Only friends - Dolan Twins fan fiction

4

"Did he really not tell you?" Gray asked shutting his bedroom door.
I shook my head. I sat down on my bed and panned my eyes around the room. It's hadn't changed much apart from he had taken down his Star Wars posters and replaced them with pictures and calendars of semi naked girls.
"I told him to tell you." He huffed, sitting down next to me.
"It's not a big deal, really." I brushed it off, I was trying to convince myself that I wasn't bothered.
"But you guys kissed." He said.
"Oh." I said embarrassed. "H-He told you about that?" I felt my face heat up.
"Yeah. It meant a lot to him."
"Really?" My eyes lit up.
"He didn't stop talking about it." He smiled.
"Ah, oh well, he moved on." I said, trying to to act bothered.
"I guess." He said hesitantly, which made me wonder wether he really did like her.
"Is she nice? She seems nice?"
"If you're kind of nice means cheating on him every weekend then.."
"She cheated on him."
"Cheats..she even tried it on with me at a family barbecue. Obviously I didn't do anything, I don't like her like that. I have my eyes on someone else. " He said. Which made me wonder who.
"Wha-Does he know that she did that?"
"Yeah, he knows. He's just in denial. She does no wrong in his eyes." He said.
I sighed, realising why maybe he hadn't told me about it because he was embarrassed of the way he was being treated by her. It made me sad thinking how trapped he was in that relationship.
"Have you talked to him?" I asked.
"I've tried. Many times. He doesn't listen."
"Why not?"
"We're just, I don't know- not as close anymore. He doesn't listen to anyone." He looked down at his hands and I could tell he was hurt, him and E used to be so close. We all used to be so close. Maybe going to Spain really affected all of our relationships.
"Why?" I asked.
"If I'm going to be honest Emma.." I felt my heart beat faster, was he going to say it's because I kissed him and then dipped. "it's ever since you left." He admitted.
"I'm sorry." I said. Realising it was mainly my fault he had shut himself off.

"Hey it's not your fault." He placed his hand over mine. "He's just dramatic you know what he's like? He just missed you I think."
"Oh. I missed him too. And you." I smiled at Grayson.
"I missed you more Em." His grip on my hand tightening as I placed my free hand over his.
"Hey Gray? Shall I try and talk to him?"
"You can try? Ask him about her or something I guess." He removed his hand and I instantly felt a loss. I wanted him to keep his hand there. There was a silence. But not an awkward one. Just a peaceful, few moments.
"We should do something tomorrow, just us three. Like old times." I said to him. His eyes lit up and looked right at me. I couldn't help but smile, his face was so excited and it felt like old times. Except without the old Ethan.
"Yeahhh, that'll be amazing!.." then his face dropped. "Good luck getting E away from Liv tho."

"I can try? Right?" I said.
"Yeah. He loves you so I guess if you say just us he won't get bothered." He smiled.

"Hey kids, dinners ready." Lisa called. We both stood up from the bed and headed down to the kitchen.

Along the way down we knocked on Ethan's door and told him that the food was ready.
He grunted as a response.

"Hey Emma?" Grayson said as we headed down the hall.
"Yeh?" I said looking back as my foot hit the first step on our way down.
"You look really good." He admitted.
"Thank you." I noticed him blushing a little and I felt my heart skip a little beat. He never used to compliment me like that. He always told me to cover up, or treat me like a little sister. I guess he is a year older but still.
"No problem."

I grabbed a china plate off the pile and began serving pasta onto my plate.
"Hey want some soda?" Grayson asked heading to the fridge.
"Yeah sure." I answered as he grabbed two cans of Coca Cola.

