“So did you find what you were looking for beautiful?” Asher asked and I decided to just tell them every little detail of my sobbing, pleading, mess of a situation with my dad.
33.
Bacon and Eggs
Grayson
Malia’s pain and hurt was evident in the reiteration of her trip home and her conversation with her dad. It seems as though her dad was actually sober these days. I also found out that he has been visiting Jessa in the hospital. We were going to need to find out what that was about.
“So where do you want to go from here pretty girl?” Ryder asked her.
“I think I am going to go talk to Skylar tomorrow during school. Dad says she doesn’t know and that Helen is just this machine that only works and that is pretty much it.”
Malia looks utterly wrecked by everything she has found out. I didn't want to smother her but she looks so lost so I get up and give her a hug. She snuggles into my chest so much that I feel like she was trying to just hide inside me. We sat there for a few minutes in silence, everyone just thinking about everything. Pulling back a little bit I put Malia’s face in my hands when I saw that her cheeks were wet. Wiping her tears away I say, “It’s okay to cry baby. We know you are strong but you don’t have to be all the time. We are here for you now.”
When she looked up at me with those tears in her eyes I couldn’t handle it anymore so I grabbed her under her thighs and picked her up. She wrapped those sexy as fuck legs around me and we went upstairs to her room. I sat her on her bed and told her, “Baby get clothes to take a bath. I will get it ready for you. You need a good soak to get your mind off of everything and just relax for a little while.”
As I was walking to the bathroom, I heard her call my name, “Grayson?”
“Yeah baby?”
“Thank you for everything. I love you.” Hearing those words made me turn around and stalk towards her so I could plant a searing kiss on her delectable mouth.
“I love you too now get those clothes.” I said making sure to adjust myself in my jeans since just kissing her gets me hard.
While I was running the water I heard the guys come up the stairs and into her room. Asher grabbed Malia’s clothes while Ryder brought her to the bathroom.
She strips down and gets into the tub that was now filled with bubbles and lavender oil to help her relax. Ryder folded up a towel and put it behind her head as a pillow while Asher lit some candles I brought in earlier. Hopefully this will help her forget everything that she was going through for a little while even if it was just for a few minutes.
“Baby we are going to go back downstairs while you relax for a little while.”
“Okay thank you guys. I love you.”she said.
“Fucking Christ what the hell are we supposed to do about this? How do we help her?” Asher asked the moment we got downstairs. Honestly at the moment I didn't even know how to answer his question. The only thing I knew was that we needed to be there for her.
“I think the best thing we can do is be there for her. She is stronger then she looks because of everything she has already been through. We will deal with this whatever way she thinks is best.” I told them.
About half an hour later I went up to make sure Malia was alright because it has been a little while and we haven’t heard from her. When I got up there it was to find that she was sleeping. Looking at her, she looks so soft and angelic. Her face didn’t show any of the shit she has been through in her short eighteen years of her life. Considering her skin was pruned I need to wake her up from her nap.
“Baby time to get up. You fell asleep in the bath.” I pushed the hair that had fallen into her eyes behind her ear and her eyelashes fluttered open but she looked at me like she was still dreaming. Her eyes were in a far away place almost like she was looking right through me.
“Baby you okay?” I asked her in a soft voice. Well, as soft as my voice could be. Finally after what feels like forever she sat up and my jeans got a little tight again just from seeing her smooth back and her hair up in the messy bun that she likes to put her hair in.
She took the towel that she was using for a pillow and wrapped herself up in it while stepping out of the bath. Malia didn’t even get dressed. She walked through the bathroom door into her bedroom right to her bed. Pulling the blankets back she climbed in the towel and all and just laid her head down.
“Grayson, come lay with me please?” she asked. Of course I was like a moth to a flame when it came to Malia. Instead of answering I just take everything besides my briefs off and climb in with her. After sending off a quick text to the guys to let them know we won’t be coming back downstairs I put my arm around her waist and pulled her closer so her leg was around my hip and her head was on my shoulder.
“Thank you Grayson. Goodnight. I love you,” she whispered.
Looking down at her, I told her, “You don’t have to thank me for anything baby. Go to sleep I am right here. I love you.” Pressing a gentle kiss to her mouth I let her relax into my hold and in about five
