drawn to you; jaden hossler

8; soon

2 weeks later

Josh and Jaden finally moved into a real house yesterday, and they wanted me and the boys to come see it. Quinton and Anthony were already there, so me, Griff, Bryce, and Blake were headed over to see them in Griffins new car.

I actually had a duffel bag with me that was filled with clothes because I knew that eventually I would wind up staying at Jaden's unplanned.

Jaden was blowing up my phone even though he knew I was on my way

jaden 🤟
can you hurry up please? I miss u

masey 🤍
I'm omw
and I just saw you two days ago

Jaden🤟
I still miss you
and Josh is getting annoying
hurry

masey🤍
if I could roll my eyes over text I would

jaden 🤟
I know
and now I miss u even more
hurry

I felt griffin looking over my shoulder at my phone which made me slap his shoulder, "Eyes on the road. Don't kill us."

He had a smirk on his face, "Who are you texting, Jaden?"

"Ooohhhhoooo," Bryce and Blake commented from the backseat. I narrowed my eyebrows, "Whats that supposed to mean?"

"Cmon, it's so obvious," Griffin said with a laugh, "Jaden's practically in love with you and you don't even notice it."

"Ha. Ha. Funny joke," I said, looking out the window.

"He's being serious, Mase," Blake said, "And it's obvious you like him back so I'm not sure why you guys haven't admitted it to each other yet."

"Maybe because he doesn't actually like me," I said, looking out the window and trying not to cry. Jaden has told me many times how beautiful the girl that he likes is, but she doesn't like him back. "He told me he likes another girl but she doesn't Like him back."

"Dude are you kidding?" Bryce asked, "It's literally you, Mase. You're insane for not seeing that. He practically worships every little thing you do."

My eyes glistened with hope, "Really?"

Blake nodded, "I can't believe you didn't realize that.

I was going to do it.

I was going to tell Jaden that I liked him.

When we got to their house, Jaden texted me to meet him in the back, so the boys and I made our way to the backyard.

The boys were all sitting on chairs by the pool and when Quinton saw me he instantly looked away. Yep, he's gone from feeling bad about not being my friend, to completely hating me.

But, if I was being honest, me and Anthony had gotten a lot closer , and we were already close before, so he was officially my best friend.

Anthony came over and hugged me but before he could say anything, two arms scooped me up which made Anthony grin.

"Jaden Hossler, put me down," I said with a laugh.
He listened and put me down, stepping in front of me so I was facing him, "How did you know it was me?"

"How could it not be you?" I asked with a laugh. Jaden grinned and pulled me in for another hug, before pulling away.

I looked up into his ocean eyes, "Can I talk to you?"

He nodded, "Yeah, what's up?"

"In private," I added, and I could tell he looked nervous. He nodded and grabbed my hand, bringing me upstairs to what I assumed was his room.

He closed the door behind him and then sat down on his bed while I stood in front of him, "Okay, what's up?"

I took a deep breath, "Okay, I can't believe I'm finally telling you this, because I've been holding this in for what feels like forever-"

Jaden grabbed my hand, "Hey, you can tell me anything, Mase."

"I like you," I blurted out, causing Jaden's eyes to widen, "I like like you, and I have for a while now, if I'm being honest."

Jaden just sat there, completely and utterly silent. I should've known that the guys were wrong. I'm such an idiot.

I turned around to walk out, but Jaden grabbed my hand, turning me back around, "Say it again."

His eyes were glimmering with hope, looking straight into mine. I frowned, "I like you Jaden."

He grinned and pulled me into him, wrapping his arms around me as I stood between his legs. When I pulled away confused, he was looking happier than ever.

"God, I thought I was dreaming. You actually like me back?" He asked, standing up this time. Wait so he does like me back?

I nodded, "I like you Jaden."

He grinned, "Good, because I've been waiting to do this," he said, before leaning down and connecting or lips.

My stomach was going insane with butterflies and my heart was going a million miles per hour.

Jaden sat back down on the bed as we kissed, keeping the height way easier than me standing on my tippy toes and his leaning down.

His arms roamed around my waist as mine stayed on his neck, deepening the kiss a little bit more. I eventually pulled away, resting my forehead on his.

"I'm so happy right now," I said with a slight giggle.

He leaned in for a short kiss before pulling away, "I'd love to stay here and kiss you all day, but we should probably get back downstairs."

I nodded, agreeing with Jaden. He grabbed my hand and led me back downstairs and outside to where all of the guys still were.

He brought me over to the little table where they were sitting and pulled me so I was now sitting on his lap.

"Aww look at you two lovebirds," Anthony said with a grin, making my cheeks go bright red. I hid my face in Jaden's chest and they all started laughing.

"So are you two finally official?" Josh asked, genuinely wanting to know.

I looked at Jaden, not even knowing the answer myself. He looked up at me with a grin, "Soon enough."