You are on the drive home back to your apartment complex. Ethan is driving while you play crew (ft Brent Faiyaz) through the aux cord.
"I wanna talk" Ethan says turning the music down slightly
You look up at him
"About what?" You say tapping your finger tips to the rhythm of the music on the window frame.
"You" Ethan says looking away from the road and over toward you.
You can feel the thick blood pump around your veins as your eyes interlock with Ethan's.
"You know enough about me, I wanna know about you" you reply with a smirk
"Clever" he replied while smirking back at you. "Well, I'm 18, I grew up in New Jersey, and I moved to LA with my twin brother about 3 years ago"
You shake your head and look toward the road as you exhale a cute, whispy laugh.
"Serious, I wanna know how life was for you" Ethan stated with a serious tone.
"Ask away" you say feeling a flood of nerves overwhelm you.
"You've smoked since you were 15 yeah?" Ethan questioned
"Yeah, you know that" you reply expressionless
"Is that all you do? or do you drink or do dr-" Ethan questioned still watching the road.
"Ethan" you say cutting him off before he could finish his question. "Be careful what you ask"
"Yes or no" Ethan said looking at you sternly
You look up at him abruptly "yeah." You reply hesitant, trying to change the topic.
"like what" he questions further
"hah" you quietly release, under a whisp of breath, as you shake your head and look out the window, trying to ignore his curiosity.
He looks over to you...
"Don't feel like telling me?" he said with a soft tone, trying to disassemble my discomfort.
"Honestly Ethan, it doesn't matter" you say shrugging and letting out another whisp of air.
"I think it matters." he replies, once more breaking his stare with the road, to look back over to you, before he regains his concentrations again. "what led you to that?"
you look back over to him, tilting you head back against the rest
"I think it's a long story as to how I got there, don't worry" you continue, trying to disengage with the conservation.
"I'm not going to lecture you, I just want to know why? Drinking isn't that bad, everyone does it at some point" Ethan says resting his hand on your thigh.
"Made my feelings a little less numb, and a little more bearable."
You can see the expression on Ethan face flare to distress
"How did you get them?" Ethan asked
"Everyone knows everyone Ethan, take a guess" you say looking out the window.
"So you've never drank or anything before you met me then?" You questioned Ethan trying to change the subject off of you.
"Nope never. nothing too excessive, just like a beer with the family" He replied
"Id like to try it though" he says looking back over to you.
"no" You reply bluntly.
"I want to experience it" he says adjusting his grip on the wheel.
"You don't want to experience it. It's not fair on you, or on Grayson." You reply with a stern tone.
"I will experience it, it's inevitable. And so will Grayson. Everyone tries it. Why is it so bad if I want to." He says looking back at you
"I don't want you to even touch that shit" You say looking down at the floor. "You're already smoking because of me"
"All I want to do is try new things." He says resting his hand on your thigh again and lifting your chin up toward him away from the floor.
"Promise me, You'll only do it with me. Nobody else. Just me." You say looking him in the eyes.
"Nobody else, Just you" Ethan replied releasing a smirk as he gazed into your blue eyes.
