third person's pov :
grayson smiles, watching nova from afar who plays with the bangle set on her wrist. his eyes scan around the club and his eyes land on tyler who also sits afar from nova. his eyebrows soon furrow in confusion, wondering as to why the two weren't together.
"did they fight?" he thinks to himself
setting his whiskey down, he grabs his jean jacket and runs up to nova, jumping onto the couch with a wide smile.
"hey sister-in-law." he teasingly grins
she chuckles softly and looks down at her tight dress, tracing random shapes on the fabric.
"you're never gonna let that go, huh?" she murmurs
"nope." grayson laughs
a moment of silence passes by and grayson taps his wide fingers to the beat of the music on his jeans.
"what's up with tyler?" he asks
nova clears her throat anxiously and cuddles in closer to the couch.
"nothing. why you asking?" she mutters
grayson scoffs at her lie and he turns to face her again, his gaze softening once he sees her disturbed and anxious eyes.
"wanna get out of here?" he asks
nova shakes her head and points to the bride who's hands are intertwined with bri's and pal's, dancing on the dance floor.
"i feel bad. i can't just leave perla. it's her bachelorette party. i'm the maid of honor, grayson!"
grayson smiles warmly and places his soft hand on nova's, rubbing her skin in comfort.
"she knows how anxious you get in this kind of an atmosphere. c'mon nova, i'm not letting you stay here."
nova sighs deeply, closing her eyes and throwing her head back against the cushioning of the couch. trying to think.
"i can't grayson. i mean, perla is probably going-"
grayson cuts her off as he yanks her up from the couch and grabs her phone off of the glass table, waving the device in her face.
"let's go."
he grabs her hand and guides her out the club, dodging people as they walk out.
ethan's eyes shoot daggers as he watches his twin and his best friend running out of the club, grayson stumbling over some people and laughing nervously while apologizing to the people he bumped in with. meanwhile, nova clutches onto his hand tightly with anxious and scared eyes.
ethan mutters a quiet 'shit!' to himself, remembering how nova gets so tensed up in these kind of events.
the girl clinging onto his biceps slowly gets torn off and she scoffs at his rudeness, glaring at him with a tilted head.
"sorry rachel. i got something to do." he smiles softly
she smiles sarcastically and rolls her eyes once she pries out of his vision, running off to her friends she came with.
once he sees her out of view, he leaps over to the dance floor and murmurs 'excuse me's here and there. people glare at him as they get pushed by his body but he gives them back a soft smile and runs off, opening the front door of the club.
a rush of cool air hits him and he shudders, clutching his hands to his white dress shirt.
"nova!" he yells
nova hisses, turning around with grayson and squints her eyes to see ethan's shiny, gold louis vuitton belt. she lets out a soft laugh and grayson shakes his head, grabbing her hand to bring her over to his twin brother.
"take care of her. i'll take care of the girls." grayson points back at the club's doors
"take care of me? it's not like i need some-"
"sh!" grayson scolds
nova'e eyes widen in shock and she takes a step back, putting her hands up in defense. grayson chuckles at her joking action and gives her a quick side hug, pecking her cold cheek.
ethan clears his throat, waving his hand around to indicate that grayson should leave and grayson laughs, slapping the back of his brother's head.
"stop being a jealous dick eth-"
ethan quickly shoves grayson before he can continue and grayson gives him a glare but runs off to the club.
"you ok?" ethan asks
nova stares down at her black high tops and nods, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear.
ethan chuckles lightly as he stares at her old high tops and shakes his head.
"why are you laughing?" nova chuckles
"your shoes. you didn't change one bit."
she nods and also laughs along with him until they both quiet down and all that was heard was the music from the club.
"wanna go home n?"
she nods eagerly and ethan laughs, slinging his arm over nova's exposed shoulders. she hisses once she feels his touch and ethan's eyes widen in shock, stepping back.
"did i hurt you?" he softly whispers
nova chuckles softly and shakes her head, grabbing his hand again and wrapping it around her shoulders.
"just felt... something." she smiles
ethan stares into her dark, glistening eyes and nods before he could have taken things further.
the two old friends make their way back to perla's house and don't dare to talk; only taking in the time they had.
they smiled and took glances at times and chuckled softly, laughing at how shy they were acting.
