Ryan POV
I stared at outfit for several time and the feeling that came with it, I don't want to feel it. But with all my mindset, I start getting ready and sit on my bed it's time to meet them. I guess they are already here and when I hear the footsteps coming towards my room my heart started accelerating like crazy that sudden rapid heartbeat make me so nervous that my hands start shaking too. My mom open the door and when she look at me, her colours also fade and she came and hug me tightly. I don't know what to do but I feel a little comfort but it doesn't change that overwhelming feeling. I wanted to shout it out, I wanted to cry it out but I know I have to keep it inside. Mom says "they are already here, let's go. Everything will be okay, we all are with you." It's make me more emotional that this all things is happening because of them. A sudden outburst from inside make me wants to leave all these things and make myself isolated, but where should I go neither have I family than this nor I have someone close to my heart to express my feelings to them, I have to just trap myself inside of me. I stand up and fix my suit and tie and watch myself again in the mirror.
I says "let's go, I don't want to be late in front of them" the words came like a taunt more than a remark and this is what I want, I can't hide the feeling to show I'm okay. I open the door and make my way towards stairs. Mom was beside me and when the living room came to my site and the people's sitting there. My nervousness become ten times more. I hold down my hands but that doesn't work. I start making my way in hallway and they start turning around after hearing my footsteps. Oh, am I really going to marry that sudden feeling makes me more nervous.
The people's sitting there are the two elderly people man and woman with elegance and that rich class vibes with curiosity to see someone came first in view and after that, there are two woman in their early thirties and two kids sitting between them finally the last view come and I let my gaze down to only find the floor.....whooh am I going crazy!! I have to do something with my heart. Please God make me relax in front of them.
My father stand and laugh "here comes my son."
Mom introduced them to me" Ryan this is Dimtri Grayson and his wife Ashley." I bow myself a little and say hello to them. Then mom introduced those two woman as Anne and Annestesia I greet them hello and they hug me in response. My mom drag me to the last sitting area and my hands started covering in sweats. Before I can see, a deep and very intimating voice greets me. " Hello, I'm Eros " and he held his hand in front of me and when I slowly reach that hand and look up to see the amazing view of that man. His handsome and sculpted face with dark brown hairs and very rare grey eyes that make me want to stare it all the time. I can't imagine a person exists with wealth, power and that handsomeness to go crazy for, I touch his hand for shaking and I suddenly feel small in comparison to him my hands sink down in his big prefecture fingers and that hard palm make me feel my soft palm in his hands. He stare down at me and shake my hands and let it go to end the overflowing sensation to stop. I just don't know how to move away and my mom suddenly drag me towards the opposite side to sit and I don't look up again to feel that sensation and to watch that grey eyes again. The conversation start again.
Dimitri and his wife asked " how have been your schooling? We just remember you, when you're at very young age. Now you are all grown up in such a handsome and cute boy our eyes just stuck on you when we see you first." and then they laugh.
I become a little shy and look up and smile. "It's all good just a little bit feeling of missing home."
They nod in response and Ashley says "ya! It's all good though as now you are here. We didn't regret our choice when Mr. Callisto offers the marriage" and she look towards my father.
He responds with a laugh "it's all good for my son to meet with Eros. He is such a outstanding boy." Everyone smile and Start chit chatting. I look up and found him already looking at me. I change my view at such a speed to sprain my neck. My heartbeat is going abnormal and I know that it doesn't plan to relax today.
My mom says to me " Ryan why don't you go with Eros and show him your collection of paintings, he is greatly interested in collecting different arts." I suddenly don't know what to say. Looks like she also don't want to make me feel at ease. I know they want to make us talk to eachother and I also want to understand those grey eyes a little bit, but I can't say it in front of everyone that I doesn't want to feel that overflowing sensation around him. I smile and says "okay". Everyone stares at me and him and make us the center of attention. I slowly rise from my seat and gesture my hands towards hallway and look towards him and say "please."
