The car is quiet, but not in an awkward way. It's nice. I am looking out the window as he drives and notice we are now driving into the woods.
"Is this where you're gonna murder me?"
"How'd you guess?" He smirks.
I laugh and slap his arm which causes him to let out a chuckle. Grayson continues to drive, the road now getting bumpy.
He soon stops the car and puts it in park. He steps out, jogging around the front of the car and opening up my door for me.
I look around and all I see are trees. Nothing interesting.
"So are we camping?" I joke.
"Very funny. Come here." He takes my hand in his and laces our fingers and he begins to walk.
"Hiking was never my ideal first date, but there's always a first for everything." I joke again as we walk on a trail.
"Date, huh?" He turns around and smirks at me.
"I didn't mean it that way-"
"I wouldn't have a problem with this being a date." He says while nearly tripping over a stick.
I blush feeling embarrassed, but flattered at the same time.
After about a minute of walking, we find ourselves at an enormous tree with a ladder. I look up and see a big, old treehouse.
"Let's go." He starts climbing.
"Do you want me to die?"
"Come on, Tia."
"No."
"Please?"
There's a pause.
"Fine." I sigh.
I start climbing the ladder, feeling like it will never end. Grayson's speedy ass is already at the top.
"How did you even find this thing?" I ask out of breath once I am at the top. I walk inside the old treehouse and my jaw drops at what I am seeing.
Fuzzy blankets everywhere, pillows, a laptop, and a bunch junk food laid out on the floor.
A literal dream date. But this isn't a date-
"Ethan and I went hiking one day and we just found this. Pretty cool, huh?" I hear his voice behind me.
"Did you do all of this just for tonight?" I turn around and a smile breaks out on my face.
"All for you." He smiles and looks into my eyes, making me feel like I could melt right then and there.
I run up and hug him and he swings me around in his arms. I pull away and look down at all of the food he got.
"Hot Cheetos?! AND CANDYYYY!" I pick up the food and instantly feeling like I'm getting fat just by looking at it.
Grayson laughs at my reaction and sits down on the pillows and blankets. He reaches for his laptop and Netflix appears on the screen.
"Wanna watch Dance Moms?" He smirks and opens his arms.
"Oh hell yeah!" I lay down, still holding the food close to me.
He wraps his arms around me as he starts up a new episode of Dance Moms.
This boy is doing something to my heart, and I don't know if I like it.
• • •
Grayson and I have been sitting here watching Dance Moms, listening to Abby Lee Miller scream at her dance students. As brutal as that may sound, it's actually quite entertaining.
(If you haven't seen Dance Moms, you won't get it.)
"KENDALL, YOU NEED TO POINT YOUR TOES AND STRAIGHTEN YOUR LEGS!" Abby screams again. "NO- STOP CRYING. WE DO NOT ALLOW CRYING AT THE ABBY LEE DANCE COMPANY-"
The computer screen goes black.
"Shit, it died." He shuts it.
"It's alright." I laugh.
"That show is brutal, holy shit." Grayson runs his fingers through his hair.
"It's funny."
"A 400 pound lady screaming at her dance students is more scary than funny." He says while standing up and stretching.
"But that's exactly why it's funny." I laugh.
He shakes his head, trying to hide his smile. Soon I hear him laughing too, but he covers it up by clearing his throat.
"Hey, let me show you something." He finally speaks.
"If it requires climbing, I think I'll pass on that one."
"You don't have to climb, come here." He gives me a 'seriously' facial expression.
I yawn and stand up, following Grayson to a small balcony in the treehouse. Gray raps an arm around me because it is a little chilly outside.
"Look up." He whispers.
I look up and see a sky full of beautiful stars. I've never seen so many in the sky before. My jaw drops as I stare into space.
"Wanna know the difference between you and all those stars up there?" Gray says close to my ear.
"The stars are balls of gas, but I am a human?" I guess.
"No.. But that's also true." He hugs me from behind.
"Balls." I chuckle at the word.
"You really know how to ruin sweet moments like this." He chuckles.
"What is it?" I rest the back of my head on his chest.
"You are far more beautiful than all of those stars combined." He whispers.
I turn around and face Gray, not realizing how close are facing are to each other.
"You mean that?" I blush.
"Of course I do." He cups my face with his hands.
"You are too- I mean you're handsome, not beautiful. I mean you are a beautiful person-
I uh.. you uh.." I ramble. "You're cool." I say awkwardly.
Grayson smiles widely while looking at the ground. He lifts up his head and his eyes flicker from my eyes to my lips.
"You're pretty cool too." He whispers.
Grayson begins to lean in and...
