let it ride - g.b.d

xxi.

class was finished and i ran to the twins' class with brittany. we arrive to their class and i see cynthia with them. "oh thank god, dude", she yelled out. "what happened?", i asked. "katherine was trying to get inside their heads, telling them you guys cheated. ethan obviously didn't believe her, i mean they started dating. on the other hand, grayson was doubting your relationship", she said and my heart was starting to crack.

"y-you believe her?", i asked. "i don't, but i know she's trying to blackmail me", he said and i ran to him and hugged him. "there's no way in my head that i would be cheating on you grayson bailey dolan. i love you way too much to let you slip away like that", i said and he started to smile.

"there's my bup's smile", i said and i kissed his cheek. he smiled and we all went to our second period, which was english and we had it all together. we sprint to the class and we see veaney in our little group desk. we walked towards it and she sees us and smiles. "well, well. here are the couples and the fifth wheel", she joked and we laughed. "okay class, since you guys are in your group desks, and i won't be changing them soon because i'm lazy and i think you guys are a perfect fit already, i'm gonna assign a project", the teacher, mr. lee, said. we smiled and we got to work together. "finally a class where we can work on a project together!", brittany whisper-yelled and we all smiled. 

"okay, the project is gonna be about how much your senior year improved compared to your last three years", he said and smiled. "every person in the group has to write their own paragraph and there's gonna be one point where all of you guys are gonna work together in this project", he said and we smiled. "have fun with this project and i expect it in a week, maximum two weeks", he said. we started on the project and we all started writing our paragraphs.

i look at grayson and i see him struggling with what to write. "write what happened at your old school, bup", i told him and i winked. he smiled and he started writing. i look at ethan and he's already finished with his second paragraph. brittany was just writing away, and cynthia was just there writing and doodling, more doodling than writing, though. veaney was already in her last paragraph and she was just writing away.

"ally", i heard ethan whisper. "what happened?", i asked. "i don't know what to write for the third paragraph", he said and i tried not to laugh. "they're just body paragraphs, e. your second body paragraph, which in this case is your third paragraph, you write about your tenth grade experience", i told him and he nodded. he went back to writing and i was already in my fourth paragraph. "jesus, i'm gonna take for fucking ever", i whispered.

*a few periods later*

school ended and i decided to drop everyone off, including ethan and grayson. "bye, babe", he said and we kissed. "hurry the fuck up gray", ethan said. "hey, i would've told you to shut up last night, but nah. i didn't wanna see my best friend's tic tac of a penis", i said and grayson started instigating. "grayson, shut up. probably yours is smaller, microscopic sized", i said. "you sure about that, princess?", he whispered in my ear and i chuckled. "go home, grayson", i said and he left.

i rolled up the window and i started playing my playlist on spotify. the relapse symphony started playing and i started smiling and tapping my fingers to the beat. i see people look at me weird and i flip them off. i drove home and i park in front of my house and i open the door and i see my mom in there. "mom?", i said as tears start welling up in my eyes. "hi baby", she said and smiled. "you're here for good?", i asked. "yeah, until they call me for another meeting", she said while rolling her eyes.

i knew how much my mom hated those business trips, but she puts up with it because they pay well, and it's enough for us. "how was school?", she asked and i sighed. "it was tiring as usual, but it was alright", i said with a smile. "ooo, i know that smile. who's the guy?", she asked. "mooom", i whined. "come on, allison. you've never had a relationship and you're too focused on school, which i'm honestly grateful for, but i need the juice", she said and i couldn't help but laugh at her comment. "what? i do", she said and i shook my head and smiled.

"well, his name's grayson and he's actually my boyfriend mom", i told her with the biggest smile on my face and she started squealing. "oh, i knew my baby was in love. i need to meet the boy that's making my baby happy", she said and smiled. "oh, you will mom", i told her and she smiles. "invite him tomorrow night. i can make your favorite, chicken alfredo pasta with breaded chicken", she said and squeals.

i laugh and i go upstairs and get on my bed, grabbing my laptop and my phone. i decided to text grayson.

me:

hey gray. so guess who came back?! :D

gray bae:

who came back, princess?

me:

my mom came back! and i also been wanting to ask you something

gray bae:

that's nice babe, and what happened?

me:

i was wondering if you wanted to come over and meet my mom?

gray bae:

of course babe, i'd love to meet your mom. when and what time?

me:

tomorrow and at 7?

gray bae:

i'll be there baby ;)

i couldn't help but laugh and i ran downstairs and went up to my mom. "mom, he said he'll come tomorrow", i said and she smiled. "good, i'll be expecting him then", she said and smiled wide. "mom, he's just a boy", i whined and she shushed me. "he is NOT just a boy, allison adriana morales! this is the boy that makes you happy, that treats you like a literal queen. don't lose him, allison", she said sternly. "i wasn't planning to, mother", i said and she whacked me with a pillow. "that was rude, mother", i said and started laughing.

i smiled and i went to my room. i was thinking about what my mom said. she does have a point. grayson does make me happy, he treats me like a queen and i couldn't be happier. i was grateful for everything that he has done for me.

he was my lifeline...