Jersey High | Grayson Dolan

fourteen

I turned to look up at him and by my surprise he took me in for a hug and I returned the favour. He felt so safe and warm. He made me feel like this was my real home. I want to be in this paradise forever. I know I have to tell him.

"Grayson, I have something to tell you also"

He pulled away from the hug. I looked up at him and my hands started to sweat. My heart started to race. I was so nervous. I know this could ruin everything.

"Are you okay?" He asked and I snapped out of the daze I was in

"What do you mean?"

"You're shaking" I looked down and noticed that he was still touching my arms.

"I. Gray"

"What is it?" He took my chin in his hand.

"I'm afraid it'll ruin our friendship Grayson but it's been ruining me for a while."

"Just tell me" I averted my eyes back over to him.

"Gray, I lik-" he cupped my face and cut me off by kissing my lips. My heart was pounding. Every inch of my worry went away as I fell more and more into it. All of my heart was put into what was happening.

"I like you too" he kept going until we heard a door open. It was Cameron.

"Grayson what the fuck. I told you this girl was trouble. Why is she in our house?" He looked over at her and then back at me.

"I'm sorry Jordan. I'll call you later"

"grayson. please." My eyes started to water.

" look I'll call you later "

I shook my head and went for the door when she stopped me

"Don't touch my brother. All you are is bad news and I'm not having it stay out of my house you slut" I started to cry as I walked out of the house. For some reason that filled my mind more than the fact Grayson just kissed me.

His sister hated me and I had just been caught kissing her brother.

"Jordan, Jordan hey! Are you Okay?" Ethan came running up to me.

"Ethan." I fell into his arms and sobbed.

"Come on I'll take you home. Did you tell him?" I shook my head into his arms as he walked me over to his car.

"Ethan I told him. One thing led to another and Cameron kicked me out."

"Did anything else happen?" I bit my lip.

"Jordan I need to know if anything happened? Did Cameron say anything" I nodded my head

"Yea E. She did. She called me a slut" I cried into my hands as he started to drive out of the driveway.

"Don't be sad about it. Cameron doesn't have a mind of her own these days. She only listens to what Jake tells her."

I leaned my head against the window. I can't believe Grayson kicked me out too. I don't know what to think. Now what used to feel like home feels like a dark hole I can't get out of.

Ethan had his hand on my thigh the entire ride, rubbing his thumb up and down trying to make me more calm. It wasn't working but it helped a little bit. I had finally stopped crying when we reached my house. Ethan walked with me inside.

"Do you wanna go upstairs?" I saw my mom downstairs I wasn't going to let her hear what had happened today.

"Sure"

We went up to my room and sat down on the beanbag chairs that were on the floor. I laid on Ethan telling him everything that had happened. Except for what happened with Grayson. I was too afraid.

We were talking for a while. After I had calmed down, I fell asleep on ethan. He was so comfortable.

Ethans POV*

She had fallen asleep on me. I know I have to go home. I need to ask Grayson what happened. Why she had actually left crying. He wouldn't know that Cameron called her a slut, maybe that was why she was crying. I'm not completely sure but I could tell that she wasn't telling me something. I wanted to get home to see if Grayson was okay too. They were both acting so strange. I can't deal with my two best friends fighting.

I started to get her up off of me but she woke up. I mentally cursed myself.

"Ethan? Where are you going?"

"It's pretty late Jordan, I was going to start heading home to see Gray"

"Okay. I'll see you later."

"Are you going to school tomorrow?"

"Cameron doesn't go there. So I guess so yeah" I smiled and picked her up off the floor. I carried her to her bed, she smiled back at me while I started to leave. Her mom looked at me one last time before I left. She waved me goodbye and started going up the stairs.

I opened my car door and started to drive home. When I finally got there I noticed that her skateboard was sitting on the driveway broken in half. I stared at it for a second and saw that Cameron's car was right next to it, ready to go over it again.

"Cameron stop! What're you doing?"

"Paying that bitch back for hurting Grayson, and Jake."

"Cameron. You can't be serious. She hasn't done anything to you, Gray or Jake. Your ass clown of a boyfriend stabbed me and you choose to believe him over your own brother?" She took another look at me and went over the skateboard again

"What the fuck?!"

"I don't give a fuck Ethan. That girl is a bitch, and the person who stabbed you wasn't Jake. You're just paranoid because of what she's told you"

"SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ME WHEN I GOT STABBED" I snapped at her. I sighed and walked into the house. I saw Grayson sitting there. I feel bad because every time I see him I'm always mad because I just had a fight with Cameron.

"Gray, how are you?" He looked  at me. His eyes weren't happy.

"Ethan. What happened?"

"Don't worry Gray, she's okay I took her home."

"Thanks E."

"What's up with you? Why have you been shutting her out? You kissed her and then when Cameron came home, you told her to leave?" He hung his head back down

"I know Ethan, I'm sorry. I feel terrible. I don't want the fact that Cameron is our sister to affect my decisions. I like her, and I know I do."

"Then why are you letting Cameron affect your decisions?"

"I don't know. What she says makes sense sometimes, but it's all Jake. A manipulator. I can't let him get to me. I need to make it up to her tomorrow."

"Slut."

"What?"

"Cameron called Jordan a slut Grayson."

"W-When?"

"She stopped her at the door when she was about to leave, she told her not to come near you. Now Cameron's outside running over her skateboard that she dropped when I saw her outside"

"What?!" He started to run outside. He saw Cam getting out of her car and throwing the board in the garbage. The last thing I saw was Grayson yelling at her. I started to walk up the stairs. Today has been so complicated. I saw Ariel's name pop up on my phone and my mood instantly changed from stressed out to the happiest I could be at the moment.

"Hi babe"