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Chapter 21

Ok this is an unconventional chapter and a very revealing one. But you'll see y. It had to happen sooner or later. But don't think you have it all figured out yet….

Grace led Luke up to her room. Eric looked up at her scowling.

"I'll only be a minute." She said in response to his scowl.

Grace shut the door and hesitated before slowly turning around to face him.

"Luke, before you say anything…"

But she was cut off.

Luke's expression was just as it had been the night before her bat mitzvah when she came to his house to dump him a hint of a sad smile as he tried to hide all his pain.

"Why…why now…"

"Grace looked towards the door and then back to Luke. "Please." She said nervously. "Luke don't make this harder."

"Are you ok? Is something wrong? Grace you're…"

Grace put her hand over his mouth quickly to hush him. She mouthed to him "no" so he would change subjects.

He wrinkled his brow, but got a piece of paper off her dresser and continued a false conversation as he wrote.

"Are you in trouble?"

Grace took the pen from him as she continued on with the fake conversation.

"You have to take this paper out of here with you ok?"

Luke nodded and Grace continued.

"I planned on coming back here. But Eric found me first."

"What do you mean? Why is it bad if he found you? I mean…you are marrying him aren't you?"

"Mitch owed him a favor."

At that Luke's eyes widened and he felt his heart skip a beat. He took the pen back from Grace.

"So, you don't love him then? Wait…he's with mitch? Why did you go with him!?"

Luke's hand began writing furiously fast. He had tons of questions to ask. Grace stopped him and grabbed the pen. Luke whispered. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I just found out Luke. I got in his suitcase last night and found a letter. He doesn't know that I know and it has to stay like that."

"so you do love him then?"

"I thought so, but…I couldn't have, at least I shouldn't have, none of it was based off of anything real. I lied to him and I just found out he lied to me. And now that Mitch is involved… I can't leave him…It's too dangerous. Luke he hates you." Graces eyes were worried as Luke took the pen.

"You can't do this Grace, not for me and not because of Mitch. The police will protect you. "And so will I" He said out loud. She jumped at his sudden words.

"I….I have to go…." She looked at him urgently as she headed towards the door and down the stairs.

Luke put his hands on his head and took a deep breath.He felt relieved and scared both at the same time. Grace did want to be with him, or at least she didn't want to marry Eric. But Mitch was involved…. How was he supposed to get her out of this?

So…did anyone guess?so far? Lol tell me what you think in a review I know this was an unconventional chapter but it was hard for me to think of a way for Grace to tell Luke.