"thing."
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emma's pov

i roll my eyes since ethan still hasn't responded.

"i just didn't say anything because kian's a perv."

okay. i guess that's a good excuse.

"emma let's just go back inside, we don't have to eat in there but, i want steak." he smiled, why was i being a dramatic little bitch.

i nodded, "i don't know why i'm acting like a bitch i'm sorry." i laughed, he did the same before taking ahold of my wrist and pulling me inside the restaurant. i see kian wink at me, but i ignore him and wait for ethan to come back with his food, in the meantime i pull my phone out, searching up kian.

i pulled out his instagram, he's lowkey hot. lowkey tho. he's an influencer too, that's probably how ethan know's him. i pressed on the follow button, but slid my phone into my pocket as ethan walked back with two big bags full of food in them.

"you ready?" he asked almost politely.. weird. i nodded and we walked out together, sitting down in his new jeep.

he started to drive and as soon as we got back to his place he turned his car off and looked at me. what did this bitchass want now?

"emma?" yes? i'm the only other person sitting in the car but okay.

"yes ethan?" i said a little sarcastically. he bit his bottom lip as if he were preparing himself to tell me something. my fingers started to fidget, as i was nervous now too. but not for any other reason other than i over think way too much.

"why did you have such a problem with kian saying that you were mine?" he raised an eyebrow, observing all of my facial features and i sighed to myself. i don't know?

"cause i'm not yours?" i said as if it were an obvious answer, he just nodded, leaving the car and i followed.
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he stood in the kitchen as i rested on the one part of the couch ethan and james weren't taken up. they looked so peaceful.

ethan finished eating and looked around for a spot on the couch. i don't know why i did it, but i had absolutely no room, and still invited him to sit next to me.

he shook his head, "i'm not tired and if i was i would sleep in my bed." why didn't i think about that? maybe a part of me just wanted to sit next to him.

i nodded, "but if you wanna stay up with me i'm gonna head to my room anyway, so i don't wake them up." i nodded, getting off of the couch, but softly so i wouldn't wake them up.

we walked into his room and he sat down at his desk, opening up fortnite. i rolled my eyes, this is already irritating.
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"fuck." ethan groaned, throwing his head back and turning his chair to me. i was sitting on his bed, scrolling through instagram.

i looked up, "did you lose or something." he shook his head,

"of course not, the internet gives out at this time of night, i don't know why." he bit down against his bottom lip and got up from his desk chair and sat down next to me on his bed.

"emma?" again? we're doing this again? who else is here?

i moved my head to look at him, us both lying against his pillows now, laying sideways facing each other. "who abused you?" how did i forget that he knew? what do i even say?

his hand placed itself on my arm, rubbing up and down softly seeing that i was nervous.

"my ex boyfriend."

he nodded, i guess he assumed that or something. we were now a lot closer to each other.

"i'm so sorry." i nodded, what else could i say? it wasn't his fault, not at all. i began to yawn, i didn't even realize how tired i had been.

"i'm really tired." he nodded, pulling the covers out from under him and i, placing them over us, hooking his arm on my waist as i turned around, no longer facing him.

he was spooning me.

and i've never felt more safe.

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grayson's pov.

it was around seven am when i woke up to james' fucking lips on my leg, drooling away. he fell asleep on me?

and i wasn't exactly uncomfortable.

i moved his head off of me and stood up, looking for ethan and emma. where were they? did they go get breakfast? i rubbed my eyes and pulled the hair that was lying in front of my eyes.

i went into my room and took a shower, as i got changed i realized i forgot to even check ethan's room.

i pulled my shorts on over my calvin klein's, and left my room. walking down the hallway, i saw his door was open, i looked into his room and saw ethan and emma.. really fucking close to each other. if they weren't dead asleep i would assume they were fucking.

i rolled my eyes, i knew this was gonna happen eventually. emma's already pulling ethan away from me. he talks about her all the time when she isn't even here. he's falling head over heels in love with the girl and i have to deal with it. i'm really just fucking worried about losing him to be honest.

it's weird not to spend everyday with him and i couldn't imagine not.. spending everyday with him. i've talked to him about it but he acts like i'm just being a drama king, which i'm not. i already miss him.

all he thinks about now is her.