If You Only Knew //e.g.d

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*Monday*

Vanessa's POV
Today is our first day back at school. The past week since the bad news, Grayson, Ethan and I have spent all our time together eating junk food and grieving.

We don't want any questions from people so we spend as little time in the hallways as possible. Our "avoid everyone" plan was going well until lunch got in the way. We tried to hide in the corner of the courtyard but... trouble followed us there.

"Oh, look who had the decency to show up this week!" Chelsea strutted over to us with Matthew by her side. Ethan, Grayson, and I hung our heads low. Usually we'd fight back, but we don't have the energy to.

"I've got something for you Ethan." Matthew pulled a pocket calendar out of his bag and shoved it close to Ethan's face. "See here is where winter break started, and here's where it ended. Just thought you should know since you guys showed up a week after you were supposed to." Matthew laughed. Ethan gently pushed the calendar out of his face and stood up with us to walk away.

"You really wanna start this again Dolan? Did you learn nothing from last time?" Matthew spat. Ethan didn't budge.

"Go ahead, punch me, do what you want. I've got nothing to loose." Ethan let out a sad chuckle. My heart dropped as Gray and I glanced sadly at each other.

"Nothing to loose? What about that little princess next to you, huh?" Matthew laughed. "How much did she pay you to fuck her Ethan?"

"Stop." I said firmly. Matthew snapped his head towards me.

"What princess?"

"You heard me. Or did you not? Should I speak slower for you?" I asked, stepping up to Matthew.

"Where's all this fire coming from little one?" Matthew laughed getting uncomfortably close to me.

"What the hell is this?" Will came out of the cafeteria over to our little scene.

"Oh get this man, these three fools haven't showed up to school for like a week. I was trying to educate them on time management whe-"

"I don't think you'd show up to school either if your fucking dad died, Matt." Will said. Matthews face dropped and for the first time ever, he let down his guard. I don't know if he felt bad or if he's still afraid of Will.

"Oh, I didn't-"

"Maybe before you go rubbing shit in people's faces you should rub it in your own to see how it feels." Will cut him off and Matthew held his head low.

"I mean, my fish died and I didn't miss any school-" Chelsea intervened.

"Could you please stop talking? For one damn minute in your life, shut your fucking mouth. Go twirl your hair all the way out of here." Will snapped at Chelsea and she stumbled backwards dramatically. The rest of us laughed and she stormed away.

Matthew was about to follow her when Will grabbed him violently and held him by the collar of his shirt inches from his face. "Do me a solid Matt. Don't ever fucking mess with my sister or the Dolans again. Got that straight?" Will muttered. Matthew swallowed and nodded then followed Chelsea to the bathroom.

"Woah. Uh, where'd that come from?" Grayson laughed.

"Umm, your welcome?" Will got happy immediately after they left.

"Thanks man. I really didn't want to deal with that today." Ethan said.

"Thanks to me you won't have to deal with that ever again." Will smiled cockily.

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*Friday*

Ethan's POV
I sat on Vanessa's bed with her and watched her on her laptop. She bit her lip and scowled at the screen, pushing her glasses up every now and then. She's so damn gorgeous.

"What do you say we go away?" I said out of nowhere, staring at the ceiling. She stopped typing and looked at me.

"What?"

"Let's go somewhere for the night."

"Like where?" She said impatiently. She hates it when I interrupt her work.

"Let's get a hotel room. We can have a fun time alone together." I smiled but she looked confused.

"Okay... like when?"

"Now."

"Now? Ethan it's 6:30! We couldn't even get a dinner reservation at this time!"

"I beg to differ." I snatched the computer from her lap and went to a website, finding a hotel.

"Looks like this place is 20 minutes from here and there are plenty of open rooms." I smirked and snatched her phone too.

"Ethan what are you-"

"Hi! Yes, I'd like to reserve a room for tonight-" Vanessa gasped and laughed.
"Mhm... Correct. Okay, I'm on my way. Bye." I hung up and hopped off the bed.

"No you didn't." She smiled.

"Yes I did!" She laughed and got off the bed. I rushed Vanessa as she packed her stuff but she couldn't focus cause she was crying of laughter.

"Come on! Hurry hurry!" I urged her.

"Okay okay, I'm done." She sighed and wiped her eyes. I dragged her out of her house and sped to mine. I pulled her into my house and trampled Grayson going up the stairs.

Vanessa's POV
"What the fuck?" Grayson shouted.

"I'm sorry!" I laughed and Grayson followed us back upstairs.

"What's going on?" Grayson asked, sucking on an ice pop.

"Ethan planned a spontaneous adventure for us and-"

"Grayson, get me a suitcase." Ethan interrupted.

"What? I don-"

"Get me a suitcase!" Ethan ordered. Shortly Grayson came back with a suitcase.

"Where are you going?"

"Out." Ethan snapped, shoving clothes into the bag.

"Well obviously, where dipshit?"

"On an adventure, like Nessa said!"

Grayson rolled his eyes and turned to me. "Will you tell me what's going on?"

"I-"

"No time, we're off." Ethan grabbed me and technically carried me back downstairs.

"Bye mom!" Ethan shouted and tried to leave.

"Hold on kids, where are you going?" Lisa asked.

"I'd like to know too." Grayson said sassily with his hand on his hip. Ethan went to his moms ear and whispered to her. She nodded and smiled.

"Okay, have fun!"

"What?! Mom, tell me!" Grayson shouted.

"No can do." She smirked.

"What the hell? Why not?!"

"Cause it's none of your beeswax!" Ethan yelled and stuck his tongue out.

"I can't believe we're doing this." I laughed and rubbed my forehead as we got in Ethan's car. "How are you paying for this anyway?"

"About that... I'm gonna need your credit card information." He said. I laughed and rolled my eyes.

What am I getting myself in to?