He closed his eyes after he read the text. His eyes filled with teas, but he blinked them back, biting his lip slightly.<br/><br/><em>It's not what you did Grace. It's what I'm going through. It'd just be easier if you stayed away.</em><br/><br/>Jared grabbed the cigarette packet from next to him, pulling out another one before lighting it up and taking a drag. Why didn't she just understand that he needed to be left alone. The had been together since they were just children, and maybe he was behaving badly, but he just didn't want to see his little Gracie get hurt.