Friends to lovers

Chapter 30 / phone call

It was the day we were leaving and I hadn't felt this sad in a long time. I was so happy in LA and felt no worries here. I wasn't worried about school or any other things I'd usually stress over. I woke up everyday to a warm breeze blowing in through the window.
Unlike in New Jersey where it rains a lot and the weather isn't warm until half way through summer.

We were driving to the airport, me and Gray sharing earphones listening to Kyle when Gray got a call from his manager stopping the music. He didn't answer and said he'd call her back when we got to the airport, she called him 3 more times before calling Ethan.

Ethan was half asleep in the front and didn't even move at the sound of his ringtone.

"You probably should answer, I mean it must be important if she's calling you both" I say to Gray pulling out my earphone

He nods before going to his contacts and calling her back
"Grayson, where are you?" She asks nervously as soon as she answers
"On the way to the airport, what's wrong Georgie?" He asks sitting up
"Photos Grayson, photos of you and Grace kissing are all over twitter, some at the beach, some at the skatepark, some out for dinner" she says and Gray puts his head into his free hand closing his eyes.

He takes a deep breath" What does this mean?" He asks not looking at me
"Well have you been on twitter or Instagram?" She asks
"Not since last night" he explains
"All yours and Graces photos are full of comments"

Gray wakes up Ethan and puts her on speaker
I sit there in silence not knowing what's happening
"Graces comments are just mean, calling her a slut and many other mean names, yours are just saying that their unsubscribing and that Ethan is their favourite twin anyway, fan accounts are making mean edits of you and Grace also"

She goes on to say that we either have to fake a break up or do it for real, at this point I feel so bad. I don't want the boys fans hating them or turning on them because of me. I don't care about the hate I'm getting, I just want the boys to be happy.

He hangs up, he still hasn't looked at me
"Gray?" I say quietly
He looks down at me to see a tear falling down my cheek, I didn't even know it was falling until Gray wiped it

He pulled me in tight my head resting on his chest
"What's going to happen?" I ask scared for the answer
"I don't know babe, but I'm not going to let this ruin us" he says kissing the top of my head

We board the plan and Gray and E have been quiet since the call in the uber. I put in my earphones because no one seems to be talking, I close my eyes and let the music play.
They must think I fell asleep because when the song I was listening to finished I heard them talking

"Dude what are you gonna do?" Ethan said
"I have no idea, I've already lost 40k on Instagram and we've lost 100k on YouTube. All the comments are hating on her and I don't want her to see" he says
"Gray, this could ruin us" Ethan says
"I love her bro" he says making me want to hug him
"I know you do" he pauses "but is it worth ruining your career" Ethan says
"My career? If I'm done your done too" Gray says raising his voice a little
"Bro, if you stay with her and our fans leave us, we'll be nothing" Ethan says

I sit there trying to hold in my tears, I know what's going to happen. I just don't want it to.

We land and none of us speak, Gray doesn't hold my hand like he usually does. We grab our bags and walk to the car waiting for us.

20 minutes later the car stops outside my house, I smile at the both of them before saying "thanks for he trip" I get out and shut the door tears now falling down my cheeks.

I walk inside and my mom runs up to me "honey, your home I've missed yo.." she stops when she sees me crying

"Baby what's wrong?" She says bringing me into her chest
I start to bawl my eyes out, trying to tell her what happened. the rest of the night mom and I lay in her bed talking about what had happened. She gives me advice on what she thinks I should do and with dried up tears on my face we fall asleep.