A/N: Hello everyone! I have decided to write a O&A fanfic cuz I absolutely love the show.and of course it's a Eli/Grace story because I love those two characters. Just some info.this story is Graces P.O.V. and sometime Eli. So grace is telling the story! I hope you enjoy it. Also read my Higher Ground Fic called Dreamy Eyes!!!!!

[ ]= Grace's thoughts in her head =Eli's thoughts in his head

WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN

Chapter 1-Stuck

I've had a lot on my mind lately. Like how Rick and my mom got together. Eli. God I hate when I do that! Of course Eli is on my mind he's been on my mind ever since I first saw him. Even after our parents started dating. Hell-even after they got married. I just wonder how things would've been, like if Rick and my mom never met. Eli probably wouldn't have even spoke to me. That was the only reason why he did in the first place anyway.he just felt like he had to. At least I think.

"Grace." Eli's voice came out of nowhere as he peered in the door

[Oh my god did he hear me!!!] "uh were you just talking to yourself?" he asked her sort of raising his eyebrow.

"no" [god I feel like an idiot]

"oh well I thought I heard you talking. Anyway, uh, I came to return your CD." He said still with a look of bewilderness.

"Oh, uh, thanks." [Could I be anymore obvious!?] Eli nodded and closed her door behind him.

-----##Stuck by Stacie Orrico is playing in the background##----- ---I can't get out of bed today or get you off my mind I just can't seem to find a way to leave the love behind---

See this song really, like, is my story. It's totally my situation but he was never my boyfriend and he never has lied to me or anything but everything else sounds pretty much true.

---I can't take it what am I waiting for my heart's still breaking, I miss you even more and I can't fake it the way I could before I hate you but I love you, I can't stop thinking of you It's true I'm stuck on you.---

We've gotten really close though. Before. And then he sort of pushed away. Which was SO confusing. He was like gonna kiss me, you know, like I could see it in his eyes. But Jesse walked in and ruined everything! I could kill her for that moment. But ever since then, which was about like 5 months ago he's been treating me like his friends-GUY friends. Why are boys so confusing? I guess maybe it's me. I know I analysis into things way too much. Maybe it's just his way of being close to me, without being "close" to me, you know?

"Grace!" Lily yelled from downstairs. "Dinner."

"Alright, I'll be down." She yelled back.

We'll get back to this later kay.

Grace walked rapidly down the stairs. Nearly knocking down Eli as she just was about to hit the bottom step.

"Whoa.um, uh sorry." Grace stammered [I am such a loser] I am such an idiot "uhh, I was just about to come get you, Lily.uh she's kinda in a hurry."

"yeah that's my mom for ya." They both kind of chuckled and headed into the kitchen.

"it's about time, you two..geez Eli I sent you to get her like 20 minutes ago." Lily exaggerated.

"uh mom that was more like 2 minutes ago, I was headed down the stairs just as you called me." Grace corrected her mother.

"Well it seemed like 20 minutes." Lily replied back. She looked around the room for everyone else. Grace is here, Eli, Zoe and myself but where is Rick and Jesse she thought to herself.

"E, where's your father and Jesse?" she asked quizzically.

"He took jess to the mall to get something she had been whining about earlier." Eli said sort of annoyed, Jesse had been getting on his nerves lately. "That was like a half an hour ago, so they should be back soon."

"Alllright." She sighed.

[Our newly big family is always in a hurry. It seems like we are all always stressed, well probably cuz we are. I would say that I'm not as stressed as I used to be. I've got better things on my mind right now-smiles-[Eli]]