The New Boy ~G.D~

Chapter Seven

"Are you ready to go home?" You ask him. You had been sitting in silence for a couple minutes and it seemed appropriate to break it.

"I..." he trailed off. He seemed like he didn't want to tell you what he was thinking, but also did.

"Do you think it would be alright if I could spend the night tonight? I mean I have nothing else-"

"Yeah" you break his sentence.

He smiles brightly. "Thanks" he says.

You smile in response. You realize that you hadn't smiled this much in one day since you were very young. Still learning how to do things and having fun while doing them.

"I'm sorry, you didn't finish. Go on?" You say.

He was shocked by your words and how polite you could be.

"I- I was just gonna tell you that I have nothing else to do and it's really fun being here with you" he says, nervously. Afraid that you would laugh at him.

"Awww that's sweet, but we're barely doing anything" you tilt your head to the side slightly. You admired his every feature visible to the eye.

"I don't care. As long as you're here, I'm fine" he smiles making you smile warmly too.

"We barely met..." you try to stall. Finding a way out of the conversation you knew would end the way you didn't want it to.

Heartbreak.

Denial.

Pain and suffering.

Someone so beautiful and so new to your life would never have made this much of an impact on you, yet you could see the change in self.

He changed your self confidence. He allowed you to be yourself in front of him without you knowing who he really was yet.

You thought of yourself differently too. Not in a bad way, but more self respect. Instead of looking at yourself as a bad and isolated person, you saw a guarded soul with thick walls.

Walls that no one could break down. Until Grayson came along.

Everything changed when Ethan introduced you to him. His smile. His laugh. His... everything.

Already he seemed like a perfect person to you. Either as a boyfriend or a best friend. You wouldn't pass up either opportunity.

"It doesn't matter. I already feel like we were meant to be" he says.

A blush creeps up onto your cheeks.

"I- uh I mean as a- friend?" He tried to cover up.

You giggle and smile brighter than ever.

"No, as best friends" you emphasized the word 'best'.

His smile reaches his face. Far brighter and better than yours.

You didn't like to know it, but still considered it.

"Stop! You're making me soft!" His hands rise to his cheeks to cover his red face.

"What? Your dick is soft?!" You laugh.

"No! I AM SOFT" he playfully yells. A deep laugh following.

"Yeah.." you trail off. Silencing any commotion you had going on inside.

"What's wrong" he asks, noticing your 'sad' expression. When really, you were just thinking.

Hard.

"Yeah, no I'm just.." you trailed off again. You stared blankly at your bed. Almost seeming like you were staring through it.

"You're just what?" He asks

"Kinda confused right now" you respond.

"About what?"

"I don't know. Maybe I'm just scared and not confused"

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you later"

"Please. But first, I have to confess something to you" he says. His expressed went from concerned to nervous.

"Go ahead" you say

"I like you. A lot. I know we just met but I feel like we could be really good friends. Maybe even more? But you don't have to feel that way if you don't want to. I'll get it"

"That's what I was scared about" you sigh in relief.

"But I like you too. I've never really had a crush, so it's like 'what do I do now' ya know" you laugh nervously.

"I can help with that. Do you feel like you want to see me every day from now on?"

"Yes"

"Would you like to see me smile and know that you're the reason behind it?"

"Yes"

"Would it kill you to see me unhappy?"

"Obviously"

"Do I matter to you?"

"Of course"

"Would you think of me when I'm not around you? Or miss me?"

"Yes"

"Are you free tomorrow?"

"Yes" you were so blinded by answering the questions that you didn't realize what he was actually saying.

"Would you like to go out on a date with me tomorrow all day?"

"Yes- wait what?" You snap out of your dream.

He just smiles at you.

Song: I think I'm in love by Kat Dahlia (speed up)