Treat You Better - Grethan

Part 1 - Introduction

Ethan's POV:

I have a question for you guys. Have you ever had a crush on somebody that you knew, for a fact,10000% sure that no matter what you did, they won't ever like you back?

Yeah?

Welcome to my world.

Recently I found myself falling for somebody I shouldn't fall for. Somebody who I can't be crushing on. Somebody who I shouldn't be crushing on. He's been on my mind for the longest time ever and I'm honestly getting sick and tired of it. I sighed and rolled over, looking at the time. 3:42 AM. Figures. I haven't been able to sleep for the past 3 nights because whenever I lay down, I immediately begin to overthink and overwhelm myself to the point where sometimes I cry. Yeah, I know it's pathetic but trust me if I could, I'd stop. I decided to get up and go downstairs to the kitchen to grab a glass of water, figuring maybe that'll calm me down a bit. I threw the blanket over to the side and began shivering almost instantly. It was freezing cold in here. I grabbed my blanket and wrapped it around my self, covering my half naked body alongside my head. On nights like this is where I regret wearing only shorts to bed. I slowly crept through the hallway, trying not to wake Grayson up. Once I reached the bottom of the stairs, I began walking normally. I can only assume that he can't hear me down here. I opened the fridge and poured myself some water in a small glass cup and looked out the window. Why the hell can't I stop thinking about him?

Once I finished my water, I washed the glass and made my way upstairs. Again, walking slowly to avoid making too much noise. When I turned the corner, I bumped into none other than Grayson himself, causing us both to yell and fall down.

"Who the fuck are you?! Why are you in here?! What do you want?!" Grayson yelled, trying to get up but stumbling a couple times, falling over again and again. He turned the lights on and when he saw it was me, he sighed in relief. "Ethan, you scared the shit out of me," He said, walking over to me and extending his arm to help me up. "What are you doing up?" He asked. He was standing in front of me in nothing but his extremely tight black boxers and I was in awe. His body was absolutely amazing. His abs were very well defined and his arms were bulging with muscles. And those thighs.... He didn't have a single ounce of fat in his body. I wish mine looked like that.

"I couldn't sleep," I told him, standing there and continuing to admire him. You could tell that he had just woken up. He was squinting his eyes and his hair was all over the place. Nevertheless, he was still hot as fuck. People always tell us that we look the same but I honestly don't see it. Grayson is such a beautiful human being and I'm just his ugly twin brother. Not to sound depressed or self conscious or anything like that. I'm just stating facts. He's the 'better looking twin' as many say. I'd even go as far as to say that I'm 100% in his lane. Fuck my lane.

"How come? Did you have a nightmare?" He asked, his voice deeper than usual. Hot. I wonder if I woke him up?

"No, I just have too much on my head," I answered. I wonder how he wasn't shivering. We were basically living inside a fucking freezer. Don't you laugh. I am not exaggerating. "Did I wake you up?"

"No, I have to go pee. I didn't know you were downstairs," He said, rubbing his eyes once again. He was more asleep than awake. I wasn't even sure if he was awake.

"Why is it so cold in here?" I asked, breaking the silence between us.

"Oh... I don't know. Hold up, lemme check," He told me as he slowly made his way to the thermostat. Wow, he's such a dad sometimes. A hot dad. Okay, I'll stop now with the little side comments. While he was looking at the thermostat, I couldn't help but look at his ass. He was thicc as fuck. "Seems like it's broken," He said while tapping the glass, trying to make it work I suppose.

"How the fuck are you not shivering? Are you not cold? I'm literally freezing and I have my blanket around me," I told him, walking closer to him.

"Kinda. I don't know I didn't even realize it was cold," He replied, looking at me. I was shivering non-stop. It felt way colder just standing here than walking around downstairs. I turned around and walked towards my room since there was nothing else to talk about. I mean, it was almost 4 in the morning so. "Wait.." He let out. I stopped in my tracks and turned to face him, noticing he was right behind me. How the hell did he get so close so fast.

"What?" I asked, looking up into his eyes. He was a bit taller than me, which was kinda annoying but what can I do about it.

"Why don't you go to my room? It's warmer and I don't want you shivering all night," He said, placing his hand on my shoulder. He smiled down at me and I couldn't help but smile back. Something about that beautiful smile of his never fails to make me smile too. "I mean... if you want," He added, scratching the back of his neck. He's so innocent and adorable.

"Ok, sure," I said, turning around and making my way over to his room.

"I'll be right there, I just have to pee really quick," He yelled from the bathroom. I laughed and walked into his room. He was right, it was a bit warmer. But it was still too cold. It just wasn't as cold. I made my way onto his bed and climbed onto the left side. Whenever Grayson and me sleep in the same bed, he always lets me sleep on the left and him on the right. He typically prefers to sleep on the left but for some reason, he lets me have that side. A few seconds later, Grayson walked into the room and closed the door. He climbed onto the bed and got underneath the sheets.

"Goodnight E," He said, and I could tell he was gonna fall asleep soon.

"Goodnight Gray," I replied. A minute later he was fast asleep and I resumed to my thoughts.

I think I'm crushing on him mostly because he's always so nice and caring. He always protected me and stood up for me, even back when we were in school when people used to pick on me. I was a nerd back then. Didn't really have many friends and I was mostly always alone because we didn't have any classes together. Meanwhile, he was captain of the football team and also played basketball; You can only imagine how popular he was. People would even tell him not to hang out with me. I think I started falling for him from the moment he stood up for me for the first time. And now those feelings are only getting stronger and stronger and I have no idea how much more I can take. I felt Grayson shift a little before turning around, facing my back now. He got closer to me and got underneath my blanket (since I had mine underneath his sheets), and pressed his bare chest against my exposed back. I immediately felt the warmth radiate from him and instantly felt 10x warmer. He threw his arm around me and I felt his breath slowly hit my neck. I shivered as I felt his strong arm pull me closer and closer to him.

The question now is: Should I tell him how I feel?

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What's up guys,

I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it lol I just realized that Ethan sounds pretty depressed in this chapter but he's not - well he's not supposed to be. He's just overthinking, which we've all been there I can assume. Keep reading for more exciting chapters and surprises that I have planned for this story.

Hope you all have a great day!

~N

Written: August 6, 2018
Edited: February 12, 2019