We sat down at the end of the table allowing the adults to gather at the other end.
I looked at graysons plate which was piled with pasta and meatballs.
"Hungry?" I giggled.
"Mmmmm.." he replied shoving food into his mouth.
I chucked and noticed sauce spilling all down his chin. The red substance dripping onto the table.
"Grayson, where are you manners?" His father shouted. Slamming his hand down on the table.
"S-Sorry.." He said, a mouthful of pasta.
I giggled but hid it by putting the fork pulled with pasta into my mouth.
The adults continued on with their conversation allowing me and Grayson to talk in peace.

I heard a chair move next to me and I glanced up to see Ethan pulling a chair next to me.
I was surprised he had chose to sit with me and not his girlfriend on the other side.
"Can I sit..?"
"Sure." I answered not acknowledging him, continuing eating my pasta.
"Hey but what about me baby?" Olivia huffed, pouting like a baby.
"Over there." Ethan pointed to the seat next to Gray.
"But I want to sit next to you!" She sighed, still sticking out her bottom lip.
Without hesitation I stood up.
I lifted up my plate and walked around the other side of the table, sitting next to Grayson, opposite from where I was before.
"There." I said placing my plate down on the table and begging eating again.
Grayson lightly chuckled, causing me to giggle a bit.
"Something funny?" Olivia moaned, sitting down where I was once sat.
"Hhmmm? No." I said smiling, a smug look on my face.
She rolled her eyes and began eating the pasta.
We sat in silence for a few minutes, just the sound of the parents chatting about the latest gossip.
Old people stuff.
"Hey Ethan wanna go out tomorrow? To the beach or something? Or maybe to Emma's?" Grayson spoke, breaking the semi awkward silence.
"Yeah that'll be nice." He said looking up and smiling at me. My eyes lit up. I missed him so much.

"That'd be so nice! I'd love to get to know Emma better." Olivia smiled at me. My heart dropped.
"Actually I was thinking just me and the Boys, but we can do something separate?" I said, nicely. I didn't want to be rude, even though she had come across slightly salty.
"So I'm not invited?" She screwed up Her face and looked at me.
"Sorry, I just want it like old times." I said, trying to smile, but realising she was going to make this hard for me.
"Ethan won't go without me. Will you?" She turned back to look at him. Her eyebrows lifted as if she already knew his answer.
"Uh-" his face turned bright red, he stuttered clearly lost for words.
"Of course he will, our trio will be back together, like old times. You'll come won't you?" I said, tilting my head to look at him.
"Uh-" He looked back at Olivia who's face was now bright red, clearly angry that she knew he'd pick us over her.
"Ethan really?" Grayson huffed chucking his fork down on his plate and laying back in his chair.
I felt Grayson's annoyance. I had just got Home and he could even free his busy girlfriend schedule to spend time with his two best friends.
"He'll stay with me tomorrow, sorry guys." Olivia smirked looking back at me and gray.
I felt my heart shatter a bit.
We really had Lost E.
"Guess it's just us then Gray. Wanna go to a movie?" I lookee back at Grayson and smiled, trying to show Ethan I wasn't bothered.
"Yeah, that sounds amazing." He smiled at me, wide eyed. Making me blush and look back down at my food.
I looked up at gray who had pasta sauce all around his mouth.
"Hey G come here." I said picking up the napkin and grabbing his chin, pulling his face closer to mine. I dabbed the napkin around his mouth and chin, removing all traces of the pasta sauce.
"Thanks." He smirks pulling away as I placed the napkin back down on the table.

I looked up at Ethan.
His jaw was clenching and his eyes were angry.
"Hey, wanna stay after?" I asked Grayson, edging on Ethan's anger even more.
His face was now red. He wanted to say something you could tell, but he was biting his tounge. Not wanting to cause a scene.
"Really? Yeh sure, we can get some pizza and stuff, vegan of course." He laughed.
"Hey you remembered?" I looked at him, feeling my heart warmth increasing as he'd remembered that I was a vegetarian.
He smiled back as a reply.
"I'm finished, come on Liv." Ethan said standing up and walking out.

"You pissed him off big time Em." Gray giggled as they both left the room.