A Fact of Life
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from the show, so don't sue me. Maggie, Talia and anyone else I throw in do belong to me, though.
Chapter One
Grace sat in the bathroom stall. She'd been throwing up for almost five minutes straight. She couldn't believe how horribly her Senior Year was starting.
"Grace, you okay?"Maggie called to her from the mirrors.
"Yeah,"Grace said as she stood up.
"It sounded like you were really sick in there,"Talia said as Grace came out of the stall.
"Grace, you've been sick every day for how long?"Maggie asked.
"Three weeks,"Grace said as she applied her lip gloss.
"You're pregnant,"Maggie and Talia stated in unison.
"What? No, not me,"Grace replied as if it was totally impossible.
"Trust me,"Talia said. "You are pregnant!"
Talia and Maggie walked out of the bathroom leaving Grace looking into the mirror. 'I can't be pregnant,'she thought. 'There's no way. Actually, there is but I couldn't be. Ugh! This can't be happening. I can't wait to find out.'
Grace practically ran to the Attendance Office. She needed to go home. First, she called her mom.
Grace: "Lily Sammler?"
Lily: "Grace? Honey, are you okay?"
Grace: "Mom, I don't feel good."
Lily: "Well, I can't come pick you up right now, but Eli's home."
Grace: "Okay, Mom, I'll call him."
Lily: "Feel better."
Grace: "I will, Mom. I love you."
Lily: "I love you, too."
They hung up, and Grace called Eli.
Eli: "Hey?"
Grace: "Eli?"
Eli: "Yes. Grace, is that you?"
Grace: "Yeah."
Eli: "Why are you calling?"
Grace (starting to cry): "I'm sick and I need you to come get me."
Eli: "Okay, I'll be right there."
Grace: "Good."
Eli: "Love you, Grace."
Grace: "Love you, too."
Grace signed herself out of school and dropped a note into Jessie's locker explaining that she had to go home. Then, she grabbed all her stuff and headed outside. She had tears flowing down her cheeks when Eli got there. He walked up to her, placing an arm around her as they walked to the car.
"What's the matter, baby?"he asked, almost in a whisper.
"I'll tell you in the car,"she replied.
"Okay,"he said as he opened her car door for her.
They both got in the car, and he nervously waited for her to tell him what was bugging her. Finally, Grace turned to Eli as he started driving the car away from the school.
"Eli, I think I'm pregnant,"she said softly.
"What?"he asked as he momentarily ceased breathing and his heart had ceased beating.
"I may be pregnant,"she stated a little louder.
"Why?"he said awestruck.
"Well, I've got several classic symptoms, including morning sickness and a missed period."
"How?"
"Well, I know we didn't use protection every time, and even when we did use it, it might not have worked properly."
Grace sat there quietly.
"Eli, I'm scared,"she finally said as tears began flowing down her cheeks. Eli pulled the car over and stopped it.
"It'll all be okay,"he said as he grabbed her hand, entertwining his fingers in hers. "We'll be okay."
"Are you sure?"she whispered.
"Yes, Grace,"he replied. "I'm going to take you home and then I'm going to run some errands. They won't take long, okay?"
"Okay,"she answered quietly.
"I want you to stay on my bed until I get home, okay? You need some rest."
"Okay."
After Eli finished the drive, he guided Grace into his room in the garage. He helped her to get comfortable in the bed that she'd spent so many nights in with him. Before he left, Eli kissed her forehead and told her that things would be alright.
An hour later, Eli came back to his room with two bags. One was a large plastic bag from Target. The other was a smaller paper bag from the drugstore.
"What have you got?"Grace asked as she raised up.
"My errands,"he said slyly. "I got a pregnancy test for you to take from the drugstore."
Her eyes widened. "And the other?"
"That's some other things I needed."
"Oh."
"Well..."
"What?"
"What are you waiting for?"
Grace looked at the test. She went into the bathroom and followed the instructions. When her time was up, Grace and Eli checked the results together.
"So?"Eli said softly. He'd been a bit confused by the results and the box.
"We're..."
"Yes?"
"We're going to have a baby."
Eli kissed Grace twice, once on the forehead and again on the lips. "I love you so much."
"Are we ready for this?"she whispered in his ear.
"Is anyone ever?"
"No,"she giggled.
"Don't worry, you'll be a good mom,"he whispered in her ears as he hugged her. "I guess I can give you the other bag now. I'm sorry I didn't wrap it."
"That's okay,"Grace said quietly as Eli handed her the bag. In it, she found a rattle, a teddy bear, a baby blanket, a baby book, a name book, and a card congratulating her on her new pregnancy.
"Eli, I love this!"she exclaimed.
"I'm glad,"he kissed her cheek.
"What if I hadn't been?"
"I knew your intuition was probably right, so I kind of knew already."
Grace giggled.
"Eli, how do we tell our parents?"
"Did you have to bring that up?"
"Yes. It's a fact of life. They will find out eventually, so how are we going to tell them?"
