New York State of Mind *Grand Army*

10

Is it bad?
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"Hey, thanks for coming over." Ryan spoke, as she let Grayson into her house.

"Yeah, no problem." Grayson said, walking in through the front door. Ryan closed the door behind him, and they both stood there at the doorway awkwardly. Grayson didn't really know what to say to Ryan right now. Ryan cleared her throat, before she ran a hand through her hair.

"Sooo..." Grayson trailed off, and Ryan giggled.

"Sooo..." Ryan mocked, before she walked over, and hopped up and sat on her center island. Grayson followed, walking up to her mentally hyping himself up for what he was about to say next.

"Ryan, I have to get something off my chest." Grayson said, placing both of his hands on the counter, on either side of Ryan's legs.

"I know you've just had something awful happen to you, and I'm sorry about that, I really am. He's a dick, and I could honestly treat you so much better. I like you Ryan, and I have since you first ran into me on my first day of school." Grayson spoke, Ryan turned a light shade of red.

She didn't know if it was too soon to move on, but she just really wanted to forget about Luke as much as she could. She was loyal to him during their relationship, but he was never the same to her. He always wanted Joey, but he settled for Ryan. Now it's her turn to be selfish, and not care.

"I like you too, Gray." Ryan said with a smile. Grayson leaned in, and Ryan closed her eyes awaiting Grayson's lips on hers.

Grayson pressed his lips against Ryan's, and she melted into the kiss. Her hands wrapped around the back of his neck, pulling him in closer, and deepening the kiss.

She missed being close to someone. She hated being alone, she always had. Since her parents were almost never home, she filled her house with her friends most of the time to keep her company. Now she doesn't have them.

Grayson gripped Ryan's waist with both of his hands, and gave it a squeeze. Grayson pulled away from the kiss before things went too far, and placed his forehead against hers.

"Why'd you stop?" Ryan asked, the two trying to catch their breath. Grayson smiled at her, before he let go of her waist and took a step back.

"I don't want to take things too fast. I really like you, and I want to do this right." Grayson said. Ryan's heart fluttered at his words, she had never been treated so good by a guy.

"Well that just makes me want you more." Ryan joked, and Grayson laughed. Grayson picked Ryan up off the center island, and placed her on the ground.

"Let's go get some food." Grayson suggested. Ryan's face lit up, as she squealed. She made her way upstairs to grab her things. She grabbed herself a jacket, and put on some shoes before she tumbled down the stairs.

"I'm ready." Ryan said, excited to spend some time with Grayson. The two headed out of the front door, and started the walk near food places.

"So what are we thinking, Chinese, Italian, Mexican?" Grayson suggested.

"Well fun fact, I love pizza. It's literally my favorite food." Ryan said, and Grayson's eyes widened.

"Shut up, mine too!" Grayson exclaimed and they both busted out laughing at the coincidence. They walked up to Ryan's favorite pizza shop, and the bell hanging on the door rung as they walked in.

"Hello welcome to Joe's pizza, what can I get for you?" The shop worker asked.

"Hi, could I get a jumbo slice of cheese pizza please?" Ryan asked, and he nodded getting her the pizza slice and putting it in a box.