PART 9
Lilly paced back and forth in the kitchen. Around nine o'clock she had woken up to find one of her daughters missing. Jessie was sitting at the kitchen table with a magazine in her hands as if nothing was happening. Rick was over by the phone calling a few friends of Grace's, wondering if she was there.
Suddenly the back door opened and Grace and Eli walked in. "Oh, morning," she flashed a smile.
"Where were you?" Lilly asked and hugged her daugher.
*~B&W~*
*~Grace is sitting on the stool. "Stick to the plan."~*
"Well, I woke up early and when i saw no one was up I went to the garage," Grace informed them. "I lost track of time. Me and Eli were playing cards and I won ten bucks." She held out her hand toward Eli. "Speaking of which."
*~B&W~*
*~Grace laughs. "Easy money."~*
Eli smirked and took a ten from his pocket. "I'll just win it back later."
"At least you're okay," Rick said. Jessie leaped from her chair and ran out of the room. "Jess? What's wrong?" Eli and Grace exchanged a quick glance. Rick turned back into the kitchen. "That was strange."
"Yeah, well, you know us girls," Grace jumped in. "We're all strange. So, right now, I'm going to get dressed." She looked at everyone in the room. "Okay." With that Grace left.
"What is going on?" Lilly asked Eli. He shrugged. "This is turning out to be one strange morning."
Later that day, Lilly and Judy were at Judy's book store talking. The place wasn't that busy today so Judy seemed to have tons of time. Eli was stacking a few books over in the far corner. When Lilly walked in she was almost surprised to see him. Judy smiled and walked over to her.
"I know," Judy said, staring at Eli. "I gave him off today and he came in to help. He said he needed time away from home to think and what better a place."
"Well, I'm glad," Lilly smiled. "He's been doing good lately." She sat down at one of the tables and Judy sat opposite of her. "Something is going on with the kids though. Zoe's finally reaching that age of terror, Jessie has been happy but very secretive, Eli has been responsible, and Grace, it's hard to say."
"Why is Eli being responsible strange?" Judy asked.
*~B&W~*
*~Lilly is sitting on the stool. "He wants something. Something big."~*
Lilly sighed. "I don't know. It just is."
Eli walked over to the table. "Those books are done. Anything else?" He noticed Lilly and smiled. "Hey, Lilly."
"Not that I can think of," Judy smiled. "You can go home if you want. But thanks for coming in. I'll make sure it gets put in your check."
"Thanks," Eli said. "I guess I'll go then." He walked away from the table and into the back.
Judy smiled over at Lilly. "Yeah, that's really strange."
The day went quickly and Lilly had just arrived home from being with her sister. Katie and Jessie were in the living room watching television and other then that, no one was in sight. She walked upstairs to check on the twins when she looked in and saw Grace and Eli with them. She walked in with a smile.
"Hey, guys," she said. Eli and Grace stopped and looked over at her. "What are you guys up to?"
Grace shook her head. "Nothing."
*~B&W~*
*~Grace has her face in her hands. "I hope she didn't hear us. We were talking about the whole last night thing. If she heard, we're dead."~*
Lilly smiled and took Holly out of her crib. "Hey, honey."
"So, how's Aunt Judy?" Grace asked and leaned against Brian's crib. "I haven't talked to her sense the break up."
"Well, she's on the rebound with a man named Danny," Lilly explained. "Apparently he bought one of her favorite books and then a date came and went and then all this other stuff. It's horrible. She claims to really love him. But, I don't know. They're just going to break up and she's going to come to me for help."
"It was a pretty horrific break up," Eli said and then Grace kicked him.
"You saw it?" Lilly asked with total shock. "You saw the break up?"
*~B&W~*
*~Grace groans. "Big mouth Eli."~*
"Just a tad," Grace answered. "It's really nothing to talk about."
*~B&W~*
*~Eli shakes his head. "Other then the cheating thing. Turns out, Judy met Danny boy before the break up even was thought about."~*
Grace shifted onto her right leg. "But, um, I should go. I have this huge paper that's do and I have to get started." She started out of the room froze and grabbed Eli. When they got into the hall she stopped. "Can't have you blabbing anything else."
Lilly looked back at Holly and Brian. "You're brother and sister are crazy."
