Chapter 11: The Only Exception
And I've always lived like this
keeping a comfortable distance.
And up until now I've sworn to myself
that I'm content with loneliness.
Because none of it was ever worth the risk.
-Paramore
She didn't know what was happening, why she was feeling this way and the only two people she would call don't even think she likes them anymore. He was supposed to be her brother on the show and part of her was happy with it. She had a feeling Beck Upton would have tried anything to get her in his bed just because their first encounter wasn't one he liked letting people know happened. She didn't get how Matty could be friends with him. She didn't think Beck even knew how to be nice people other than Matty and Cam.
Lucky them.
For poor Grey she had to deal with the snickers and the rude comments that were thrown in her direction whenever Beck and one of his whores were around.
Grey skipped by Beck who sat in his chair with a brunette in his lap.
"She is such a lunatic," Beck muttered and Grey stopped mid skip and turned to him.
"Say it to my face Beck," She said and he stared at her not saying anything, "Come on Beck, you are great at saying shit behind my back so say it to my face,"
"You're a lunatic,"
"And you are a whore"
"At least they want me," He shrugged.
"Aww, you think they want you? They want the name… not you" She smirked.
"Bitch,"
"Thank you" She smiled turning back around and skipping to her trailer.
It was a usual conversation between the two. Him telling her she was crazy he making fun of his family. He hated her and she was never sure why, but he did. All he knew when it came to her were mutters of anger when she walked by.
So why was he so sweet to her when he found her crying in her trailer?
Why did he tell Matty to keep look outside and lock himself in her trailer until she had stopped crying and told him why she was crying.
Why did she automatically open up to him about missing her mom?
And he didn't even try anything. He just picked her up and put her in his lap. He wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back until she was calm enough to go back to work.
It confused Grey to no end.
Mostly because the next few weeks he was sweet and checked up on her and she actually started to get along with him and then poof he was back to being a arrogant ass that was rude and cruel to her.
And the worst part was that it hurt her. His nonchalant I don't care about you attitude towards Grey ended her back in her trailer staring at the phone wishing she could just call her mom.
And she wasn't even sure why.
Beck of course knew why.
Never had a girl made Beck so crazy like Grey Simon did. The way she didn't know he was, the way she didn't care he had gotten every girl he had tried to get with. Most girls wouldn't even know how to speak and yet she could fight him. Automatically he knew she was going to be trouble and he was right. He tried so damn hard to stay from her but over the six months they had work together it was getting harder because she just brought so much life every where she went.
She loved what she did and before her Beck acted because he could. Now he did it because he liked to see her every day. She just had to be his sister on the show. Now he had no excuse to touch her.
So he hid the feelings and made her think she was nothing to him and he had gotten really good at it but then he saw her one day without warning just take off to her trailer. He didn't know why he was so drawn to the trailer but he was and when he walked in he wasn't expecting to find the strong Grey Simon slumped in the corner crying her eyes out. Usually when he saw a girl crying he would just walk the other way, besides she hadn't seen him come in and wouldn't notice he slipped out but his feet wouldn't let him. Instead they brought them closer to the brunette and soon he was picking her up and holding her close to him.
After that, the next few weeks went by as a blur. He got to know her and soon the mere thought of her made him smile and he couldn't take it anymore. He knew he was going down a horrible path by talking and getting to know her and so once again he pushed her away and it hurt him because he saw the hurt look on her face when she walked up to him and he ignored her.
She got mad at him and the anger between them became electrified and amped up by the sexual tension that coursed through them. After three days Matty couldn't take it anymore. He had never seen his two closest friends in such bad moods and he knew all they needed was a little push and they would be fine so he gave it to them.
"I can't come in." Matty said to Grey.
"Matty! Please, I need help with my lines for the apartment scene," Grey whined into her phone and Matty stood up grabbing his script and skipping to the apartment scene and smiled when he saw it ended with a heated kiss as the script said.
"I'm sorry Grey. I really can't. This is what we can do, ask Beck." Matty smirked.
"Matty no! I hate him and the thought of him-"
"Turns you on? I know Grey, so do something about it. Either do it or not learn your lines" Matty hung up before Grey could reply.
Matty felt very accomplished.
Grey slammed her phone down and started to pace through the set not knowing what to do. Matty was definitely up to something and she was not happy about it.
"Do I even want to know what you are doing?" Grey stopped pacing and glared at the two figures beside her.
