Emma's pov.
Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice me-
"UGH!" I groan ending the call. It's 3 pm now and Ethan hasn't been answering any of my calls. I just talked to him at 9 in the morning, so why won't he answer?
He said he'd be here by 1. I decided to just go to his house and see for myself. I lock my apartment door and quickly go to my car. I start it and race over to the twins house. I've called Grayson numerous amount of times also, but he hasn't been answering either.
I pull into their driveway, making sure to lock my car before knocking on the door. I stood for about two minutes but not response. So this time I rung the doorbell. After a while, the door flew open, showing a worried Grayson. "Uh, hey, Emma. What're you doing here?" His hair was messy, but he looked fine. Only thing was his facial expression. Why was he so worried?
"Hey, where's Ethan? He was supposed to meet me at my house at 1." I say. Grayson scratches his head looking around, avoiding eye contact. "He went out to the grocery store." He smiled.
"His cars right there, though." I say pointing back. He sighed, finally bringing his hands down to his side. "Look, Em-"
"Hey! So you're Emma!" I heard a voice say from behind Grayson. The girl finally walked up to the door, and that's when I realized who it was.
Kristina motherfucking Alice.
What was she doing here? Why was she alone with Ethan? Is this why Grayson lied?
"It is so nice to meet you! I've heard about you a lot, you know. From E, of course." She smiled pointing to Ethan. I looked up at him, his hands were covering his head. She already has a nickname for him? Even I haven't called him E yet. "Well, don't mind me. I just came for... well Ethan knows. Bye guys! Bye Ethan." She smirks getting into her car and leaving.
You've gotta be fucking kidding me. The willpower I had to not rip that bitch apart.
"What. The. Fuck." I say slowly. "Emm-" What the fuck was she doing?" I say.
"Emma I swear it-" "You sweat what? Huh, Ethan? Did you hear what she said? 'Ethan knows' What do you know? Why did she come here?!" I yell.
"It hasn't even been one day that I've been your girlfriend Ethan. One day."
"Emma, please." He whispered holding my hands.
"I need some time alone." I sigh. I walk back to my car, turning the engine on and driving away. What a dick.
I decided to go get some coffee to take my mind off things, cause that's what helps me best. I park into Philz and go inside. "Hi, can I have an iced coffee with almond milk?" I ask the barista. Has nods her head punching in numbers on her screen.
"$4.53" She smiles. I give her a five dollar bill along with a "keep the change". I walk over to a seat, patiently waiting for my coffee, until I feel a tap on my shoulder.
"Emma?" I turn around and see him.
"Derek?" I smile. I get up to hug him, smiling into his shoulder. "What're you doing here?" I ask finally letting go. "Well, you know. Just vacation with my family. "Wow, that's so cool. I haven't seen you in forever."
Derek is my childhood best friend. We've known each other since kindergarten. But ever since I moved to LA we've kind of drifted. "Iced coffee for Emma!" I grab my coffee, thanking the barista, then sitting down in front of Derek.
"We have a lot to catch up on."
