Pure | Grayson Dolan Fanfiction

Chapter 8

•Saturday•
I woke up this morning & I got a text from an anonymous number.

201-780-7258: my address is 83 Bartley Road, babe. Be here by 7

I knew it was Grayson, instantly.

Gaby: how did you get my number?
201-780-7258: i have my ways ;)

I ignored Grayson's text & just enjoyed my Saturday before I had to tutor Grayson.

I'm gonna admit something, I find Grayson extreamly attractive. Every time he's around me my heart beats faster & I get nervous. But he's known as the bad boy of the school & I'm nothing like that.
I get so mad at myself because I've fallen for a boy that has no intentions of catching me.
But maybe it could be different with me.

Maybe I will be the one for Grayson.
Ugh.
Who am I kidding?
Of course not.
Grayson is just playing me.
I'm just another one of his victims.

I shook off the whole thought.
My day went along & then it was time for dinner.
After dinner I started getting ready to go to Grayson's house.
I straightened my hair, put eyeliner & mascara. I chose a white t-shirt with blue jeans & converse. I grabbed my books & got my mom to drive me to Grayson's house.

Grayson's POV
I was just chilling in my room when I got a text from Gabriella.
Gabriella: I'm outside.
I hoped outta bed & went downstairs to open.

I opened the door & all I saw was her beautiful face in my presence.
Damn, how beautiful she was. She took my breath away.

"Hi." She said with a smile.
I shook it off & played it cool again.
"Hey, cutie. Let's go to my room."
She nodded.
We went upstairs.
We studied for a bit.
I stared at her face as she read off the textbooks & did the problems in her notebook.
I love the way how she knew what she was doing.
"So now you do this problem, Grayson." She said.
"Uh, sorry. What did you say? I got lost in your eyes."
"Ha. Did you listen to anything I said?"
I nodded.
"Okay, then do this problem using the y=mx+b. Go." She said.
I grabbed the notebook & pencil & did the problem.
She looked at it when I was done.
"You don't need my help with Geometry do you? You got this right." She said with a smirk.
I nodded no.
"I just wanted to see you."
She looked at me & smiled.
"You're so pretty, Gaby." I said.
"Thank you." She said blushing as she pushed her hair behind her ear.
There was silence for a second.
"Why do you push me away so much, Gaby?" I asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, it's obvious I like you & that you like me. But why do you just neglect me all the time?"
"Conceded much?"
"Ha, c'mon. You know we are both crazy for each other."
"How could you be so sure?"
"I can tell by the way you look at me."
"Well, I don't know."
"Ha! I knew you liked me."
She shoved me.
"But seriously why do you push me away?" I asked again.
"I guess I just don't wanna get hurt."
"What makes you think I'm gonna hurt you?"
"Well, everyone says you're a player."
"And you believe them?"
"I guess."
I looked at her.
I knew that Gaby was way different.
I knew I wanted more than just a hook up with her.
I actually wanted more.
At that moment, at that very moment I knew I was in love with her.
"Well I'm not gonna hurt you."
She looked at me.
"Sure."
"Ever since I met you I can't take my mind off you. I really like you."
"Really?"
"Yes. You drive me insane."
"I'm nothing special."
"To me you are more than that."
"Wow. You actually fooled me there for a second there."
"I'm not as bad you think I am."
She looked at me.
"And I'm not as innocent as you think I am."
"You shouldn't listen to what other people say about me. I'm way different than what everyone sees me."
"I don't even know you. That's why I believe what other people have said about you."
"Okay... Then let's get to know each-other."
"Um, Grayson. We really need to stud-" She was saying as I cut her off.
"C'mon, were just gonna talk. Nothing more."
She got closer to me.
I looked at her.
"Okay, tell me EVERYTHING about you. About your life. Tell me as much as you want about yourself & I'll listen."
"Why?"
"Just do it."
"Everything?"
"Yeah."
"Okay... Well, I was born in Beverly Hills, California."
"Sounds fancy."
"Yeah, something like that. And my dad had this big company & had a lot of money. More money than what he knew what to do with. He enrolled Gabe & me into private schools. We had maids, tutors & piano teachers. He spoiled us. Then my mom had my little sister Siena. But even after she was born, Gabe & I were spoiled. We always bought the newest toys, my mom bought the most expensive purses & heels. My dad would always have a new sports car every year."
"Wow, you lived a very nice life." I said.
"I guess. And my dad's dream was for Gabriel & I to take over the business."
"You guys didn't want to?"
"I mean... no. My dream was to be normal. I didn't want to be in a private school with snobby kids that only wanted to hang out with you because you're parents have money. I didn't want to take over my dad's business. I wanted to go to school & learn & be a doctor."
"That's why you came here?"
"Well, my dad's company flopped & we were slowly going broke. We couldn't afford our house or go to school. My parents were embarrassed so we decided to move. We sold our house & cars so that so we can come here & start again. My parents are going back to Cali in a few weeks & going back and fourth so things don't look too sketchy."
"Why would things look sketchy?"
"My mom is telling everyone that Gabe & I are at boarding school for a bit."
"Why don't they just say the truth? That you guys went broke?"
"Are you crazy? That's an embarrassment. How we went from having all this money to nothing."
"You're gonna let your parents hide you out here?"
"Anything to keep us from everyone else over there from knowing. Which is also kinda stupid because people will eventually find out."
"You can't hide it forever."
"I know."
I nodded.
"I feel like you are Serena van der Woodsen & I am in some Gossip Girl episode."
She giggled.
"Ugh, the world I used to live in was crazy. If anyone in my old school found out. Me & Gabe's reputation would be ruined."
"But you got what you wanted, right?"
"Yeah, it's more different here. But I like it."
There was silence for a moment.
"Okay, so now you tell me everything about yourself." She said.
"Ha, you sure?"
"Yes. Go." She said.
I giggled.
"Well, all I can say is that I've just been living in the shadow for way too long."
"Ethan's shadow?"
I looked at her.
"Yeah. I mean there's always that one better sibling."
"So it's Ethan's fault for making you the way you are?"
"In a way yes."
"How?"
I sighed.
"Well, ever since we were kids, Ethan was always better at everything. Sports, getting girls, better at school. And he was always, I don't know. He was just better than me. When you put Ethan & me side by side, I'm the bad one. Ethan was always the sweetest one & I wasn't. I started hanging out with the wrong people & did things. Then, at school & everywhere I was known as a 'bad boy', so I guess ever since then, I've been trying to keep that image."
"The bad boy image?"
"You're not the only one trying to keep an image, princess."

Gabriella's POV
"You like keeping that image?" I asked him.
He looked at me.
"Of course."
"Why?"
"People respect me more. I know people & I can do a lot of things. So I am not the type of person people would mess with."
"So since you have that 'respect', you get what you want?"
He got closer to me.
"Always."
I knew where he was going.
But no matter what, I was not going to let him get to me.
"Um, I think we should study the section for the test on Monday." I said as I looked through my notes.
"Or..." He said as he moved my chin to his face.
"...we could do this." He said as he grabbed my face & pulled my lips onto his.
I kissed his soft plump lips & he kissed mine. His lips moved to the rhythm of mine.
I pulled away.
I looked at him.
"You don't have to pretend that you don't like me." He said to me.
I looked at him.
"Um, I think I should go." I said as I got out of his bed & made my way to the door.
He quickly ran after me & got in front of the door.
"Please stay."
"I can't. I have to go."
He looked at me.
I let him get to me.
I was so in love with him.
I gave him one last kiss before I walked outta his room. I did not look back.

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So big plot twist on Gaby's life & now we know why Grayson's such a bad boy. What do you guys think?