"where are you going?" arielle called out.
she had caught me red handed. i was going to hang out with a few of my friends, but obviously, the plan was off the table now.
ethan paused jacob's grand theft auto game, and turned to look at me. everybody was looking at me, arielle just loved to put me on the spot.
i sighed, and smoothed out my jean shorts. "i was going to go see–"
ethan handed his controller to arielle, and made his way over to me. "you're not going to spend time with your company?"
arielle frowned, and fussed with her hair. "ethan, what is going on with you? why do you keep flirting with my stepsister?"
i hated the fact that i was in the middle of this drama, but at the same time... i was intrigued.
ethan snaked his arm around my waist, and brought me to the couch. "tell your friends that you can't make it today."
i groaned, and sat down between grayson and ethan. grayson was really quiet, and i wanted to try to get a few words out of him. "i like your sweatshirt."
he stayed silent, and i couldn't help but cringe.
wow, camila. you're really off your game, today.
ethan took his controller back from arielle, and reached behind me to tap grayson on the shoulder. "camila was talking to you, meatball."
grayson lifted his head, and looked at me. "i'm really sorry, i didn't think that you were talking to me," he rubbed his eyes, and gave me a sweet smile. "thank you."
grayson really was adorable, but i wondered if he had always been that shy. i wasn't going to ask, but i did think about it for a little while. quiet people are the most observant kind of people, and i always liked hearing what people like him had to say.
i knew that ethan was looking at me from the corner of his eyes, and i guess arielle did, too.
i made the mistake of thinking that arielle would calm down if i talked to grayson instead of ethan, but that wasn't the case.
she smacked him upside the head, and he dropped his controller.
"fuck, arielle. what the hell was that for?" ethan groaned, and gingerly rubbed the back of his head. "that fucking hurt."
she got up, and stomped over to the door. "you're an idiot, ethan grant."
arielle didn't wait for anybody to speak up, she had walked out the door and slammed it behind her.
we all looked at each other for a while, before jacob buried his head in his hands, and took a deep breath. "dude, i'm so sorry. i have no idea what's going on with her."
i tapped ethan, and pointed at the door. "she wants you to go after her."
he squinted, and scratched his head. "that's what that means? uh, okay... thanks for translating that for me, beautiful."
jacob and grayson groaned. "have you not gotten any since you moved to la? keep it in your pants, dolan."
ethan rolled his eyes, and walked out of the door.
we all sat in silence, for a little while. it was barely noon, and the drama had already started.
jacob looked at his phone, and smiled creepily. "oh, my bad. cece wants to facetime, i'm gonna go to my room."
my jaw dropped. "you're talking to my best friend?"
he grinned, and nodded. "yeah, now you know how it feels. surprise, mila!"
gross.
i didn't even want to know what they were going to do on their facetime call. the thought of them flirting with each other gave me the chills.
when jacob left the living room, grayson tensed up even more. he looked so uncomfortable, i really felt bad for him.
use your charm, camila.
i actually didn't have to use the charm that i didn't have, because grayson spoke up on his own. "um, i'm sorry for acting like this. i'm really not good around new people... especially when they're cute."
his cheeks were burning up, and i couldn't help but smile.
"don't worry about it, grayson," i shrugged, and picked up the ps4 controller. "by the way, you're cute too. do you mind telling me what space camp was like?"
he laughed silently, and ran a hand through his fluffy hair. "i went to space camp in second grade, camila."
i gave him the side eye, then returned my attention to the game. "well, some of us didn't go to space camp, and when i say some of us? i mean me."
he snorted, and immediately covered his mouth. "my bad, i didn't mean to laugh. in that case, i'll try my hardest to remember everything in detail. just for you."
a/n: i love how nerdy gray is, it's super cute lmao
