Sleepwalking. (A Dream You'd Never Forget)| Grayson Dolan x Reader

Chapter 7| All I Needed Was Some Words To Say

When you started dating an internet star, news got around quick. It was like a wildfire. Grayson and I hadn't even shared the video of the reaction, and people picked up on clues really quickly. I was bombarded and started to get anxious, not used to the constant attention. As it was though, I felt loved from all the support. You started to just not notice it, but it was hard when your boyfriend was a total hunk. 

As time went on, he and I started to hang out alone more often, doing things together instead of alone or with all three of us. I felt bad for Ethan though, I felt as if I was taking Grayson away from Ethan and I knew how anxious that made the both of them. I made sure to keep my time with Grayson short so it wouldn't interfere with there already existing bond. Ethan was constantly reminding me it was alright that I was with Grayson, he was happy for him. He was happy for us. Yet I couldn't feel happy for myself. I mean I was amazed that in my seventeen years of existence, I was with one of my idols. But the deep rooted feeling that I was taking him away from more important things made me worrisome. I just wanted to be the side to them. Not cause everything to become off balance. My mind was processing all the negatives, when in reality it was all completely fine. After all the instant fame died off, my emotions and thoughts went back to normal, and my storm was calm again. 

A week passed, everything still normal. This carried on for quite some time. Nothing interesting really. The month mark started to make me nervous though. It wasn't bad. It was good. But I overthink things like nobodies business. It all started with one simple but big idea put out onto the table by Grayson himself. I remember how it went down very vividly. I was over at their apartment, just dropping by. It was about 10:17 in the morning, and Ethan just wrapped up cooking pancakes. Grayson and I endulged in the bliss that he created, when Grayson pulled an idea out of the blue. He suggested, "We should all go to New Jersey and visit mom and dad, and while we're there, (Y/N) can meet them.". I looked over at him with a surprised expression, pancakes shoved in my mouth. Ethan noticed and burst out laughing. "Oh! (Y/N) you should see your face right about now!" He snorted. I smiled a bit, still insanely surprised. The pancakes rushed down my throat, allowing me to speak once more. "Grayson we've been dating for a month, are we really ready for that?" I asked, leaning my head on my hand, contemplating my decisions. "It's just my parents, they're really chill too. I've told them about you and they're excited to meet you whenever I can drag us all up." He stated, overly calm. He trailed on with details soon after. He told me that we'd be up there from a Friday to a Tuesday night. Not too bad. Sooner or later I made the deal final, telling them I agreed to go up to New Jersey with them for almost a week. Well Friday sure as hell rolled around, taking me by surprise, except I knew it was coming. I was fully packed from the night before and when Grayson and Ethan came to get me, it was about 6:30 in the morning, our flight left at 7:15. I dragged myself out of my bed and dressed myself in my Adidas sweat pants and one of Grayson's sweatshirts I stole from the countless times I had been over. Grayson knocked, I let him in and we had left my apartment in about two minutes. He clasped our hands together, the other rolling my suitcase behind him. I smiled gently and walked down to the car where Ethan had been waiting. Grayson kindly put my things in the back, as I climbed in the back seat. It was pitch black out, and I was tired from being woken in the middle of a deep sleep. I buckled myself in and passed out on the way there, and on the flight. 

The plane reached the ground at about 11:27 in the morning, and I was awakened by bright rays of sunlight shining through the small oval window. I collected my belongings and met the boys outside in the gate. Supposedly his parents were waiting for us there, but they had never seen me. Once they saw their boys though, I'd be sticking out like a sore thumb. We waited at baggage claim for what seemed like forever until our luggage arrived. The moment of truth was upon me. It was a lot of pressure meeting your boyfriends parents for the first time. And then it hit me. "Ethan! Grayson!" I heard their mom yell, about fifty feet from us. I gulped hard, a lump forming in my throat. I saw them run to their mom, engulfing her in a huge hug. Afterwards I saw her glance over their shoulders, noticing me. She rushed over and hugged me, and instinct was to hug back and be nice. "You must be (Y/N)! Grayson has told me so much about you." She proclaimed, proud of her youngest son. "That's me." I said weakly. I wasn't as nervous as before, mainly tired and jet lagged still from flying through so many time zones. But from the looks of it, New Jersey was beautiful and I could tell I wanted to explore every inch of it before I left. If there was anything I learned from the twins, was that there was adventure to be found in any place. And I was not one to turn down an adventure.

A/N- I hope you guys liked this chapter! Leave me some recommendations, I'm getting really lax about this stuff and it makes me frustrated when I can't think. I love you all so much and thank you for over 100 reads in such short time! ❣️