Title: Remind what exactly contentment is (The sequel to A Chance at Happiness) 1/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net) but if you want a response back from during the week email me at (23405@sjamail.net)
Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except for Riley, Joey, Austin, Bailey, Taylor or any other characters you don't recognize.
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: Please read Chance at Happiness first. email me all you comments and suggestions. So please email me with them. J
Eli walked into the bathroom and was shocked to see Grace cleaning the sink. "What are you doing?" He asked confused.
"I'm cleaning. Can't you tell?" She said sarcastically as she continued working.
"Yes I see that but I want to know why you are cleaning." Eli said still confused.
"Because if you haven't forgotten we're getting married in a week and half our family is staying with me remember?" She asked.
"Yes, I know that but you do realize that if this place is clean then they will not believe you live here because most of them lived with you remember?" Eli said smiling.
Grace got up and started laughing. "That's very true. You know what I don't know what I'd ever do with out you."
"Well you won't have to worry about that because I'm not going to let you live with out me any way." He said smiling.
"Are we almost there?" Austin asked again.
"Dad, please change the station, I don't like this song." Bailey said.
"I just changed the station, Bay." Rick said back in response.
"Austin I just told you no about five minutes ago." Lily said back to Austin.
"But you haven't told me how much further we've have to go yet." Austin said.
"Can you two please try to get some sleep you must be tired." Lily begged.
"Not going to happen, Dad, can we have another piece of candy?" Bailey asked.
"You got them candy? That is why they won't go to sleep. This is all your fault!" Lily said to Rick horrified.
"You do realize that you could go a little bit faster, right Jamie?" Taylor said from the back seat.
"Taylor, no one likes a back seat driver." Jamie said back to her.
"She's got a point, honey you are going really slow." Zoe said.
"See my cousin agrees with me." Taylor said.
"Will you two shut up and let me drive!" Jamie screamed.
"I think he's a little stressed." Taylor whispered to Zoe.
Zoe just laughed.
"So are you happy?" Sam asked Judy.
"What?" she asked shocked
"I just asked if you were happy about the wedding." Sam said.
"Sorry I was just worrying about Taylor. Do you think she's safe?" Judy asked worried.
Sam laughed. "Jamie has been driving for a while now and Zoe knows how to get Springfield she's driven there before."
"I know, I'm just…"
"You're just being an overprotective mother." Sam said smiling.
"Yeah I guess I am." Judy said.
"So have we decided where exactly everyone is staying?" Grace asked Eli as she came into the kitchen.
"Hey where did all your coke go?" Eli asked as he looked in the refrigerator.
"You drank it all and you still haven't answered my question." Grace said.
"Well we did talk about the guys staying at my apartment and the girls staying here."
"And remember I told you that wasn't fair because there's like ten more girls than there are guys."
"Well some of them could stay at a hotel." Eli suggested
"It's Christmas vacation if you haven't noticed so hotels are going to be hard to find."
"Well don't look at me I didn't choose the date."
"Like we had a choose, since your brother was born during the summer, Austin and Bailey at the beginning of the year, Taylor in the middle of the year and Mady at Christmas it's kind of hard to find a time that isn't around one of their birthdays."
"Well how about we let them decide then." Eli said.
"That's a good idea. Now when did you start coming up with such good ideas any way?" Grace asked as she walked over to him.
"When I started dating you." He said smiling, as he got closer to her.
"I'm very glad to take credit for that."
"There goes that ego of yours again."
"Shut up!" She said laughing as she kissed him.
The door opened. "Some things never change." Lily said as she came in.
"Lily, Dad…." Eli said as he saw them.
"Austin, Bay." Grace said.
"You two need to move closer I can't stand the drive." Bailey said as she came in.
"I just think the drive is too long." Austin said.
"We'll consider it." Eli said smiling.
"So what happened to everyone else?" Grace asked.
"Well we passed, your sister, Jamie and Taylor. Sam and Judy were behind them. I think your father, Tiffany and Mady, left an hour after us. Aaron and Miriam are coming with B in two days. Jessie and Katie said they would leave when they got out of class. And Karen, Henry and Isaac are leaving when both of them get off of work." Lily said.
"And your grandmother and Tom are coming as soon as Tom gets off work." Rick said.
"That's all interesting but I want to know where I'm staying." Bailey said.
Grace just laughed. "We haven't decided that yet. That is actually, what we were talking about when you came in. Where do you want to stay? Eli's or my place?" She asked.
"I want to stay at Eli's!" Austin screamed.
"But I want to stay at Grace's!" Bailey screamed back at him.
"Well I guess that means that Austin and Rick will stay with Eli and Bay and I will stay with you if that's ok?" Lily asked.
"That's perfectly fine but Austin I must tell you, you are missing out." Grace said smiling at Eli.
"No I think we'll have more fun then you three will have." Eli said smiling.
"We'll see about that." Grace said laughing.
