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"ya know it's your fault" ethan points out

i roll my eyes "yes ethan, it's my fault that you are so soft now. it's my fault that you don't have your bad boy mojo anymore. it's my fault that i made you a better person"

he nods, smiling "damn right it is"

i laugh and push him "don't do that, i thought you were actually mad at me"

he smiles and kisses my nose "mad at you? never"

"i'm mad at both of you for being annoying" grayson yells from upstairs

"you shut your mouth or i'll tell your girlfriend all your secrets" i scream back

he doesn't say another word which makes me smirk

"you're hot when you take charge" ethan mumbles into my neck

i flip my hair and jump off his lap "i know"

"where are you going?" he asks

"i'm taking control"

he laughs "of what?"

"my life"

he playfully rolls his eyes "no you're not"

i smile "yeah, you're right. i'm not. but i am grabbing a donut, so come on"

he smiles and walks over to me "that's my girl"

~

when we reach the donut shop, i pick out my favorite as ethan picks out his

he pays after i try to for the hundredth time in the past week and he gives me the same line that he's used every time "you shouldn't have to pay when you're with me"

we sit at a booth in the corner as we munch on our tasty treats, talking and laughing at random things

"well, well, well, isn't is little miss skank and her wittle obedient pup" derek says in a mocking tone

i cringe as i wait for ethan's reaction

he calmly wipes his hands with a napkin before turning his head to look at the five guys "how's it going, fellas? miss me much?"

"uh yeah, we're like completely lost without y-" bryce stops talking as he gets punched in the arm by logan

"dude, what the fuck" logan exclaims

"sorry" bryce says, rubbing his arm

i smile at bryce who smiles back

i look at ethan, who catches my drift

he nods, making me smile wider

"bryce, do you want to hang out with ethan and i today?" i ask, politely

he smiles widely "yeah, i'd love t-"

logan punches his arm again

"i mean-" he starts to change his mind but ethan stands up, getting close to them

"stop pushing him around and let him decide what he wants. it's not a surprise if he doesn't want to stay with you four because you guys just keep pushing him around"  he pauses, looking at bryce who smiles widely before sitting down next to me

i smile, scooting over some so he has room to sit before breaking off a piece of my donut, handing it to him as ethan sits in his seat again across from me

bryce excitedly takes the piece of donut after thanking me

"if you choose stay with them, don't come crawling back to us" zach says

bryce laughs, chewed up donut in his mouth, as he looks over at them "fuck you guys. i'll gladly stay with them"

they all nod before starting to walk away. everyone except for cole who awkwardly stands there, looking at the ground

"you can join us too man. there's plenty of room" ethan says, scooting over some, leaving an empty space next to him on the bench

a smile appears on cole's face as he silently takes the seat next to ethan

i smile at ethan as i look at the two boys

he smiles back widely

"we haven't officially met" i start "i'm y/n"

"i'm bryce and i'm sorry about how they treated you. i never had anything against you and i had no intentions of you getting hurt"

i smile "thank you for your apology. and it's okay. it's in the past"

"i'm cole and-" he pauses "sorry, i'm not use to getting a say in things. i normally don't get to talk-" he pauses again before looking up at me and ethan "i don't know why i was in that group or why i stayed for so long. i never wanted to hurt anyone and i'm sorry if i did. y/n, you're a great girl and i'm glad that you pulled ethan away from them because in return, bryce and i got to escape. so thank you"

my eyes widen and my heart clenches "you're-you're welcome, i'm just glad that you finally got out of the funk that you were in. and don't be afraid to voice your opinions now. none of us will judge. right?"

"right" ethan and bryce agree

he nods, a big smile on his face

what started as a short donut break, turned into a deep and meaningful time shared with two new and exciting people

it's never too late to change your mind and pick a new path