Miami to Los Angeles | Grayson Dolan

{6}

"I've never been shopping anywhere like this before" I admit, my eyes widened by the gorgeous array of shops before me. the guys had taken me to Rodeo Drive. and if I knew one thing about this place was that it is high end as hellllllll. 

"shut your mouth, you're gonna catch flies" Grayson giggles as he watches me staring at the storefronts.

"okay, so I want to do it all as a surprise, so you're gonna have to distract yourself for a couple hours whilst we do your shopping" he smiles excitedly, before continuing "well, I mean lets just admit it, I have the best sister style, so it'll probably all be me" he laughs looking over at Ethan who is giving him an 'are you kidding me' face

"ill probably get a coffee and just wander then, text me when you're done?" I begin to walk away before someone grabs my arm 

"wait!" Grayson calls to me "I think I'm gonna need a coffee too, ill catch you guys up" he waves goodbye to James and Ethan and follows closely behind me. "so where did you wanna get a drink?" he asks me looking around for somewhere to stop

"ive been here 0 times, I have no idea" I giggle, knowing he was just trying to start conversation "right, uh yeah. sorry" he looks down, feeling a little silly for asking

"hey, don't worry" I hit his arm playfully, making him smile "where do you guys normally stop if you come down here?" he thinks to himself before looking kinda gutted

"personally, I just go to Subway" he laughs thinking I probably wouldn't want to go there. I mean is he kidding me, I love subway. mmm that means I can eat. 

"sounds good to me! let's go!" I smile and begin to march off tow- "Rosie! it's actually this way" Grayson belly laughs at my silly mistake 

"I knew that" I scoff sarcastically "I was testing you" I smirk and let him lead the way

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"hi, yeah can I have a half meatball sub, a cookie and a skinny latte please?" I stand confidently watching the girl behind the counter preparing my sandwich 

"hungry by any chance?" Gray smiles at me "got a problem with a girl who's got a big appetite?" 

"the opposite actually" he smirks but avoids eye contact with me continuing to look up at the board. what was that supposed to mean?

"anything for you sir?" she smiles flirtatiously and bats her eyelashes at Gray. "umm, actually, ill just have what she had, thank you" without looking at her, he looks, he smiles straight at me. weirddd. 

we wait a minute or two and we are presented with our subs. before I can even get my wallet out my purse, Grayson slides his phone over the receiver and pays for us both

"hey!" I say hitting his arm lightly "you're already doing this outfit thing with James, you are not paying for this too!" as I finished my sentence, the ding went off indicating that the payment had been made. he looked down at me and smiled playfully. we both walked to a booth and sat down to eat

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"oh, shit! ive been gone over an hour, I need to go" he looks sad to say it, but he has been gone way longer than he said he would've. "ill catch up with you in a bit? text me if you need me and stay safe okay?" he smiles and walks towards the exit, putting his trash in the bin

'text me if you need me and stay safe okay?'. yo, what... why is he being so sweet? other than being a freaking Dolan...

I decide to just walk aimlessly around until its time to go. I check my phone: 1:09 pm. it's been two hours since we left James' they have to be done soon. 

1:10pm

Me: Hey! how long do you reckon you'll be? I was going to walk down to Sephora

1:12pm

James: probably like 30 minutes. how about you head on down and we will pick you up from there? xo

1:12pm

Me: sounds like a plan, see you soon x

Okay, so I know theres a bus around here somewhere that'll take me there. 

after looking for a few minutes I come across the bus stop that'll take me there. no, I'm not lazy. I'm just tired. the ride is only 10 minutes, so I should have enough time to get some bits in there. 

I always love seeing a Sephora store. I know I get to see one basically eveyday back home in Miami, but I think growing up completely deprived has added to my obsession with the black and white stripes that pull me in every time.

as I queue up ready to purchase my few bits that I picked up, my phone buzzes 

"hey James, you okay?" 

"we're all done, be outside in 5"

"okay, see you soon" I hang up my phone and put it back in my pocket. I place my items down on the counter and pay for them. luckily the cashier didnt know who I was so I didnt have to stop and talk. don't get me wrong I love it! But I just want to get home at this point

"Hi, Sister!" James yells from the passenger seat making almost everyone look his way. I hop in the back seat to be greeted by Grayson sitting next to me "James kick you out the front seat?" I joke. he smiles warmly and looks out the window.

for the rest of the journey we all laugh and joke. its so incredible that I only met them yesterday, but they already feel like family. I have a feeling that none of them are going to be leaving my life anytime soon. they make me feel so comfortable and welcome. 

I don't want to go back to Miami. I want to stay here.

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