Disclaimer: Don't own anyone but Michelle and any other characters you don't recognize.
Note: Ok I know I said no sequels, but I got the idea from my friend Amanda's review. So I hope you enjoy this. But for now there are no more plans for any more stories with the characters from Favors For Love.
Chapter 1
Monday morning sophomore Sixteen-year-old Gracie Bautista tiredly walked from her seventh period English class to her locker. She finished her combination and removed the lock. And again like every other day her locker door was stuck.
"Here let me help you."
Gracie turned around and came face to face with her crush Raymond Jefferson. Raymond or RJ for short was a junior and was quarterback on the Varsity football team. Gracie had developed a crush on him in June at orientation for school three months ago. She smiled and stepped back letting him help. Just like that her locker door was open.
"There ya go."
"Thanks. How did you know what to do RJ?"
"That was my locker last year. So you know my name, but I don't know yours."
"Oh…right…my name is Gracie Bautista."
"As in…"
"Yes that's my dad."
"No I was going to say as in Michelle Bautista. She's my mom's best friend."
"Yeah. That's my stepmother."
"Cool. So Gracie what are you doing Friday night? Are you going to the game?"
The game he was talking about the football game. The Varsity team was playing at home on Friday and it was also Homecoming.
"I don't know. I don't really have anyone to go to the Homecoming game with."
Gracie watched as he put his left hand in his pocket and readjust his backpack on his right shoulder. She noticed he seemed nervous but didn't know why.
"Well would you like…I mean do you want…oh hell wanna be my Homecoming date?"
Gracie stood in shock. He wanted her to be his date?
"I thought Courtney was."
Courtney Mason was the head cheerleader for the Junior Varsity team. She had been telling everyone that Raymond was her Homecoming date.
"She wishes. When I heard the rumor about that I went and talked to her. I told her I didn't like her like that. It's a hell of a lot easier to talk to her when the goon squad ain't around."
Gracie laughed at his joke and looked at his hopeful face.
"Ok but if this is some kind of joke…"
"It's not."
"So just the game?"
"Well I was hoping when you said you'd be my Homecoming date that you'd be my date for the dance as well on Saturday night. Plus we can do the mum and boutonniere tradition. By the way…did you know my brother Connor likes your sister?"
"Really? She has a crush on him."
"Well what if we make it a double date? I'll drive my truck over to your house with Connor and pick up you and Allison."
"Ok. I'll have to ask my dad and my step mom first."
"Can I call you tonight?"
"Might wanna ask me tomorrow. My dad is coming in tonight. We have started turning off the ringers on his first night home now."
Gracie felt her heart swell in happiness. Her smile grew as he laughed.
"Ok. Well till tomorrow Gracie."
Gracie smiled as he kissed her cheek and watched him walk down the hall. She got out her books for her homework and went out to the parking lot. She walked over to her silver Ford Mustang convertible. She drove over to the Junior High School and picked up her sister.
"Hey Ally."
"Hey Gracie."
"I have good news for you."
"Dad's coming home I know."
"Better than that."
Allison looked over at her sister as she drove them home.
"What?"
"You know how you like Connor Jefferson?"
"What did you do Gracie?"
"Got you a date with him. His brother RJ asked me to be his Homecoming date and then told me Connor liked you. So we decided to make it a double date."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah."
Gracie looked over at her younger sister and noticed a frown. She pulled up in their driveway and parked her car.
"Ally what's wrong?"
"Dad won't go for that…"
Ally then noticed the smirk on her older sister's face.
"What are you thinking Gracie?"
"Why don't we talk to mom first?"
"Then she'll talk to dad."
Gracie nodded and the two sisters walked inside their house. They found their stepmother Michelle with their younger half brothers Anthony and Jakub. Sitting on the couch next to them were their stepbrother Christopher and their stepsister Gabriella.
"Hey mom."
"Hey mom."
Michelle looked up at her stepdaughters and smiled. They had all decided that Michelle would be called mom while Angie was mommy or mama.
"Hey girls."
Michelle could tell something was on Gracie's mind and looked at Allison.
"Gracie I was fixing to start on dinner. Ya wanna help?"
"Sure mom."
"Ally can you watch the kids until your Aunt Amanda comes over with Delaney and Michael? Gabby you help your big sister ok?"
"Sure mom."
"Yes mama."
Gracie followed Michelle into the kitchen and the two began working on dinner. Michelle waited for a little while and then looked at Gracie.
"So what's his name?"
"Raymond…"
"How old is he?"
"Seventeen."
"So what's he like?"
"He's a junior, quarterback of the Varsity football team…"
"Oh you mean Riana's son."
"Yeah it was so funny…when I told him my last name I thought he was gonna ask about dad but he told me that you were friends with his mom."
"Yeah. So now would RJ be the same guy you've had a crush on for the past few months?"
"Yeah. He's just…"
"Wonderful?"
"Yeah. How did you know all this?"
"Honey I was young once too…plus it's a gift…"
The two laughed and Michelle noticed a frown appear on Gracie's face.
"What's wrong?"
"Today at school RJ asked me to be his Homecoming date. Plus doing the whole Homecoming tradition…"
"Oh Gracie that's great…"
"Then he suggested doubling because RJ's brother Connor likes Ally and Ally likes him."
"That's all wonderful."
"What's wonderful?"
