Lost & Found [✔️]

XXXIV

Delilah

After a long day I was about to head to bed. I told Cynthia to go home, pack her stuff and go to one of Kyle's vacation home's on the other side of the country. It's where she and her family will be the safest in this time. But Cynthia wouldn't be Cynthia if she quickly made some dinner dishes and put them in the fridge. She was like a mother to me, Kyle and Quinn and she never hesitated to help us. It was hard to see her leave, every year it was. I never know if we will all make it out alive or just a few of us. I walked towards my room and grabbed some pj's to wear. I looked in the mirror and I saw the bags under my eyes. I felt horrible and tired, I wish this all would end already but sadly I couldn't fast forward the time. I heard a knock on my door but I was half naked as I was changing clothes.

"Wait a second!" I said as I quickly put on my pj's. I tied my hair in a knot and walked towards the door at the same time. I was expecting Stefan, since we always watch a movie when he's around. Stefan is like the friend you need whenever you need a positive mood swing. When I opened my door I saw I was wrong, Grayson was standing in front of me.

"I hope I don't interrupt or woke you up..." Grayson said shyly as he scratched the back of his head. He was nervous and I tried to comfort him with a small smile.

"Not at all, come in," I said as I opened the door further to let him in. With slow steps he walked into my room and sat down on my bed. He looked around the room and I realized he had never been here before. I sat down beside him on my bed and looked at him.

"I..." Grayson's words somehow couldn't come out of his mouth. I immediately held my arms up to him and he laid down in my arms. I heard a small sob coming from him and I held him tightly. I started to rub my fingers in his hair and hoped it would calm him down.

"Take your time..." I whispered to him as I planted a kiss on his head. His breathing became normal again and he slowly moved out of my arms.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you in all those years..." Grayson said as he looked me in the eyes. His eyes were red from trying to hold back the tears. He wiped his nose and sniffed, he was actually crying. "I hope you know I didn't know that Finn helped you out every year, usually around this time he'd give me and Louis a sort of holiday. Now I know it was just a cover up..." Grayson said and his face dropped. I immediately grabbed his hands and he looked me in the eyes again.

"I know you would come to me if you knew I was here, I don't blame you for anything," I said to him and I saw he had a hard time holding back his tears. "Come here..." I whispered to him again and pulled him back into my arms. He held me tightly and I did the same to him. I wondered what Kyle told him that upset Grayson so much.

"I can't believe you had to fight for your life every year again and I didn't know about it... I'm such an asshole!" Grayson said as he pulled away from me and stormed through my room. I immediately stood up from my bed and walked up to him. I grabbed his hands again and looked him in the eyes.

"Look at me, it was my own fault. If I have to be honest I don't regret it at all," I said as I looked into his caramel eyes. All I could see in his eyes was pain and regret. "You're not an asshole..." I whispered to him and held my hand against his cheek.

"I am... You wouldn't be in this mess if I hadn't convinced Ethan to move away with me for you stupid YouTube channel!" Grayson said and I saw he was about to break down. I pulled him closer to me and smashed my lips on his. It was my first instinct to do and as I was kissing him, I didn't know why. I did know it helped calming him down as he wrapped his arms around my waist and held me even closer. I wrapped my arms around his neck and curled my fingers up in his hair. After a few minutes I pulled back from the kiss and stared at his lips, which were all puffy.

"Do you believe me now?" I slowly whispered out of breath. A grin formed on Grayson's face as he lifted me up and laid me down in bed. He put the covers on top of me as he gave me a kiss on my forehead.

"Go take some rest, you'll be training with me and Stefan tomorrow," Grayson said and I slowly nodded at him. As he was about to walk away I grabbed his hand which made him stop walking.

"Will you stay the night with me?" I whispered to him. It was like he froze for a couple of minutes before he nodded his head and walked back.

"I sleep in my boxers though," Grayson said and I laughed softly. I shook my head at him as I made room for him in my bed. Once he had undressed himself he laid down beside me and wrapped an arm around me. He pulled me closer and I realized we were spooning, that sneaky bastard. "Goodnight, Delilah..." Grayson whispered as he planted a kiss on my head. A smile formed on my face as I put my hand on his hand that was wrapped around me.

"Goodnight, Grayson..." I whispered back to him. I shut my eyes slowly while I was still smiling. Grayson could be a dickhead, but he proved many times that he still had a heart. No matter what he did, he always had some sort of affection on me. Always...