imperfections - grayson dolan

seven

"Thank you for tonight," I say, as we are minutes away from getting back to Grayson's house.

It's now 10:46pm and I told my mum I'd be home by 11pm, but honestly if I'm not back in time, she won't know. She's out of town for the rest of the week for her job. So my brother is staying at his friend's place.

"I hope you enjoyed it, I had an amazing time," he says, turning to face me, glancing me a smile and then turning his attention back to the quiet streets we're driving down.

"So um, earlier you mentioned Ethan having a girlfriend..." I start.

"Is that a problem?" He asks, a concerned tone creeping into his voice.

"No, uh y-yes, wait let me explain," I stutter.

"Go ahead," He says.

"Is it like a serious relationship? One of my close friends has this massive crush on him, but I'm asking because if she found out, she'd be heartbroken."

"Actually they're not doing too well as a couple. Always arguing, the girl is a complete bitch, but Ethan just doesn't know how to let go of her, because he was madly in love at one stage. He was always so happy when he was around her and missed her like crazy when she'd leave. Trust me, I'd hear all about his problems. But I haven't seen him like that for weeks. I miss the happy Ethan always wanting to do crazy shit with me. But hey, every situation has it's difficulties.." he trails, then adds "who is this friend?"

I feel like he is the guy I can tell my problems to. The guy I can trust with my most valuable secrets. The guy I can open up to, about my self doubt and won't actually judge me for it.

"You know girl codes, can't expose each other's crush," I tease, before a notification ding, from my phone interrupts me.

It's Sylvia.

"Speaking of her actually, she just texted and asked if I had fun tonight," I say.

"I'm hoping the answer is yes," he laughs.

"Of course it is, silly!" I tease.

I'm starting to become a lot more confident and comfortable around him. Things I can't even be around anyone, let alone myself.

"And we're back," he says, pulling into the driveway.

"I better get going, but tonight was wonderful. I really appreciate it all, Gray. I hope we can do it again sometime soon, but for now I have a maths test to think about! Ugggh Algebra." I sigh.

"Yes, we will definitely do something like this again! Also, please don't stress. You're going to ace that test and even if you don't, you still get to say to people 'at least I'm dating Grayson.'"

Wait excuse me, WHAT?!

"D-dating?" I ask shyly, but hoping it would become reality.

"I'm so stupid. That's the question I wanted to ask, but didn't know how. Well, there goes that. Brooke, would you like to ya know, make things official?" He asks, lifting my hands and gently placing them in his, as we both turn in our seats to face each other.

"Yes! Without a doubt, of course I will," I say, pulling my hands back to pull him into an embrace. I feel his muscular arms wrap around me, making me feel secure, as his hands rest on my lower back.

I take in a large breathe, enjoying and cherishing the scent of his chest, before pulling away from the hug. Damn boy, what cologne is that?

"I'll see you tomorrow, babe," he winks, as I get out of the car.

"See you then, babe," I say, returning the wink and beginning to cross the road to get in my car and drive home.

The entire way home I kept repeating, out loud and in my mind, "Grayson Dolan is my boyfriend. Grayson Dolan is my boyfriend." I'm still in very much disbelief, but I already know that if anyone can boost my self confidence, it'll be him. I remember him telling me "nobody is perfect" and that really hit hard for me, but in a positive way.

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