The Story of Us || g.d.

~32~

When we pull away, Grayson grins and pushes me back on his bed.

"Why do you have to be s'cute?" He nuzzles his face in my neck and wraps his arms around my torso.

I smile to myself, forgetting about the bad memories that have resurfaced.

"I want you in my bed tonight, not E's." Grayson huffs as he pulls away.

I smirk. "Oh, I don't know. What if his bed is more comfy?"

"What?" His face drops.

I bite my lip and stand up with a smile. "I'm just kidding."

"You better be." He rolls his eyes and opens the door for me.

"Hey kids!" Ethan smirks at us. "I put your stuff in the guest bedroom, Trinity. Get ready so we can head to the beach!" He takes off into his room.

"Well, I'm going to go with my mom now. Don't get into too much trouble." Gray winks and begins to walk down the stairs.

"Wait, Gray." I lean on the railing. 

"Yeah?" He turns to me.

I should probably ask him what we are and all that complicated stuff. I just wish my mom was here to help and tell me what to do. Honestly, Ally couldn't even begin to actually connect with me that much. Thinking for the best, I shake my head.

"Nevermind."

"You sure?" He raises his eyebrows.

"Positive." I send him a small smile before knocking on Ethan's door.

"Yeah?" Eth opens the door in his boxers.

I roll my eyes and close then close them. "E, why did you open the door if you were naked?"

"Why not?" He snickers.

"Just show me to the guest bedroom." I huff and open my eyes, a winning smirk on his face.

"As you wish." He walks in front of me purposely and points to the door opposite his.

"Thanks. I'll meet you downstairs in 10." I open the door and close it once I step into the room. I soon spot my bags and unzip one of them to find a bathing suit. Seeing as Ally helped pack, she had to give me all of the scandalous bikinis.

I huff and take a random blue one before putting it on and letting out a loud groan. Why did Ally have to give me the ones that are hard to tie?

There's a knock on the door, startling me. "Trin? Are you okay?" It's Ethan.

"Uh, actually, can you help me?" I walk backwards towards the door with my arm holding up my bikini.

"Okay." I feel the door open and his presence behind me. "You want me to tie them?" His voice sounds shaky for a reason, causing me to frown.

I turn around and look at him. "Yeah, is that okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. Turn around." He shakes his head, yet I'm still suspicious of the sudden mood change. I feel his warm hands on my back as he ties the bottom one and then the top. "Is that tight enough?"

"Yep, thanks E." I turn back around and smile at him, only to notice he is gone. I furrow my brows before getting a dress to cover up and grabbing a beach bag to put some sunscreen and other necessities in.

I walk down the stairs and see Ethan sitting on the last step, scrolling through Instagram on his phone. I place my hand on his shoulder, feeling him flinch under me. "Ethan, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." He smiles and turns to face me. "I'm great. You just scared me. Let's get going." Ethan takes my hand and pulls me out the door, his Jeep keys swinging around his other finger.