buddy; grayson d.

eleven

{song for chapter - bubbly by colbie caillat}

kennedy

"hi kennedy." jade cheers as she walks into the kitchen, a small smile etched on to her face.

"hey." i reply, looking over to grayson who sat next to me and furrowing my eyebrows, wondering why jade was making the effort to talk to me.

"how are you?" she asks opening the fridge, a smile still taking over her face.

"i'm fine, how are you?"

"good." she chirps, closing the fridge and sitting down across from grayson and i, an applesauce packet in her hands.

"what've you guys been up to?" she asks, cracking it open.

"the usual." i shrug, looking over to grayson as a smirk played on his face.

"oh." she replies, standing up, "goodnight." she says, her eyes lingering on grayson as she walks down the hallway.

"that was weird." grayson chimes in.

"you're weird." i laugh, punching him lightly on the arm. my head started to itch due to the tight ponytail my hair was in, so i decided to take it out, grayson watching my every move.

"how do you braid hair?" grayson asks suddenly, his eyes fixated on my brown hair.

"it's easy." i say, "watch." i show grayson my hair, taking a small piece in between my fingers.

"now you split this into three smaller parts." i explain, splitting my hair up, "and then you take the middle piece and cross it over the right one." i direct, "and then you take that piece and cross it over the one furthest to the left." i say, showcasing my braid.

"seems easy enough." he shrugs, going up to touch his hair.

"you wanna try?" i laugh, raising an eyebrow.

"sure." he replies, scooting closer to me on the bench, throwing one of his legs over the side so he was now straddling me. his breath fans against my face as his hands gently grasp a piece of my hair and runs his fingers through.

"your hair's so soft." he whispers, twisting the strand of hair in between his fingers. he shoots me a smile as i look up at him and diverts his attention back to my hair, careful not to pull it.

"so i split it into three?" he asks.

"yes." i reply, watching as his eyebrows furrow in concentration, dividing my hair into three sections.

"and then i take this and put it over this." he mutters to himself as i have no idea what he is talking about, causing a light giggle to escape my mouth. he keeps twisting my hair as i admire him. every bit of him. his skin was so clear and smooth, expect for his chin stubble threatening to peak out. my eyes scanned over the scar on his chin and i smiled at how cute it was.

"hey, i did it!" grayson exclaims, beaming at what he had just done. i take the piece of hair in my hand and examine it, it looked a little rough, pieces of hair flowing freely here and there, but it looked good considering he had never done that before.

"good job" i smile, looking up from my hair to him. he sat there with a huge grin on my face, causing mine to grow wider, "someone's excited." i laugh as grayson pulls his phone out and faces it towards me, i automatically go to cover my face but the sound of graysons camera goes off before i can.

"delete it." i mutter, shooting up and reaching for graysons phone.

"no kenny." he smiles at me, still managing to keep his phone out of my reach, "sit back down." he laughs.

i do as told with a groan, "i look like shit." i roll my eyes, taking the braid out of my hair as grayson beams down at his phone.

"you look beautiful." he says softly, still staring at the picture.

i blush harshly at his words but try my best to brush them off.

"no." i reply. his head snaps up from his phone and he looks at me, an 'are you kidding' look on his face as his jaw clinches.

"whatever." he locks his phone and stuffs it in his pocket, "you're so stubborn kenny." he sighs, leaning against the bench we sat at.

"but you like it." i smirk, standing up from my place at the bench. grayson grabs ahold of my wrist, causing me to turn around.

"where are you going?" he asks softly, tracing his thumb over my small wrist.

"to bed." i respond, using my other hand to point towards the stairs. grayson stands up next to me, his eyes never leaving mine. he looks down to my lips briefly and back up to my eyes.

"can't go to bed without a goodnight kiss." he mutters. his hand breaks away from my wrist as he raises it to my cheek, cupping it gently. he pulls my face towards his and soon our lips collide, the sparks returning.

"goodnight." he pulls away, watching as i walk up the stairs.

i smile my whole way up the stairs, startled when i find jade at the top of them, her arms crossed over her chest as she looks at me, an eyebrow raised as a devious smirk plays on her face.

my stomach drops as my heart beat increases, knowing damn well she just witnessed grayson and i kissing.

"kenny's got a thing for grayson?" she exclaims as i stare at her, shaking.

"be quiet." i hush her, whispering, looking behind her to make sure no one was coming.

she rolls her eyes, "i won't tell." she says, causing me to let out a breath of relief, "but only if you do one thing." she smirks.

"what?"

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