Fantasy |g.d.|

chapter nineteen

January

-Anna pov-

"What's wrong?" I take a seat next to Ethan on the stoop.

He takes a deep breath, rubbing his hands together. "Anna I-." His hazel eyes meet mine, confusion laced in his features.

"Yes?"

He suddenly turns away, shaking his head slightly. "I just came to ask for advice."

"Oh, well I don't know how much I can help-."

"It's about Sky." He interrupts. "I really like her, but I don't want to..." He searches for the right word. "I don't want to ruin her. Since I'm...me. And she's so..." His eyes get a dreamy look. "She's so perfect, so innocent."

I laugh. "Believe me, Ethan, Sky is anything but innocent. I caught her reading steamy fanfiction smut once!"

His eyes widen. "Really? I thought she only reads the bible..."

"Nope." I say, popping the 'p'. "And don't worry, she's not dumb, she knows about your past with girls and drugs. She wouldn't talk to you unless she felt like you've changed."

"You think so?"

"I know so, Sky's really good at judging people's character."

He smiles. "Yeah, she's amazing."

I pat his back as I stand up. "Okay, I'm going to go inside, it's cold out here! You can come in to talk more-."

He shakes his head, also standing. "Nah, I better get home. Thanks though, that was really helpful."

I smile. "No problem. I'll see you at school on Monday?"

He nods. "Yup..." He gives a sly smile. "And maybe after school..."

I freeze. "Wait, at the musical meeting?!"

He just smirks and walks away, waving.

"Ethan! Are you going to the meeting?" I yell after him.

He opens his car door. "See ya later Anna, and thanks again!"

I sigh, chuckling slightly. "Fine, you win! Bye!"

He waves one last time before slamming his car door shut and speeding off. I shake my head and go inside, fighting off the urge to call Sky and tell her that Ethan might ask her out.

-Grayson pov-

"I don't want to leave..." She snuggles into my chest, her hair tickling my chin.

"I know baby."

"I could stay in your arms all day." She yawns, stretching her legs out.

I tighten my hold on her. "And I could hold you all day Nat-." I look down to see Anna staring up at me, her grey eyes twinkling.

The corners of her eyes crinkle. "What did you call me?"

I pull away. "But your voice! It's Natalie's voice!"

Anna's soft lips turn to a frown. "So am I Anna or Natalie?"

I sit up, breathing deeply. I run a hand through my thick hair. "Fuck."

Ethan suddenly comes running into my room, also out of breath. "Dude! I came as fast as I could because I had to tell you that I'm-." He stops, noticing the look on my face. "What happened?"

I throw the blanket off me. "I took a nap and had a dream, it's nothing."

He sits down on my bed. "Oh."