Hide Me - Dolan Twins

Twenty Four - Eyes Wide Open

Giuliana's POV

"Giuliana", I heard faintly. I was just starting to wake up. My eyes were still closed.

"Giuliana", the voice said again. A hand was placed on my back.

"Wake up, I want you to get dressed", the voice said. My mind cleared and I realized the voice was Grayson. I opened my eyes and turned to face him. He was fully dressed in a baby blue suit. Then the occurrings of last night came back to me.

"What time is it?", I asked. It seemed like I had slept way longer than I normally do.

"It's midday", he replied. Damn I really slept for a long time. I mean I wasn't complaining it was one of the best nights sleep I've had in a while.

"Wake up and go get ready we're going somewhere", he continued as he stood back up and left the room. Great. I groggily got up from the bed and made my way to my room. I grabbed my towel and tooth brush and headed to the bathroom. Half asleep, I slowly set my stuff down on the sink countertop. As I turned the shower on, I was startled by loud clapping from outside the bathroom door.

"I don't have all day, c'mon!", Grayson shouted, followed by some more clapping.

"Give me a minute I'm still waking up, sheesh", I shout back as I pick up the pace.

After taking a shower and brushing my hair with ease, I made my way back to my room. He didn't tell me what to wear and I didn't feel like asking so I decided on going casual; a black cropped top, medium wash distressed jeans and a pair of white sneakers. Thank god Grayson took me clothes shopping, if it wasn't for him I'd still be wearing the clothes I had on when I arrived here. After putting my hair into a high ponytail I walked out into the main living room. Grayson sat on the couch on his phone typing something. I cleared my throat to catch his attention.

"Is this fine? I wasn't sure what you wanted me to wear."

"Yes it's perfect. Are you ready?", he asked me as he stood up. I nodded my head and followed him outside. His black LaFerrari was parked right out front and ready to use. He opened the passenger door for me; I  thanked him and got in. He closed the door and got in as well. Just as he was putting on his seatbelt, he stopped to think for a second. 

"Is everything all right?", I asked. 

"Yeah, I just forgot something inside i'll be right back", he replied as he exited the car and quickly ran back inside the house. As I waited inside the car, I couldn't help but anxiously wonder what he was up to. It wasn't like him to randomly take me somewhere without me or Ethan asking him to and even then he would hesitate to comply. Being stuck in my own thoughts, Grayson caught me off guard when he opened the car door and startled me a little bit causing me to jump. 

"All set, let's go", he said as he sat down in the divers seat. In his hand was a small pouch that he soon placed inside the armrest console. I didn't bother to ask him what it was cause it seemed like he didn't want me to know and he probably wouldn't have told me anyways. He put his seat belt on, started the car and we left.

   About twenty minutes into the drive he pulled over onto the side of the road. He reached his hand into the armrest console and pulled out the small pouch he had placed inside before we left. As he opened it I could feel myself getting tense since this situation felt a bit sketchy. He continued to grab inside the pouch and slowly pulled out a black bandana. 

"I'm going to tie this around your head to cover your eyes is that alright?", he asked as he folded the bandana. I knew my answer without hesitation.

"Yes.", I replied. I trust you. He leaned over to me and delicately placed the bandana over my eyes and tied it. He then started the car and began to drive again. 

    The drive continued for what felt like 20 minutes. In reality it was maybe only five, time always seems to slow down when I get anxious. I then felt the car come to a stop followed by Grayson getting out. Then I heard my door open.

"Alright, here take my hand and follow me", he said as he grabbed my hand. I got out of the car and my feet slowly followed where he lead me. There wasn't any noise aside from Grayson's voice telling me where to step. So was this like.. a date? I didn't know how I felt about that to be completely honest. Grayson was unpredictable. And who was I kidding, where would this all even lead too? There could be 14,000,605 scenarios of how this could all end and not even in one of them would we end up together. I shouldn't even be here right now anyways. I should have left when I had the chance. But now i'm too involved. The one thing I didn't want. But I would be lying if I said there wasn't a part of me that wanted there to be at least a chance of one scenario ending in which we were together.

    "Alright open your eyes", Grayson said whilst removing the blindfold from my eyes. As my eyes adjusted to the light I was able to make out what looked to be an airplane. I looked around to find that we were in a huge hangar. As I further examined the aircraft I realized it wasn't just any plane.

    "Oh- are we going on a trip or-", I began but was cut off by his voice.

     "Something like that", he replied with a smirk.

     "Mr. Dolan your jet is ready to head out", a man who I assumed to be the pilot spoke from behind Grayson. Oh so he has a private jet, of course. Grayson nodded his head then turned back to face me.

    "Shall we?", he spoke as he held out his hand for me to grab. I did so and walked up the steps into the black jet. Grayson followed and the door closed behind him. Inside the jet was a black interior. That had to be his favorite color as almost everything he owned was in black. I sat down in the closest seat I saw. There were probably 10 seats in total to choose from but I didn't feel comfortable enough to venture beyond the first row. The leather felt cold under me and the luxurity of it made me not quite sure how to sit. I always imagined what it would feel like to be able to ride in such a luxurious aircraft but I never actually thought I could.

      "Just relax", Grayson whispered as he placed his hand on top of mine after taking the seat next to mine. Just breath.

    "So are you going to tell me where we're going?", I asked as I moved my hands from beneath his and wiped them onto my jeans to rid of the sweat that accumulated on my plams.

    "What are you afraid of heights or something?", He chuckled as he tapped away on his phone. I didn't respond but simply glared at him. 'Afraid' wasn't quite the word, I just would rather limit my chances of dying.

     "No way you're scared of heights?!", He exclaimed as he looked up from his phone and bursted into a fit of laughter.

     "No I am not 'scared of heights', I simply prefer to stay on the ground where I have a lower chance of dying", I responded.

      "Well you managed to almost get killed 'on the ground' so how's that working for you?", He retorted with that cocky smile of his. It was corny but he really did have a million dollar smile. It was a smile that was hard to resist. But I was up for the challenge.