Sleepwalking. (A Dream You'd Never Forget)| Grayson Dolan x Reader

Chapter 6| Hurts Like Hell

His arms encircled my body as he held me up. My heart was racing, my emotions unable to contain themselves. I was placed down on the floor, staring down at my feet. I felt his eyes on my body, observing my every move. "(Y/N) are you alright?" He questioned, concerned. I shifted my weight from one leg to another, feeling uneasy all of a sudden. The lingering feeling crept into my heart, my mind flooded with frightening thoughts. I had to confront these feelings before they got unbearable. Taking a seat on the barstool beside me, I laid my hands on my forehead in a sign of surrender. "Grayson I can't do it anymore." I stated plainly, my head now resting in my hands. "Done with what exactly?" He said, approaching me with a look of concern on his chiseled face. "Grayson I'm feeling uneasy about everything all of a sudden, like everything's being chucked at me, no warning" I explained. "Hold on, what are you even talking about?". I let out a long sigh. It took some time to explain everything, my feelings all over the place. 

"Why wasn't I informed about this, we could have worked this out a lot sooner." He told me, mesmerized by the information thrown at him. Yet there was one last thing I hadn't told him. I saved it for last on purpose. "Grayson, there's one last thing I have yet to tell you.." I trailed off into nothingness. His hazel eyes glanced over at me and locked into a gaze with mine. If I didn't tell him now, there would be no going back, and I knew this full aware. 'If this is where I think this is going, then I have news for you too.' I thought inside my head, hoping that this would be his ultimate statement. "Grayson.. now that you know all of that... I wanted to close with.." I started, not knowing what I was getting myself into. "I think that I am developing a crush on you.." I simply stated, nervous of what he'd say. I looked up at him, studying his movements cautiously. He looked taken aback by my remark, unaware of what to do next. I knew based on his facial expression that I had committed a major offense. I stood up and took my keys from the right to me. I felt my legs take me towards the door, not knowing where I was actually going. Tears welled in the inner tear duct of my eyes. I rushed downstairs to my car, unlocking the door and climbing inside. The ignition started, music quickly filling the silence in the enclosed space. I drove out of the parking lot, tears clouding my vision slightly. I approached my apartment, falling apart slowly and then all at once. I made the biggest mistake of my life and he didn't even say anything to me. 

I heard my phone go off instantly, requiring me to rub my eyes to clear the tears from my field of view. It was him. I ignored it as soon as I saw his name pop up. I threw my phone onto my bed, pulling my hands to my face once again. I walked into my bathroom and stared at myself in the mirror. My face was severely reddened by my crying. I no sooner heard a noise, clearly sounding like a pounding knock on my apartment door, which was the only thing separating me from the rest of the world. I went to the door, undoing the deadbolt, swinging the heavy mass towards my body as I stepped to the side slightly to see who it was. I squinted slightly, my eyes adjusting from being tear soaked. I looked the figure up and down before instantaneously recognizing who it was. "Go away" was all I managed to plead before his arm extended to hold the door open. He practically forced himself inside my dwelling, his camera and tripod in hand. He walked in and set everything up before dragging me into the field of view of the lens. "What are you doing..?" I asked, sighing a bit before rubbing my eyes. He said not one word to me until he was also in the camera frame. He grasped one of my limp hands and clutched it close to him. I was in complete disarray as I was engaged in his antics. "(Y/N) I have a very serious question to ask you." He stated sternly. I gulped, a lump forming in the back of my throat. I nodded slightly, signaling him to proceed. I could hear his breath shift slightly, hinting that he was about to announce something to me. "I know that I have yet to know you for a really long time but I want you to know the truth. You told me you started developing feelings for me before you took off running, scared." Grayson started. "But I want to provide a statement to combat your remark.". He was taking an awful long time to spit it out, my heart racing as every word slipped out from his plump lips. 

"I, Grayson Dolan, also have feelings for you, and have been dying to ask you this question since we had met about a month ago." He closed, one last remark yet to come from his mouth. I was already taken by surprise, still not aware of what was coming up next. " Will you go out with me..?" He said hesitantly, our eyes locking. My eyes suddenly were flooded with hot tears again. I nodded my head eagerly, my arms extending to meet his warm embrace. His body collided with me, overjoyed with my response. I was freaking out for no reason. It hurt like hell, before the pain eased up, the uneasy feeling that lingered, finally gone from my body. Dreams were coming together again, completely unaware of the tangled web I was being encircled by. 

A/N- Thank you all so much for reading my story, I am so excited to share more and more chapters with you lovely people! I hope you enjoy, and as always, drop some recommendations below!