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"OK, and the last set of partners is Riley and Grace. That's it, I'll see you all Monday."
"Riley!" Grace catches up with her. "Do you want to start working on the project this weekend?"
"Yea sure, but not my house all right?" Riley smiles
"Can I ask you something?" Grace asks "How come your in my class I thought you were a senior."
"I am, history was my first class last year and I missed it a lot so I had to double up this year. It's no big deal though" Riley smiles
"So do you want to come over now?" Grace suggests
"Uh…." Riley thinks tucking a strand of her brown hair behind her ear. "Yea sure."
"All right, I just have to go to my locker first." Grace opens up her locker and grabs some books. "Come on let's go, my mom should be out front."
"Your mom picks you up?" Riley asks surprised
"Yea, or my step-dad, or my dad sometimes" Grace laughs "It can get confusing."
"I'll bet, I don't have that problem" Riley laughs
"There she is" Grace points "Come on. Mom this is Riley, Riley this is my mom. She and I have a project to work on together and we're going to get started today if you don't mind."
"All right." Lily agrees "Nice to meet you Riley."
"Likewise." Riley gets in the car.
"Have you seen Jesse?" Lily asks Grace
"She's right over…..there" Grace points
"Oh ok, so what kind of project is it?"
"History." Grace answers sarcastically "We're doing the civil war, it's so exciting."
"It is" Lily replies
"Yea ok mom"
"I think it is, standing up for what you believe in, willing to fight to the death. It's all for a just cause." Riley adds
"See? History can being exciting." Lily laughs
"Hey guys." Jesse climbs in.
"Hey Jesse, this is-"
"Riley I know, we've met." Jesse interrupts Grace.
"We were in the same theater class last semester." Riley tells her.
"You're into theater too?" Lily asks Riley pulling away from the curb.
"Yea somewhat." Riley agrees.
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"All right, everybody out." Lily pulls up in front of the house.
"Come on, we can go up to my room." Grace tells Riley. "Do you want to call your mom or anything?"
"No, I live with my father and brother." Riley replies
"You're parents are divorced?" Grace asks sympathetically
"No, my mom's dead." Riley smiles "Lighten up Grace it's all right. It's my dad I wish would die."
"I just, didn't. I mean."
"I know." Riley replies "Come on let's get to work."
"So what are you doing tonight?" Grace a couple hours later
"Going out. I've got date." Riley smiles
"I didn't know you were going out with someone, I never see you with anyone." Grace replies surprised
"He's not in high school."
"Really?" Grace's eyes widen "That's so cool."
"Yea, it is." Riley smiles and glances at her watch "I should get going. Want to work on this again tomorrow?"
"Yea sure. Here again?"
"Yea if that's all right." Riley stands up and stretches and follows Grace downstairs.
"Do you want me to see if my mom will drive you home?" Grace offers
"No I don't live to far from here. I'll call you tomorrow Grace, tell Jesse I said bye." Riley waves and leaves
Grace shuts the door and goes into the kitchen "Hey Eli." She smiles
He glances at her "Hey Grace, what's up?"
"Nothing, just working on this long boring project for history. My friend just left."
"Bummer." Eli smirks "Glad I don't have to do that stuff anymore."
"Shut up" Grace laughs and smacks him playfully.
"Hey" He grabs her arms and holds them down "You don't have a chance." Eli jokes
"You'll see one day."
Jesse walks into the kitchen and looks at them "You two do know you're steps right?" She asks sarcastically getting a glass of water then leaving.
Eli lets go of Grace. "Well I got to get going anyway." Eli goes through the door to go to his apartment.
"Eli wait." Grace goes over to the door. "Can we talk?"
"About what?" Eli asks unknowingly
"You know….. what about." Grace prods
"No I really don't. Grace do you want to tell me?" Eli questions
"Never mind." Grace shuts the door.
"Hey did Riley leave already?" Lily asks Grace
"Yea, a few minutes ago."
"Did you two get some work done?" Lily prods
"Yea almost all of it." Grace goes to leave.
"Grace?" Lily asks
"What?" Grace turns around
"Is something wrong?"
"No, why would anything be?" Grace asks before leaving.
