Grayson and I |Grayson Dolan|

21: the pillow fort

the next morning i woke up feeling groggy and unrested even though i had a solid 12 hours sleep. i woke up at 11am and went through to the kitchen in my slipper socks and oversized pyjamas. i saw Harper standing there putting the lead on the puppy.

"So you can take her for walks now?" i asked as she stood up from her crouch position. "yeah, i literally got her the day after you left, 1 month ago," she then flashed me a cheesy smile as i gasped at the fact that she had kept this a secret from me for so long. "I'm taking her out later... for sure," i said as i opened the fridge door and grabbed the OJ. i then grabbed a cup and started to pour the orange liquid into the cup. "yeah, you can invite Grayson!" she said in a chirpy tone, "oh... uh, i haven't actually told him that I'm back in LA yet, I'm too nervous," i said hesitantly, "oh come on! you didn't even kiss, theres nothing to stress over," and just like that i had the whole realisation all over again and i felt very stupid one again. "yeah i know but-" she cut me off, "no buts! just call him, do it!" she said pointing at the phone on the countertop. i nodded and watched as Harper leave with Peanut, our little dog.

firstly i texted Logan to say that i was in LA and that we'll talk later, then i texted Grayson.

Me: hey, I'm back in LA, sorry i didnt tell you sooner, sorry i haven't spoke to you in what feels forever xx

he replied about 5 minutes later,

Grayson: dont worry! its great to hear from you, I'm gonna come over, love you! xx

i quickly showered and made myself presentable by wearing a grey v-neck jumper and some light wash jeans. i blow dried my hair and left it was it was because my hair is naturally straight. i did everything else i did in the morning but for some reason i felt nervous seeing him again after a month of Skype and texting. Harper arrived back with the dog to see me curled up on the couch watching trashy reality tv alone,

"did you call him?" she said as Peanut scratched at the sofa to come up on my lap which i allowed her to. "yes... he said he was coming over," i said with my head slumped in my hand with the other hand stroking the tired puppy. "how long ago," she asked as she came and sat next to me on the chair. "about half an hour... i don't care though," i said and at that exact moment my phone rung. i walked got up and walked over to the counter and saw that it was Grayson.

"hey, are you nearly here?... how did you get lost... ok ill be right there... yeah, ok ill see you soon... bye, love you,"

"he got lost," Harper said as she looked at me funny, "yeah... just a little," i said back, "are you taking the dog?" she asked indicating the sleepy Peanut in my former seat. "nah... she's sleepy, i'll leave her be." i grabbed my converse and my keys, then i departed to the elevator. i got in the elevator and it took me to the basement where the car lot was. i walked over to my blue Jeep that had been very lonely for the past month. i started the ignition and drove off the the destination that Grayson said he was at.

i drove for around 15 minutes trying to find this road that he was on. i then saw him by a bus stop wearing some ripped jeans and a white T, a perfect combination. he was also wearing vans on his feet. his hair was as perfect as ever and i felt like i had been lost without him in England. i pulled up behind the bus stop and got out to greet him,

"hey..." i said hugging him an he returned the greeting. "god I've missed you so much," he then said clinging onto me.

we got into my car and i took him back to the apartment,

"how have things been?" i asked him as i drove the car. "oh you know... pretty boring, but its not now... when do you have to go back to work?" he asked me, "3 days so I'm all yours," i said with a smile on my face, "sounds great, Ethan's missed you," he said with a big smile on his face looking at me.

"oh by the way..." i said as we got into the elevator, "Harper got us a dog, she's called Peanut and she's so cute," i then continued. "aww, i love dogs!" he said looking excited.

when we got up the the apartment we were greeted by a little wriggly dog wagging her tail, Grayson instantly went under her cute trance and started tickling her back, then he sneezed... and again.

"oh no, are you allergic?" i asked as i got up from the sofa that i had moved to from the door. "yeah but all I'm gonna do is sneeze... a lot," he said with a jokey tone, "are you sure?" i asked concerningly. "yeah of course," he said as he came to sit beside me on the sofa which i had slouched onto. he cuddled up as i picked up Peanut and placed her on my lap and she began to sleep. we watched a movie with Harper, in the end we chose dead-pool since i hadn't seen it and Harper had been raving about how good Ryan Reynolds was in it and after the film, i agreed with her decision to rave about him.

the two of us had a mini fan girl moment and Grayson sat there in hysterics at the whole thing.

"Can you believe that he's 39? like what!" Harper said whilst grabbing a handful of pop corn. "wait what... he's 39?" Grayson says surprised. "yeah i know... thirty. nine." i said looking back and fourth at the two of them.

our conversation escalated to celebrities who do not look their age and Grayson and Ethan popped up on the website, "ah! look here... G, it's you!" i said in a silly voice, "no way... I'm on here... what do they think my age is," he asked as he peered over my shoulder to look at my phone, "what! Ethan looks younger than me! no way!... I'm not 20!" he ranted which woke the dog up. myself and Harper broke into laughter as he got annoyed at the fact that people thought he is 3 years older than he is and Ethan is predicted at 2 years older than his actual age. "aww... my old boy," i said teasing him and cupping his chin, "you can talk... I'm your toy boy," he said with a wink that then gave me butterflies.

at around 7, Grayson and i took Peanut out on a walk to the nearest dog park. Grayson held my hand the whole way and we headed down to the park where we wandered around the dog park for a bit with our hands and fingers still intertwined with each others.

i kept Peanut on her lead as she wasn't even trained to pee outside let alone come back when called.

"Nate has a dog... they should go on a play date!" Grayson said excitedly, i nodded and laughed at his remark. we carried on walking around the park for about 10 minutes before Peanuts little legs couldn't take it any longer.

we headed back and decided to laze around for a few hours.

when i checked the time after we watched another movie and cuddled on the sofa with Peanut, it was around 11 and Grayson was talking about heading off. "why don't you stay?" i said. "are you sure... i don't want to intrude..." he replied with, "stay... it'll be fun," i said. he nodded and then he stayed the night.

somehow, we ended up in a man made fort surrounded by pillows and bags of food. we were sitting on two pillows and cuddled up in blankets. the dog was in her bed asleep by this point and Harper was in a deep sleep in her room.