best friends | e.d. ✔️

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nova's pov :

"where the hell is ethan?" lisa gets out of her chair and begins to walk from side to side in the living room

my leg starts to shake again and grayson notices. he places a hand on my knee and applies a little bit of pressure, sending me a soft smile.

"breath." he mouths

i nod immediately and my breathing becomes controlled.

"lisa." i get up from my chair

all eyes are on me at this point and my feet start to shuffle on the carpet.

"i can go look for him." i rub my arm

i see my mom about to get up and stop me but dad holds onto her arm, stopping her.

"no honey. it's way too late." lisa says

"i know where he might be." i say

"i can go nova. you stay." grayson stands up next to me

"i don't want you going anywhere this late at night." mom says

i roll my eyes and collapse onto the couch behind me.

"text me where you think he might be." grayson says

i nod and watch him leave through the front door.

"we need to sleep nov. c'mon." dad says

i hug everyone and run upstairs with my parents.

grabbing blankets and pillows from the cabinets, i set up my bed on the ground.

"nova? could you tell me what's going on with you and ethan?" mom asks

"we just had a fight mom. i don't want to talk about it." i say

fluffing up my pillow, i lie down and snuggle into my blanket.

"are you guys gonna be ok tomorrow?" mom asks

"i hope so."

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"nova!"

i groan in annoyance and smush my face into my pillow.

grayson opens my door and hits my foot, considering i'm so close to the door.

"grayson!" i yell in pain

"shit! sorry." he says

i chuckle slightly and get up, rubbing my eyes. i look over to my parents bed and they we're nowhere to be found. guess their downstairs.

"well let's go." i point to the door

grayson shuts the door and points to the bed, crossing his arms across his chest. my eyebrows furrow but i follow his instructions and sit down on the guest bed.

"i found ethan." he said

"where was he?"

"alison's house."

i nod. obviously he would be there. why were so worried?

"he seemed happy. so maybe i was overreacting the other day." grayson says

i nod and smile gently, playing with the strings of my plaid pajamas.

"do you like him nova?"

"grayson! nova! c'mon we're all waiting for you." lisa shouts from downstairs

i run past grayson, avoiding his question and run downstairs. i see ethan gobbling pancakes and sitting next to the christmas tree, staring at the bright lights.