nova's pov :
"nova! that's not where you put the fucking- oh my god!"
grayson grabs the tongs from me and i step back, letting him finish.
"sorry nov. i'm just stressed out. ethan would usually help me set everything up but his dumbass ditched for alison." he shakes his head while mixing
"don't you feel weird? he's been ditching you for the past... i don't even know how many sunday's." he asks
"ya i do. but i guess if he's happy hanging out with alison then, let him be."
grayson chuckles to himself and my eyebrows furrow in confusion.
"nothing." he responds
i nod my head and walk away from him, going into the living room.
my parents, grayson's parents, cameron, and her boyfriend are all huddled next to the fire and i know what they're all waiting for.
"grayson, we're playing games." i point to the living room and he nods, washing his hands and following me
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"ok ready?" lisa asks
grayson's grip on my thighs get tighter and i look over at cameron, giving her a thumbs off.
"go!" lisa shouts
grayson runs off with me on his back and i chuckle, looking behind me and seeing cameron and her boyfriend catching up to us.
"grayson! their catching up." i hunch over and tell him
he nods quickly and he runs faster through the backyard.
i honestly don't even know why we do this every christmas. i mean it's snowing and it's freezing cold. i guess it's been our tradition from the start.
only, ethan isn't here this time.
"ha! we win!" grayson let's go of me and i yell, falling back into the pile of snow on the ground
"grayson!" cameron yells
i get up and specks of snow are in my hair and on my clothes. grayson's laughing uncontrollably and i laugh along with him.
"you're such an ass." i whisper
"it was an accident!" he defends himself and clutches onto his stomach from laughing too hard
i shake my head and we all walk back into the warm house.
"thank god." i whisper
"wanna play video games upstairs?" grayson whispers
i look at him with doubtful eyes and he pouts.
"grayson, your cousin's are about to be here."
he pouts even more and i groan in annoyance.
"you know how much i love kids!" i say
on cue, grayson's little cousin's run through the front door and they run towards grayson and i. i pick mia up and run off, trying to get away from grayson.
"you're an ass!" he yells
"grayson! language!" lisa scolds
i turn around for a quick second and laugh.
"nova! can we play with my dollies today?" mia requests
"of course we can mia." i set her down onto the living room carpet and sit down next to her, watching her get out her dolls
grayson and his little cousin join us and they play with dinosaurs.
"ethan! alison!"
grayson and i look up at each other and our eyes get wide. we turn around quickly and see alison hugging lisa and sean.
"fucking hell." grayson whispers
i hit his shoulder and he shrugs.
"this is family only. i have the right to react this way." he defends himself
my cheeks get red again and i laugh quietly.
"why are you blushing?" he asks
"you said family only ok. shut up, don't tease me." i answer
he starts laughing loudly earning glances from ethan and i turn back around to the kids and grayson and hit his shoulder, indicating he should stop.
"ethan and i had a fight. don't say anything." i whisper
he nods and ethan walks over with alison.
"hey mia and aiden." ethan greets his little cousins
they wave quickly and then turn back to their toys.
"hey nova."
i wave at him without looking and then turn my attention back to grayson, mia, and aiden.
grayson laughs quietly next to me and i elbow him in the stomach, making him groan in pain.
"oh god. did that actually hurt that bad?" i ask
he shakes his head, as a no and i hit him gently for scaring me.
"i felt bad asshole."
"i noticed." he quirks his eyebrows
i don't hear ethan and alison so i'm assuming they were listening to our conversation. i look back and see ethan and alison staring at us directly.
"alison, do you wanna play with mia? i'm going to help my mom and lisa with setting up dinner."
"ya, sure. thanks nova." she smiles and sits next to mia
"no problem." i smile back and get up, walking past ethan and towards the kitchen
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best friends | e.d. ✔️
Fanfiction"just tell him how you feel." "i can't." "why not?" "because. he's my 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝."
