~ / / ~ Authors Note: When I finished writing season one at the start of
this ear I didn't expect to start writing season 2 quite so soon, but here
I am, I guess I just can't stay away. But I'm making no guarantees about
how frequent the updates will be because I have a heavy load of school work
this year, but I'll do my best. As always, any reviews are greatly
appreciated, as are story line suggestions.
Chapter 2 | Returning Home
"Oh, um excuse me" Jess mumbled as she pushed her way into the crowded cafeteria, "Sorry" she apologized as someone jolted her from behind, causing her to bump into the person in front of her.
"Do you mind watching –" the boy turned around, his look of irritation turning into a smile, "Jessie, hi"
She blushed with embarrassment, what the hell was going on with her today? "Hey Tad, listen I'm really sorry it's just-"
"Don't worry about it" He shrugged, "Listen, why don't you come have lunch with me and my friends" he said reaching out and touching her on the arm, "unless you have-"
She shook her head cutting him off "Sounds great"
~ / / ~
"So you'd never believe it" Leah was saying to Grace as she put her book away in her locker, "Carla called me last week"
Grace turned to her friend a look of surprise on her face. It was strange hearing that name after so long. Her and Carla had once been friends, best friends, until she kissed Eli and well, Grace shrugged, that was months ago. She'd meet Felicity since then, found a new group of friends, and now since Felicity had moved away, she'd just slid straight back in with her old group. It almost felt like she had never left, that was until Leah mentioned Carla.
"What did she have to say" Grace asked, biting her lip.
"Not much" Leah shrugged, but Grace could tell she had something to say, but she looked almost scared to.
"Come on, just tell me" she said slamming her locker shut.
"Sorry" Leah shrugged, "It's just that I don't want to worry you, it being your first day back and all"
"Leah what did I say before?" Grace asked raising her eyebrows. "And anyway, by acting like that you've got me worried anyway so you may as well tell me now."
"She said that she was coming back" Leah said finally after taking a deep breath, I don't know when, she didn't say" she continued seeing the look of confusion on Grace's face. "Just that she had a few things to sort out before she came home. I'm assuming she means that she first has to convince her mother to let her move back in with her"
Grace looked down at the ground, and didn't say a word.
"Grace, are you alright?" Leah asked, concerned.
Grace looked up and forced herself to smile. "I'm fine" she nodded, "Me and Carla, that friendship was over along time ago. What she does now is her business"
~ / / ~
"So do you have any brothers or sisters?" Tad asked Jessie from where they sat underneath a tress outside.
Jessie smiled looking around at Tads group of friends. There were about 10 of them, although some other seemed to come and go. A few guys sat to one side of Tad, laughing and shoving each other. A girl, Jenny sat next to some guy she couldn't remember the name of; occasionally he would lean over and kiss her on the cheek, or hug her.
"Actually I have an older brother Eli, and two step sisters, well not really but close enough anyway. Grace is 2 years older than me and Zoë is 12"
Tad nodded, "My parent's split up as well, only I was only abut 3 months old when it happened" he shrugged, "My father took off, I haven't seen him since"
"I'm sorry" Jess said softly, looking into his eyes.
He shook his head, "I'm not. I don't remember him. I'm glad he left before I had a chance to notice what I was missing. It's easier this way. But enough about me" he smiled, "we were talking about you, so who do you live with, your mum or your dad?"
"Well I was living with both you know, going back and forth, same as my brother until recently. My grandfather who lives in Germany got sick so my mum moved there to look after him. And then after the accident, Eli, my dad and I moved into Lily's house" "Ah so that explains it"
"What?" Jessie looked confused,
"The 'not really but close enough'" Tad explained.
"Yeah" Jess shrugged, "It took me a while to warm to the idea of us all living together, but it actually hasn't been that bad, except for the fact that I'm currently sharing a room."
"Tad, oh my god, you have no Idea how good it is to be back" Jess looked up to see a girl walking towards them, her long brown hair flowing down her back.
"Katie!" Tad stood up as did a few of the others, to greet her.
Leaning over and kissing him on the cheek, she smiled, "I can't believe it's been 5 months since I last saw you guys, I have so much to tell you" she said excitedly, hugging Jenny and then one of the guys.
