In Love With My Best Friend

Funeral

Roni POV

It's been a week since Grayson died. Nessa and I have been trying to stay with Emma as much as we can. She was a mess the first couple of days then she got better. She got worse when the police read the note that Gray left to her.

" Dear reader, I'm sorry I had to do this. So much stress has been left on me. I have gotten so much hate after everyone found out that Ethan kidnapped the twins. If Veronica or Vanessa is reading this, I just want you to know this is not your fault. You kept the name of your kidnapper exclusive but people were bound to figure it out. he was missing in videos and even though I said he had to move away people still found out that he was in jail. I'm glad he was arrested for the crime that he committed, even if he is my brother. I'm so glad you you forgave me for everything he did. I wish i would have stopped him. To Aaron, you are a huge inspiration to me. You still forgave me even after everything my brother did to your girlfriend. It ruined your world and i'm so sorry for that. You are the boyfriend I aspire to be. To Kian, you are the coolest guy I have ever met. You taught me style that I never had. To Alex, stay bright man. You help people including me get out some hard time. To Emma, Even though we're going through an argument I love you. I will always love you and don't forget that. You changed my life for the better and you were my saving grace. To mom and dad, I'm sorry for all the stress I caused you. You were the best parents I could ever ask for.
Love Grayson"
It was pretty hard to read. I'm sad that he blamed Ethan's mistakes on himself. I wish he had of told us while he was alive. Maybe he would still be here if he did. Today is his funeral. Everyone is dressed in all black. His parents came into town. i'm a little nervous to see them. i hope they aren't mad at me and Nessa for having him arrested. When we pull up to the church Emma and Gray's mom and dad are greeting people at the door.

"It's ok" Aaron says to me. Somehow he can sense my worry. The first thing Mrs. Dolan does when she sees me is hugs me.

"I'm so sorry for what my son did. I can't believe he would do something to hurt, one but two people. I'm sorry for all the suffering and pain you had to go through." Mrs. Dolan says

'It's ok, if there's anything I can do for you during this hard time let me know" I tell her

"We're here for your whole family" Nessa speaks up

"you two are the sweetest people i've ever meet." Mr. Dolan says. It makes me feel less bad about the situation. We sit in the church pews.I glance over and see some security guards. I don't think anything about. Maybe it's for fans who want to come to the funeral but can't get in. I take a closer look and I see Ethan. A sudden feeling of dizziness comes over me. I breath in and out to stop myself from fainting. I look over at Nessa. She hasn't noticed. She can't notice. Any stress on the baby can cause complications.
"Aaron" I whisper making sure Nessa doesn't hear me.
"Hmmm" He says
"Be quiet Nessa can't hear this, Ethan's here" I look at his face. An expression of worry is suddenly replaced by pure anger. Not anger, hatred. I look over and Kian notices to. He doesn't say anything to Nessa.
"We have to get you two out of here" Aaron says. We make everything seem like Mrs Dolan is calling us, to Nessa. She's not worried at all. The preacher hasn't started yet. We get out of the pew, but go two at a time so it doesn't look weird. I look over at Ethan one more time before I leave. This time he looks back at me. He winks at me and gives a evil grin. Before we could even make it to Mrs.Dolan the funeral starts.
"Oh no" I say
"This is bad" Aaron says
"You could say that again" Kian says
"Huh. What's going on guys?" Nessa asks
"Oh, nothing. We just wanted to make sure that Mrs. Dolan was ok before everything started"
"Oh ok" She says. We take a seat in the back of the church. About ten minutes into the service they call family members and family friends up to say a couple words. Those ten minutes had been the longest ten minutes in my life. I'm squirming in my seat and trying not to blurt out how scared I am. Aaron super tense to. Nessa's unfazed and Kian is trying to not make it obvious that we're hiding something. The parents say something. It all seems like a blur because of what happens next. Ethan steps up to the podium. The first step he makes up the stairs of the stage feels like a hard stomp. You can feel the tension in the air. It's so thick you could cut it with a knife. He adjust the microphone. Everyone's trying their best not to turn around and gossip to their neighbor. I put my head down. Kian quickly told Nessa that he needed a breath of fresh air and that she should come with him. That was before Ethan came to the stage. He starts to talk.
"My brother. My dearest brother" He reminds me of one of those villains in movies. "I'll miss my brother. After all he was my money maker" I dart my eyes over at The Dolan parents. They look horrified. "He was more than that to me though" Everyone breaths a sigh of relief.
"He was my scapegoat, my sidekick, my distraction. He's little girlfriend here made the deal even better" Everyone looks at Emma and Ethan gives her scum wave. "And little miss victim back there, tried to hid. Her and her sister are shaking in their boots."
Every looks at me. I see how Emma and the Dolan parents felt now. The security guard is walking up to get him. "I would like to see any of you fools keep me away" he says and he spits in the front rower as he's being carried away. The embarrassment is getting to me. Aaron knows, so he waits until everyone is paying attention to the preacher again and sneaks me outside. I put on a calm face for Nessa.
"Why are you guys out here?" Nessa asks
"They decided to cut the service short" Aaron covers for me
"Awww. I'm sad I missed it. I'm really going to miss Gray" Nessa says
"We all are"
"Where's everybody else" She asks
"Umm, they're talking to Mrs. and Mr. Dolan" I say
"I want to tell her bye"
"She gave me her number, I'm sure she's overwhelmed we can talk to her a little later" I say. Kian looks frozen but it's because he's confused. Aaron signals for him to be quiet and don't ask questions. On the way home I act normal. I take a nice long shower, and wipe off my makeup. I sit on the bed and Aaron sits beside me. My lip starts quivering.
"Come here" He says with his arms open. I fall into his arms and let all out. I feel one warm tear fall on my shoulder. He's tearing up. We don't break from that hug for twenty minutes.
"I think you need some ice cream" He says to me. I blow my nose and just sit there. He's gone to get me ice cream. Exhausted from crying I sit back and fall asleep.