Lilly paced back and forth in the kitchen. Around nine o'clock she had woken up to find one of her daughters missing. Jessie was sitting at the kitchen table with a magazine in her hands as if nothing was happening. Rick was over by the phone calling a few friends of Grace's, wondering if she was there.
Suddenly the back door opened and Grace and Eli walked in. "Oh, morning," she flashed a smile.
"Where were you?" Lilly asked and hugged her daugher.
*~B&W~*
*~Grace is sitting on the stool. "Stick to the plan."~*
"Well, I woke up early and when i saw no one was up I went to the garage," Grace informed them. "I lost track of time. Me and Eli were playing cards and I won ten bucks." She held out her hand toward Eli. "Speaking of which."
*~B&W~*
*~Grace laughs. "Easy money."~*
Eli smirked and took a ten from his pocket. "I'll just win it back later."
"At least you're okay," Rick said. Jessie leaped from her chair and ran out of the room. "Jess? What's wrong?" Eli and Grace exchanged a quick glance. Rick turned back into the kitchen. "That was strange."
"Yeah, well, you know us girls," Grace jumped in. "We're all strange. So, right now, I'm going to get dressed." She looked at everyone in the room. "Okay." With that Grace left.
"What is going on?" Lilly asked Eli. He shrugged. "This is turning out to be one strange morning."
Later that day, Lilly and Judy were at Judy's book store talking. The place wasn't that busy today so Judy seemed to have tons of time. Eli was stacking a few books over in the far corner. When Lilly walked in she was almost surprised to see him. Judy smiled and walked over to her.
"I know," Judy said, staring at Eli. "I gave him off today and he came in to help. He said he needed time away from home to think and what better a place."
"Well, I'm glad," Lilly smiled. "He's been doing good lately." She sat down at one of the tables and Judy sat opposite of her. "Something is going on with the kids though. Zoe's finally reaching that age of terror, Jessie has been happy but very secretive, Eli has been responsible, and Grace, it's hard to say."
"Why is Eli being responsible strange?" Judy asked.
*~B&W~*
*~Lilly is sitting on the stool. "He wants something. Something big."~*
Lilly sighed. "I don't know. It just is."
Eli walked over to the table. "Those books are done. Anything else?" He noticed Lilly and smiled. "Hey, Lilly."
"Not that I can think of," Judy smiled. "You can go home if you want. But thanks for coming in. I'll make sure it gets put in your check."
"Thanks," Eli said. "I guess I'll go then." He walked away from the table and into the back.
Judy smiled over at Lilly. "Yeah, that's really strange."
The day went quickly and Lilly had just arrived home from being with her sister. Katie and Jessie were in the living room watching television and other then that, no one was in sight. She walked upstairs to check on the twins when she looked in and saw Grace and Eli with them. She walked in with a smile.
"Hey, guys," she said. Eli and Grace stopped and looked over at her. "What are you guys up to?"
Grace shook her head. "Nothing."
*~B&W~*
*~Grace has her face in her hands. "I hope she didn't hear us. We were talking about the whole last night thing. If she heard, we're dead."~*
Lilly smiled and took Holly out of her crib. "Hey, honey."
"So, how's Aunt Judy?" Grace asked and leaned against Brian's crib. "I haven't talked to her sense the break up."
"Well, she's on the rebound with a man named Danny," Lilly explained. "Apparently he bought one of her favorite books and then a date came and went and then all this other stuff. It's horrible. She claims to really love him. But, I don't know. They're just going to break up and she's going to come to me for help."
"It was a pretty horrific break up," Eli said and then Grace kicked him.
"You saw it?" Lilly asked with total shock. "You saw the break up?"
*~B&W~*
*~Grace groans. "Big mouth Eli."~*
"Just a tad," Grace answered. "It's really nothing to talk about."
*~B&W~*
*~Eli shakes his head. "Other then the cheating thing. Turns out, Judy met Danny boy before the break up even was thought about."~*
Grace shifted onto her right leg. "But, um, I should go. I have this huge paper that's do and I have to get started." She started out of the room froze and grabbed Eli. When they got into the hall she stopped. "Can't have you blabbing anything else."
Lilly looked back at Holly and Brian. "You're brother and sister are crazy."
