"I didn't realize I lost it." Grace was slow to take the mask from him. She couldn't stop looking at his eyes. "How'd you know it was mine?"

"Had a feeling." There was something so deceiving about his eyes.

"Well thank you."

"You're welcome."

"I guess I'll see you around?" She asked.

"I'm counting on it." He turned around slowly and walked away.


Grace threw herself back on the bed and twirled the mask in her hand. There was something about Randy, something she couldn't put her finger on.

"Gracie?"

"Hi." She sat up and smiled at Wade.

"Danielle said you'd still be here." He sat down next to her. "I shouldn't have snapped at you like I did, it wasn't fair. Forgive me?"

"You know I do." She wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder.


The girls wandered around backstage waiting for the boys so they could go out to dinner to celebrate their upcoming break.

"You and Heath got anything special planned?" Grace asked as she fixed some coffee.

"I think we're gonna go visit his parents, then go to New York or something. What about you, Pam?"

"Do you care?" She looked at her compact mirror as she smoothed on some lipstick. Even off-screen the 'Nexus' boys were tight-nit, girlfriends too by default. But if Justin wasn't such a sweetheart, they wouldn't even bother with her.

"It was just a question. What's she ever done to you?" Grace asked.

"Grace, you only wanna see the good in people. God bless you it's gonna be the death of you one day." She patted Grace on the shoulder as she walked past her.

"I don't understand her, I don't. Anyway, I'm gonna go check on Heath, I'll see you in a little bit."

"Great." Grace muttured to herself after she spilled some coffee down her shirt. "I just bought this."

"People'll think you're crazy if they hear you talking to yourself." Grace snapped around and almost took Randy out with her elbow.

"You scared me."

"What are you doing back here by yourself?" Randy asked. He was in nothing but a pair of track pants.

"Everyone left me. What are you doing back here?" She looked off to avoid staring at him.

"I work here." He said. He picked up on her avoidance and bent down to meet her eyes. "You're not gonna burn if you look at me."

"I know that." A small chuckle escaped her. He stepped closer to her and traced the edges of her mouth with his fingers.

"You should smile more. Your lips are too soft not to." He eyed her mouth with an intense restraint. It was then that something clicked in her head. Her stomach dropped, and something heavy felt like it was sitting on her chest.

"You..."

"Grace, we're headin' out." Danielle took Grace's hand and led her away. She looked back at Randy till he was out of sight.


"I almost felt sorry for the bloke, almost." Wade laughed.

"I don't know how you put up with him, Grace. Grace?" Justin repeated.

"Huh? Oh, what was the question?" She asked. Wade looked at her with a bit of irritation but everyone else at the table laughed.

"I think we have our answer." Pamela said. Wade shot her a dirty look that she was more than happy to return.


"Something bothering you?"

"No. Why?" Grace looked over her shoulder at Wade.

"Just curious. If there was, you would tell me, right?" He sat up on his elbow to look at her.

"Of course."

"Good." He took the side of her face and kissed her. "Get some sleep." He rolled over on his stomach and laid an arm across her waist before dozing off. Grace stared up at the ceiling and thumbed her bottom lip, a pang of guilt flooded her stomach. She couldn't help but feel something was missing.


A/N: In case anyone was wondering, there will absolutely be Wade smut in the near future. I wouldn't do all these bedroom scenes for nothing, that'd be downright cruel.