Friends?//Hayes Grier

chapter forty two

qotc: Starbucks or dunkin donuts?

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CHRIS'S POV

Today is Monday, and I'm going to school. I really didn't want too, but father insists. This whole weekend, I've been crying on and off, and Hayes has been a very good distraction.

Funny thing is, we acted like a couple this whole weekend. I'm not even kidding. We cuddled, we hugged longer than usual, we held hands, he smirked at me, and we kissed. Yeah, kissed.

And it's weird that I'm letting him do all of this, since I'm the one that decided I wanted to be 'just friends'. At the time I thought it was right, because I didn't forgive him then. But I do now. And I want him with me.

But we've been keeping us a secret. Nash and cam are here for the week, and basically when they aren't around we act all cutesy and couple-y. And I love it.

And it's not like it's hurting anyone, I mean we are both single, so whatever.

I wake up, tangled in Hayes arms. I smile and kiss his forehead. Now that he has his haircut, his forehead is visible.

(A/N: this chapter was written the day after his haircut bc I pre write chapters and I save the authors notes right before I update😁)

I hop out of bed and skip into the bathroom. I brush my teeth, and my hair leaving it natural. I'm too lazy to straighten it. This weekend I wore sweat pants, sweat shirts, t shirts, and shorts, that's it. If I didn't have to change I wouldn't have, but I did anyway just to be clean.

I wash my face with cold water, and then go out to my suitcase, where my clothes are. I pick out leggings and a loose crop top, since it's march, and fairly warm out, with a slight breeze.

I didn't really bother with makeup today, only concealer and mascara. I never, and I mean never wear concealer, but the bags under my eyes are so dark, and around my nose is so red, I need to cover it up. I quickly swipe on some mascara, before slipping my feet into my white high top chuck Taylor converse. I walk over to Hayes bed, and pull my phone out of the charger. Just a few messages from Becky and Steph, and my sister Beca, she went back to college yesterday.

I sit on my bed, and scroll through instagram, twitter, vine, snap chat, all that social media stuff. Hayes pops out of the bathroom, and pecks my lips, while sitting down on the bed. "You sure your okay going to school today?" He asked for the five billionth time.

"Yes I'll be okay" I assure him and he nods, going back into the bathroom.

I go downstairs, where Elizabeth is cooking something on the stove. "Good morning" I say, and she returns it by saying a "good morning Christiana".

Only adults call me Christiana, I'm not sure why.

Cam comes walking down the stairs, his hair sticking out all over the place. "Mornin little girl," he says ruffling my hair. I giggle and mumble a "morning" back.

I sit down at the table, and eat the breakfast Elizabeth serves in front of me. I haven't eaten all weekend. Well I have, just not a proper meal. I've been drinking water and eating ice cream and cookies, that's pretty much it.

Hayes jogs down the stairs, and kisses my forehead. I blush, like always, as all eyes turn on me. I guess we aren't going to be such a secret anymore. Skylynn takes a seat down next to me. "Are you a princess and Hayes is the prince?" He asked a horse stuffed animal in her hand.

Well I don't know. We act like a couple, just don't have the title.

"Um -" I began but I was cut off by Hayes.