"Lily, does this look all right?" Eli walks into the kitchen
"Sure, yes I mean it does. Where are you going?" Lily asks
"Out, I'll be back later. Oh and thanks." Eli leaves
"Sure." Lily answers as he shuts the door.
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"Eli?" Grace knocks on the door to his apartment the next morning
"What?" Eli mumbles from his bed.
Grace tries the door and opens it. She walks in. "Your dad wanted me to tell you that your mom was on the phone. She said your phone was busy."
Eli looks around "Yea I must of left it off the hook." He mutters hanging it up.
Grace looks around. "Is someone here?"
"Yea my - girlfriend." Eli answers
"You have a girlfriend?" Grace exclaims hurt
"Yea I didn't want to mention anything until I knew it was going good." Eli replies pulling on pants over his boxers
"Apparently it is." Grace says sarcastically
"Grace we didn't do that. It's not like that with us, she's different." Eli protests
"Who is she?" Grace asks as the bathroom door opens. "Riley?!" Grace exclaims
Riley looks surprised "What are you doing here?"
"This is my house, well I mean it's over there." Grace replies
Riley puts her hand on her head "I didn't even realize I came in through the back with Eli and the front with you I never even knew and it was so late…." She trails off "This is sort of weird, so Eli is your brother?"
"Step." Grace answers curtly "Eli this is your girlfriend?"
"Wait how do you two know each other?" Eli asks
"We're in the same history class." Grace tells him "And she was in theater with Jesse."
"That's great." Eli says happily
"How?" Grace asks
"Because then you guys can tell my dad and mom that Riley is different. That she is as great as I think she is."
Riley sits down on the edge of Eli's bed watching Grace. "You don't have to Grace I mean."
"No, it's no problem" Grace cuts in "I'd be happy to and look you don't even need to come back to work on the project later." She smiles at Riley and fixes her gaze on Eli "I can't believe you lied to me though." She says hurt
"I'm sorry but I didn't tell anyone." Eli replies "But you know now and you were the first to know." He defends himself.
"Yea, I'll remember that." Grace mutters "Well come on why don't both of you come to breakfast?"
Riley glances at Eli who nods and takes her hand. "Come on."
"Hey Eli you're just in time-" Rick stops when he sees Riley. "Who's this?"
"Riley?" Lily asks confused "What are you doing here? In your pajamas."
"Eli's pajamas" Rick corrects "Lily you know her?"
"I can explain." Eli says
"Yea I think that's a good idea. Girls can you excuse us?" Lily asks Grace, Zoe and Jesse.
"Sure." They reply, grab their dishes and leave.
"Well?" Rick asks Eli
"Riley and I have been going out almost two months." Eli starts
"And you were planning on telling us when?" Rick inquires
"I wanted to make sure it was going to work, so you guys wouldn't think I was a failure again. I didn't know she was friends with Grace, she had left yesterday before I had came in."
"So two months means you can sleep together?" Lily asks
"We were doing just that." Riley says "I lost my keys and I couldn't get into my house so Eli let me sleep here. He slept on the couch, I swear."
"See? Nothing happened. I was going to introduce you to her today anyway." Eli tells them
"Well…." Rick starts
"Wait aren't you a little too young for Eli? You're Grace's age right?" Lily asks
"I'm 17, a senior I had to make up a class cause I kept missing it last year." Riley explains
"I don't really see a problem" Lily turns to Rick "She is a sweet girl and both Jesse and Grace like her."
"I don't know how much Grace likes her anymore" Eli puts in "She didn't look to happy before."
"I'll talk to her" Lily replies "So are you two hungry?" She smiles
"Yea. Thanks" Eli accepts a dish and gives one to Riley. "Come on." They go over to the table.
"So you really think this is all right?" Rick asks Lily
"Yea I do, and if it's not he'll live and learn. But you have to admit he's been acting different lately in a good way."
"All right, why do you think Grace got so upset?" Rick questions
"I don't know, I'll go talk to her now." Lily replies putting a dish down.
To be continued….. please R&R tell me what you thought. Good? Bad? And if you have suggestions I'll try to work them in.
