The Story of Us || g.d.

~33~

I pull away, laying back on the towel. I stare up at him, a million thoughts running through my mind.

I shouldn't have just kissed him. It wasn't right. I'm so messed up that I cannot even see right from wrong.

"I'm sorry." I close my eyes and let out a sigh.

"Why?" Ethan rolls over so he's laying beside me.

"We shouldn't have kissed, E. It's not right. I'm so screwed up right now and I can't even help myself."

"If you're blaming yourself, then I should also blame myself." He cups my face with his hand before whispering "It takes two to tango."

I smile and roll my eyes, shoving him away. "Let's build a sandcastle or something."

"Really?" He chuckles.

"Yeah." I open the bag he took to reveal some beach toys. I grin and drag him to the water with me, the bag of toys in my other hand.

"Wait, let me snapchat this." Ethan runs to get his phone before taking a video of me while calling me a child and talking about building a sandcastle. 

I huff and just start doing my own thing. It isn't long until Ethan joins in. We go along like this for another few hours. I'm not sure if we are both just ignoring what had just happened or if we are actually having fun together.

"Can we get something to eat?" I lean up on my towel after just laying there to tan.

"Sure. You wanna invite Gray?" Ethan leans up as well and runs his hand through his hair.

I bite my lip and shrug, not knowing if I'm ready to face him yet.

"You're right, let's just go." E nods and starts to gather our things. I help him and soon we are shoving everything in the back of the Jeep.

"Is there a shower around here or something? I got sand in not very nice places." I sigh once I realize I'm disgusting.

"Yeah." Ethan chuckles before grabbing a bag. "I'm gonna change too."

I nod and take my own bag, following him to a big building a bit ways up from the parking lot. People are eating ice cream and trying to feed the seagulls everywhere. Noticing the women's restroom, I slip in and immediately find a shower. After showering and changing into a sundress, I towel dry my hair and gather the rest of my wet things.

When I leave the bathroom, I notice Ethan leaning against the side of the building. He has his hands in his pockets and is sporting a tan on his cheeks. 

"You ready, E tee wee tee?" I smirk at him.

He rolls his eyes and grabs my hand, leading me back to the car. Once we hop in, Ethan starts to drive to a restaurant nearby.

"In the mood for anything?" He raises his eyebrows.

"Um pizza?" I smirk.

"Pizza." Ethan nods and turns into the parking lot of a pizza place. 

We hop out of the jeep and I practically drag E into the place. It's almost like I'm a completely different person around him than I am with Gray. I can't tell if I like it or not.

"Slow down, tiger." He shakes his arm away and walks up to the hostess. "Just two."

"Right this way." She guides us through different tables of families enjoying their food and to the back. We sit down and I immediately pick up a menu to scan. 

"Can I start you off with something to drink?" She grins at us.

"I'll have a sprite." I nod.

"Just a water." Ethan adds.

"I'll be right back." She walks away, leaving us alone.

"You don't need the menu." Ethan snatches the menu from my hands and winks.

I frown. "And why is that?"

"We're getting pineapple pizza!" He smiles and it lights up his whole face.

"Ew." I cringe. "I'm not."

"Come on, it's delicious!"

"Ethan, I mean this is the nicest way possible. It sounds disgusting and there is no way I'm eating that." I cross my arms.

"Just try it. We can get half cheese and half pineapple." He raises his eyebrows.

"Fine." I huff.

The waitress comes back with our drinks and Ethan tells her the order. When she leaves, it's quiet for a minute or two. I think we're both trying to process what's going on here. The night of the party changed me for sure, but I didn't think it could change what twin I like. In the back of my mind, I am thinking of Grayson. I wonder what he's doing and how he's handling everything. I want to know what he thinks of me and how his relationship with my stepbrother is.

"Trin?" E knocks me out of my thoughts.

"Yeah? Sorry, I was spacing out." I bite my lip and look at him.

"Don't think about the other night, alright? I wouldn't let him come near you again. Grayson for sure would kill the kid." He places his hand on top of mine.

"What are we going to do, Ethan?" I huff.

He pulls his hand away and leans back. "I don't know, Trinity. Should we tell him? I think that if we believe it might be going somewhere we should tell him. If that was nothing and a spur of the moment, let's keep it a secret."

"Okay." I nod in agreement.

"So which was it? Do you think we could be something? Or do you like my brother?"

________________________________

A/N: cliffhanger ;)

sorry it's been so long- my parents are getting divorced so i've been through a lot lately 

xoxo

hailey