"No you don't meaning you can leave." Grey snapped at Beck making the girl beside him gasp, "Oh no! Was someone just rude to Beck Upton? The world must be ending!" Grey taunted the girl.
"Grey, be nice"
Grey once again glared at him.
"Macey, just go home. I'll see you tomorrow" Beck grumbled and the girl gave him a peck on the cheek before sauntering off.
"Moving on to extras I see," Grey smirked.
"Yeah, I gave up trying to get the real star,"
"Yeah, Matty is a star but you really aren't his type," Grey teased angrily.
"More of his type than you are,"
"Well Matty is an ass,"
Beck rolled his eyes at the brunette who had captivated all his thoughts and sighed loudly. "Why is Matty an ass?"
"I have lines that I do not know and Matty refuses to help me!" Grey complained throwing her hands out to the side and stomping her foot.
Beck laughed at how adorable she looked.
"Don't laugh at me. I hate you,"
"And here I was about to offer you my services." Beck smiled.
"I wouldn't want them. Has anyone ever told you that you aren't that great of an actor?" Grey asked him.
"No, you'd be the first,"
"And probably the last. You have everyone around your little finger don't you?"
"Except you," He shrugged.
"Yeah, let's keep it that way,"
"I thought we were good,"
"Really? So did I until you became an ass again which really shouldn't surprise me but I forgot how stupid I was, isn't that what you said? That I'm just a bottle brunette that doesn't know what she is doing because she is fucking stupid," She quoted him word for word.
"How do you even-"
"As awful as you think I am, I'm an actress Beck, it's my job to remember things," Grey told him making sure her voice didn't give away the pain she was feeling.
"I don't think you are awful," he muttered.
"Really? Could've fooled me, but you are an actor, right Beck? Make people believe your fake ways is what you do best," Grey heard her voice crack and wasn't positive why.
"I'm not trying to get you to believe anything," He mumbled.
"I'm tired of your little game, Beck. You hate me, you're nice to me, and then you flaunt anything in a skirt in my face-"
"What about you? That guy that you bring to every event we have-"
"First off, you can't be mad if I was with anyone since we have never been anything! You hate me right-"
"Then you can't be mad if I 'flaunt' girls in front of you!" Beck cut in.
"And second, he's my brother!"
"Then why did you never say that? Trying to make me jealous?"
"Why would I? We aren't anything!" Grey said frustrated.
"You're an idiot to think we have never been anything!"
"Why is that? Did something happen and I was just unaware?"
"It's been happening for six months we were just too stupid to realize! Why do think I stayed away from you? I knew! I knew this was gonna happen! I couldn't do it though and end up getting to know you and just like I thought I started to care for you! I'm sorry if that scares the shit out of me!" Beck yelled inches from her face.
"Don't yell at me! I didn't do anything to you!" She shoved him away from her as her angry words came from her usual calm voice.
"Of course you didn't! You didn't have to! The second you walked in I was fucked and everyone knew it!"
"That isn't true! You're Beck Upton! You can have anyone you want!"
"Yeah and I want the girl that didn't even know I was Beck Upton!" He growled.
"I'm leaving," Grey said abruptly.
"You can't be serious!"
Grey didn't know what to do. This was how she had always been. Love the chase and then the second they want her back she would rid herself of it. What scared her most in this moment that her heart was breaking at the thought of leaving but she was so damn scared of being hurt. It's what comes with being a Davis. You run from the ones you want most.
Grey would never admit how much not having a father scarred her but it did. She was damaged, which many guys had told her before and she really didn't feel like adding Beck to that list. She was better with thinking what if then thinking back on how badly she screwed up which she most likely will do.
He didn't even know her real name.
"Beck you don't want me," Grey said all anger vanishing from her.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm a mess, who wants a mess?" Grey murmured and let out a shaky laugh when Beck raised his hand.
"Try again," He said.
"I lie all the time,"
"So do I," He shrugged.
"I'll hurt you Beck. I hurt people all the time,"
"I'm pretty strong,"
"Emotionally, I am completely screwed up,"
"We all are,"
"I'm a virgin," Grey admitted shamefully and watched Beck freeze. That always freaked guys out.
"Shit," Beck muttered.
"And there is the deal breaker" Grey let out a dry laugh turning around to walk away when she he called out to her.
"You are so much better than me Grey," Beck told her.
"What?" Grey asked confused.
