Falling For my Best Friend || Grayson

twenty nine

Riley's POV

our fingers are laced together, arms resting on the console as he pulls up to the house that he once lived in. "i feel like i haven't been here in forever..." i say.

"it's been like a month and a half Ri..." he says laughing. i smile a little and take a deep breath.

"hey, relax. it's going to be fine. besides, you've already seen my mom so..."

"one time when we were sneaking around. it's not like i don't have anything to be nervous about..." i say looking down at our hands. he lifts my chin up with his finger and kisses me. it seems to calm me down and i smile when he pulls back.

"now come on. by the way, they know we ate so they won't feel bad if we don't eat" he says as we step out of the car. i hold his hand and my other hand is holding his wrist. he knocks on the door and my grip strengthens. Ethan opens the door and i groan.

"damn, i almost forgot about him" i say and he gives me a fake smile. i laugh and hug him. i step into the house and Grayson follows, shutting the door behind him.

"is Cam here?" Grayson asks Ethan.

"Cam? why would Cameron be here?" i ask.

"Cameron's my sister, Ri" 

"oh..." i say. "that's going to take some getting used to..."

"she's in the kitchen with the rest of them" Ethan says and Grayson nods. my hands find their way back to his arm as we walk into the kitchen.

"Grayson!" a few kids yell, along with a few adults. 

"hi guys, this is my girlfriend, Riley" he says and i smile. his mom comes over and hugs me and my body stiffens. 

"it's nice to finally get to talk to you, Riley!" she says. "i've heard so much about you from Grayson!". i look over at Grayson and smile. he's talking to a girl, who i'm assuming is Cameron. 

"hopefully all good things" i say and she laughs. the girl walks up to me and starts talking, "hi, i'm Grayson and Ethan's older sister, Cameron"

"well, i'm Riley, but i guess you already knew that" i say smiling. People start to sit down at the table and i sit in between Gray and Ethan. 

"embarrass me and i will shove this heel so far up your-" i whisper in Ethan's ear and he nearly spits out his water. 

i smile and look at Gray before his dad starts to say a quick prayer. everyone starts to pile food onto their plates except for Grayson and i. "so, Riley, how'd it go at your dad's?" their mom asks.

"oh, it was nice! thank you! i actually just got back from arizona the other day and my mom's family and i had a little feast" 

"oh, that sounds nice. how was arizona?" she asks. i hesitate a little before responding.

"well, it was nice. i met her new family... i didn't really go to have fun though. it was more to, uh... clear my head a little i guess" i say. Grayson and Ethan stay quiet and she nods. thankfully, their dad changes the subject and starts talking to Cameron.

after a while Grayson grabs a piece of pie for us to split. the take a bite and listen to the end of Ethan's story. 

"so have you two..." Grayson's grandmother says and i start to choke on the pie. i cough as a few of the adults laugh. Grayson rubs my back and i know he's bright red. i stop coughing and take a drink of water. i look at Ethan, and even he's red. 

"Cam! tell us about that thing you did last month!" Grayson shouts. 

"what 'thing'?" she asks and he shoots her a look. 

"oh! oh that thing!" she says before she makes up some random story trying to help us.

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i yawn as i sit on the couch in Grayson's living room. i honestly missed it. i missed the damn couch that we used to hang out on. but i was ready to go home and pass out. "tired?" Gray asks, holding me tight against his body. i nod as he rubs my back. "let's head back to the apartment" he whispers. i sit up and Grayson stands up. he reaches down and i hold onto his hand, standing. 

"well, we're pretty tired so i think we're going to head out" he says and i smile. we give out a few hugs and say goodbye. i hug Ethan and whisper, "see you at the apartment little bitch", and he laughs. 

"it was nice meeting you all" i say smiling and wave. Grayson waves too, stepping outside into the cold november night. we climb into his car and i sigh. "thanks for suggesting this Grayson. i had a lot of fun tonight" i say.

"i'm happy you had fun. they really liked you Ri". i smile at the thought of what my dad said.

"and my family likes you too" i say. i lean in and kiss him before we head to the apartment.

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i lay on the couch in Grayson's arm when the front door opens. "hey E" i say and he waves. he walks over to us and falls onto the couch. i laugh a little before closing my eyes and leaning back onto Gray. we all sit in silence for a while before Ethan heads to bed. 

"can i just stay here? i'm too tired to go back" i say smiling and he nods.

"of course"

"i need to bring an extra set of clothes. i feel like i always have to wear yours" i say, joking even though it's true.

"or you could just move in..." he says and i laugh. i look up at him and he's not laughing. i sit up and look into his eyes. "wait, are you being serious?"

"well yeah... you're always over here anyways... i figured the only problem would be your dad letting you" he says. 

"Grayson Bailey Dolan, i am soooo thankful for you" i say smiling. i stand up and lead him into the bedroom, shutting the door behind us.

dude i can't even explain the amount of times i yawned during this. oops? anyways i've been listening to the same song on repeat since 6pm... it's 1:48am so uh imma go to bed. thoughts??? :)