"OK, and the last set of partners is Riley and Grace. That's it, I'll see you all Monday."
"Riley!" Grace catches up with her. "Do you want to start working on the project this weekend?"
"Yea sure, but not my house all right?" Riley smiles
"Can I ask you something?" Grace asks "How come your in my class I thought you were a senior."
"I am, history was my first class last year and I missed it a lot so I had to double up this year. It's no big deal though" Riley smiles
"So do you want to come over now?" Grace suggests
"Uh…." Riley thinks tucking a strand of her brown hair behind her ear. "Yea sure."
"All right, I just have to go to my locker first." Grace opens up her locker and grabs some books. "Come on let's go, my mom should be out front."
"Your mom picks you up?" Riley asks surprised
"Yea, or my step-dad, or my dad sometimes" Grace laughs "It can get confusing."
"I'll bet, I don't have that problem" Riley laughs
"There she is" Grace points "Come on. Mom this is Riley, Riley this is my mom. She and I have a project to work on together and we're going to get started today if you don't mind."
"All right." Lily agrees "Nice to meet you Riley."
"Likewise." Riley gets in the car.
"Have you seen Jesse?" Lily asks Grace
"She's right over…..there" Grace points
"Oh ok, so what kind of project is it?"
"History." Grace answers sarcastically "We're doing the civil war, it's so exciting."
"It is" Lily replies
"Yea ok mom"
"I think it is, standing up for what you believe in, willing to fight to the death. It's all for a just cause." Riley adds
"See? History can being exciting." Lily laughs
"Hey guys." Jesse climbs in.
"Hey Jesse, this is-"
"Riley I know, we've met." Jesse interrupts Grace.
"We were in the same theater class last semester." Riley tells her.
"You're into theater too?" Lily asks Riley pulling away from the curb.
"Yea somewhat." Riley agrees.
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"All right, everybody out." Lily pulls up in front of the house.
"Come on, we can go up to my room." Grace tells Riley. "Do you want to call your mom or anything?"
"No, I live with my father and brother." Riley replies
"You're parents are divorced?" Grace asks sympathetically
"No, my mom's dead." Riley smiles "Lighten up Grace it's all right. It's my dad I wish would die."
"I just, didn't. I mean."
"I know." Riley replies "Come on let's get to work."
"So what are you doing tonight?" Grace a couple hours later
"Going out. I've got date." Riley smiles
"I didn't know you were going out with someone, I never see you with anyone." Grace replies surprised
"He's not in high school."
"Really?" Grace's eyes widen "That's so cool."
"Yea, it is." Riley smiles and glances at her watch "I should get going. Want to work on this again tomorrow?"
"Yea sure. Here again?"
"Yea if that's all right." Riley stands up and stretches and follows Grace downstairs.
"Do you want me to see if my mom will drive you home?" Grace offers
"No I don't live to far from here. I'll call you tomorrow Grace, tell Jesse I said bye." Riley waves and leaves
Grace shuts the door and goes into the kitchen "Hey Eli." She smiles
He glances at her "Hey Grace, what's up?"
"Nothing, just working on this long boring project for history. My friend just left."
"Bummer." Eli smirks "Glad I don't have to do that stuff anymore."
"Shut up" Grace laughs and smacks him playfully.
"Hey" He grabs her arms and holds them down "You don't have a chance." Eli jokes
"You'll see one day."
Jesse walks into the kitchen and looks at them "You two do know you're steps right?" She asks sarcastically getting a glass of water then leaving.
Eli lets go of Grace. "Well I got to get going anyway." Eli goes through the door to go to his apartment.
"Eli wait." Grace goes over to the door. "Can we talk?"
"About what?" Eli asks unknowingly
"You know….. what about." Grace prods
"No I really don't. Grace do you want to tell me?" Eli questions
"Never mind." Grace shuts the door.
"Hey did Riley leave already?" Lily asks Grace
"Yea, a few minutes ago."
"Did you two get some work done?" Lily prods
"Yea almost all of it." Grace goes to leave.
"Grace?" Lily asks
"What?" Grace turns around
"Is something wrong?"
"No, why would anything be?" Grace asks before leaving.
