My fingertips brush something warm and wet. I frown and I open one of my eyes just a crack, wincing in pain at the light. I blink rapidly before a body next to me comes into view.
"What..?" I whisper, slowly sitting up, even though the pounding in my head recommends lying down.
"Hey sweetie, are you finally awake?" Danny's voice murmurs, and I feel his fingers brush the hair away from my eyes.
"W-Why are you next to me? How can my bed fit both of us?" I ask, tilting my head to the side.
I watch him smirk before her opens his mouth to speak, "Gracie, last night when you fell asleep on me and Eli in the taxi, I carried you into the bus and you asked me to stay with you for the night. You said you wanted to feel safe for once.."
My eyes widen in fear as he explains and I crane my neck so I'm able to look around the room. I notice all the suitcases and laundry baskets scattered around the floor and I realize that not only am I in the spare bedroom in the back of the bus, I'm alone with Danny.
"Oh, thank you I guess," I mumble.
He nods and he raises his arms above his head so he can stretch and it reveals that he's shirtless.
"I hope you don't mind, but I noticed through the years of living with you how you don't really sleep in pajamas. So I just took off your outfit and I left you in your bra and panties. I hope that's okay..."
I feel my entire body go on fire and I can only imagine how red my cheeks are as I lift up the covers. I look down at my body, clad only in my neon pink bra and matching panties.
"Danny...uhhh..you didn't um have to do that," I say, holding the blankets close to my body.
"It's not a big deal," he shrugs.
"Well, where are the others? I'm sure they are starving. I should probably get up and make some breakfast,"
"No Gracie, the others aren't here. I was going to go with them but they told me to stay here with you, since you would have a major headache when you woke up,"
I frown and I run my fingers through my hair, feeling the hardness of the dried hairspray.
"Go where?"
I watch him swallow hard and he takes a deep breath before he puts his hand on my shoulder. "Sweetie, do you remember anything from last night?"
"Uhh...," I pause to think for a brief moment and I nod. "Yes, I remember going to the nightclub, you were going to get me a margarita. I danced with Luke for a little while. You came in and got mad. I went and danced with another guy named...crap..I don't remember his name. But I danced with him and then all I remember is being dragged out of Ember against my will." I ramble off quickly.
"So you don't remember the police showing up?"
I shake my head and I close my eyes as if to summon that memory.
"Well, Luke saw you were kissing Brandon in the corner of the club and he didn't like it. Him and Brandon got into a huge fight> You yelled some hateful things at Luke; he went and destroyed the bar. You resumed kissing Brandon until Eli and I came in and tore you off of him. They both were arrested. Jeremy and Eli went to go bail them out of jail. We didn't wake you, since Luke said he didn't want you to come and see him..," Danny trails off and I feel my jaw drop open in shock.
I try to speak but only a few incoherent sounds come out before I close my mouth again.
"So, yeah. That's what happened. Are you okay?"
I nod and I hold my hands over my mouth as I sink back down into the bed, feeling guilt wash over me.