Title: Remind me what exactly exhilaration is (The sequel to A Chance at Happiness) 9/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@hotmail.com) but if you want a response back from during the week email me at (cha005@latech.edu)
Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except for Riley, Joey, Austin, Bailey, Taylor or any other characters you don't recognize.
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: Please read Chance at Happiness first. email me all you comments and suggestions. So please email me with them. J If you have any questions you'd like for me to answer the fic then email and they will be. I was told to put exactly how many years Eli and Grace have been away from home so read this one and if you don't get it then email and I will tell you.
"Now do you think that both of you could leave me alone long enough so that I could get dressed?" Grace asked Riley and Joey.
"Sure, now that you've give me so much to think about." Joey said smiling.
"Shut up!" Grace said laughing as she threw her pillow at Joey who closed to door.
Grace got off the bed and started to change.
There was a knock at the door.
"Joey, there's nothing else for me to tell you!" Grace screamed.
"It's not Joey." Peg said as she came in.
"Peg, is there something I can do for you?" Grace asked as she grabbed her robe and put it on.
"Yes you could. You could explain to me about what you're doing?"
"Excuse me?" Grace asked confused.
"I was just wondering if you were purposely trying to scare everyone away from your wedding. Because at the rate you're going, you and Eli will be the only ones there."
"Ok, I'm very confused. What exactly have I done wrong?"
"You want me to make a list?" Peg asked sarcastically.
"Please do because I'm very confused." Grace said as she sat down on her bed.
Peg sat down next to her. "First understand some thing, Grace. I love you and I can't wait for you to be my granddaughter and I'm not trying to make you feel guilty. I'm only saying this because I think it's about time some one did before you or everyone ends up getting hurt."
"Ok I understand."
"First you make a point of telling everyone how nervous you are, causing everyone to worry about you and making them think that they needed to get you some help and find some advice to give that would help you."
"I never meant to worry anyone."
"Let me finish please."
"Sorry go ahead."
"So they called Faith not to hurt you but to help you and how do you respond? You scream at them. Then you run off. You come back this morning so happy that no one would ever know anything happened. The women in your family come to your door to talk to you and hear you so that they feel like you don't care what you said to them."
"They heard me talking to Joey and Riley?" Grace said panicked.
"Yeah, I think some of them are think of leaving."
"No, I didn't… I wouldn't… I can't get married without them." Grace said panicked as she got up.
"I've got to talk them." She said as she started to leave.
"Grace."
"What?"
"You might want to put on some real clothes."
"Right, thank you so much, Peg." She said as she hugged her.
"No problem just promise me you'll marry Eli."
"I promise."
"Eli!" Jake screamed as she slammed down the phone.
"Do you have any clue what's going on?" Rick asked Henry and Sam.
"No, all I know is Lilly called him and he went nuts." Sam said.
"Eli!" Jake screamed again.
"What's his problem?" Austin asked.
"Jamie can you take Austin outside for a little while?" Rick asked.
"Why?" Jamie asked curiously.
"Jamie, listen to your uncle." Sam said.
"Fine come on Austin let's go play some basketball." Jamie said leading Austin outside.
"Eli!" Jake screamed again.
"Ok what's wrong?" Eli asked annoyed as he came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist.
"I'm going to kill you!" Jake said going after him.
"Damn! What's your problem!" Eli said running behind Rick.
"Jake, calm down ok? Tell me what's going on?" Rick said pushing him back.
"Grace just got home apparently she spent the night with Eli."
"So they're engaged to be married. We all know that you didn't even wait that long, Hell, none of us in this room did. So why should Eli be any different?" Sam asked.
"Good point Uncle Sam. I mean you and Jake both couldn't even wait till you were divorced." Eli said.
"Eli, you're not helping yourself here." Henry said.
"You have no right to even bring that up!" Jake said mad.
"Look Jake what is that you're more upset about? Is it the fact that you think Eli slept with Grace or the fact that this proves that Grace is completely grown up?" Rick asked.
"Oh stop it! Stop trying to analyze why I'm mad." Jake said.
"Look Jake believe me when I say that this is just the beginning. Grace and Eli will be married soon and if this upset you then maybe you're not ready to give her away. Because how are you going to be able to stay calm when Grace tells you she's pregnant? And she will and you getting mad like this isn't going to help her at all." Rick said.
Jake sighed. "Good point. Look I'm sorry Eli for losing it. It's just…"
"It's ok Jake. I mean it wouldn't be a normal family celebration if you didn't lose your temper. Now if you'll excuse me I need to go get dressed." Eli said heading to his room.
There was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Jessie said getting up.
"Maybe they'll have brought something that can make everyone in here happy." Zoe said sarcastically.
"Faith!" Jessie said happily as she hugged her.
"It's great to see you too, Jess." Faith said smiling.
"Hey guys can I…." Grace said as she came in the living room. "Faith?"
"Told you I'd make it." Faith said smiling.
"Why did you come? You've got something else to tell Grace that she can scream at us for?" Lily asked sarcastically.
"What is she talking about?" Faith asked confused.
"Because you told Grace that we all called you, she screamed at us at her rehearsal dinner and then left." Katie said.
"Grace, if I had know…" Faith started to say.
"It's ok, Faith. Look everyone I really need to talk to all of you. So can you all please sit down?" Grace asked.
"Why not? I mean it can't be worse then last night, right?" Karen said sarcastically.
"Look I'm sorry for going crazy last night. Peg pointed out to me that I caused you to have to call Faith and I think she's right. I'm just so nervous and I'm taking it out on all of you. That's not fair. I want all of you here. I don't want to get married with out all of you there. I won't. I just want you all to understand that I'm so sorry and I don't want any of you to go anywhere's." Grace said as tears started to come down her face.
"Grace, we forgive you. I mean if you didn't cause some drama then you wouldn't truly be a women in this family." Judy said.
Everyone laughed.
"So we're going to try this dinner again tonight?" Eli asked Grace.
"Yeah, I think we should."
"You think you can make it through the whole night with out screaming at anyone?" Eli asked smiling.
"Yeah or well I'll try any way." Grace said also smiling.
"I knew you couldn't promise anything." Eli said laughing.
"I just hope this goes better then the last one."
"It probably will just as long as you really don't talk to anyone."
"Hey! That's not fair!" Grace said shocked.
"Sorry, I was just joking." Eli said. "Ok now you know we can't stay in this car for ever. You do need to go back in your apartment and get ready."
"I know but I'm just not ready to leave you right now."
"Me either."
