i was so unbelievably proud of ethan. it was so hard to be the new person in any setting, but he handled it so well. he didn't let go of my hand the entire time, which i thought was super cute.
when he was asked, what or who inspired you to join aa? he gave the group a beautiful answer.
"i dislike the kind of person i am when i'm drunk. being drunk reminds me of awful times, times that i would love to forget. now, i have an amazing girl by my side, and i have always had a great support system. my goal is long term happiness, and i'm on a good path... kind of. i don't want to ruin my chance at happiness."
this boy had me wrapped around his finger, i swear. i couldn't help it, i continued to fall harder and harder for him. i had never met anybody like him... besides grayson, of course.
i just felt weak whenever i was around him, i wanted to touch him at all times. i wanted to kiss him, play with his hair, and watch movies with him.
he had given me tons of his shirts and sweatshirts, which i wore to bed every night. there was something so special about wearing his clothes when i wasn't around him. his clothes were drenched with the smell of pine and musk, which was exactly what he smelled like.
it was way too early for me to fall in love, wasn't it?
it probably was, but i couldn't help what i was feeling.
i couldn't.
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ethan
baby, call me when you
can. i have something to ask
you, and i wanna hear your
cute voice.
i could feel a presence behind me. i turned my head a little bit, and squealed.
"fucking creep," i swatted ginger playfully.
she groaned, and rolled onto her back. "i just wanted to know if something juicy was going on. you can't blame a girl for trying."
i rolled my eyes, and placed my phone on the couch. "well, he has something to ask me." i turned my phone on speaker, and waited for ethan to pick up.
"hello?"
i smiled to myself. his voice was a little raspy today, and i wasn't mad at it. i really wasn't mad at it.
"hi, e-tee... um, pancake... you're on speaker, i'm with ginger." i stifled my laughter, i almost exposed ethan's special nickname to ginger.
"did you guys have plans for tonight?"
ginger leaned closer to the phone, and flipped her beautiful hair over her shoulder. "i'm going to my boyfriend's house soon. mase and i are just chilling right now."
i laughed, and pulled on a strand of ginger's hair, to see if it would bounce back.
"what gingey said. what did you have in mind, babe?"
ethan started cackling, "gingey, as in the little gingerbread man... from shrek?"
i tried my hardest not to laugh. "exactly, that's exactly where i got the nickname from."
ginger covered her face with her hands. "you two are so weird, this was a match made in heaven."
"i say that all the time, i think that we were made for each other. anyways, my mom and my sister wanted me to invite you to dinner. they asked gray to invite tammi, so i'm guessing that this is an initiation dinner. can you come?"
i had already briefly met lisa and cameron during the intervention, but this would be in a completely different setting.
"yeah, i can definitely come."
ethan snorted, and gave me a cocky response. "trust me, i know you can come."
ginger screamed, and covered her ears. "you guys are so horny, this is absolutely terrifying."
i folded my arms across my chest, and gave her a look. "you and your boyfriend are SO much worse. you two literally broke the bed in hawaii."
ginger shook her head, and turned bright pink. "we don't speak of it."
ethan laughed, and cleared his throat. "jesus, ginger, i didn't know that you got down like that. anyways, i'll pick you up from your house at 8. i can't wait to see you, i miss you."
i could actually feel my heart melting. "i just saw you this morning and afternoon, pancake."
he chuckled. "i know, baby. i still miss you, though."
i could hear grayson in the background, telling ethan to "stop being so damn cheesy, fuck."
ginger and i couldn't stop laughing. "i miss you more, see you in a few hours!"
"a few hours is more than enough time for me to kick gray's ass. see you later, princess."
i was about to hang up, but when i heard ethan and grayson cursing, i kept the call going.
there was a loud crash, followed by grayson yelling.
"ETHAN! THAT WAS MOM'S VASE, YOU ASS CLOWN. JESUS FUCK, GET A BROOM."
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a/n: i can't wait to write this next chapter djdjdjd
