one night stand // grayson dolan

T H I R T Y F I V E

Monday

Quick recap of my Sunday.

After I cried on the bathroom floor for a few minutes, I changed my clothes and drove back to New Jersey. Unfortunately, I had to drive Grayson too, because we were in Manhattan. But, I had one rule: If he tried to say anything, I'd pull over and he'd have to walk his ass home. And, it worked.

I still haven't told Chelsea about it. Neither to Ethan or Zack. They'll figure it out.

And I talked to Meredith. I explained to her why I was busy on Saturday, and she understood.

Now, I'm getting psychically ready for school. I'm still a mess. I have dark circles under my eyes, but I tried to mask them with makeup. I did the same with the hickeys. Cover them up as much as you can, I said to myself this morning.

Oh, and my first and only priority for today is to ignore and avoid Grayson as much as I can.

Which will be pretty hard. We have four periods together today. Well, fuck.

"Good luck with Mrs. Reed!"

Chelsea wished me and I smiled. Oh, yeah. My dad's mistress. Great.

I walk in the classroom and my eyes instantly fall on Grayson. He was laughing, but when he saw me too, he stopped and turned his face to the floor. I did the same and walked to the furthest corner away from him. Ethan immediately saw that we both seemed pretty upset, so he stood up and walked to me. He took a seat next to me, but I tried to avoid his eyes.

"Are you okay?" he asks me.

"Yeah, yeah. Don't worry."

"Kat, you're avoiding my eyes. What's wrong?" I lift my head up and bite my cheek. I'm gonna cry if he doesn't leave now.

"I am fine, Eth." I give him a fake smile, but he doesn't bite the bait. Well, shit.

"You're a terrible liar." he chuckles, and I smile.

"Ethan, it's nothing."

Suddenly, I hear Grayson's laugh and my world stops. I close my eyes, but a tear falls down my left cheek. I turn my head to the floor and wipe the tear. I hope he didn't see.

"Hey, why are you crying?" he drags his chair closer to me. His hand wraps around my back and he rubs it.

"I-It's Grayson." I bite my bottom lip and fake smile. "He cheated on me," I whisper loud enough for only him to hear me.

"He what? How do you know? And when?"

"This Friday, at the party. With Sarah. Meredith told me. She saw them walking upstairs and entering a room together." I explained and another tear fell down. "Shit, I really don't want to cry here."

"Are you sure? I mean, is she sure that that's what happened?"

"Yes, Ethan. I mean, why would she lie to me? She still has no idea that we were dating." he stays silent, probably thinking of something.

"I'm gonna talk to him and find out the truth. But I, for one, am sure that he didn't do it."

He gets up and tries to walk to his brother, but I grab his hand. He turns around and looks at me worried.

"He told me he loved me. You know, that night, when we went to New York. He said 'I love you, Katherine.' But I didn't say back. And now I'm glad I didn't."

He bends down next to me and grabs my hands into his.

"Look. I'm sure it was all a mistake. Probably Meredith misunderstood."