Black and Grey | Book 1

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Not thinking I was doing, I put my hand on Grayson's chest and looked up at him.
"Hey. What's wrong?" I asked and he tore his gaze away from Lorenzo's to look down at me. He stared right at me and I saw his mouth open slightly as if to say something. He contemplated with himself and then finally decided to back out. He turned away from me and I felt a flash of anger coursing through me.
I had had enough of this.

"You know what? Forget it, I'm trying Grayson, I'm really trying here. I'm trying so hard for you to speak to me! Why don't you get that? Have I done something wrong? Do you hate me? I give up, seriously." I finished. By the end of the rant, I was breathing heavily, purely out of anger. I shook my head and sighed as I saw that Grayson was just standing there staring at me. I frowned and walked out of the water, pissed off and needing to clear my head.

I walked over to Eleonora and Marcello who were both laying in the sand, getting a tan, while having a little conversation between them. Seeing them two together made me feel peaceful and I smiled as I saw Marcello stare at Eleonora who was looking up at the sky. As cheesy as it may even sound, I really do hope that one day, I'll have something like the both of them do.

I plopped down next to Eleonora. They both sat up slightly and Marcello nodded at me, while Eleonora smiled a motherly smile at me, which hurt. It hurts that I don't even know who my real mother was.
"What are you doing here Iris?" Asked Eleonora and I shrugged and sighed, laying down on my back next to her.
"Just needed to clear my head." Was all I said and she looked at me for a moment then raised her eyebrow at me.
"Grayson again?" She asked.
"Yup." I said bitterly and she sighed dejectedly. 
"I really hope he knows what he's doing at the moment." She said.
"Talking about me I see." His voice appeared above us. I put my hand over my eyes slightly, to see him better as the sun was blocking my eyes. I met his eyes, and he stared at me for a moment before he averted his eyes down to my body. I pretended not to notice, and tried for the sake of myself, to hide my beetroot red cheeks. His gaze really did some things to me.

"Nice to see you Grayson, what do you want to annoy us with now?" Asked Eleonora and he rolled his eyes at her, while a little smile played on his lips.

"I need to speak to Iris." He said, my name rolling off of his tongue smoothly. I huffed, and looked away somewhere else, making sure to let him know I refused to speak to him now, or anytime soon.
"She's all yours." Eleonora replied back and I turned my head to look at her quickly and gaped at her. She smiled a mischievous smile at me and went back to talking with Marcello.

Grayson looked down at me, waiting for me to come with him, but I sat there looking down at the sand in front of me. I picked a handful and watched as the tiny grains of sand fell down again. I heard Grayson sigh, and before I knew it, he knelt down in front of me, taking up my personal space. His face was right in front of me, so close that if I just moved my face forward an inch, my lips would meet his.
I shook my thoughts away and looked back down at the sand. He placed his hands on my knees and I tensed up.
"What do you want Grayson?" I sighed at him, still pissed off.
"Look, I'm sorry for being a dick okay. You're right and I get that it annoys you that I didn't say anything back. I really am sorry." He said, lifting my chin up softly to look at him. I glanced at him before looking behind him.
"It's not just that, it's just you haven't been speaking to me either. Have I done something wrong? If I have, tell me." I said and looked at him again.
"I know, I'll explain what's going on soon enough okay?" He said and I nodded and shrugged.
"Sure." I replied back halfheartedly.
"And besides, you looked hot walking off in that swimsuit all angry." He commented, smirking at me and I blushed before swatting him away.
"Piss off Dolan." I said and he grinned, wrapping his arms around my waist.
I sighed, feeling content.

I missed his arms around me. I thought, feeling happy for once.
"Come, lets go back to the hotel." He said.

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I giggled as I fell back on the bed.
"Stop!" I shouted at Grayson who just smirked and continued tickling me.
We were in my room, after getting dressed into a tank top and a pair of shorts, me and Grayson just decided to relax. Well, this was Grayson's idea of relaxing.
I managed to slip out of Grayson's grip and I ran away from him.
He snorted once he realised what I was trying to do. He started walking towards me slowly and I stumbled once I saw the smile slip off his face. He looked so serious.

Why can't I move?

It was like my feet were glued to the floor. I gulped when I saw Grayson come even closer.  He was now right in front of me, and yet, I still didn't have the guts to move away from him. He didn't do anything though, he just stood there staring at me for a moment. Before I knew what would happen next, Grayson placed his hands on my waist and yanked me to him. He picked me up as I tried to fight him off.
"Grayson!" I squealed hitting his chest. I heard him laughing as he clutched me tighter, and with his other hand, started tickling me again. I snorted horribly, however Grayson laughed even more at this.

Sometime during our fun, Grayson seemed to have tripped on something and we both fell down the bed.
"Oof." I groaned as I felt Grayson's whole body fall on top of me. I saw him wince before lifting himself up lightly.
"Sorry Iris." He said, sheepishly and I laughed, shaking my head, indicating it was okay.

I felt Grayson staring at me again and I stopped laughing to ask him what was the matter. He continued staring at me, but I noticed his head slowly starting to inch closer and closer to me. His eyes flickered from my eyes to my lips and I saw his tongue peek out to lick his lips slightly. With one last look at me, he leaned down and fully placed his lips on mine. His kiss got harder and I wrapped my arms around him, pressing him to me as we both kissed each other deeper.

"Iris." He groaned as I bit his lip, pressing himself more into me. I pushed my head back to catch my breath, even though I didn't want to separate my lips from Grayson's. He didn't seem like he wanted to stop though, as he feverishly places kisses down my jaw and neck. I moaned slightly and pulled at his hair, to bring his lips back to mine.

That night we laid there kissing and in each other's arms. We weren't prepared for what would happen the next day though...

A/N:
So this turned out to be a longer chapter than expected, but I hope you guys enjoyed regardless ❤️
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