we would be staying at the dolan household for only two nights, but i was still nervous, no doubt.
they only lived a few hours away, luckily, so we decided to drive.
ethan's hand rested on my thigh as he drove down the mostly empty highway. it was slowly starting to get darker as the sky became a light pink and orange color.
"the sunset's so pretty." i stated and ethan's grip on my thigh got tighter as he hummed.
"not as pretty as my princess, though." he shrugs, a smirk on his face.
"stop." i muttered, my cheeks turning a bright red color.
"it's true." he laughs as he wraps his arm around my seat, making me roll my eyes.
as we get closer, i notice ethan's grip on the steering wheel gets tighter and he plays with the hem of his black t-shirt.
"you alright?" i ask, looking up at him.
"yea, i'm fine."
"are you sure?" i raise my eyebrows.
"yes, elle. i'm okay, thank you." he chuckles lightly.
"no, you're not. just tell me what's wrong, you know you can tell me." i grab his hand and my thumb traces small circles onto his skin.
"i'm just nervous." he shrugs.
"you don't have to be nervous."
"i always feel out of place when i'm around them, you know? like i don't belong there." his eyes stay glued to the road.
"i'm just really glad you're coming to show them that i can do something right." he faces me.
i nod and bring his hand up to my lips, pressing kisses on his knuckles.
"just because you maybe don't think the way they do, doesn't mean they should treat you any different."
"it's just hard when i know they're disappointed in everything i do." he mumbles and sighs.
i frown and lean back in the passenger seat, intertwining our fingers and holding his hand close to my chest.
"you tired, princess?" he asks, smiling down at me. the sky was finally turning a darker blue color.
i nod my head, making him laugh as i cuddle into the seat, holding his hand tight as i fell asleep.
ethan's pov:
i bite my lip as i pull up in front of my parents' house. elle was still soundlessly sleeping next to me, so i unbuckled my seat belt and placed my hand on her shoulder.
i shake gently, only making her move lightly. i shake her shoulder again, a little harder and she rubbed her tired eyes.
"we're here." i say, smiling down at her.
she groans and runs her hand through her hair, yawning.
"c'mon, princess." i chuckle, "we can get our stuff in the morning. let's just go to bed."
she nods and pulls her hair up onto a ponytail. we both leave the car and she holds my hand in her small one as we walk to the door.
i knock on the oak door hesitantly and stare down at my feet as i wait for someone to answer.
i hear the door unlock and open to the familiar face of my twin brother.
"ethan!" he smiles and pulls me into a hug, making me lose grip of elle's hand.
"hey, gray." i laugh as we pull away and i look over to see elle smiling widely at us.
"you must be elle!" grayson smiles and pulls her into a small hug.
"hi." she giggles as they separate.
"w-where's mom and dad?" i ask my twin.
"they already went to bed." he laughs.
"thank god." i sigh, making gray laugh as i drag my princess inside.
"gray, elle's tired so we're gonna go up to bed. we'll bring our stuff up tomorrow." i lead her up the stairs.
"okay, night."
"night!" i shout as i hold her hand in mine and show her to my old room.
she smiles as she walks through the room, glancing around at everything while i take off my shoes and plop down onto my old bed.
"curiosity killed the cat, princess." i chuckle, "c'mon, i'm tired."
she rolled her eyes playfully as she slipped her vans off and climbed into the bed with me. i pulled my shirt off of my chest and threw it down on the floor.
she cuddled into my bare chest, pressing a few quick kisses of the skin before her eyes shut and she drifted off to sleep.
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please leave lots of comments i love reading them!!!! thank u for reading haha x
(i know ethan & grayson actually live like across the country from their parents but it's a fanfic ok leave me alone)
