off the map ➳ grayson

t w e n t y - s e v e n

Hayden's Pov

"Be careful! It burns." I warned Valentino as I placed his breakfast, cereal, in front of him. He nodded his head and I sat beside him and continued looking through the newspaper. I was looking for a house, which I had promised my grandma will stay together, and I had found two here in New Jersey.

They were big enough for ten people to fit in there. I just had to go and see them and I had to decided. I had some saved money and I would use them, and my grandma would help to, so we were okay for this.

I was so happy or more right...excited. Well, I was hoping that maybe I would live with Grayson and our little family but things between us awere more complicated than I had first thought. But I hoped and I wished we would work it out, for the shake of everyone and more importantly for Rafael.

"Good morning." I looked up to see my mom with a bright smile on her face. She leaned down and kissed Valentino's head, and then went and opened the cabinet taking out a cup and filled it with coffee. I was still reading as she approached me and sat opposite me. "What are you reading?"

"Well, I'm looking for a house." I announced at her which made her gasped.

"A what?"

"A house."

"Hayden, you have already a house. You don't need new one. At the end of the summer you can come back at New York."

"No mom," I started. "I need a new house here, on New Jersey. I have to be near Grayson for Valentino. He needs his dad now and I won't do the same mistake twice."

"He can come and visit us whenever he wants." She argued.

"No, he won't. I want to come and live here. I don't want to go back to New York, and I also told grandma to come and live here with me."

"Renata? You saw her?" She asked me surprised.

"Yeah, she leaves...well Carlos leaves with her. And because I love her so much, I don't want to see her with him. And if she comes and live with us, she could watch out Valentino so I can find finally a job." I explained to my mother what I was thinking about moving here, again.

"But you can find job and back to New York. We can hire a babysitter to watch out Valentino." She pointed to him on my left. I turned to admire my baby who was eating his meal peacefully.

"Why are you so eager for me to come back to you? I'm old enough mom to live on my own." I told her and got up from the stool in order to refill my cup with coffee. I could feel eyes following me and I knew it was my mom.

"Because I don't want to loose you. That's why."

I laughed at this. "Mom, you are not going to loose me. We will be here and you can visit ua whenever you like." I said and patted her on the back and went and sat on the stool carefully. My neck was still hurting sometimes.

"I know, I know." She sighed. "But for your information I still don't like this whole idea."

"Yeah I know."

"Mommy? Daddy will come today?" Rafael asked for the first time today and what he asked broke my heart. I struggled.

"I am not exactly sure babe, but we can try and call him alright?" I questioned him and after nodding I helped him sat down on the floor. He went to the end of the kitchen where some of his toys laid and started playing.

"What's wrong with Grayson again?" My mom asked me. I opened couple of times my mouth to answer but didn't say anything. "Hayden, you can talk to me."