Black and Grey | Book 1

C h a p t e r 4 8

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"Put your arm around me Iris." I heard Grayson say. He helped me put my arm around him so he could lift me up as my body was too weak. I had too many thoughts running through my head.

Nicolàs, Rico, Marcello, Grayson and Zara.

Zara.

Before Grayson could lift me up, I pushed at his chest lightly. It didn't make a difference, but he knew I needed to say something.

"Whats wrong?" He asked and I looked around.

"Zara. We need to get Zara." I said, getting out of his grip and trying to search the maze of rooms. Grayson seemed to be rooted in his spot for a second, before he stopped me from going any further.

"Zara! Zara!" I shouted, but I didn't get any response back.

"What?" Spat Grayson. I stopped searching for Zara and turned to look at Grayson.

"We need to get Zara please." I said while he looked at me incredulously.

"She's the one who got you into this mess. Why do you want to save her?" He snapped.

"Grayson please. S-she's pregnant. I-I don't want to leave her here without anyone. Please. I'm not leaving without her." I begged her and he sighed, not knowing what to do. Ethan burst in through the door and stopped when he saw us.

"Go find Zara and bring her back to the villa. Be careful with her,' Grayson said, "She's pregnant." He added in after a moment. Ethan looked confused for a moment, but nodded. He smiled at me softly and went searching for Zara.

"Let's go Iris. You have some explaining to do." He said, but I ignored him. I was just relieved at the fact that Zara would be safe. I was also glad to be back with Grayson, but what caused a turmoil in my head was my biological father appearing again out of nowhere.

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"Iris wake up honey." A hand shook my shoulder softly and I stirred. The sun hit me straight in the eyes and I flinched. I had fell asleep on the car ride over to the villa.

"Sorry, I'll close the blinds dear." My eyes adjusted to the lighting and saw Eleonora closing the blinds.

I cleared my throat and tried to speak, but I couldn't. My throat was really dry and I was parched. Eleonora got a cup and a jug filled with water. She filled the cup with water and passed it to me. I drank the water in one go.

"You need to eat Iris. You've slept for two days now." She said and I rose my eyebrows in surprise. She grabbed a tray full of food on the bedside table and placed it on the bed.

"Eat up Iris and call me or anyone else if you need anything else. I'm just glad you're safe." She stroked my head and placed a kiss on my forehead. She got up to leave, but a question was swirling in my head that I was curious of.

"Eleonora?"

"Yes?" She said as she stopped by the door.

"Is Matthias safe?" I asked and she froze. I frowned as I saw her reaction and I heard my heart beat picking up. Something flashed in her eyes and she looked down to the floor. She looked back up to me and I saw tears glistening in her eyes. She was trying hard not to cry.

"I'll send Zara in." Was all she said and left, leaving me to wonder what the hell was going on.

A few minutes after, Zara walked in. She looked tired and bed-driven. I moved myself to make space for her and she walked over, while having her hand placed on her stomach. She came and laid next to me, both of us not saying anything to each other, just staring at the wall in front of us.

"So this is your room huh?" She asked.

"Yeah." I said and she smiled softly. She placed her hand on top of mine and squeezed her hand gently.

"I'm happy that you're here Iris. Believe it or not, but you're much safer here than you were with just me in our little apartment. It was fun living together, but this is the safest place for you right now. With this family." She said and I looked at her.

"And what about you?" I asked her, and she sighed, placing her hand on her stomach again.

"I don't know. I'll just go find a place and raise my baby there." She said, looking troubled.

"Would it be safe for you?" I asked and she shook her head.

"It doesn't matter about me-"

"Would it be safe for your baby?" I butt in and she paused. I knew that she didn't look after herself. She always cared for others and didn't care for herself enough.

"You should stay here." I said and she instantly shook her head.

"No." She refused and I frowned. I tried to convince her, but she interrupted me.

"After everything I've done Iris, I'm surprised that you still forgive me, but them. They won't forgive me and I won't expect them to. They've already done so much for me by letting me stay here for a few days. I don't want to bother them than I already have. This all happened because of me. I don't deserve to be happy Iris. Not after everything I've done." She said with regret on her face.

"You did it to survive. You had no one your whole life and you didn't have anyone to take care of you or lead you. Now you have a reason to properly settle down and start your own life. You have a human growing inside of you. Please look after yourself and your baby." I said, placing my hand on her stomach. I felt her bump. It was slightly visible, but she was wearing a jumper which was quite baggy.

"I heard you calling my name Iris. At Rico's. Thank you Iris. You're the only one that has ever truly cared for me." She said and few tears rolled down her face.
I wiped her tears and she leaned her head on my shoulder and we lay there in silence again.
"How many months are u along?" I asked her and she smiled slightly.
"Four months." She said, rubbing her belly.
"Do you know the gender?" I asked and she shook her head.
"I didn't really get the chance too. In two weeks time I'm going to the doctors to find out." She said and I suddenly had an idea.
"Hold that thought, I'll surprise you with a baby shower." I said, excited and she laughed loudly.
"Iris! Like you haven't been kidnapped and missing for days and now you want to throw a baby shower?" She said, amused and I laughed.
"Look, I'll speak to Grayson and Marcello. Just trust me okay?" I said, holding her hands.
She sighed but nodded.
"Tell me everything I've missed out." She said. The door opened and in walked Grayson.
"We'll catch up later." Zara said and got up. Grayson moved out of the way, nodding at her as she walked past and shut the door behind her. He finally turned to me and we both stared at each other for a moment.
He came forward and grabbed me in for a big hug. I relaxed in his arms and sighed contentedly.
"I'm happy to be with you again." I said and he hugged me more tightly.

We fell asleep cuddled up together that day. It made me realise how lucky I am to have a family to care about me. I would do anything to make Zara feel like she belonged again.

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