You Weren't Part Of The Package |A Dolan Twin FanFiction|

CHAPTER 22: Don't Be Lonely

Ella's p.o.v:

I had been to the beach and chilled out, did a bit of swimming and mostly sat and did people watching, I liked to see other people enjoying their lives, something about it made me happy, I guess t was knowing that each person was a deep and complex as I was, and seeing them truly happy and being able to read the emotions and pay attention to faces really intrigued me. But after a while I felt like I needed to get up and move, do something, so I lacked up my stuff, put on some shorts and my helmet and walked up off the beach to the skatepark, it was a bit busier today, but I still had room to skate around. I got a bit tired and so I walked off and sat on the park bench near by, I had been out of the apartment for a solid six hours, but I was okay I had no texts from gabby but I did have a text from an unknown number, I slid my finger across the screen unlocking it and read what it said, I froze when I saw the message.

*****: hey I miss you, I'm feeling kinda lonely ell, come back and let me hold you like I used to.
-Tate xx

What do I do? I just simply responded,

Ella: that's not a good idea, we're not together anymore and we never will be together again, please leave me alone Tate, you made your choice and I've made mine.

I then put my phone away and ignored it going off, I was scared, but nobody needed to know. He was harmless, we were on the other side of the world and he was just an asshole who thought he was tough. I sat there watching the skaters for a while, trying to calm myself down again when I was startled by a voice,
"Can I sit?" I shot my head up to see Grayson, smiling down at me. I nod with a small smile, I missed him.
"How are your knuckles?" He asked gently picking up my hand to look.
"They're better." I sigh, looking down at them, small yellow and purple bruises tainting the skin of my hand. Grayson gently put my hand back into my lap and used his finger to lift my head to face him, he looked at me with sad eyes, holy shit did I love his eyes though.
"Please stop avoiding me, I'm not mad, I just want to protect you, not the other way around Ella" he pleads. I smile at him and gently kiss his cheek.
"I'm sorry, I just didn't want you to look at me differently, I didn't know if you would thin I was some kind of psycho bitch or something." I shrug, embarrassed.
"Hey, of course not, we all get mad, he hurt you and gabby and my brother and I, you were being protective and it's adorable that you are so loyal, it's admirable, I just worried about you, the things he could have done to you..." his eyes never leave mine, and I don't really know what to say.
"So please can you stop hiding and being sad and come back to--" I cut him off by pressing my lips to his,
"Does that answer your question" I smile, he smiles back and stands up, passing me his hoodie.
"It's a summer afternoon in California, what the hell is this for Gray?" I laugh.
"Well, you're my girl and there are a lot of guys out here that would take one look at you and see how gorgeous you are, so if you have my baggy hoodie on and my arm around you, nobody can mistake you for something they can have." He winks, I sigh playfully and slide the hoodie on, I had brought shorts but had forgotten a shirt so had just been in my bikini top. I leant on Grayson and held his hand as we walked.
"Where are we going?" I ask as I watch the sun set on the beach,
"To go get ice cream! Duh!" Grayson says as he swings our joined hands in excitement.
"Cookies and cream?" I ask,
"Of course" Grayson chuckles. We walk down the lane to the ice cream parlour and sit on a bench eating out ice cream as the sun goes down. Who needs real dinner when you have some good ice cream and better company? Gray has his arm around me as we're sitting and I can't help but smile to myself, he's so perfect, damn this trip was a good idea, and although the boys weren't part of the LA package, I'm glad we met them, I care for Grayson so much, he's perfect in every way, although we came in may and it's only August, I can't help but feel really deep for this guy, he's special, and I would do just about anything for him, that's a crazy thought. We finish our ice creams and Grayson laces his fingers with mine. I begin to walk but he holds me back, I turn to face him and as I do he kisses me hard. When we pull away I feel my cheeks heat and I ask
"What was that for?" He smiles and looks down at me,
"Because I missed you, I've always had ethan and I don't remember ever feeling lonely, but lately, when I'm not with you, I find myself becoming lonely sometimes and I don't like being lonely." I smile at him, he's not alone, it's so sweet that he says that though, I don't think anyone's ever said something like that to me before.
"That's so sweet... nobody has ever said anything like that to me before."
"Well that's strange, you're something to be treasured, ella" he simply says, I smile and give his warm hand a squeeze as we walk through the town towards the apartments and away from the beach. Nothing crossed my mind really, I was just so happy I was too busy taking it all in, walking through LA with my dream boy, until he interrupted my thoughts and said.
"By the way, your lips taste like ice cream, it's fucking awesome" classic Grayson, I laugh so hard I feel tears burning at my eyes and I wipe them away.
"You're ridiculous" I giggle and he kisses me on the cheek before saying
"I know" we walk in comfortable silence hand in hand as I looks around, taking every detail I possibly could.