Eli sighed. He knew that their road was about to get very bumpy.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from the show, so don't sue me. Maggie, Talia and anyone else I throw in do belong to me, though.
Chapter One
Grace sat in the bathroom stall. She'd been throwing up for almost five minutes straight. She couldn't believe how horribly her Senior Year was starting.
"Grace, you okay?"Maggie called to her from the mirrors.
"Yeah,"Grace said as she stood up.
"It sounded like you were really sick in there,"Talia said as Grace came out of the stall.
"Grace, you've been sick every day for how long?"Maggie asked.
"Three weeks,"Grace said as she applied her lip gloss.
"You're pregnant,"Maggie and Talia stated in unison.
"What? No, not me,"Grace replied as if it was totally impossible.
"Trust me,"Talia said. "You are pregnant!"
Talia and Maggie walked out of the bathroom leaving Grace looking into the mirror. 'I can't be pregnant,'she thought. 'There's no way. Actually, there is but I couldn't be. Ugh! This can't be happening. I can't wait to find out.'
Grace practically ran to the Attendance Office. She needed to go home. First, she called her mom.
Grace: "Lily Sammler?"
Lily: "Grace? Honey, are you okay?"
Grace: "Mom, I don't feel good."
Lily: "Well, I can't come pick you up right now, but Eli's home."
Grace: "Okay, Mom, I'll call him."
Lily: "Feel better."
Grace: "I will, Mom. I love you."
Lily: "I love you, too."
They hung up, and Grace called Eli.
Eli: "Hey?"
Grace: "Eli?"
Eli: "Yes. Grace, is that you?"
Grace: "Yeah."
Eli: "Why are you calling?"
Grace (starting to cry): "I'm sick and I need you to come get me."
Eli: "Okay, I'll be right there."
Grace: "Good."
Eli: "Love you, Grace."
Grace: "Love you, too."
Grace signed herself out of school and dropped a note into Jessie's locker explaining that she had to go home. Then, she grabbed all her stuff and headed outside. She had tears flowing down her cheeks when Eli got there. He walked up to her, placing an arm around her as they walked to the car.
"What's the matter, baby?"he asked, almost in a whisper.
"I'll tell you in the car,"she replied.
"Okay,"he said as he opened her car door for her.
They both got in the car, and he nervously waited for her to tell him what was bugging her. Finally, Grace turned to Eli as he started driving the car away from the school.
"Eli, I think I'm pregnant,"she said softly.
"What?"he asked as he momentarily ceased breathing and his heart had ceased beating.
"I may be pregnant,"she stated a little louder.
"Why?"he said awestruck.
"Well, I've got several classic symptoms, including morning sickness and a missed period."
"How?"
"Well, I know we didn't use protection every time, and even when we did use it, it might not have worked properly."
Grace sat there quietly.
"Eli, I'm scared,"she finally said as tears began flowing down her cheeks. Eli pulled the car over and stopped it.
"It'll all be okay,"he said as he grabbed her hand, entertwining his fingers in hers. "We'll be okay."
"Are you sure?"she whispered.
"Yes, Grace,"he replied. "I'm going to take you home and then I'm going to run some errands. They won't take long, okay?"
"Okay,"she answered quietly.
"I want you to stay on my bed until I get home, okay? You need some rest."
"Okay."
After Eli finished the drive, he guided Grace into his room in the garage. He helped her to get comfortable in the bed that she'd spent so many nights in with him. Before he left, Eli kissed her forehead and told her that things would be alright.
An hour later, Eli came back to his room with two bags. One was a large plastic bag from Target. The other was a smaller paper bag from the drugstore.
"What have you got?"Grace asked as she raised up.
"My errands,"he said slyly. "I got a pregnancy test for you to take from the drugstore."
Her eyes widened. "And the other?"
"That's some other things I needed."
"Oh."
"Well..."
"What?"
"What are you waiting for?"
Grace looked at the test. She went into the bathroom and followed the instructions. When her time was up, Grace and Eli checked the results together.
"So?"Eli said softly. He'd been a bit confused by the results and the box.
"We're..."
"Yes?"
"We're going to have a baby."
Eli kissed Grace twice, once on the forehead and again on the lips. "I love you so much."
"Are we ready for this?"she whispered in his ear.
"Is anyone ever?"
"No,"she giggled.
"Don't worry, you'll be a good mom,"he whispered in her ears as he hugged her. "I guess I can give you the other bag now. I'm sorry I didn't wrap it."
"That's okay,"Grace said quietly as Eli handed her the bag. In it, she found a rattle, a teddy bear, a baby blanket, a baby book, a name book, and a card congratulating her on her new pregnancy.
"Eli, I love this!"she exclaimed.
"I'm glad,"he kissed her cheek.
"What if I hadn't been?"
"I knew your intuition was probably right, so I kind of knew already."
Grace giggled.
"Eli, how do we tell our parents?"
"Did you have to bring that up?"
"Yes. It's a fact of life. They will find out eventually, so how are we going to tell them?"
Eli sighed. He knew that their road was about to get very bumpy.
