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february 14th
the day of love
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it's valentine's day and i'm alone
the fact that i'm alone usually doesn't bother me, but when you walk outside and see everyone standing next to their girlfriend or boyfriend with these giant heart shape boxes of chcolate and massive bouquets of roses, you feel a little lonely.
but it's okay because i'm going to my best friends' house and we're going to forget about all that lovey dovey shit
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i ring the doorbell while juggling the huge container full of three dozen cookies. it seems like a lot but we will definitely eat them all
ethan opens the door with a big smile on his face
"yay you're here" his eyes land on the container in my hand "and with cookies. yum"
i laugh and walk inside, setting the container on the counter
"where's g?" i ask
"he went out to get snacks"
"ew" i say, cringing at the thought of having to go out and see all the couples
"yeah, i knew you wouldn't want to go"
i smile "you know me so well, e"
he smiles "i know"
"be right back" i say, suddenly feeling the urge to use the restroom
i come back out and see ethan scarfing down the cookies
i laugh "e, don't eat them all"
"i won't" he says through a mouth full of cookies
i roll my eyes and watch him enjoy
the doorbell rings and i walk to answer it
i open the door to see gray struggling to hold two boxes of pizza and three plastic bags all in his hands.
i take the pizza and set them on the counter
when i turn around to say hi, gray hugs me and lifts me off the ground
i laugh "hello to you too gray"
he laughs and puts me down "look what i got"
he pulls out a shit ton of candy. anything from sour candies to chocolate.
"omg gray that's way too much" i say
he shrugs "we'll probably eat it all"
"do you think you got enough?" ethan asks
i look at him like he's crazy
he laughs and shrugs "i eat a lot"
i laugh "you do"
"alrighty let's kick this epic non valentine's day into gear" gray shouts
all three of us gather the candy and pizza, bringing it into the living room and setting it on the coffee table.
ethan turns on the tv and clicks on 'before i wake' on netflix. one that none of us has seen yet
we stuff our faces as we watch the movie, occasionally jumping at parts.
at the end, i started crying (a/n: it's a beautiful ending)
i look to my left and see tears in ethan's eyes
i look to my right and see grayson wiping his wet face
i lean my head on ethan's shoulder, waiting for him to break down
(a/n: about to spoil the ending)
"the canker man in your dreams that said 'i will always be with you' was actually a memory of your mom. she had cancer and before she died, she probably said that to you" the woman on the tv says
i feel more tears stream down my face
i hear a sob slip from grayson's mouth before he gets up and excuses himself
i pause the tv and look up at ethan
his eyes are still watery, but not even a single tear has fallen
"ethan, i know that you and gray are opposites. he is a softy and you don't show your feelings. but it's just me. you can cry in front of me, i mean i sure as hell cry in front of you." i laugh "i'm doing it right now"
he shakes his head
"fine, but i'm going to comfort you anyways"
i crawl onto his lap and hug him, laying my head on his shoulder
i eventually feel his arms tighten and wet droplets fall onto my neck
i let him cry and when he's done, he loosens his arms and lifts his head up, looking at me with his red and swollen eyes
i kiss his cheek and crawl off his lap, walking over to grayson who is just now coming down the stairs
"come here ya big softy" i say, which causes him to laugh
when both feet hit the ground, i jump into his arms and hug him super tight
we sit on the couch and watch a funny movie, eating again
"i love you guys" i say
"i love you too" gray says
"yeah, i love you too" ethan says
that's the only kind of love i need
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