"More than friends?..."

3. Re-thinking

Alison's POV
I wake up the next morning but I don't feel too good, I check my phone and I have a couple of text from Jessie reading 'hey Ali, I came to check on you this morning and you were shaking and you had a temperature, if you need anything just ring', crap I hate getting sick, it's awful. I stand up, but I feel really dizzy, but I have to pee so I carry on hoping not to faint. After I brush my teeth, I take my duvet and wrap it around myself, take my pillow and phone and head downstairs and made the sofa cozy for me to lay on, I find myself a tub of vanilla ice cream and put on the t.v but just as I made myself comfy the doorbell rings, I sigh and get up. I open the door to see cam and the twins, great I look horrible, I have no make up on, and my hair is In a messy bun "hey, sorry to just come over like this but you free today? Our mom and dad are re decorating and it's boring over there" cam asks "yeah I'm free but I'll not be much use I'm sick" I reply, "yeah so is gray, is it ok if we stay? Keep you company?" She asks,  "yeah, come on in" I reply and smile, letting them past me, we all go and sit in the living room where I was.

"Eem, Cameron don't you think it's a bit strange that only ali and Grayson are sick?" He asks sarcastically, Cameron laughs, " shut up" Grayson replies, "well, I left you two yesterday, and Grayson didn't come back until 10, what did you do" Ethan directs at me, "nothing much, we went to the arcades and then the pier?" I answer "wait, you two were alone? At the pier, for hours" Cameron smirked at me "not like that, you are so annoying" Grayson states, they all end up staring at me, "what?" I ask confused, Grayson looks away but Ethan and cam, keep staring but give me and awkward smile, "seriously, stop" I giggle.

We get bored so we decide to watch a film, I switch on Netflix and grab blankets for everyone, "oh what about that one" Grayson points out 'hush' it's apparently scary, "sure but only if you sit and cuddle into Alison so you both don't get scared" Ethan jokes, "just put it on" Grayson tries not to laugh.

We finally finish the movie but the whole way through Ethan and Cameron were getting annoyed because me and Grayson either had to blow our noses into a 'tish' or sneeze or cough or do something, near the end were would both do it on purpose and then laugh.
"I'm starving" Ethan groans "of course you are Ethan" Cameron replies, "do you wanna go grab food" Ethan speaks louder, but by now me and gray are feeling worse, and we just want to sleep, "I don't they they can" cam remarks, "right Cameron, come with me I'll drive to get us some food and leave these two love birds here" he giggles, "alright, we'll not be too long" Cameron shouts while walking towards the door. As they drive away Grayson speaks up, "sorry about ethan he has this idea that we're 'secretly dating'" he rolls his eyes, I laugh nervously, but I couldn't help but think what if we were and how everything would be so different right now, "so uh, have you spoke to your mom yet?" He calmly asks, "yeah... a bit she's always busy so it's hard" I add, "oh really, sorry to ask all these questions but you liking  it here in jersey?" He fiddled with his hands, "it's fine and yeah, it's so different from Toronto but a good different" I smile over to him, our eyes meet once again, it's like he's trying to read me, always concentrating, never looking right through me, he comes out of his trance and his eyes leave mine. I get butterflies in my stomach, I don't know why but I literally just want to get up, walk over to him and hug him. But I don't, I lift my phone out and there's nothing much just a couple of instagram likes from the photo I put up last night, "so um, why did you want to go to this collage?" He asks "well because it has a really good art programme and my dad went there" I explained he nods his head and pauses "so you into art then" he chuckles "yeah, alot actually, I draw and paint mostly" I state "can I see?" He glances over from his phone, I unlock mine and bring up a few photos and pass the phone over, he takes a minute to look through them all "ali, these are amazing, your amazing" he compliments, I smile up at him and I know he means at art but I was hoping just in general but he doesn't like me so get it out of your head, I think to myself.
Cameron and E come back with sandwiches from 'subway' "well, what did you two get up too?" Ethan smirks and points the finger between us, he spots that Grayson had my phone, "mhm, whatcha doing there gray? Putting in yo numba?" Ethan says but changes his accent, "actually no but I will in a minute, come see this" he keeps his eyes on my phone, Ethan walks over "Alison, Jesus, these are wow" he looked dead serious, "thanks" I smile. I couldnt help but notice, Grayson smiling down at them, his smile was everything. I stand up and trail cam into the kitchen. "What's wrong" she concernly asks, I pace about before looking at her. "I don't know, everything... nothing, it's confusing" I admit,
"Just tell me" she insists,"okay, I possibly maybe just a tiny bit like Grayson" I look down, feeling myself go red, she looks at me smiling, "no way" she paused "that's a good thing" he giggles, "why?" I ask confused, "I don't know but you two would be so cute together"
"Maybe... but he doesn't like me like that, we're just friends" I sigh
"How do you know?" She smiles even bigger
"I just do but please don't say a word, please" I plead, "I won't I swear"

A/N Alison finally realised a bit, she's still unsure, do any of you ship them? Feedback would be so much appreciated as it's only started and I'm taking suggestions on where the book leads x