Love Me Back | Grayson Dolan
Pairing; Grayson Dolan x Reader
Word Count; 1232
POV; Grayson
Summary; Grayson and y/n have been friend for years. As children, they promised to never have feelings for each other. Which failed since Grayson started to develop a love for y/n. He confessed he liked her a few months ago then confessed his love for her a few weeks ago, in hoped y/n would finally love him back...
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Y/n, she's my best friend. We've been friends since we were kids. She was my only friend besides Ethan as sad as that sounds. Ethan was also close to her but not as close as me. All I wanted for her was to be happy and wished her success, but her life wasn't so easy and it made my heart hurt to see her in pain. One day, I realized I wanted to be there for her, I needed to be. I'm not gonna get into details but I've been by her side since the first grade. I was there for her first boyfriend, first kiss, and when she lost her virginity. It was pretty weird I'm not gonna lie, especially when it was with all different guys. I don't judge her though, I would never. I know it's the same for me, we would never judge each other for our mistakes.
As kids, we swear to 'never marry each other'. In other words, we swore to never have feelings for one another. We did well with this promise. But like all romance books and movies, it failed. Guess who started to develop feelings... Me, of course it had to be me. It started in freshman year, her first broken heart. In that moment, I never wanted to see her this way. I never wanted her to be mistreated by any guys again.
We are high school graduates, graduated in 2017. Currently, Y/n is studying at the University of California. It was one of the happiest I've seen her when she got the news she was accepted, screaming as she jumped up and down. I gave her one of the biggest hugs because I was so proud of her.
As for me, I'm doing YouTube as my career. Just me and my brother, she asked to not show her on our social media and we respected that. But behind the scenes, she's our biggest fan. She was by my side when we hit 100k and 1m, when we got our first award, when we got our new house, when I got my dream car. Even though all the drama, losing friends, she's still here.
A few months ago, I told her I liked her. Of course I got turned down but surprisingly, it didn't affect our friendship. But as time went on, we both gradually started to flirt with each other. I was already to ask her to be my girlfriend but I know her and I know she wanted to take things slow. I respected that.
That was until 3 weeks ago, I confessed again...
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It was late at night, we were watching a movie. Y/n's head was in my lap as she laid across the couch. This sudden feeling came up and just had to tell her.
"Umm... Y/n? I need to tell you something" I said nervously
"Uh oh, what'd I do?" She teases as she got up. She looked into my eyes curiously, which made my heart beat against my chest.
"You already know about my feelings about you..." I began, she sighed as she sat closer.
"Grayson..."
"No, I want to- I need to say this" I squeezed my eyes shut then let out a sigh. My heart felt it was gonna burst out of my chest. A lump in my throat formed which made it difficult to speak. "My feelings for you grew. It's not like or like like, as what 12 year olds say," She gave me a giggle that rang through my ears. A smile grew on my lips. "Y/n, I love you" Once those words came out of my mouth, I was filled with regret. Y/n was speechless and not the good kind. She exhaled sharply as she rubbed the back of her neck.
“Grayson...”
"I knew it, I shouldn't have said it. It was stupid of me. I just ruined the whole night. I'm so sorry Y/n" I rambled as I got up and started to pace back and forth. Y/n watch me continue then got up.
"Grayson." She said as she stopped in front of me. She caressed my cheek as I leaned to her touch. I knew she just wanted me to calm down.
"Please love me back" I blurted out. I mentally hit myself, I felt wasn't in control of what I was saying. I just made things worse.
"Give me time, Grayson." Was all she said, her thumb caressed my bottom lip. I stared into her eyes, she gave me a small smile as she stared into mine. She leaned in and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I froze as she started to gather her things. She gave me a hug goodbye then left to her home. I rubbed my cheek then a grin formed.
•••
And I did. I gave her all the time she needed. That was until I found out she was going on a date tonight. With a guy she met online. They were going to a restaurant. I just sat at home as she was out with some dude she met through tinder. To be honest, it made my blood boil. I poured all my feelings for her and she...
I shake my head, trying to get my thoughts out of my head. She left for her date 45 minutes ago. I tried to be happy for her but it only made me sadder. That was until my phone started to ring
"Hello?" I answered
"Hey Gray, c-can you come pick me up?" A familiar soft voice replied. It was y/n.
"Of course, what happened? I thought-"
"Please just come, I don't want to be here anymore" She sounded sad like on the verge of tears. I immediately rushed for my keys and zoomed down the street. She texted me where she was and I saw she on a bench outside, alone. I didn't get the chance to park properly because I just jumped out and ran towards her. Once I reached her, she already sounded like she was crying. I sat down beside her the suddenly, y/n threw herself in my arms and cried. I wrapped my arms around her and didn't say anything, just let her cry onto me.
She finally calmed down and rubbed her eyes from tears. "I'm sorry." She said
"No, don't ever be sorry." I replied setting my hand on her knee.
"No, I deserve to be. You confessed all your feelings to me and I smashed it into a million pieces. I mean I went on a date with some random guy. I'm such a horrible person." She explains as more tears begin to fall. I didn't know what to say.
"Three weeks ago, you said you needed time. I gave you all the time in the world to figure out your feelings towards me." I began as she stared at me to continue "Can't you tell me now?" I looked at her with sadness in my eyes. She didn't say anything but smiled. A sigh in relief came out of my mouth as she giggled. I looked up at her and shot her a grin. "You don't need to tell me." I say leaning closer
"Because I can see right through you" I pressed my lips on hers as she grin through the kiss.
Finally, I thought












