She Even Poked The Holes So I Could Breathe

After what seems like hours, l'm finally making the last pancake. Ray comes in, now mostly clean of the pancake powder, and he starts to put pancakes on plates. As l put the last pancake on the stack, he throws me a warm smile.

"You know, you should really clean the pancake powder off of yourself." He teases and then leaves the kitchen with plates into the living room. l hear Gerard squeal at the breakfast handed to him, his love for pancakes as strong as ever.

When Ray smiled at me, l got that feeling in my stomach again. l can't help it, it just happens. l go to clean off in the bathroom and then go back into the kitchen to grab my own coffee and breakfast.

l walk into the living room, seeing Frank feeding Gerard pancakes with a big smile on his face. l also see that Alex has syrup on his chin, and to my discomfort, Jack licks it off. l see Ray with Oli, both of their faces deadpan serious. I feel my heart drop and my stomach feel fuzzy, and not in the good way. l slowly walk over to them, setting my food on a table on the way.

"What g-going on?" l nervously ask. Oli looks up at me, his eyes devious and his eyebrow quirks up. Oh god. l look to Ray and he looks like Oli just threatened to shave his hair off.

"Ray wants to talk privately with you." Oli speaks up. He pushes Ray up and towards me and smirks. Ray gulps and leads me into my room. l look back at the gang and they're all watching us, some smirking and some confused and just quiet. We walk into the room together and l slowly close the door behind me. l let out an awkward giggle and make eye contact with Ray.

"S-so what's up?" l ask. Ray smiles slightly and shakes his head, giving off his own nervous laugh.

"Does Oli ever say random shit to you.. Like, he obsesses over us." He says with a chuckle. My heart drops further.

"...Yea. lt's really fucking weird." l quietly say. l lower my gaze to the ground and sit down on my bed, my hands lapsing over each other. Ray walks over to me and kneels on the floor in front of me, a concerned look on his face.

"ls everything okay?" He asks. l feel my throat tighten and tears come to my eyes. How could Oli do this? This so so uncomfortable for Ray and l. Why would he--

The next thing l know, Ray's fingers are lifting my chin up, making me look him in the eyes. His eyes show warm but worried emotions. We stare at each other for a couple of minutes, sharing a silent bond that we've never felt before.

Ray slowly leans in, and my breath hitches. l close my eyes leaning in also, and then...

Notes

agh cliffhanger. WHaT wiLL HaPpEn? idk, you'll just have to wait and see. *hides behind tree* sorry about the cliffhanger but hah l couldn't help myself.

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