Nothing Like Us | Grayson Dolan

Thirty One

The look on his face was confusing, like he knew who I was but he wasn't sure it was actually me. I mean 'when you leave our family before I even turned 1, how could you remember me?' I thought to myself.

"Can I help you?" He asked, I felt like he wanted to ask me if it was me but didn't.

"Is Lauren here?" I asked and he nodded before calling her.

Their they stood, my parents. Right in front of me for the first time in forever. I haven't seen my mom in 4 years. The color from her face washed away when she saw me and that's when my dad knew it was me.

"Arianna." My mom choked. I nodded my head and my dad stood there like he forgot how to speak fucking English.

"Come in" she said before letting us in and leading us to the couch. Grayson never let go of my hand. We sat on a couch diagonal from them.

"Hi Mr and Mrs Aiono I'm Grayson, Arianna's boyfriend." Grayson introduced himself, shaking their hands. I just stood their, I didn't want to shake their hands or anything.

"Nice to meet you, you've got a good one here Arianna." My Mom said to me. Is she trying to make small talk, talk to me like the last 4 years haven't happened. I stood their with my serious, unamused look on my face.

"So, How'd you get here, how'd you find us?" My mom asked.

"Technology has really improved since you left us." I said in the coldest tone. I felt Grayson lightly squeeze my hand and my parents a little taken back but they knew they deserved that.

"What are you doing here?" My mom asked me.

"I came to finally meet my dad. See you guys." I told her and a smile formed on her face.

"Oh sweetheart I've missed you so much" my mom said before standing up to come hug me but I didn't let her.

"You missed me? You have a weird way of showing it. I mean if you missed me you would call once in a while, see how we are doing. Cut the crap mom." I said a little loud. The smile from her face faded and she had nothing to say.

"I'm just curious. Was it worth it mom? Was it worth losing your children, losing them for someone who left us! Who left you when you needed them the most, you spent years hating him, making him seem like he is just some
Monster who abandoned our family because he found someone else. In the end you turned out just like him." Every word I said was full of hate and anger.

"I gave you guys an option." She said while shaking her head.

"An option! Their shouldn't have even been an option! You should've never left your kids for this guy that made half of your life miserable! Because you loved him? that's bull shit, how can you love someone who put you through hell!" I shouted and she had nothing to say. And I didn't want her to say anything.

"In high school people tell me how they want to marry someone whose as great of a guy as their dad. Or talking about how great their moms are. All I had for those people were hate, and I blame both of you for that! I blame both of you for the years I spent cooped up in my room questioning my life! Because I thought that I had done something that made you guys leave! I fucking blamed my self for no reason! Because of your dumb ass actions, because you're in love! You messed up love for me, you have a whole different meaning for love that I'll never understand! Because what you did wasn't love, it was just bull shit!" I shouted I was so angry. Grayson put a hand on my back to get me to sit down. I sat next to him and waited for them to speak.

"First of all, I don't appreciate the language. Second of all, I loved you kids so much. I wanted you to come with me. I made some bad decision but I'm happy now." Lauren said, I don't even want to call her mom anymore.

"You're happy? Oh that makes everything better! You're happier with out us! Great for you mom." I started talking but I was interrupted by a little kid.

"Mom, what's going on?" I heard the little boy say. Did he call her mom?

"Nothing sweetheart, go back to your room." She told him and he walked away. He looked around 4 or 5 Brown hair, brown eyes, olive skin.

"Who was that?" I asked her and she looked down at her lap as my dad had his hand on her back. The whole room was spinning right now and if it weren't for Grayson I would've been off this couch right now yelling at her.

"That's our son Nathan." She said and i tried so hard to not yell at them again.

"Your son? As in-" but she cut me off.

"Your brother" my mom said and I was so far from furious I don't even know what to do.

"He's 4 years old." She told me

"4 years? As in you were pregnant with him when you left us?!" I started to yell and she nodded her head.

"Your dad was still in jersey! We met up one night and a few weeks later I found out I was pregnant! So we decided to move here" my mom said and i lost it.

"So let me get this straight! You" I pointed at my dad. "Ran when you heard mom was pregnant the first time, yet mom you did nothing about it!"

"Oh but when you knock her up one night you drop everything for this third baby! Giving him the life Alex and I could've had! What the fuck is so different with this one compared to us! And what the fuck were you guys thinking not telling us that we had a brother!!" I shouted and they both stood up.

"Arianna! If you want to get to know your brother you could move out here with us! We can fix things!" My mom said and I stood up. I was so done with this whole thing.

"Are you insane! I would never want to live with you guys! I should've never even came here!" I shouted taking Grayson's hand and walking to the door.

"Oh and when you decide you don't want Nathan anymore just send him over to jersey with us!" I shouted before slamming the door and getting into the car.

"I'm so sorry Ari. I should've never even looked for them." Grayson said as we drove away from the house.

"They have the nerve to ask me to move out here with them! After everything they've done! And they don't tell me I have another brother. This is all so fucked, I'm so done with it" i told Grayson as we drove.

"What do you want to do. We have another day here?" Grayson asked

"Leave, i just want to go home." I told him and he agreed. We decided to Go pack our stuff drive back down to LA. Where we would fly back home. Far away from my parents.

On the car ride to LA we didn't talk much in the beginning.

"I'm sorry babe." Grayson spoke up. He placed his hand on my thigh as he kept his eyes on the road.

"Don't be, I'm glad I was able to let it all out after holding it in for 4 years." I told him before placing my hand in top of his.

"I love you" Grayson said in a cute voice before flashing me and wide smile.

"I love you" I said back with the same tone and smile. Grayson then turned the music up and started to sing along. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Sing with me babe!" He said before shouting the lyrics in this horrible voice. I could not stop laughing but I tried my best to sing.

"Waves don't die! Let me crash here for a moment!" We sang along in horrible voices but it was fun and I couldn't stop laughing. I wasn't thinking about anything that had happened in the past few hours. I was just happy to be with Grayson.