My Two Best Friends|G.D|E.D

13|"i promise"

| Beth |

After school, I ditched out on Grayson and Ethan giving me a ride home, and stuck with Damien to grab a bite to eat.

The twins didn't respond much when I explained to them I'd be going with Damien instead of them, they just kinda nodded their heads and smiled.

To be honest, I really expected for Grayson and Ethan to take this whole Damien thing horribly. Maybe they're finally getting over me? That'd be great! All of us can go on dates together with our significant other. And, no more tension with the twins and Damien. That's a wish I need to make.

I, also, now understand what they did with the whole text message thing with Damien was scary and fucked up, but I know it was all just to keep an eye out for me.

"So, where to?" Damien interrupted my thoughts, as he started his car.

"I'm hella craving some burgers," I honestly said. Fuck that salad shit.

Damien placed his hand on my inner thigh and smirked, "In-n-out it is."

His touch made me feel safe.

We sat down in the burger joint after ordering our meals and chatted up until our numbers were called. Damien retrieved our meals for the both of us and sat back down.

"Thanks for paying, Damien. I have money, I can pay for myself," I explained to him as I chowed on my fries.

Damien smirked, "Yeah, I know."

My mind wandered and it wandered to the word 'girlfriend'. My eyes widened once I thought of that.

"What's on your mind?" Damien asked in confusion, noticing my facial expression.

I hesitated to answer his question, but I cut to the chase, "I'm just thinking of what it'd be like to be a girlfriend."

Damien stopped stuffing food in his face and looked at me jaw dropped, surprised, "Huh?"

"Do you ever want to be a boyfriend?" I raised my brow.

Damien swallowed his food and leaned his back all the way against the chair, "Well, yeah."

I, Beth Young, have always been a straight forward gal.

"Will you be my boyfriend?" I said smiling, gazing into his eyes.

Damien's face went blank, and a red tint colored his face. He scratched the back of his head and nervously smiled, "Uhh, is Grayson and Ethan around to beat me up?"

I frowned, "Are Grayson and Ethan really avoiding you from saying 'yes' to me?"

You'd think if Damien liked me as much as he explained he did, he'd be head over heels about the idea of us being official. But, no, he questioned me.

Damien quickly fully sat up in his seat and reached over to cup my hands with his, "Beth, you know I'm into you. Really into you. But, the fact that those two really put the effort in using your phone and texting me, posing as you. They threatened me and forced me to hand them my phone is kinda scary. Just imagine how they'd treat me if we were officially announced a couple."

I sighed, "The Dolans are good kids, they mean nothing but good. They're just overprotective of me because I'm they're best friend-"

Damien chimed in, "No, they're overprotective of you because they're in love with you."

I rolled my eyes, "Damien, Grayson and Ethan aren't going to do shit you. I won't let them. They're okay now, they told me they approve of you and they apologized. It was a stupid mistake they made. It's over."

"Yeah, but they didn't apologize to me," Damien said.

"Then they will. You, Grayson, and Ethan, will spend quality time together-"

"Oh god. Beth, no," Damien interrupted.

"Listen! You guys will get along. You're all into the same stuff. Sports, film making, birds-"

Damien interrupted once more, "Yeah, and we're all into the same girl."

My eyes rolled, "I can't date you if you can't accept the fact that Grayson and Ethan are my best friends. And, I can't stick with the twins if they won't accept the fact that I want to be with you. Grayson and Ethan followed their part, now you?"

"B-but Beth, how do you know if they're being honest? They could easily be manipulating you into thinking everything is fine. They could be lying, Beth," Damien explained.

I whisper shouted, "Damien! The both of them specifically told me they approve of you and they want to see me happy. If that means being with you makes me happy, then they're going to support me. Stop focusing on them, anyways, why do they influence your decision so much?"

Damien sighed, "They're not influencing my decision, Beth. I already know my answer, and I hope you do too. It's just... they're making me second guess my decision."

I looked at him egging him on, "Okay? And your answer is?"

"Yes, of course, I'll be your boyfriend, Beth. You're right, I just need to relax and realize that Grayson and Ethan accept me now. I won't let them get in the way of us," Damien explained.

I smiled, "Yay! And, yes, they do accept you. They're good with you now, I promise."

| Ethan |

"Haha, almost!" Grayson shouted when I barely missed the target.

I was playing a good ol' friendly game of darts with myself. Except I taped a picture of Damien right in the middle of the dartboard.

Grayson was sitting at my desk in my room writing down the list.

I picked up one of the darts and took my place where I'm most comfortable throwing it. I extended my arm and focused my eyes on the picture of Damien, the kid who is ruining not only my life, but Grayson's.

I full forced threw the dart to the dartboard and saw the dart I threw, landed right in between Damien's eyebrows.

"Nice," Grayson complimented me.

Only if it was real.

I cleaned up the darts placed in the dartboard and sighed, "You done yet?"

"Just finished," Grayson said.

"Read it out," I demanded as I threw myself on my bed.

"Paint, polaroid camera, imitation key, toilet paper, eggs, razor blade, and $500," Grayson listed off the items.

"Perfect," I whispered laying down staring at my ceiling.

Perfect.