Turning to Jessie she smiled, "I I'm Katie" she introduced herself.
"I'm Jessie"
"Well Jessie, I hope these guys haven't been boring you without me" she laughed at the expression on Jess's face. "I'll let you in on a little secret though" she said dropping her voice and leaning towards Jess, "Tad, his a sweetie. Once you've got him, don't let him go okay, not without a fight anyway" Stepping back she smiled, "I should know I made that mistake myself.
~ / / ~
"How was your day sweetie?" Lily asked from where she stood at the stove, as Grace walked into the kitchen.
She shrugged non-committedly. "It was okay, school you know?" she rolled her eyes and smiled but Lily could tell there was something bothering her.
"Are you sure your okay honey?" Lily asked worried.
"I'm fine mum, really"
"Where are Eli and Jessie?"
Grace shook her head, "Probably getting the next bus, I got out early so I caught the early one"
~ / / ~
Grace lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling of the garage. Once Rick, Jessie and Eli had moved in they had turned the garage into a bedroom for Eli, and ever since she had returned from the hospital the room had become as much hers as it was Eli's, many night Lily and Rick would come in their before they went to sleep to find Graces asleep in Eli's arms, which was really the only way she could sleep these days.
Grace knew that Eli had barely left her side while she was in hospital, and once she had awoken, he was always there, through the good times and bad. After she had found out the Felicity had moved away it was almost as if Eli had taken over her place in her life, but to a larger extent. When she was with Eli she felt safe.
Grace sat up as she heard the door handle turning and Eli walked though the door. She smiled and then flopped back on the bed.
"Hey Grace" Eli dropped his bag on the floor and walked over to the bed, sitting on the edge.
"Sorry" Grace apologised.
"For what?"
"I've really got to stop doing this" she said, referring to how she was in his room.
"It's okay Grace" Eli said, making himself comfortable as Grace sat up and leaned her back against the wall.
"No" she shook her head, "It's not okay. Look at me" she cried, "I can't even sleep on my own at night, I've practically taken over your life" she said and tears flowing down her face, she covered her face with her hands, ashamed.
"Hey" Eli said softly, "Hey Grace" he leaned over and pulled her hands away from her face. "Did something happen at school today?"
Grace nodded, wiping her arm across her eyes she sniffled, "Carla's coming back"
Chapter 2 | Returning Home
"Oh, um excuse me" Jess mumbled as she pushed her way into the crowded cafeteria, "Sorry" she apologized as someone jolted her from behind, causing her to bump into the person in front of her.
"Do you mind watching –" the boy turned around, his look of irritation turning into a smile, "Jessie, hi"
She blushed with embarrassment, what the hell was going on with her today? "Hey Tad, listen I'm really sorry it's just-"
"Don't worry about it" He shrugged, "Listen, why don't you come have lunch with me and my friends" he said reaching out and touching her on the arm, "unless you have-"
She shook her head cutting him off "Sounds great"
~ / / ~
"So you'd never believe it" Leah was saying to Grace as she put her book away in her locker, "Carla called me last week"
Grace turned to her friend a look of surprise on her face. It was strange hearing that name after so long. Her and Carla had once been friends, best friends, until she kissed Eli and well, Grace shrugged, that was months ago. She'd meet Felicity since then, found a new group of friends, and now since Felicity had moved away, she'd just slid straight back in with her old group. It almost felt like she had never left, that was until Leah mentioned Carla.
"What did she have to say" Grace asked, biting her lip.
"Not much" Leah shrugged, but Grace could tell she had something to say, but she looked almost scared to.
"Come on, just tell me" she said slamming her locker shut.
"Sorry" Leah shrugged, "It's just that I don't want to worry you, it being your first day back and all"
"Leah what did I say before?" Grace asked raising her eyebrows. "And anyway, by acting like that you've got me worried anyway so you may as well tell me now."
"She said that she was coming back" Leah said finally after taking a deep breath, I don't know when, she didn't say" she continued seeing the look of confusion on Grace's face. "Just that she had a few things to sort out before she came home. I'm assuming she means that she first has to convince her mother to let her move back in with her"
Grace looked down at the ground, and didn't say a word.
"Grace, are you alright?" Leah asked, concerned.
