Shades of Gray

Chapter 2

I have been preparing dinner for two hours now for Nanma, myself, and our four guests who will be here in a half an hour. I am making papa's lasagna with homemade garlic bread, a salad, and cauliflower.

"Grayson, dinner smells wonderful as usual," Nanma praises while entering the kitchen as I finish preparing the garlic bread to be placed in the oven in a few minutes.

"Thanks, Nanma," I murmur with a dark blush coating my entire body as I go to the sink to wash my hands.

"Anytime, love," she replies with a wink as she grabes plates, silverware, and glasses to set the table.

Half an hour later on the dot, there is a knock on the front door as I pull the lasagna and garlic bread from the oven. The burner on the stove has been turned off now that the califlower is finished, and I have already placed it in a bowl. Nanma has placed the salad and califlower on the table along with the picture of water and lemonade to drink. Nana goes to answer the door as I start cutting the lasagna into six squares.

Voices can be heard entering the house, and becoming louder as they approach the kitchen and dinning area. Someone has a deep fucking voice, and I can honestly say I was turned on sexually.

Man, I hope I don't embarress myself or Nanma tonight.

"Grayson, this is Holly Maddox, her husband Ryder, and their two children, Ryker and Harmony," Nanma introduces with a bright smile as I turn to face them. "Everyone, this is my grandson, Grayson."

"Hello, it's wonderful to meet you all," I softly say as I nervously look at the four of them while lightly fidgeting between my feet.

My smile falters when the guy, Ryker, doesn't reply like the rest of his family, and he just silently stare at me.

"Dinner is done," I murmur looking over at Nanma nervously while everyone seems to notice Ryker's lack of greeting.

"Then let's eat," Nanma cheerfully says as she grabs the tray of garlic bread with an orange colored potholder while I use two orange potholders to carry the lasagna into the dinning area.

"Ms. Lucy, you made a wonderful meal," Holly compliments a few minutes into eating while we sit around the table that we added a couple of chairs too.

"Thank you, and I agree, but Grayson made dinner. He loves to cook and bake," Nanma replies with a wink at me as the other four gawk at me in surprise as I duck my head to hide the blush on my face with my black hair

Ryker's P.O.V.

I honestly did not want to atted the dinner at mum's boss' house tonight, but since I love mum, I am attending without complaint. I have no fucking idea why mum's boss wants us to have dinner at her home since mum is her new Personal Assistant.

"Time to leave, or we will be late!" dad hollers from the front door that is located in the living room.

Ryder is technically not my biolocial dad, but he has raised me since I was 2-years-old, and legally adopted me when I was 4-years-old. My biological dad, Michael, hasn't seen me since I was 3-years-old, and I honestly don't remember him.

Mum, Harmony, and I meet dad at the door, leaving the house with dad locking the door behind us, and we climb into his red Ford Camry. The drive to Ms. Parker's home only takes five minutes which is nice. Mum told us that Ms. Parker's husband died a year ago, and that her grandson lives with her. I wonder why that is? I have heard rumors at school about him, about why he lives with her. One of the rumors is that his mum is in prison, where he was born, and that she is there for killing her pimp.

Upon arriving, dad parks behind two cars in their drive, turns off the engine, we climb out, and dad knocks on their front door. A few seconds later the door is opened by an older woman probably in her 50's with long brown hair, brown eyes, and a bright toothy smile. She is beautiful for an older woman, and if I was interested in older woman, I would hit on her, but since I'm not, it's mute point.

"Hi! Come in, please," Ms. Parker greets cheerfully as she backs away from the door. "Thank you for coming. Dinner is ready."

Entering the cozy home that is decorated simply, but it feels warm and homey. Once she shuts the door behind us, mum introduces us to her boss, and we greet her while she leads us into the kitchen. Inside the kitchen at the stove, there is a guy around 5'7" with black hair with his back to us. He is dressed in a pair of black leggings, black 'Ugh' boots, and a long sleeve stripped black and dark gray hoodied shirt.

"Grayson, this is Holly Maddox, her husband Ryder, and their two children, Ryker and Harmony," Ms. Parker introduces with a bright smile as he turns to face us. "Everyone, this is my grandson, Grayson."

He is absolutly beautiful with his black hair hanging over his right eye, and holy fuck! He has the most stunniing eyes that I have ever seen - his eyes are a bright blue color. His skin is pale, and looks flawless like procelin. Man, his snake bites just finish off his look, and makes him even more stunning than I orignally thought. I know everyone is looking at me weirdly since I haven't greeted the boy, and I think he is uncomfortable with my starring. As we sit down to eat the delicious smelling, and tasting food, I am surprised to find out Grayson cooked everything.

"Grayson, how old are you?" Harmony asks with a wink and a smirk at the boy - she is trying to flirt with him.

"I'm 16-years-old," he answers in a soft, musical voice that send a rush of blood to my lower region. "How old are you?"

"I'm 15-years-old, but I'm sure I have never seen you in the tenth grade classes," Harmony replies curiously, but I think he is in my grade, which is twelvth.

"I'm in twelvth grade," he quietly admits with pink cheeks. "I started school at four and a half, and by the time graduation happesn, I'll be 17-years-old."

"Nice," Harmony replies with a flirtasious smile that seems to go unnoticed by Grayson. "DO you have a girlfriend?"

There it is.

"Um, no I don't becuase I'm gay," he shyly admits before starring down at his half eaten food that he is now pushing around his plate with the fork.