The Great Gatsby (Retelling)

Part 2: Family Reunion

Griffin's POV
"Come on in, Griffin!" David said in a loud voice, gesturing into the large estate of where him and my best friend lived. "She doesn't know you're here. It's going to be a complete surprise," David chuckled, wrapping an arm around my shoulders as he led me through the living area.

I had moved here to Long Island not too long ago, finding the booming stock market the perfect opportunity to become rich. It was here that my best friend from back home and her husband resided, living amongst the rich with old money in East Egg. I lived just across the bay in West Egg, the side where people with new money lived, even though I didn't have much of it.

I heard giggling coming from the smaller room that David was leading me to. "Honey, I have a present for you!" David called as we entered the room, winking at me before standing behind me, his large hands placed on my shoulders. Y/N stopped her dancing with her friend before turning around, her face filling with happiness as she took me in. "Griffin!!!" She said gleefully, walking towards me in quick, long strides and enveloping me in a tight hug. I chuckled as I wrapped my arms around her torso. "I've missed you dearly," She pulled back, cupping my cheeks in her hands. "I've missed you, too," I smiled at the beautiful girl in front of me, placing my hand on top of hers.

"This is my best friend Jordan! She's no you but I had to find someone to keep me company while David's busy away doing God knows what," Y/N walked to the girl from earlier as she joked, grabbing her hands in her own. "Pleasure to meet you," I smiled. "Okay, we can chit chat during lunch! The food is ready," David gestures towards the double doors that led into the dining room. Y/N's smile softened a little as she walked back over to me, looping her arm through mine. "Shall we?" Her melodic voice asked, giggling before leading me into the vast room.

Griffin's POV Con.
"What made you want to move here?" Y/N asked as she took a sip of her tea. "There wasn't much to go back to after the war, so I decided I wanted to start a life here. I live right across the bay in West Egg," I gestured towards the humongous window that showed the many houses across the water. "It must be amazing! I hear the parties never stop over there," Jordan butted in, nudging Y/N with her shoulder before they both giggled.

"I wouldn't know, I've never been to one myself. A friend of mine throws the biggest ones ever known," I told them of the dear friend that lived next to me in the large house that anyone who was looking for a getaway packed on week nights. "And who is this friend? He's not influencing my best friend badly, is he?" Y/N looked up at me from under her lashes as she ate her lunch. "His name is Rigo. Everyone knows of him-" I was interrupted by the loud clash of Y/N's tea cup slipping through her fingers and breaking into tiny pieces on the floor. It was silent before she awoke from the trance that she seemed to be in, shaking her head. "I'm so sorry, I don't know what happened," She spoke softly as one of the butlers came and cleaned up her mess.

"It's fine, Mrs. (your last name). It was just an accident," He reassured her. "Now, Griffin, what were you saying?" David urged me to go on. "Um, sorry, I seem to have lost my train of thought," I decided to change the subject. David waved it off before speaking himself.

"Y/N and I are planning on having a child," David smirked at Y/N as he stuffed food into his mouth. Y/N rolled her eyes but smiled slightly, "David doesn't know what he's talking about. I never agreed to such a thing." "She's lying," David placed his hand to the side of his mouth to block out his words, but it served no purpose as Y/N gasped at what he said. She playfully tossed her napkin at him but he caught it as he chuckled. "David, I will not allow you to fill my best friend's head with lies. Take it back," She jokingly glared at him. He smiled, taking a sip of his drink as he brushed off her demand.