I pace my steps little bit slow to make him catchup with me. He rise and says to his father " I will go with him." His father nods and smile. When he came behind me, I start feeling the rush of harmones and the electrifying shocks that I want to make myself stick with it. We head upstairs and pass down the hallways and reach the art gallery where all the collections are there. A girl in the uniform open the door and we make ourselves inside. The gallery is very big for someone to keep it in the house, but in this family it's easy to keep it. The back of the gallery is made up of glass to see the view of the entire backyard and the Rose garden from there and a small sitting area in front of it. The rest is the white walls with paintings hanging on each of them. I make myself at ease to start a conversation although it's seems impossible to me "this is all my paintings....... and some of them are of my mom. I used to paint it when I was like ten or eleven."
He start seeing it one by one and I just follow him around and when his voice came, l suddenly shuddered and looked up to see him looking at me " it's very interesting a ten year old child to make such beautiful paintings with a deeper understanding. I'm surprised really" I just smile and nod.
After watching all of it, he seats on the single couch in the sitting area and as a formality I sit on another. He looks towards backyard and clear his throat and says "I don't know how you agreed to this decision to meet up with me. And also we don't know eachother that much except few times in our childhood and you barely remember it, I guess....... What you feel about this marriage?" He ask and the sudden question makes me shut but when he look at me.
I lower down my gaze and the nervousness of, to watch over by someone makes me more uncomfortable and on top of this it's him. I respond with hesitation "I doesn't know...... how to express it, my dad made a sudden announcement and ask me to meet up with your family. He explains the situation and decided to make me agree with it."
He nods "ya! it's very problematic situation for the company, your father must have to seek partnership with us to solve the problem" he again face the backyard and says "for us, I don't know how you feel to get married and what you are going to decide but we have to spend some time to know each other. I know you have to go back but in the meantime we should meet with eachother." He face me to have a response and that intimidating gaze makes me immediately agree with it.
He then says "okay then, let me have your number.... I'll message you or either my secretary, to decide a place and time and then we can meet if you're free.
I just says "okay then, we should head down stairs.....They must be waiting for dinner" I shuttered a little, he stand up and gesture his hand to lead the way. I rise from the couch and take a step suddenly my foot stuck under the table and I about to face plant myself when two strong hands catch me and make me fall on the hard chest I clutch his elbows unconsciously. My heart again start his energetic speed work and about to come outside of my body. The touch of him let my body fill with adrenaline and the rush make my face a shade of apple red. He gaze down and I looked up to meet his eyes, the same grey eyes which I want to explore. The scent of him already making me feel drugged. Oh god! What's happening please stop this. I stand up fastly not to cause more embarassment, he also fix his suit and I apologise " sorry, my feet got stucked....." he smirked and that causes more redness to see such a handsome face. I lower down my gaze and walk towards the hallway, he pace behind me and I walked fastly to reach the dining room. All of them are already waiting for us.
My mom asked Eros "how you like the paintings? I hope you have a good time."
He answers formally "yes Mrs. Callisto, it's so good to see it. I must say it's very interesting to watch." such a gentleman...I think.
My mom laughs up "ohh!"
Derek smiled at me and says to him " it's good you enjoy your time."
All of us then sit and dinner serves right away with very appetizing smell and overwhelming senses. I even doesn't know some of the dishes. We all start eating my brother sits opposite of me and from time to time gives creepy smile, which I know what he means. Thank god Eros is sitting far away. I don't know, how will I able to eat if he sits close to me and after that incident, it's more embarassing to face him. The conversation was random all about business and stuff, it's better if they don't involve me.
After dinner they are about to leave and all our family gathers to say goodbye and greetings. Ashley comes to me and says " it's good to meet you Ryan, I hope to hear from you soon"
I smile and says " ya, it's nice to meet you too Mrs. Grayson." We all bid our goodbyes, Eros only says bye to me but that single word make me feel so happy. The event of the night end soon and, I ask dad and mom for leave, as we'll discuss about this matter in the morning. I came upstairs in my room and try to calm myself but the calmness inside me is faded away somewhere and instead of that restlessness is there and I start walking around in the room. I comfort myself that all is okay now and sit on bed, after sometime I change my clothes and try to sleep, but all I can do is just rollover all around the bed. The only thing in my mind is him and I don't how to not think other than him. Rest of the night, I didn't even close my eyes when it came to dawn I finally start drifting to sleep.