at what I've just accomplished.

This could pay a good month of rent...

Bip bip!

I look over at my phone on the couch. I frown and stand up slowly. I reach for it and bring it close to my face to see the notification.

Reminder : Paige's birthday is tomorrow!

My lips slightly part open and tears automatically start to sting my eyes. I press my phone against my chest and look outside the window to see the sunrise slowly coming up.

I sniffle.

Grayson walks back from the bathroom, in jeans only. He looks over at the table and notices I'm not there anymore. He looks at his right, where he sees me face stamped on the window.

"What are you doing?" he walks closer and slides a hand on my left hip to fold his arm around my waist. My eyes stay glued to the sun.

"It's her birthday tomorrow..." I mumble and he furrows his brows. He leans down and presses his lips on my shoulder, gently stroking my stomach.

"What?" he whispers against my skin, sending shivers down my spine. A tear runs down my cheek.

"It would've been Paige's birthday tomorrow..." I whisper a bit louder before covering my mouth with my hand. I shift in his embrace and snuggle my face in his chest to smoulder my sobs. His mouth falls slightly open as he runs his big calloused hand through my hair to comfort me.

"It's okay, Hailee... I'm here..." he murmurs against the crown of my hair. I claw down his chest, in need to fist a shirt's material. He delicately takes my hands in his and presses them on his chest, bending over so his lips are by my ear.

"Shhh... it's okay..." he furrows his brows a bit before closing his eyes. I take deep breaths, trying my best to stop crying. He backs away from my ear to press his forehead against mine. His hand leaves mine and cups my cheek to run a finger under my eye, wiping the tears away.

"I know you miss her... and I know that you're hurt. But we can't always look back at our mistakes. You need to look back at the great memories you two had together and you need to look forward to all the beautiful ones to come. It may sounds easier said than done, but you need to move on from what happened. And if I were you, I'd erase those reminders from my phone. It's a constant pain reminder. Just focus on the present and less about the past, alright?" he whispers to me softly, which eases my breathing and calms my crazy heartbeat. I weakly nod before breaking away from his embrace.

"I feel so damn weak..." I wipe my tears away with my sleeve in a frustrated way. He chuckles softly before hugging me tight again.

"I know Hailee... I know perfectly how you feel..." he rubs my back in up and down motions and I press my lips against his collarbone. I quickly fold my arms around his shoulders and squeeze my eyes shut.

"Thank you for always being here for me when I need you the most..." I open my eyes softly and pull away. He gives me a warm smile.

He turns around and walks to the table and collects the money in his hands before looking back at me.