What Could Have Been
By Mistreated and Forgotten
Summary: [Josh and Grace] Another what if Grace didn't die.
Spoilers: Episode 10/11.
Pairings: Josh and Grace, Grace and Connor (a little bit).
Disclaimer: I don't own Rush or any of the characters and if I did the one who died in Episode 11 would've been different.
A/N: Okay so here's chapter 2, hope you like it.
What Could Have Been – Mistreated and Forgotten
Chapter Two
Previously:
A little while later while watching the TV the phone rang, Josh got up off the couch to go answer it.
"Hello?"
"Josh, it's Lawson, do you know where Grace is?"
"Yeah she's here at my place."
"Can you put her on the phone?"
"Yea sure just hold on a minute."
Josh walked back over to Grace and held out the phone for her, "It's Lawson, he wants to talk to you."
Grace grabbed the phone off Josh "Hello."
"Grace I've been trying to get a hold of you. A call came in a couple of hours ago, it's Connor he's been in a car accident."
On with the story:
Grace went quiet she didn't know what to think, should she be worried for her husband or shouldn't she care at all. There was a part of her that was telling her that she should be worried for him but she didn't know if she could at this moment not after what had happened.
"Grace are you still there?"
"Uh yeah, just thinking."
"Okay, I'm going to send a car around to pick you up and take you to the hospital."
"No. I don't really fell up to seeing him right now."
"If you don't mind me asking but why?"
"It's nothing, I just don't want to see Connor right now so you don't have to send a car around."
"Is this going to be a problem?"
"No, it's not."
"Okay, see you at work tomorrow."
"See ya," and with that Grace hung up and handed the phone back to Josh.
"What did he want?"
"That was about Connor, he's been in a car accident," replied Grace with a really confused look on her face.
"How is he?"
"I don't know Lawson didn't say but frankly right now I don't care and I don't want to go see Connor."
"I don't really know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything, just being with you is enough," replied Grace as she curled up against Josh.
Josh wrapped an arm around Grace and gently rested his chin on top of Grace's head.
They sat there for a while in each other's arms and watched the movie that was on TV that was until Grace fell asleep.
Josh got up off the couch, careful not to wake up Grace, he then picked her up and took her into his bedroom. Josh gently placed Grace down on the bed, he pulled the covers back and then tucked her in.
Josh then walked out of his room to go lock up and turn the TV off. He then went back to his room and climbed in bed beside Grace.
What Could Have Been – Mistreated and Forgotten
The next morning Josh had woken up before Grace and was in the kitchen making breakfast.
When Grace woke up she panicked a bit when she didn't recognise the bed and room she was in but calmed down when she realised that she was in Josh's bedroom.
Grace got out of bed and walked out into the kitchen where Josh was.
"Morning," said Grace as she walked into the kitchen.
"You're awake, I was just about to go wake you up."
"I guess I'll just have to sleep in longer next time so you can wake me up."
"I suppose you should," replied Josh as he placed two plates on the table.
They both then sat down to eat their breakfast of which Josh had made.
"Are you sure you want to go to work today?"
"Yeah I'm sure, it'll help me keep my mind off of what's happened."
"Okay."
They ate the rest of their breakfast in a comfortable silence.
After they finished their breakfast Josh took the dishes over to the sink and began to wash them while Grace went back to Josh's bedroom to start getting ready.
What Could Have Been – Mistreated and Forgotten
Josh walked into the locker room, Lawson was in there he was just shutting his locker when Josh walked in. Josh walked over to his locker, he opened it then took off his black jacket and put it in his locker.
"So how is Grace?"
"She's okay a little shaken up though."
"Has she gone to see Connor yet?"
"No she hasn't, not yet."
"Okay."
With that Lawson walked out of the locker room.
What Could Have Been – Mistreated and Forgotten
Out in the corridor Grace saw Lawson walk out of the locker room and head towards her as she herself was walking towards the locker room.
As Lawson got closer he noticed to bruise on Grace's face.
"Grace what happened?"
"Oh it's nothing," lied Grace.
"Did Connor do this? Is this why you didn't want to go see him yesterday?"
Grace lowered her head and slowly nodded her head "I'm a police officer he shouldn't be able to hit me like that."
Grace walked off into the locker room not giving Lawson a chance to respond to her last comment.
When Grace walked into the locker room Josh was just pulling his shirt off over his head revealing his handsome chest, Grace just stood there and watched Josh, that was until he saw her.
Grace walked up to Josh, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him and Josh kissed back.
The pair pulled apart, the need for oxygen overpowering their need for each other.
"And that would be for?"
"Since when does a girl have to have a reason for kissing her man."
"Suppose not but would it have anything to do with the fact that I am shirtless."
Grace didn't reply just gave Josh a cheeky grin and turned to her locker and opened it.
"I guess I should take my shirt off more often."
A/N: Well that's the end of chapter 2, hoped you liked it and let me know what you think.