Grace looked up and forced herself to smile. "I'm fine" she nodded, "Me and Carla, that friendship was over along time ago. What she does now is her business"
~ / / ~
"So do you have any brothers or sisters?" Tad asked Jessie from where they sat underneath a tress outside.
Jessie smiled looking around at Tads group of friends. There were about 10 of them, although some other seemed to come and go. A few guys sat to one side of Tad, laughing and shoving each other. A girl, Jenny sat next to some guy she couldn't remember the name of; occasionally he would lean over and kiss her on the cheek, or hug her.
"Actually I have an older brother Eli, and two step sisters, well not really but close enough anyway. Grace is 2 years older than me and Zoë is 12"
Tad nodded, "My parent's split up as well, only I was only abut 3 months old when it happened" he shrugged, "My father took off, I haven't seen him since"
"I'm sorry" Jess said softly, looking into his eyes.
He shook his head, "I'm not. I don't remember him. I'm glad he left before I had a chance to notice what I was missing. It's easier this way. But enough about me" he smiled, "we were talking about you, so who do you live with, your mum or your dad?"
"Well I was living with both you know, going back and forth, same as my brother until recently. My grandfather who lives in Germany got sick so my mum moved there to look after him. And then after the accident, Eli, my dad and I moved into Lily's house" "Ah so that explains it"
"What?" Jessie looked confused,
"The 'not really but close enough'" Tad explained.
"Yeah" Jess shrugged, "It took me a while to warm to the idea of us all living together, but it actually hasn't been that bad, except for the fact that I'm currently sharing a room."
"Tad, oh my god, you have no Idea how good it is to be back" Jess looked up to see a girl walking towards them, her long brown hair flowing down her back.
"Katie!" Tad stood up as did a few of the others, to greet her.
Leaning over and kissing him on the cheek, she smiled, "I can't believe it's been 5 months since I last saw you guys, I have so much to tell you" she said excitedly, hugging Jenny and then one of the guys.
Turning to Jessie she smiled, "I I'm Katie" she introduced herself.
"I'm Jessie"
"Well Jessie, I hope these guys haven't been boring you without me" she laughed at the expression on Jess's face. "I'll let you in on a little secret though" she said dropping her voice and leaning towards Jess, "Tad, his a sweetie. Once you've got him, don't let him go okay, not without a fight anyway" Stepping back she smiled, "I should know I made that mistake myself.
~ / / ~
"How was your day sweetie?" Lily asked from where she stood at the stove, as Grace walked into the kitchen.
She shrugged non-committedly. "It was okay, school you know?" she rolled her eyes and smiled but Lily could tell there was something bothering her.
"Are you sure your okay honey?" Lily asked worried.
"I'm fine mum, really"
"Where are Eli and Jessie?"
Grace shook her head, "Probably getting the next bus, I got out early so I caught the early one"
~ / / ~
Grace lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling of the garage. Once Rick, Jessie and Eli had moved in they had turned the garage into a bedroom for Eli, and ever since she had returned from the hospital the room had become as much hers as it was Eli's, many night Lily and Rick would come in their before they went to sleep to find Graces asleep in Eli's arms, which was really the only way she could sleep these days.
Grace knew that Eli had barely left her side while she was in hospital, and once she had awoken, he was always there, through the good times and bad. After she had found out the Felicity had moved away it was almost as if Eli had taken over her place in her life, but to a larger extent. When she was with Eli she felt safe.
Grace sat up as she heard the door handle turning and Eli walked though the door. She smiled and then flopped back on the bed.
"Hey Grace" Eli dropped his bag on the floor and walked over to the bed, sitting on the edge.
"Sorry" Grace apologised.
"For what?"
"I've really got to stop doing this" she said, referring to how she was in his room.
"It's okay Grace" Eli said, making himself comfortable as Grace sat up and leaned her back against the wall.
"No" she shook her head, "It's not okay. Look at me" she cried, "I can't even sleep on my own at night, I've practically taken over your life" she said and tears flowing down her face, she covered her face with her hands, ashamed.
"Hey" Eli said softly, "Hey Grace" he leaned over and pulled her hands away from her face. "Did something happen at school today?"
Grace nodded, wiping her arm across her eyes she sniffled, "Carla's coming back"