Gracie and Michelle turned around and watched Amanda walk into the kitchen. Gracie did a recap of their conversation. When she was finished Michelle noticed there was still a frown on Gracie's face.
"Gracie what's wrong?"
"Dad won't allow this…"
"You let me handle your dad. But I can tell you this…tomorrow after school we're going shopping. We'll get the stuff for his boutonniere."
"Why don't we just buy one mom?"
Michelle looked at Amanda.
"Hey girl…can you go to the guesthouse into my office and go get my dark blue scrapbook. It should say high school on it."
Amanda nodded and walked out to the guesthouse. Soon she came back in with the scrapbook. She handed it to Michelle who opened it on the kitchen island. She pointed to her freshmen Homecoming picture that had her and her sister Stacy standing next to each other.
"Mom did you make your mum?"
"Well your grandmother helped me out that year. I didn't have a date around Homecoming."
Then Michelle flipped to another picture and then showed two more. The last one was of her senior Homecoming picture. She was standing with all her best friends.
"Mom did you make your other mums too?"
"Yeah. During my senior year I made my friends as well. Their boyfriends were all great friends of mine and wanted to make sure they were done right."
"Those were great mom! Wait mom is that?"
"Yeah that's Raymond's mom Riana. We were best friends in high school."
"Mom those mums are all beautiful."
"Yeah Missy those are cool."
"Thanks. I'm sure Riana will make your mum. I helped her with hers. She did most of the work though. You can help me with Raymond's boutonniere. Then we'll head over to Baltimore and go to my friend Cammie's shop. How would you like a custom made dress?"
"Really mom?"
"I'll call Cammie tonight and set up an appointment."
Gracie hugged her stepmother smiling.
"Thanks. I'm gonna help Ally watch the kids."
Michelle nodded and then began finishing dinner. Randy and Dave were due there any minute.
"Just how are you gonna get Dave to be ok with this?"
"My wonderful powers of persuasion."
"You mean powers of seduction."
"Those two."
When the girls started laughing Dave and Randy entered the house. Dave set his bags down in the living room. Randy and him walked into the kitchen and looked at their wives. Michelle stopped laughing and turned around. She caught site of Dave and Randy ran into Dave's arms. Dave smiled as he held her. Michelle wrapped her legs around his waist, and wrapped her arms tighter around his neck as she leaned in for a kiss. Randy stepped out from behind Dave and laughed as his own wife did the same as Michelle. Gracie walked inside the kitchen and groaned.
"Mom! Dad! Aunt Amanda! Uncle Randy! Guys come on. There are children here!"
Dave looked at his oldest daughter and smiled. He set his wife down on and walked over to Gracie. He pulled her in for a hug and kissed her forehead. Later that night Amanda, Randy, and their kids Delaney and Michael left. Gracie walked out to the guest room where her dad's gym was. When the twins were born, Dave and Michelle's offices went out to the guesthouse along with Dave's gym. Gracie watched as her dad worked out. He was still wrestling in the WWE on RAW. He was now the World Heavyweight Champion again. This was his twentieth time since he won it at Wrestlemania 21.
"Dad?"
Dave set down his weights and looked at his oldest daughter. He noticed she looked scared about something. He vowed to hurt whatever was scaring his baby girl. When she looked at him he realized what she was scared about was him. So was he supposed to hurt himself now?
"Yes Gracie?"
"Can I talk to you?"
He motioned for her to follow him to his office. He bent down to the small refrigerator and noticed his wife restocked it with Gatorade and water. He grabbed two bottles of water and handed one to his daughter. He took a seat in his chair while his daughter sat across from him.
"What is it honey?"
"Well as you know Homecoming is this weekend right?"
"Yeah your mom mentioned it."
"Well I was asked out on a date for Homecoming…to the game on Friday and to the dance on Saturday."
Dave felt the anger welling up inside of him.
"Absolutely not."
Michelle walked into the guesthouse and heard her husband and Gracie talking. She went and stood on the other side of the door.
"Daddy…why not? I'm sixteen years old. All the other girls have dates."
"Well they aren't my daughter."
"You're being unfair daddy. His mom is best friends with Mom and he's quarterback of the Varsity football team."
"Oh that makes me feel so much better. Like I said earlier absolutely not."
"I hate you!"
Dave watched in shock as his daughter ran out of his office. His daughter hated him. Michelle watched as Gracie ran past her. Michelle went after Gracie first. She walked back into their house and downstairs to Gracie's room. Since Gracie was sixteen now, Dave and Michelle turned Dave's gym into Gracie's room and even put her own bathroom down there. Michelle knocked on the door and slowly opened it. Lying on her bed crying was Gracie. Michelle walked over and sat next to her rubbing her back.
"It's not fair."
"Honey he's just being protective. You're his first-born. You're his baby girl. He loves you so much. He just doesn't want you to get hurt."
"So what I can't date until I'm thirty?"
"Honey…everything is going to be ok. Let me talk to your father. You go ahead and tell Raymond to give you another day. We'll go ahead and do our shopping tomorrow. Just trust me on this ok?"
Gracie wiped her tears and threw her arms around Michelle.
"Thanks mom. You're the best. I'm glad you're my mom."
Michelle smiled and kissed Gracie's forehead. She then tucked her into bed and made her way upstairs and then into her and Dave's bedroom.
