Hero // Ethan and Grayson Dolan

chapter 7 ~ situation

When Grayson arrives at home, Ethan is in the bathroom.

"Gray! Come here now!" I whisper, quiet enough so Ethan can't hear me. I gesture for him to come into my room. Grayson jogs over and once he has entered, he closes the door behind him.

"Look!" I turn my phone over to reveal the photos that were sent to me. Grayson raises his eyebrows guiltily.

"What the fuck do we do? Who is this person? How will they even know if we show Ethan or not?" He asks.

"I don't know!" I may not be showing it, but I am petrified. If Ethan got a hold of these photos, he would be so hurt.

He has done so much for me, I'm literally being such a bitch right now. I should be over the moon happy to be with Ethan, he is such an amazing guy. He cares about me. A lot. He cared about me before he even got to know me. He saved my life. And I return the favour by going out with his brother behind his back? Seriously Brooklyn. You fucking bitch.

"Brooklyn?" We hear Ethan scream from the hallway, snapping me out of my thoughts.

Grayson gasps quietly, but I have a plan.

"I'm going to go to him now, and bring him into the kitchen. Wait a little bit, and then sneak out onto the couch. He'll think you just came home." I whisper, so quietly that Grayson can only just make out what I'm saying. He nods, and I slip out of the room like nothing's going on.

"I'm here, Ethan!" I say, walking towards the kitchen. Ethan is pouring himself a glass of water.

"The video has processed and ready to go, want to be in the snapchat Grayson and I always make before we upload?"

As I see Grayson peep his head around the corner, I grab Ethan's shoulders and quickly turn him the opposite way, so he's facing me and not Grayson. He laughs.

"Do you want to be in the snapchat or not?"

"Yeah, of course!" I say, hopefully not sounding too preoccupied.

Grayson made it safely to the couch. A wave of relief washes over me.

"Ok, cool! Now we have to wait for Grayson to get home!" Ethan turns around to place the empty glass on the bench.

"Or maybe not!" He laughs, as he spots his brother sitting on the couch comfortably. "Bro, when did you get here?"

"About 10 minutes ago." Grayson smiles.

"While I was in the bathroom. Anyways, we need to publish the video, lets go make our snapchat!"

...

Ethan sits in his office chair and Grayson and I sit distantly on Ethan's bed behind him. We scroll through all of the positive comments from people on the new video.

"Look at this one!" Ethan laughs. "Brooklyn is hotter than both of the twins."

I gasp and shift my eyes from Ethan to Grayson, and so on. "Thats a lie!"

All three of us crack up laughing. Why can't it be like this all the time? I love both these boys with all my heart, but I love them in two completely different ways.

...

It's 3am. I quietly tiptoe into Grayson's room and shut the door, trying to make as little noise as possible. I make my way over to his bed, pull the sheets over me and crawl in with him, cuddling with his warm body. Grayson wraps his arms around me.

"I've been thinking." He whispers. "Maybe you should tell Ethan."

"I can't." I say quietly, not even looking up at him. I keep my head rested on his chest, listening to the sound of his heart beating. "I can't bring myself to do it."

"Ethan will be less upset if you friend-zone him now than if you were to break things off in the future." He has a point. "What if Ethan finds out the wrong way? We've been threatened by a stranger, who knows what they're capable of?" I shake my head.

"I know Gray, but I just can't. He cares for me and I can't break his heart." A tear rolls down my cheek. I don't want to be in this situation.

"I'll support you whatever you decide, I'm just trying to help." He runs his fingers through my hair lightly. It makes me feel calmer. 

We lie in the silence for a minute, but it's not awkward. I wonder what he's thinking about right now.

"I'm sorry..." I finally whisper into his chest.

"Its's okay. If I had to get dragged into a situation as big as this, I couldn't think of anyone I'd rather be with."

... sorry this chapter was so short! xx