Hero // Ethan and Grayson Dolan

chapter 3 ~ ethan's brother

Ethan and I burst through the door to his apartment, giggling and joking around with each other. Ethan's apartment isn't too big, he's got a living room connected to the kitchen as soon as you walk in, which is just a couple grey-coloured couches and a decent sized TV. The dining table is small and glass, and it's connected to the kitchen, with five black leather chairs tucked underneath. There is a corridor from this room which has about four doors. I'm guessing Ethan's room, spare room, bathroom ... oh and didn't Ethan say he lives with his brother?

He plonks my bag down by the door, and we both take a seat on the couch. I reach into the back pocket of my denim shorts and grab my phone. 6:57pm. 

"Want to get some pizza and watch a movie?" Ethan suggests, and I nod immediately. 

"Yes! Although we already had dessert before dinner, but oh well!" We both let out a small laugh, and Ethan grabs out his phone so he can order.

"Brooklyn, do you want to get settled into your new room while I get dinner sorted?" He asks, pointing to the second door down the corridor. I nod and pick up my bags. 

My room consists of a double bed with a white fluffy doona and a bedside table that matches the bed frame. I also have a desk with a black office chair pushed into it and a walk in wardrobe, which is quite big, but not too big.

I unzip my bag and hang all my clothes on the white coat hangers supplied in the wardrobe, and then neatly organise all my items of clothing on the racks. I plug in all my chargers and place my laptop on the desk, ready for me to use whenever I want to. I decide not to put my toiletries in the bathroom, because I don't have my own private one connected to my room and I have to use the main bathroom. Although Ethan and his brother have their own, so the main bathroom is basically all mine. I decide to leave my bag of toiletries on the floor inside the wardrobe.

I have one last check in my bag that I've unpacked everything before I head back into the living room with Ethan, and the photo frame is the last thing in there. I pick it up and set it down next to my laptop, and I smile at the beautiful picture.

Heading down the corridor I hear the door open and close. What? Oh. Ethan's brother must be home. Does his brother even know I'm living here? 

Without even thinking, I dash back into my room. I peep my head around the corner, hiding most of my body behind my door so that I can find Ethan without his brother spotting me. But Ethan is nowhere to be seen. I pull out my phone.

Brooklyn: Where are you? x

Ethan: I've just headed to the shop across the street to get us some paper plates, we've run out of them x

Brooklyn: Okay! I think your brother has just come home? x

Ethan: Yeah, he probably is home! You can go talk to him, I've already told him you're staying xx

A weight has been lifted of my shoulder. How weird would that have been if I had to explain to him that I'm living in his home?

I exit my room and walk into the kitchen. Ethan's brother is leaning against the kitchen bench on his phone. 

"Oh hi!" I say from across the room. He jumps a little and then turns around, letting out a little laugh. 

"You scared me!"

HOLY FUCK.

HE'S HOTTER THAN ETHAN.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BE HOTTER THAN ETHAN BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

He has light brown hair with highlights, beautiful brown eyes and his voice is deeper than Ethan's. He has a birthmark on his chin and an earring hanging down his ear. His smile is gorgeous, and his body is perfect.

"Sorry!" I say, laughing. I can feel a the redness spreading on my cheeks already.

"It's okay! I'm Grayson by the way, Ethan's twin brother." Grayson says, as he comes over and gives me a hug. And let me just say, he gives AMAZING hugs. No offence Ethan, but Grayson gives better hugs than you. 

I pull out of the hug. "I'm Brooklyn! Thanks so much for letting me stay!" I smile at him and he smiles back. He takes a seat on the couch, and pats the spot next to him for me to sit down, so I do.

"Sorry, I just have to ask, are you and my brother dating?" He laughs. "I just gotta know if I'm like, the third wheel here!"

I laugh too. "Well, we aren't like 'official' yet."

Grayson smirks, just as Ethan walks through the door. "Ethan you got in!" 

"Yeah bro," He smirks back at Grayson. I roll my eyes and laugh.

....

After we've eaten the pizza, I turn to look at Ethan and Grayson.

"What are you guys doing tonight?" I ask.

"We want to film this weeks video, but we aren't sure on what to film," Ethan shrugs, closing the empty pizza box.

Grayson chuckles to himself. "What if we film the 'girlfriend verses brother'" 

Ethan looks at me with his eyebrows raised. "Do you want to?"

"Oh so am I your girlfriend now?" I say, raising my eyebrows back at him. 

He laughs. "Well, do you want to?" 

"Sure," I say, smiling, as he leans in and touches his lips against mine. He stands up to go and throw the pizza box and the paper plates in the bin. As soon as his hands are free, I jump up onto him and wrap my legs around his waist. In return, he wraps his arms around me and spins me around his apartment, giving me soft kisses on the cheek. When we reach the couch again, he puts me down, and then sits down next to me.

"Ewww!" Grayson shrieks, which causes us all to laugh.

But for some reason theres this feeling in my stomach ... I don't know what it is just yet ... but it's telling me that this whole thing is a bad idea.

So theres chapter 3! I hope you enjoyed it, chapter 4 coming soon! :) xo