The Bet

7. The Second Confession

After the last sentence, I felt my vision getting blurry. I woke up after what felt a second, but seeing Grayson and Ethan above me I knew that more time passed, and that it was getting serious.

-'Oh God she's finally awake' - I heard Ethan saying after splashing a cup of cold water on my head.

'You doofus, what was that for' - I said after trying to stand up, but felt someone hold me down.

-'Are you fucking serious, sit down, you just woke up' - Grayson almost yelled, giving me a cup of water not splashed on my face.

'Wait, for how long was I out?' - I asked confused.

-'I think about 5 minutes, but trust me, it felt like a lifetime' - Ethan added, sitting on the floor, next to me and Grayson. I'm very weird about saying this, but he was so hot when he was worried.

-'Okay, now you need to tell us what happened, and what in the world caused you to go in such a frenzy' - Grayson said and laughed, trying to ease the tension in the room. I knew I would be nothing but a problem to them two. They don't deserve this.

'Okay, so hear me out' - I started saying.

After explaining everything about the email and what I need to do, I started talking about mania. It was weird explaining someone besides Sarah all my symptoms, what it does to me and how to treat it. But they listened and began to think.

-'We can help you, I mean with the video and stuff, but we're a little out of ideas. Do you have any?' - Grayson calmly said to me.

Actually, I did.

'You know how yesterday I bumped into you and was wearing a GoPro on my helmet? I tried recording some of the tricks, but kinda got distracted when I saw you two. While it's still daylight, we could each strap on one on our helmets?' - I said, remembering and thinking it would be a good idea.

' That's literally awesome, we could also go to the warehouse later and try and edit it' - Ethan added. 'But only if you want to'

'Are you actually kidding me right now, first you help me out, then you agree to doing this stuff with me, and now you want to do a part of the editing? I COULD JUST SQUEEZE THE LIFE OUT OF YOU TWO GUYS' - I said, holding them in a huge bear hug.

-'Okay, since we got this thing settled, where do we go?' - Grayson asked while standing up.

'Where it all started' - I said, smiling.

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-'Okay, so first off Rose, you start filming just riding the skateboard, that should be good for the warm-up part' - Ethan said while showing me a clear path. - 'After that, Grayson and I could do some tricks, and that would be the best to put into just after the drop starts'

'And for the end?'

-'You'll see' - Grayson said, smirking.

So I did. I just rode the skateboard for a few minutes, showing off a little bit.

'Okay I think I'm done here' - I said laughing. 'Easy would be exaggerated, this was literally nothing'

After that, they started doing some simple, yet cool tricks. Ethan was a little better at them, but Grayson.... He looked so close to perfect, little rays of sun reflecting off of little sweat droplets on his forehead. I just continued staring. I am so going to fuck all of this up with these small feelings I could feel growing by the minute. This boy is gorgeous. Too bad it will last for only a few weeks.

-'Rose, we're done' - Ethan said, jogging towards me. But wait. Where's Grayson?

'Hey, that's cool, so you think we got all the footage done?' - I said.

-'Just one more thing' - He added with a smirk.

'What do you me-'

And suddenly, he grabbed his camera and started recording. Grayson grabbed me behind my back, and he put his hands around my waist and nuzzled his head in my neck, spinning me around. I just started laughing out loud and enjoying the moment.

-'Okay, now were done' - Grayson exclaimed, leaning in and kissing me.

Oh shit. Ethan doesn't know.

He quickly pulled away, with a shocked 'I FORGOT' look. Quickly, we looked at Ethan, as his face grew the widest smile I ever saw.

-'You guys really think I didn't sense that this happened last night?' he said pointing his fingers at us and smiling. 'We're twins bro, I literally needed to look in your eyes for a second and I caught everything up, you two lovebirds relax' - he added, still snapping some photos on his camera.

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'Since you two already cut off parts of the video, I could just arrange them' - Ethan said sitting in front of the computer. 'Gray, show her the warehouse around, I think I'll be done in half an hour'

If only he knew that we 50% actually worked and 50% made out....

-'C' mon, hop up for a piggy back ride' - Grayson said with a big grin plastered on his face.

As I jumped on his back, he walked and showed me the place. This looks sooo much better in real life than on footage. It's basically enormous, and looking at the trampoline, the skate centre and the editing room, I figured out that I wouldn't leave this place if it was mine.

-'Okay, now one more thing' Grayson said walking on some stairs.

Oh snap, I know these stairs.

'GRAYSON NO' I said, a little too late. He grabbed on me and we jumped in the foam pit. He landed on top of me, laughing his tiny ass off.

'That was so not funny dude' - I said, trying to push him off of me. 'Really, get up, I can't breathe'

-'Oh hell no' - he said smiling, starting to kiss me.

After a quick makeout session, we were laying down. I was snuggled in his chest, smelling like a light scented cologne,and his lips were pink and slightly bruised. He was running his fingers through my short hair, and suddenly looked at me.

-'I need to ask you something' - he said with a little concerned face.

'Shoot'

-'Did something trigger your mania development?'

That was the question I've been dreading of for a long time. I couldn't even think of everything without my blood boiling and tears running down my cheeks. This was the thing that broke me completely.

'Do you really want to hear the whole story?' - I said, slightly sighing and trying to calm myself down.

-'Of course I do, I'm all ears' - He said, plopping next to me, and looking me straight in my eyes.

'It all started when my parents died......'