My BestFriend, Grayson

Chapter 31 -Back To You

Ethan's POV
Kyla and Gray left to watch the sunset, leaving me alone in the Warehouse with my thoughts. I wasn't too sure about how I felt knowing Kyla could be telling Gray about what happened between us. I knew he needed to know if me and her were going to be together, not that we had really spoken about being together, but I knew that's what I wanted. I didn't want to see her with Grayson anymore, it killed me everytime he kissed her cheek infront of me, or when he'd walk around holding her hand like she was his. She wasn't. She was single and he needed to realise that.

Single for now at least...

Grayson's car pulled into the driveway and I watched him open her door and help her out. Just by the way he smiled at her, I could tell she hadn't told him what happened between us. I sighed and made my way downstairs to join them in the living room.
"Hey E, I'm making pancakes. Want some?" Gray asked me.
"Not if you're making them" I laughed, he threw a spoon at me.
"Kyla, can I talk to you for a second?" She nodded and followed me upstairs to my room.

As I closed my door behind me, I felt the awkward tension begin. Just by the way she looked at me, I could tell she had something to say. I walked over to her, noticed she took a small step backwards, hung her head and sighed.
"You didn't tell him, did you?" She shook her head and looked up at me.
"I couldn't. I'm sorry."
"I'll tell him..."
"No." She sighed and looked down at the floor once more. "About earlier..."
"What about it?"
"You said if I regret what happened, we'd-..."
"Forget everything. You want that?" Part of me was dissapointed, I didn't want that, I didn't want to forget.
"Yeah. No. I don't know, Ethan. My heads a mess right now. I just..."
"You still want him." She looked up at me, wide eyed, biting her lip. "You still want him after everything? We had se-.." She put her hand over my mouth as I began raising my voice, forgetting Grayson was downstairs.
"Ethan, please don't get mad at me."
"Get mad at you?! Kyla, we fucked! I've told you I love you multiple times. We've slept together, adventured together, been shopping, cooked and gamed togethe-..."
"We can still do most of those things! We can be friends, E." I looked at her, hurt. Hurt was an understatement. I thought she had broken my heart before, I was wrong.

"Friends..."

I turned away from her and walked towards my door, I felt her try to grab my hand and pull me back to her.
"Ethan, don't g-"
"No!" I yanked my hand away from her.
"You're not doing this to me. Not again. I'm not a toy. You can't look me in the eyes and tell me you want him, then when I leave, try pulling me back to you. I'm not doing this shit again, Kyla."
"Ethan..."

"I said I wouldn't give up and I'd always protect you - I'll stand by that. I'll always want you, Kyla, but you're killing me."

I opened my door, watched her walk out into the hallway, then closed it and flopped onto my bed. I tried not to cry, I did, but I couldn't help myself. I hadn't cried like this over anyone in a long time. No one had broken my heart the way she had before.

I loved her, I wanted her but she was destroying me.

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