Heart of Glass// Ethan Dolan✅

Chapter 8

"I haven't given you a legitimate answer as to why I hate them so much. That's not fair to you, and it's not fair to them. So, here goes nothing," she sighs.

"You don't have to tell me anything, Emma," I assure her, taking a bite out of my frozen yogurt.

The truth is, I'm dying to hear why Emma hates them so much. It might actually be a good way to see why a person actually hates them instead of accusations without evidence.

"I do. So, I guess I should start freshman year when I met them. They were charming, I have to admit. That's what everyone thinks of them when they first meet them. Personally, I thought Grayson was really cute. So I decided to pursue him. He actually liked me back, and I was on cloud nine," she grins to herself. She continues, "That was the very beginning of their career. Then, it really started to take off, and soon Grayson and I could barely talk to each other because we were both really busy."

"He was just doing vines. What else do you do when you're starting to become famous?" I ask her.

"It was just stuff his manager wanted him and Ethan to do," she explains. "A lot of the time, they had really long business meetings, and those were the worst because they took place during the weekends."

"Continue," I tell her after she takes a deep breath.

"Well, needless to say, I didn't think I realized it, but I was becoming unhappy really quickly. It was to the point where Grayson would notice. So he did what any good guy would do," she sighs. "He broke up with me because he knew that I wasn't happy anymore."

"Well, you weren't," I point out.

"That's the thing, though," she huffs, adjusting herself. "I don't know why, but I started to hate him with a passion. When he broke up with me, it was like a weight was being lifted off my chest, yet I still felt things for him. Sometimes I don't even think I really got over him. He and his brother look so alike, I started hating him too. I see all the things he posts on Twitter and he posts wonderful things for the fans."

"That was two years ago," I remind her. "You still hold it with you?

"I mean, once you like a Dolan, it's really hard to stop," she jokes. "But to be completely honest with you, I don't think those feelings for him will ever go away. That's why I hate him so much. I can't even get over him. I didn't want you hanging out with him because well... I didn't want him to like you."

"I'm so sorry, Emma," I apologize to her. "You should've just told me that you have feelings for Grayson and I would've backed off in an instant."

She shakes her head quickly. "No, that's so selfish of me. I'm not going to take away one of your only friends here. It's really hard to make friends in New Jersey, so you should definitely be friends with him. Grayson's really friendly. You've been nothing but friendly. God, how could I have been so selfish?"

"Hey," I smile at her. "We're all human. Jealousy is just another one of those emotions that is hard to get out of the way once you experience it. And if it makes you feel any better, I don't think Grayson and I are going to get anywhere past friends."

"If you do get to that point, just know that I'm fine with it," she huffs.

"Well, I'm sure Grayson doesn't even like me anyways. We've only known each other for two weeks. Of course, he flirts, but that's just the normal thing for a guy to do," I explain to her. Emma goes to say something, but she stops herself. I almost go to ask her, but I decide not to. She's shared so much with me already.

"I'd actually like to try again with them. Be their friends. God knows they need it, because are they hated or what?" Emma admits. "I'd also like to apologize to you and be your friend as well. I know I haven't really been treating you too kindly either."