"Everything you do is better than me and that fucking scary because I hold you on this pedestal and it's a scary thought that you are going to realize I don't come close to you"
"Beck, you have no idea how imperfect I am"
"Then let me have an idea," He said.
"I'm scared of you," Grey whispered.
"Why?" He asked.
"I'm great at flirting, liking guy, but the second they want something I jump back. You're the first guy that is ever made me want to stay,"
"Well you're the first girl I have ever wanted for more than one night and I haven't even slept with you yet" He let out a small laugh.
"Just kiss me Beck," Grey said and Beck smiled picking Grey up in his arms and placing his lips on hers.
"You know what today is?" Grey giggled to her sister as they walked down the hall arm linked.
"What?"
"My anniversary!" Grey squealed.
"its times like this I can't believe you are forty one," Brooke laughed at her sister.
"Hottest forty one I have ever seen,"
Grey looked up to see Beck leaning against the locker.
"Baby!" Grey smiled running to Beck who picked her up and spun her around making her laugh loudly.
"You haven't seen each other for two days," Brooke teased them.
"I missed him," Grey smiled at her husband.
"Do you have any more classes for the day?" Beck asked her and she shook her head, "Well then you have to come with me," Beck smiled picking her up bridal style.
"You two are so sickly annoying," A male voice said and Brooke turned to see Lucas close behind her.
"I know," Grey smiled as Beck carried her out of the school.
"You think they ever get annoyed with each other?" Lucas questioned.
"Probably not" Brooke mumbled continuing her journey down the hall to a class.
"Where you going?" Lucas asked and Brooke sighed.
"Taking this to Natey," Brooke shrugged.
"How you doing Brooke?"
Brooke stopped and turned to look at him.
"What are you doing Lucas?" She asked.
"Just talking,"
"You never just talk, Lucas. You always have something else hiding in your mind,"
"I can't talk to you?"
"We haven't 'talked' in twenty years. I'm sorry if it is a little weird that now you want to make small talk in the hallway,"
"No small talk would be reminiscing of how we had sex in that class," Lucas pointed passed her to a room that now held Lucas' classroom.
"And now it is your room. Fitting saying as you probably took all your conquests there," Brooke muttered.
"Jealous?" Lucas smirked.
"Never,"
"Please, we all know I was the best" Lucas crossed his arms with confidence.
"Don't get cocky Lucas, we all knew who fell into that category,"
"Taylor Jane?" He teased and Brooke narrowed her eyes at him.
"Ass," Brooke pushed passed him.
"Nathan's room is the other way pretty girl," He started to follow her again.
"Leave me alone,"
"No need to be jealous" He called after her catching up quickly.
"How old are you?" Brooke muttered.
"thirty eight" He shrugged.
"Stop acting like you are sixteen then" She mumbled unlocking her door and Lucas slipped in before she had a chance to slam the door in his face.
"I'm not acting I just love messing with you," Lucas shrugged.
"You had twenty years to mess with me. Why are you trying so hard to mess with me, Lucas Scott?"
"Cause I know what I want Brooke Davis," He smiled at her.
"What? You makes another bet with Nathan?" She asked hurt.
"Brooke…" He sighed.
"Just go, Lucas,"
"I…" Lucas struggled with what he wanted to say to her.
"You what?" Brooke asked.
"You were never just a bet or a conquest. You must know that by now,"
"Yeah, from the twenty years of indifference" Brooke snapped, "Get out Lucas,"
Lucas shook his head leaving the office and a completely confused Brooke Davis.
Review pretty pretty please! I wanted to put in just a little bit of the Grey/Beck relationship. I hope ya'll liked it alright.
When I was younger I saw my daddy cry
and curse at the wind.
He broke his own heart and I watched
as he tried to reassemble it.
And my momma swore
that she would never let herself forget.
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love if it does not exist.
But darling,
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
Maybe I know somewhere
deep in my soul
that love never lasts.
And we've got to find other ways
to make it alone.
Or keep a straight face.
And I've always lived like this
keeping a comfortable distance.
And up until now I've sworn to myself
that I'm content with loneliness.
Because none of it was ever worth the risk.
Well you are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
I've got a tight grip on reality,
but I can't let go of what's in front of me here.
I know you're leaving in the morning
when you wake up.
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream.
You are the only exception.
[x4]
You are the only exception.
[x4]
And I'm on my way to believing.
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing.
