The Night Changes//g.d

Chapter 2

Clara's pov
After we all ate my dads amazing barbecue. We thought it would be a good idea to find a good spot for a beach fire.
Grayson and Ethan walked ahead of Novah and I trying to look for a perfect spot along the beach.
"What was up with you at dinner?" Novah asks I just rub the side of my arm.
"Nothing was up."
"You barley spoke a word."
"Well I was eating."  She stops me while we're walking and turns to look at me.
"Clara. me and you both know that's a load of shit, and you lovvveeee to talk while we're eating even with your mouth full of food." I just cross my arms
"Point is I know when somethings up." I uncross my arms and let out a slight huff.
"Okay question? Do you think that it's bad if two good friends decide one day they like each other?" I wait for her to answer.
"Well I guess it depends, I would always be scared that if I broke up with the person I would lose them as my friend too and not have them at all in my life." Not the answer I was looking for. She just looks at me and smiles. We just continue to walk. We finally catch up to the boys to see them sitting on two different logs by a hole in the sand.
"Well finally you guys decided to show up." Ethan says standing.
"I can't help I'm short with short legs." I say right back.
The night went on. we got fire wood from the woods, Ethan and I sat on one log while Grayson and Novah sat on the other. I felt his eyes linger on me while I watched the fire.
It got dark fast and chilly. But the fire was still strong.
"Who wants to hear a spoookkkyyy story?" Ethan does this anytime we have a fire and ends up scaring the shit out of Novah and I.
"Ha you're funny, no way." If I listen to another Ethan Dolan spoooookkkyyy story I'm never going to sleep again.
"Yeah same." Novah says in agreement.
"Oh come on guys, it's the only thing Ethan has going for him." Grayson says chuckling while Ethan gives him the finger.
"Fine whatever get on with it." I agree kinda regretting it. And then there he goes.
"You know I've done research on this beach, the one we always stay on everyyyyy summer. Turns out in the 1970's a supposed ordinary guy in his 30's owned the whole beach."
"What was he rich?" I said teasing.
"I don't know? not the point. Anyway, one evening a women was taking a jog along the beach. Like she normally did just minding her own business. The man never complained about it either, sometimes she said he would even wave to her. One night she took a jog but it got dark fast, then started raining hard. She was far from her home and the only house was the mans. She knocked on the door once, no answer. Again, no answer. The third time the door just opened. She called out to see if anyone was there but there was no answer."
"Ethan are you sure this is even real?" Novah comments while looking scared as shit.
"Yes. Now she walked into the house wet. And the door slams!" I hear Novah gasp.
"Here E let me take over I can tell a story much better." Surprisingly Ethan put up no argue again Grayson.
"Once the door slams she screams turns back around to see the man with a dark face and fangs. She ran out the front door and hid in the woods. Just when she thought she was alone she tried to look for her phone but it wasn't in her pocket. She had no way to call for help. Then he seen her a snuck up slowly behindddeee, licking his fangs thinking about sticking them into her warm neck to get blood. And then-"
"Ahhhhhhhhh! Jesus Christ!" Novah screams. Ethan jumped out of the woods and scared her. I didn't even notice he got up and left. She hits him while him and gray die laughing.
"That. Was not funny. You scared the shit out of me! I'm done, I'm going to bed!" She started to storm off.
"Novah." I yell at her she just gives us all the finger. I look at Ethan and raise my brown and purse my lips.
"Think you should apologize." I just say firmly.
"Yeah, sorry ethans spooky stories got outta hand." He says with a slight smile and I smile as well. He starts to go off then turns around.
"You kids behave while I'm gone." He winks.
"And gray put out the fire so we don't set all the woods on fire." He said that then continued after Novah.
I look over at Grayson on the other log, just watching the fire. He's wearing grey champion sweats with a black tommy hoodie. His big hands wrapped around one another and his soft pink lips changing slight colour from the fire light. He looks up and over at me on the log I just look away kinda embarrassed.
"Clara? You cold?" I didn't even realize the goosebumps on my arms and me swaying back and fourth.
" yeah, I guess I am." Grayson stands off the log and starts to strip off his hoodie. His black t  shirt underneath lifts and reveals his toned abs. He walks over to me and hands it to me then sitting down beside me.
"Won't you be cold now?"
"I'm a big boy I'm sure I can handle it." He just laughs looking at the ground. While I put on his hoodie and swim in it.
"You know, I really like fires." I start then he looks up at me.
"I mean there so gorgeous, the colours and the way they dance.
Their wonderful but dangerous if they get out of hand-" I stop when I feel graysons hand touch my leg. I look down at his hand then at him.
"Um gray." I say in a calm quiet voice.
"Yes?" He responds in the same tone of voice. I stop for a second. What's happening? I mean we did text and FaceTime a lot during the school year and if I'm being honest we were flirty. I love him, he's been my friend since we were kids. I couldn't stop my mind from thinking especially from what Novah said earlier about friends getting together.
"I would lose them as my friend too, then not have them in my life at all." I mean she was right but-
My thoughts are stopped when graysons hand moves slightly higher on my leg to my thigh.
"Nothing." I finally say.
"Nothing?" He asks moving his hand to hold the side of my face. I hold my hand on his.
"Nothing."
The next thing I knew he was leaning in. And we kissed. It lasted for a minute a wonderful great minute. Until Novah voice went threw my head. I pull away and stand up.
"What's wrong?" Gray asks me. I felt so bad but I didn't know what to say. Cause nothing was wrong it was perfect he was perfect him and his plump soft lips, but I still couldn't get novah's voice out of my head.
"I'm tired." I blurted out. Ugh stupid.
"Um yea okay." Grayson looked slightly sad or frustrated saying that.
"I'm just gonna go to bed." I say I turn to start walking towards the house. I hear gray let out a slight puff.
"Clara." I stop in my steps.
"Do you uh, want me to walk you home?" I don't even turn around. I want to say yes.
"No." That's what came out of my stupid mouth. I'm angry at myself for even letting it happen. I just walk home. I go threw the door quietly that's in my room that leads to outside. Put on some pajamas and go straight to bed. Hoping that what just happened was all just a dream.