BRIGHT

Chapter 7- Peyton POV- The First

As the last bell rang, I went to my locker. Erin's locker was right next to mine, so she was there too.

"Hey, on Friday, Danielle, Carly, Jess, our boyfriends, and I are going to the movies. Maybe you and Greyson could come?" she asked.

"Erin, we are just friends," I replied.

"Look, there is a rumor going around that he likes you, and he hasn't liked a girl in a long time. Just, mention it to him, okay?" Erin asked.

"Erin, I don't feel comfortable doing that, okay?" I asked.

"Alright fine, but just keep it in the back of your head," Erin said.

"Fine," I said back. Then, Greyson came up to my locker.

"Hey, ready to go?" he asked me.

"Yeah, let's hit it," I said back and threw my backpack onto my shoulder. "Bye, Erin," I told her.

"Let me know on Friday," she said with a smirk and I rolled my eyes.

Greyson lead me to his car and was all around extremely nice to me. He asked me questions about home and football and congratulated me when I told him I made the cheer squad. He was also a gentleman, he made sure to hold the door for me walking out of school and opened the door for me to get into his car. As he began to drive, we started talking again.

"When does cheer practice start?" Greyson asked.

"Next week, I'm kinda nervous, but oh well. I mean, all of the friends I have made so far are on the cheerleading squad," I explained.

"I'm not on the cheerleading squad," he joked.

"I didn't mean you," I joked back as the two of us laughed. "How's football going? When is the next game?" I asked him.

"Next week Friday, I'm pumped. We play a pretty good team, but I think we may have a shot at winning," Greyson explained.

"You guys totally will," I encouraged.

"Thanks," he replied.

"Do you have football practice tonight?" I asked him.

"Yeah, but not until 6. I don't think tutoring should take three hours. But then again, it is me, so it could," he joked. I laughed.

"You'll be fine, no worries," I said back. At that moment, I realized Erin was right. I liked Greyson. I wanted to be with him. He was witty, unique, and just special. And his perfect appearance didn't hurt either. His tan skin was next to perfect and his light brown hair had natural streaks of blonde throughout it. His dark blue eyes were soft and comforting.

We pulled into his driveway. We emerged from the car and Greyson lead me inside. We walked through the kitchen and his mom was in there doing dishes.

"Hey Mom, this is Peyton. She's here to study with me," Greyson explained. I realized he had left out the tutoring part.

"Hey, Grey. Hi Peyton, nice to meet you," his mom said kindly.

"Nice to meet you too," I replied. Greyson lead me upstairs to his bedroom, which was painted navy and was unusually clean for a guys rooms.

"Wow, your room is like, really clean," I blurted out, not realizing until after how weird that sounded. Greyson laughed.

"Neat freak right here, it's kind of embarrassing," he replied back.

"Me too, I get it," I replied. He smiled. "Ready to start?"

"Yeah, sure," he said. I pulled out the packet Mr. Mason had given us along with my textbook and a pencil, and Greyson did the same. We spread out on the floor and got right into it. I worked him slowly through the problems until he understood it. I'm not going to lie, it took some time, but once it clicked, Greyson did great. As we worked on the last few problems, Greyson began to say something.

"Peyton, honestly, thank you. You have no idea how much this helps me. Maybe you should be a high school teacher," Greyson said.

"It really isn't a problem, I don't mind helping you at all," I replied back. I looked deeply into his eyes and I knew right then we both felt it.

He leaned in slowly and put his hand on mine.

"Peyton, I like you. I really see something with you that I haven't seen in anyone else," he said softly.

"I like you too, but I want to take it slow," I whispered back.

"I like slow," he said back in a husky voice. He put his arms around me and I looked deeply into his dark blue eyes. 

"You're not like the others," he whispered.

"Right Back at you," I said back, blushing.

"Are we going to tell people?" I asked.

"I think so, I mean all of my friends tell me, so I see no reason to keep it from them," he suggested.

"Sounds good," I replied. He smiled at me and kissed my cheek,

"Also, Drew, Matt, Sawyer, and Cameron are taking some girls to the movies this Friday. Do you want to go with me?" he asked me.

"Yeah, Erin told me about that. I'd love to go! What movie are we seeing?" I asked.

"I think it's called Did you Hear That, it's a scary one," Greyson explained.

"Oh no, I get so weird when I watch those, I'm so loud when the scary scenes happen," I said with a laugh. Greyson laughed with me.

"At least you'll have me to protect you," Greyson said jokingly, putting his hand on my cheek. Tension filled the air and I felt a desire to kiss him. Just as our lips were about to touch, the door opened and I jumped back. It was a little girl, most likely Greyson's little sister.

"Maggie, what are you doing in here?" Greyson asked, his face somewhat red. She looked at me, shocked.

"Greyson, ooh la la! Who's this?" Maggie gushed.

"Maggie, this is Peyton, she's a girl from school. Peyton, this is my little sister Maggie. She's 8 and like very annoying, so Maggie you can leave now," Greyson said, embarrassed. I smiled at Maggie.

"Alright, I'll leave to guys to studying," she said with a laugh, putting air quotes around the word studying. Greyson rolled his eyes and Maggie the room with a case of the giggles.
"Sorry about that, I love my sister but she can be a little bit of a pain sometimes," Greyson explained to me.

"No, it's okay. She's adorable," I replied. Greyson scooted in close to me and put his arm around me. He went serious and looked into my eyes.

"I have a good feeling about this," Greyson said.

"Me too," I whispered.