Lies and Love (Graylu)

Several Faults

"Good evening! Table for...?"

The waitress glanced past Lucy, her eyebrows raised at the unusual group. Already noting Lucy's demure white dress and the white ribbon that was tied like a headband on her head, she found it quite adorable to spot the mini version of the grown woman just standing a little behind her, and gripping onto her mother's skirt looking bashful. She too was wearing a white dress with her short hair tied in pigtails with white ribbons.

It wasn't only this that made the whole sight unusual, but also the two identically dressed little boys not far behind who were standing so close to each other and talking to one another in really hushed tones. Not to mention the man whose hair, which was peeking from under his black cap, matched that of the boys and his entire attire matched theirs as well.

"Five," Lucy replied, taking the waitress' attention before she could get a clearer look at Gray. If she did, they'd be surely in trouble.

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"What do you mean?" Grayson whispered back, brows furrowed. "Are you sure you heard her right?"

Grey nodded feverishly, the look on his face as serious as it can get for a five year old. "When I went in, the first thing I heard was that woman telling someone to 'look up the name Lucy Heartfilia in every hospital'. She was already shouting when I came in but that's the first thing I heard clearly. Then she said something about Hargeon and something about not telling anyone, I can't really remember the words but I'm sure that's what she meant. Then....then there's also that last thing I told you," he finished unsurely.

"'Suspecting that Gray got Heartfilia pregnant'," he quoted, repeating what his brother had told him earlier.

Grey nodded yet again.

"I don't really understand it," Grayson admitted truthfully as they walked on into the restaurant after their sister and mother with Gray tailing them from behind. "Mom isn't married to Gray. How can she be pregnant? And mom doesn't look big enough to be pregnant," he pointed out smartly, gesturing a hand over his stomach.

"Maybe it's really nothing. We should look for the word 'suspecting' in the dictionary first. We don't even know what that means," Grey said. "And I'm more curious why she would ask someone to check hospitals for mom's name."

"Do you think mom's sick?" Grayson asked looking worried now.

"Mom would have told us if she is," Grey said, taking off his cap and scratching his head. "Do you think we should ask Natsu about it? He works in a hospital. Maybe he'll understand."

"Yeah, maybe he-"

"Exactly what are you talking about that's gotten you two so preoccupied?"

Grey and Grayson whipped their heads towards Lucy.

"Nothing!" they replied in unison.

Lucy raised a brow at them, not at all convinced. Actually, it wasn't at all unusual to see them both talking like this. In fact, she was already used to seeing them huddled together like this especially before she leaves for a date. This time, however, was different. They were both completely blocking out all of them from their conversation, including Layla. They always let Layla in on their plans but this time, they were completely ignoring her, obviously preferring to talk amongst just the two of them.

"Boys..." Lucy said in a questioning yet warning tone.

"Really mom..."

"...it's nothing."

With one last suspicious look at them, Lucy turned to Layla and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Why don't we place our orders?" Gray spoke up.