Black and Grey | Book 1

Chapter 25 (Part 1)

"I think it is time for a well needed holiday." Let out Marcello. Everybody looked at Marcello in surprise especially Eleonora who frowned at him for a moment before a small smile played at her lips.

"Why all of a sudden?" Asked Caterina and he looked at her for a moment before looking at everyone else.

"Well it has been pretty hectic recently." He said and briefly glanced at Eleonora who nodded in understanding.

"Besides, who would want to turn down my request to go on holiday." He said mischievously and everyone's eyes widened before they all announced that they would be coming along too.

"...And where would we be going this year?" Asked Grayson as he came in through the door, sorting out the sleeve on his suit. I almost drooled at the sight of him.

"Italy of course. We haven't been in years." Marcello said and Grayson paused for a moment. He cleared his throat and looked at me before averting his eyes to Marcello.

"Cool, okay." He said and Ethan glanced at him like he knew something was wrong. Grayson came and stood next to me and placed his hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him and he smiled at me, before rubbing his thumb softly on my shoulder, soothing me.
Caterina clapped her hands excitedly.

"I can't wait!" She exclaimed and jumped on top on Sebastian who was currently eating.

"Ooof." Let out Sebastian as Caterina flopped onto him.

"Geez Caterina, did you put on a few pounds or—"

Caterina smacked him upside the head.

"Shut up doofus. Did you get dumber or what?" She snapped back at him and he glared at her before pushing her off of him, and she fell off the couch with a yelp.
Marcello rolled his eyes at the pair before pushing his hands into his pockets.

"Right, so anyways, we'll be setting off in five days. Make sure to be ready by then." He said finally and everyone started panicking and Eleonora rolled her eyes at him.

She stood up and walked up to him, placing her hand around his waist.
"You seriously expect everyone to be ready and packed in five days, Marcello?" She said, but she already knew the answer. Marcello shrugged and she sighed.

"Nothing's changed then I see." She said smiling and Marcello gazed at her adorably.
They both left the room and everyone stood up to go to their rooms and pack.

I turned to Grayson who was staring off into the distance, consumed by his own thoughts.

"You okay?" I asked him, placing my hand on his wrist, disturbing his thoughts. He frowned and looked down at me.

"Yeah I'm good." He replied.

"Are you sure?" I asked again and he pulled my arm, so I stumbled into him.

"Let's go pack Iris." He said and led me out the room.

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The next few days were hectic as everyone was rushing around packing their clothes and accessories and chucking out items that they didn't need. Before we knew it, the day had come to finally leave.

Me, Caterina and Grayson  had finished packing three days before since we decided that it was better, whereas everyone left it to the last minute. One of them being Grayson. Grayson at first decided to pack up last minute, but I did most of his packing for him.

We still had an hour before we would have to leave the house. Grayson was sprawled on the bed, dressed in a black long sleeve tight top which accentuated his muscles and dark navy jeans. It was weird to see him dressed so casually after seeing him in a suit so many times.

He was watching me get ready as I looked in the mirror one last time. I was wearing a black long sleeve top with a square neck and blue jeans and a belt. Somehow, me and Grayson ended up matching, which he claimed that I was copying him.

I wrapped my hair into a low messy bun and pulled a few pieces at the front to frame my face. I applied clear lipgloss before turning around to see Grayson staring at me.

"What?" I asked. His eyes trailed up to meet mine before falling back on my ass.

"Your ass looks great in those jeans." He said casually and I rolled my eyes at him, ignoring the fact that my cheeks were slightly flushed.

"Come lay down with me." He said and I obliged. I went and laid down next to him. He laid his arm across the pillow so I decided to rest my head on it. We were laying in silence for a few minutes before I asked him a question which had been bugging me for a few days.

"Grayson?" I asked.

"Hmm." He responded back.

"You don't seem really thrilled at the fact that we're going on holiday." I said and he turned his head to look at me.

"Why?" I asked.

"It's nothing. I've been there before, we always go there, so going back to Italy isn't really a big thing for me anymore." He said and I nodded.

"Okay." I replied back, but I knew he was hiding something and I intended to find out.

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A/N:
Hey guys! Sorry for not updating for so long aah, writers block I guess?
How was your Halloween?
It's my birthday tomorrow and I also have school tomorrow so I don't whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!
What is Grayson hiding from Iris?
Until then ♠️

[Edited: 17/07/2021]
P.S. I'm so bored, I'm literally stuck in a car for like 3 hours and probably more :((