The New Boy ~G.D~

Chapter Sixteen

You dial Alyssa's number and put your phone up to your ear. She answers it before it rung the third time.

"What's up y/n" she greets with a small giggle.

"Not now, is Ethan there?" You ask. Your voice was rushed and you felt like crying which was odd.

"Uh yeah. He's right here"

"Hello?" Ethan asks through the other line.

"Hey, um Ethan I don't know what I did or what I said but I made gray mad and he left my house. I'm worried that he'll get hurt but if he ends up at his and your house can you give me a call back please"

"Yeah and sorry about him. He gets touchy on some things"

"No, don't apologize. I just really wish he was with me right now. He was supposed to spend another night" you clear your throat.

"Oh yeah, he told me" Ethan sounded nervous.

"You okay?" You ask.

He stutters, "y-yeah."

"Okay well please call me back. Ask Alyssa for my number" you hang up the phone without even saying goodbye.

You put your phone in your back pocket and cross your arms, walking back inside.

*Ethan Calls Back*

"Hello? Is he okay?" You ask in a rush.

"Yeah. He's fine. Well not really" he says slowly.

"What's wrong?" You sit up at the edge of your seat and wait for his answer.

"He's crying. He's like breaking down and saying that he loved someone"

"Hang on. I'll be there in a bit. Where do you live?" you ask and he leaks his address to you.  You hang up without saying bye again.

You walk out of the house and lock it, heading to your car.

You back out in a hurry and race down the road. Your tired screeched with every unexpected turn.

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Once you finally made it to Grayson's house, you run out of your car and into the home as if it was yours.

"Grayson?" You call out quietly to the guy sitting on the couch.

His head was in his hands and he raised his head slowly. His eyes were bloodshot and tear streaks was drying down his cheeks, only to be wet again with new tears.

"Go away" his voice was weak and it broke mid sentence. Tears fill up your eyes and one falls freely at the view before you.

You had barely met him and you were already crying for him.

"No. I'm staying until you tell me what's wrong and I'm not leaving without you" you whisper.

Out of the corner of your eye, you see Ethan and Alyssa standing at the top of the stair case. You didn't even glance at them. Your focus was on Grayson.

"It's stupid" he simply says.

"Well it must not be that stupid that it made you cry now was it?"

"Can we not do this right now? They're here" he says referring to the couple watching you two.

"Then let's go to my house. We'll have all the privacy there"

He stands up slowly and you grab his bag for him. You head out the door and say your goodbyes to Ethan and Alyssa as Grayson simply ignores them both.

*At your house*

"What's wrong?" You ask again.

"Remember what I asked you before I stormed out?"

You nod your head.

"That's what. I want to be more than just friends with you but you obviously don't want that with me"

"I already told you I like you. You have no idea how hard that was for me. If I admit something like that to you, just know you're special" you place your hands on top of his which were resting on his own knees.

"Well it sure as hell doesn't feel like it. I feel like you just look at me like a friend and I hate it" his head hung low.

Your hand comes up to cup his face. He looks you in the eyes with wet ones of his own.

"Don't tell yourself that. Because it's not true, I promise you" you pull him in for a hug and he doesn't hesitate.

"Can I tell you something else? It's part of the reason why-" you cut him off. "Sure" you say quickly.

"I thought you were just going to use me for sex to be honest"

"What?" You were shocked. "Why would you think that?"

"The way you looked at me and did all those flirty things with me" you raise your eye brow as a signal that he was forgetting something.

"Oh" he giggles, dragging and exaggerating the single word.

Those were the signs you were giving him that you liked him. Well, loved him, you just didn't want to tell him yet.