drag me down | grayson dolan

【fourteen】

"We're almost there." Grayson's soothing voice says from the driver's seat. I turn my head away from the car window to look at him. His right hand is tightly gripped around the steering wheel while his left hand is hanging out of the open window.

"I can't wait to see where you're taking me." I look down at the bikini covering my body.

When Grayson picked me up this morning he told me to wear a bathing suit and bring a towel. That's it. We have been driving for over twenty minutes and are nowhere near Santa Monica Beach. I noticed we passed a few trees and are driving along a dirt trail.

"It's a place the boys and I found last summer, it's pretty exclusive." He smirks while looking my way.

I lean my head against the seat, tugging on my lower lip. "Why aren't they with us today?"

"Because I wanted to take my girl on our second official date." A smile stretches over his lips.

Hearing him call me his girl had a really nice ring to it. "No complaints there." I raise my hands up in defense.

"They had quite the reaction when I told them about us." He shakes his head with a laugh.

"Oh god, what did they say? Ethan seemed happy about it." I shrug.

"He is, he knows I haven't been crazy about a girl in years." He glances back to me with a grin. "Johnny was also stoked, and Bodhi was just happy I finally got laid again."

"You told them?!" My jaw drops with embarrassment.

"Didn't need to, Ethan did." He rubs his lips together while looking back at the road.

"Fucking Ethan." I roll my eyes.

"They're all jealous." He finally says after a moment. "They wish they could have you."

"Sorry to break their hearts, but I only have eyes for one man." I giggle and lean closer to him. "And his name is Grayson Dolan. Do you know him?"

"Yeah, I heard he's a real scumbag." He laughs, causing me to do the same.

"No, he's actually really sweet." I blush at my own words. Crap, when did I become a hopeless romantic?

"I still think it's crazy how you just showed up here. A month ago we didn't even know each other, now look where we are."

"I guess I came to California at the perfect time." I smile to myself.

I knew my life was going to change the minute my plane landed in LAX. My career was finally taking off, which I worked years to accomplish. It's not easy being in the criminal justice field but I always knew I could handle it. Meeting Grayson was a happy bonus I didn't expect.

"Here we are." He excitedly speaks up.

The car stops a few feet away from a rocky cliff. I furrow my eyebrows as I look at him.

"This is the surprise?" My mouth hangs open.

"Get out of the car and find out." He smirks.

My hand pulls on the door handle and I step out of the vehicle. The sound of water falling instantly catches my attention. My feet slowly move closer to the edge and I force myself to look down the large rocks. A waterfall leading to a substantial body of water is below me.

"Holy shit." I mumble with wide eyes.

"Ever cliff jump before?" He stands next to me.

"No, never." I look back at him.

"This is a private area, nobody comes here." He speaks a little louder so I can hear him over the sound of the water flowing.

"How do you know that?" I ask.