L.A. Baby- Grayson Dolan

6

I wake up slowly, like I do every morning. My back aches and I groan in pain.

"Finally I can get up." I hear Ethan say in a husky voice below me.

"Sorry I didn't realize we fell asleep in here." I squint into the sunlight coming through the windows.

"Well we did and I'd like to eat. Come on. Up." He says

I roll off of the seat and open the door of the car. I stretch and yawn as the sunlight blinds me. Everything is sore and it is way to early to be up considering we were out until 3am last night. Ethan gets out behind me and slams the car door. He pushes past me rubbing his eyes before he entered the house.

"Gee thanks Eth." I say to myself.

I follow him into the house. Everything is quiet so I assume no one is awake yet. I grab a bottled water from the fridge and sit down on the couch. It was dark inside because they had closed all the blinds when we got home last night. I lay down on the couch and begin to drift off before I feel a pair of arms lift me up bridal style. I didn't open my eyes because I didn't care enough to. I feel myself being set down on a much softer surface and then covered in a blanket. I was quick to fall asleep because I was totally exhausted.

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"This isn't our house." I hear next to me

"What?" I say

"Where are we?" Maddy asks

I roll over to look at her. She's sitting up and looking around with a very confused look on her face.

"Calm down M. We spent the night with the twins this is their house." I tell her with a sigh

"Oh that makes sense. C'mon let's get up. They probably think we died. It's 12:15 in the afternoon." Maddy says standing up.

I stand up and grab a sweatshirt that's on the top of the dresser next to me. Probably Grayson's. I put it on and it goes all the way down to my mid thigh and the sleeves are way too long for me. I smile to myself. It's comfy. I follow Maddy out of what I assume is Grays room. Ethan is standing at the counter eating toast and Grayson and Bry Guy and playing Mario Cart.

"Hey look. They're not dead." Grayson laughs

"Told ya they thought we died." Maddy groans

"Feel free to eat whatcha want." Bryant says

May sits down next to Bryant and I walk into the kitchen where Ethan is.

"Morning. How'd you sleep after we got out of the car." I giggle

"Mrrrrmmm." He mumbles not looking up from his phone.

"Okay?" I say grabbing the orange juice.

Ethan puts his plate in the sink and walks out of the room and into the bathroom. Why's he acting like this? Maybe he's embarrassed or just tired. I honestly don't know so why worry 'bout it, right? Ugh. I sit beside Gray on the couch and swing my legs up over his and pull out my phone. He rests his forearms on my thighs as he continues his game. Something inside me lights up. Now I'm confused as hell. Cuddling with Ethan last night made me feel this way too but now Grayson? I don't get it I can't have a crush on both of them. Even if I did I couldn't choose between them. It's probably nothing so I just won't think about it. No biggie, I sigh in my inquiry.

"Oh come on dude." Grayson says

"I won fair n' square so suck it up." Bryant laughs

"Wow you two are brutal when it comes to Mario Kart," Maddy sighs, "Kat and I should probably go back to our place and shower but we'll come back."

"Good plan. See ya later." Bryant says waving

"Another game?" Gray asks

"You know it bro." Bryant smirks

"Bye idiots." I say laughing.

The whole walk back was pretty silent. Neither of us asked about what happened after I went to the car or when she went inside. It was tense for some reason. We get to the house and she unlocks the door.

"Finally y'all are home! I started to think I got the wrong house since you didn't come home last night. Surprise!" Kendall says opening her arms for a hug.

"Kenny? When did you get here oh my gosh?!" Maddy says hugging her.

"I got in last night. I decided to surprise you two." She smiles 

"Good this trip wasn't the same without you!" I squeal

Kendall is our best friend. I've known her longer than I've known Maddy but we've had some falling outs. Kendall is our photographer and videographer. She appears in most of our vlogs. She's a short little brunette girl but she's hella feisty. You can't help but love her.

"Now will you tell me where you guys were last night?" She laughs

"Oh! We met these twins here and so we went out with them and their friend Bryant last night. We got back late so we just spent the night. We're going back over there later. You can meet them too." Maddy explains to her.

"Yeah should be fun but for now, imma try not to be so stanky." I laugh before I head to the bathroom.

The whole gang is back together now so it's less tense. After a while, I can tell Maddy gets tired of my presence so hopefully Kendall can help ease the tension. It's too soon to tell or make assumptions but I can't help it. Oh well, I guess we will see.