Falling For my Best Friend || Grayson

eighteen

Riley's POV

i'm in the kitchen making coffee after i get home from school. it's mid october, and the fall vibes are strong. i'm wearing a striped shirt with a pale brown cardigan, black leggings, and boots that almost cover my knee. i hear the front door open and smile, as i pick up my mug.

"hello beautiful" Grayson says as i turn to face him and smile up at him. i lightly kiss him and he grins. i lift my mug to my face before he grabs it and takes a sip.

"Grayson! quit hogging my coffee!" i say, giggling. he chuckles and i take my mug back. i shake my head and turn back to the cabinet, grabbing another mug. i put my mug down and pour some coffee into the other mug as Grayson moves my hair to the side and gently kisses my neck. i bite my lip and shut my eyes. i tilt, my head giving him more room to work with and grip the counter with my hands.

he pulls away and takes the coffee i made him, heading into the living room. i follow him and sit down next to him on the couch.

Grayson's POV

i inhale deep and exhale as Riley cuddles up next to me. the house smells like coffee and cinnamon. there's several candles lit, and dear god it smelled amazing.

she sets her mug down on the table and wraps her arms around torso. we talk until i finish my coffee and set my mug down. "wanna go get dinner?" she asks.

"why not?" i say, as she stands up. "where to?" i ask grabbing my keys and heading to my car. we both climb in and i start the car.

"panera?" she says grinning. i nod and pull out of the driveway, heading towards panera.

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she sits down in a booth and i sit across from her. we talk for a few minutes before our pager buzzes, causing us both to jump. she laughs and i stand up to get our food. i grab the plates and head back to the booth.

i'm about to take a bite of my sandwich when i hear a familiar, annoying, squeaky voice. "Grayson?". Riley and i both look at the girl who's standing at the edge of our table and i sigh.

why me.

i give her a fake smile and she smiles back. "hi Andrea..." i say putting my sandwich back down. i rub my hand across my chin and keep it there for a while as she rambles on about how great her life is.

Riley's POV

i'm trying to observe this girl as she talks to Grayson and ignores the fact that i'm even here. she's blonde, skinny, and kind of pale. i think i've seen her at school a few times, but i don't really know her. she stops talking and puts a piece of gum in her mouth as i look at Grayson and he's trying not to laugh. "Andrea... i'm kind of here with Riley... so-"

"oh my gosh! i'm so sorry! i'll see you around!" she says, walking away. she stops behind Grayson and gives me a bitchy look, but i just focus on him. we both start laughing and we start eating.

"oooh, i know what we can do" i say, putting my spoon down.

"what?" he asks, excited.

"wanna carve pumpkins?" i ask grinning and he gives me an annoyed look. "what!?" i say as he continues to look at me like that.

"do you even have to ask? i'm gonna kick your pumpkin's ass" he says, standing up and throwing his trash away.

"not if mine beats yours first!" i say laughing as i slap his ass and he jumps a little.

"you're on!" we get back in the car an head out to go get pumpkins.

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we get home and i change into a bikini so that i don't get pumpkin all over me, and so that i could get into the pool if i wanted to, since it was heated. we both take our pumpkins outside and start carving.

when we both finish our pumpkins, we count to three and reveal them. i made a face on my pumpkin, but i couldn't make anything out of his pumpkin. "um... what the hell is that?" i say laughing.

"it's you!" he shouts. i start laughing and so does he. it's clear that i won. "so, what's my prize?"

"how about this!?" he says as he picks me up and throws me over his shoulder, and starts running towards the pool. i playfully pound on his back and scream, "Grayson no! stop!". before i know it he jumps into the pool with me over his shoulder.

the pool is heated, but it's still freezing. i quickly swim to the surface and try to catch my breath. Grayson's head pops up to the surface and he starts to laugh. i try to get out, but he pulls me back in.

i laugh as he pulls me into him, hugging me. i wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him. i can taste the pool water as i kiss him, but it doesn't bother me. i open my eyes when Grayson pulls back and he's looking towards the door. i look over and see my dad watching us.

"dad! i- i um... you're home early?" i say pulling my body off of Grayson's. that probably wasn't the smartest thing to say now that i realize it's really dark outside.

"just wrap it up" he says laughing and heading back inside. i've never seen him this calm about a boy i was with. i liked it. i look at Grayson and smile. "he must like you" i whisper and he smiles back. i quickly kiss him and we get out of the pool. we clean up the pumpkins and put small candles inside of them.

"well done, Gray" i say and he puts his arm around my waist. he kisses my cheek and i lay my head on his shoulder. we look at the pumpkins for a while before heading out front to his car. "i had fun tonight" i say as he climbs into his car.

"so did i. i'll miss you" he says, kissing me.

i giggle a little. "i'll see you in like 9 hours" i say before he shuts the door and drives off. i head back inside and look up when my dad's standing in the living room smiling.

"what?" i ask, confused.

"i just like seeing you happy. it's obvious that he's making you happy" he says.

"i broke up with Trent dad... i couldn't do that to him. Grayson's just too amaz-"

"i know Riley. i was just waiting for it to happen. go get some sleep" he says, kissing the top of my head and i nod.

i never thought my dad, who's a cop, would be so cool about all of this. maybe Grayson is the perfect guy...

hiiii. it's like 12am so this is the only chapter i'll be getting out today :( sorryyyy!

thoughts?