The Gray Family: Forces Of Nature✔️(Wattpad version)

Christmas with the family

Pat

For Christmas, we brought Sam, Britt, and Nora Tilson, along with Shaun. Since our house is full, Sam, Britt, and Nora stayed with Nana and Grandpa. I didn't know how that would go with my grandparents, considering their history with Britt's family. I guess we will find out.

I took Britt and her siblings to my grandparent's house, introducing them to everyone.

"It's nice to meet you," Grammy said. Britt and her siblings shook hands with everyone. "Nash will show you to your rooms."

Grandpa showed the others to their bedrooms as I watched.

"Pat, they'll be fine," Nana assured me.

"I know you have a history with their family," I reminded Nana.

"Yes, with their family, not them," Nana reasoned.

"Patton, we knew the Tilsons for years. I went to school with their great-grandfather," Grampa mentioned.

"I don't want Britt and her siblings to suffer because of their family," I mentioned.

"They won't. We aren't that bad," Jonas reminded me, looking at Cayson.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Cayson asked.

"No one is looking at anyone," Grampa answered with a look.

"I think I will go," I said, leaving.

Britt

Pat's grandpa showed us to three bedrooms. Nora and I walked in and set our bags down. I looked around the bedroom.

"This bedroom is Larkin's old room," Nash told me. "My parents have Lyric's old room, Jonas uses Lakin's bedroom, and Cayson has Luna's bedroom. Sam will stay in Lex's bedroom."

We looked at Nash. He looked at us with his steel-grey eyes.

"Thank you for allowing us to stay here. We were staying at school until Pat and his brothers persuaded us to come with them," I said to Nash.

Nash looked at us. Nora turned to me.

"Maybe we should find another place to stay," Nora whispered to me.

I looked at Nora with empathy. I knew Nora's look. It was the same one she got when Dad terrified her. I felt something gripping my arm and looked at Nora's hands. She did that a lot when we were younger when Dad got upset. Nash noticed Nora's actions and left the room.

"See, we can't stay here," Nora told me.

"Nora," I said.

"Britt, they don't want us here. Our last name proves it. I hate our family," Nora huffed.

I looked at Nora. I didn't want her to feel miserable at Christmas.

"Let me talk to Sam, and we will find other arrangements," I offered.

Nora nodded. I turned to see Pat's Nana standing in the doorway. She came into the bedroom.

"Nash said that you seem upset. Is everything okay?" Pat's Nana asked.

"We appreciate you letting us stay here, but we can't accept," I answered.

"Oh?" Maggie asked.

"I know our family wasn't the nicest to your family. We don't want to make you uncomfortable," I reasoned.

"I see," Maggie said.

We picked up our bags.

"Drop the bags," Maggie ordered. We dropped our bags. "I had a habit of running away from home, well, the Grays' home. I thought no one wanted me, but that's not the case. See, Pat had an issue with my parents when she was younger. She didn't hold it against me because my parents are assholes."