"Lily, does this look all right?" Eli walks into the kitchen
"Sure, yes I mean it does. Where are you going?" Lily asks
"Out, I'll be back later. Oh and thanks." Eli leaves
"Sure." Lily answers as he shuts the door.
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"Eli?" Grace knocks on the door to his apartment the next morning
"What?" Eli mumbles from his bed.
Grace tries the door and opens it. She walks in. "Your dad wanted me to tell you that your mom was on the phone. She said your phone was busy."
Eli looks around "Yea I must of left it off the hook." He mutters hanging it up.
Grace looks around. "Is someone here?"
"Yea my - girlfriend." Eli answers
"You have a girlfriend?" Grace exclaims hurt
"Yea I didn't want to mention anything until I knew it was going good." Eli replies pulling on pants over his boxers
"Apparently it is." Grace says sarcastically
"Grace we didn't do that. It's not like that with us, she's different." Eli protests
"Who is she?" Grace asks as the bathroom door opens. "Riley?!" Grace exclaims
Riley looks surprised "What are you doing here?"
"This is my house, well I mean it's over there." Grace replies
Riley puts her hand on her head "I didn't even realize I came in through the back with Eli and the front with you I never even knew and it was so late…." She trails off "This is sort of weird, so Eli is your brother?"
"Step." Grace answers curtly "Eli this is your girlfriend?"
"Wait how do you two know each other?" Eli asks
"We're in the same history class." Grace tells him "And she was in theater with Jesse."
"That's great." Eli says happily
"How?" Grace asks
"Because then you guys can tell my dad and mom that Riley is different. That she is as great as I think she is."
Riley sits down on the edge of Eli's bed watching Grace. "You don't have to Grace I mean."
"No, it's no problem" Grace cuts in "I'd be happy to and look you don't even need to come back to work on the project later." She smiles at Riley and fixes her gaze on Eli "I can't believe you lied to me though." She says hurt
"I'm sorry but I didn't tell anyone." Eli replies "But you know now and you were the first to know." He defends himself.
"Yea, I'll remember that." Grace mutters "Well come on why don't both of you come to breakfast?"
Riley glances at Eli who nods and takes her hand. "Come on."
"Hey Eli you're just in time-" Rick stops when he sees Riley. "Who's this?"
"Riley?" Lily asks confused "What are you doing here? In your pajamas."
"Eli's pajamas" Rick corrects "Lily you know her?"
"I can explain." Eli says
"Yea I think that's a good idea. Girls can you excuse us?" Lily asks Grace, Zoe and Jesse.
"Sure." They reply, grab their dishes and leave.
"Well?" Rick asks Eli
"Riley and I have been going out almost two months." Eli starts
"And you were planning on telling us when?" Rick inquires
"I wanted to make sure it was going to work, so you guys wouldn't think I was a failure again. I didn't know she was friends with Grace, she had left yesterday before I had came in."
"So two months means you can sleep together?" Lily asks
"We were doing just that." Riley says "I lost my keys and I couldn't get into my house so Eli let me sleep here. He slept on the couch, I swear."
"See? Nothing happened. I was going to introduce you to her today anyway." Eli tells them
"Well…." Rick starts
"Wait aren't you a little too young for Eli? You're Grace's age right?" Lily asks
"I'm 17, a senior I had to make up a class cause I kept missing it last year." Riley explains
"I don't really see a problem" Lily turns to Rick "She is a sweet girl and both Jesse and Grace like her."
"I don't know how much Grace likes her anymore" Eli puts in "She didn't look to happy before."
"I'll talk to her" Lily replies "So are you two hungry?" She smiles
"Yea. Thanks" Eli accepts a dish and gives one to Riley. "Come on." They go over to the table.
"So you really think this is all right?" Rick asks Lily
"Yea I do, and if it's not he'll live and learn. But you have to admit he's been acting different lately in a good way."
"All right, why do you think Grace got so upset?" Rick questions
"I don't know, I'll go talk to her now." Lily replies putting a dish down.
To be continued….. please R&R tell me what you thought. Good? Bad? And if you have suggestions I'll try to work them in.