FEELINGS - PART TWO
Both, Eli and Grace went to their respective rooms not very sure of what happened. They couldn't understand how such different stories could cause the same reaction, or the same feelings, in two people so different from each other. But the truth was that they no longer could deny that there was something between them. Something that couldn't be changed by what had happened to them so far.
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On the next day, after the school bell dismissed Grace and everyone else for the day, she went to her locker to pick up a book, as she closed it-, "OH GOD! YOU SCARED ME!! What are you doing here, Eli?", Grace yelled surprisingly as Eli watched her reaction with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"So? ELI? "she asked him again with her right hand on her hip.
"Well... um... I'm here to pick you up." he got out smiling.
Grace stared him with the *why* look on her face.
"Since your mom's with her car, my dad's with his, I'm with my mom's and Katie certainly is driving Jessie from here to everywhere, I figured you might need a ride home." Eli quickly explained.
"Oh, thank you. But weren't you supposed to be working?" Grace suspiciously asked.
"I left early."
"Why Judy and my dad would let you leave early?" she insisted.
"I don't know. Ask them." Eli said a little annoyed.
"Hey, I didn't ask it to piss you off. It's just that-" Grace rolled her eyes.
"Do you want a ride or not? Cause if you don't, I'm out of here." Eli interrupted Grace and started out leaving her behind.
Grace rushed after him, "WAIT!", she called, "I do want a ride."
"Can we go now?" Eli said.
Grace and Eli got in the car and right after Eli started it Grace quickly turned it off.
"Why did you do that?" Eli snapped as Grace looked down not answering him.
He waited a while but she didn't say a thing, "Is it about last night?" Eli asked finally breaking the silence. Grace shook her head in agreement then looked up and softly asked, "What did you feel when you found Carla's letter in my room?"
"What? Why do you wanna know that? "he snorted with a puzzled face.
"Just answer me... please." she demanded.
"When I read that she didn't miss me, part of me felt like my heart was pulled out... and another part of me felt ... felt... relieved." he embarrassingly answered her as she started to nod. Eli quietly observed Grace non-stop nodding, her eyes fixed down on her feet.
"Why are you interested in it?" he hummed.
"I just wanted to know if what I felt when Mr. Dimitri told me he was just using me was normal or something. And-" Grace shrugged.
"Wait. Wait. Wait. He said he used you?" Eli interrupted her.
Grace looked at him, his face was suddenly cover with anger because of what she brought out, "Yes" she stammered.
"What? How dare him?! Why didn't you tell me?" he yelled nervously.
"Because it's no big deal." She rose her voice a little.
"How can you say that?"
"Because I felt the same... I mean, part of me wanted to die and other part of me was relieved." she stated out loud trying to calm him down. The anger frowns on his face slowly faded. Grace forced herself a smile and joked, "I didn't tell you about it cause I knew you'd pull one of the * big brother*, so..."
Eli got out a laugh at that thought and nodded.
"I thought you were here to drive me home?" she changed the subject.
"That's right."
"So why aren't you driving me home?" she joked again making him realize they were still parked next to the school sidewalk. Eli shook his head like was waking up from a slumber and started the car then they took off.
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Three hours later
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"I can't believe you dragged me to see *The Spider Man*. Grace said under a laugh as Eli parked the car then she continued, "And if that wasn't enough, after *the amazing movie* , we went to the Amusement Park. What were you thinking?" she asked sarcastically
"Come on. Now you're gonna tell me you didn't have fun there?" he teased her.
"It's not what I'm saying." She disputed.
"So what are you saying exactly?" he made a funny which made her burst out laughing.
"I did have fun there." She admit it.
"Cool. Cause that was the plan." he said then went on, "Ready to get back to real life?"
"So ready." She said as they jumped out of the car.
Lily and Rick were in the living room watching TV. Grace and Eli walked in the house laughing and joking about everything. Rick and Lily watched them in a such great mood that it kinda scared them.
"Hey mom. Rick." Grace greeted.
"Dad. Lily" Eli did the same then Grace went up to her room and Eli to the kitchen leaving Rick and Lily wondering * what was that*.
Grace crashed on her bed, a huge smile on her face but then she saw her door being opened revealing lily also smiling.
"Hey, sweetie!! Where were you?" she asked sitting on the be next to Grace.
"Eli picked me up then we went to see a movie. It was fun." Grace shorted the story.
"Really?!! So… you and Eli are closed again?" Lily smirked
"What do you mean? " Grace quizzed.
"It's just that… it seemed that you two were not talking much lately. And I'm glad that you and Eli get along so well."
" I'm glad too" Grace smiled.
"I'm going to take a bath." said Lily leaving Grace's room.
Rick was still in the living room when Eli came out of the kitchen.
"Dad, I'm going to mom's. Do you want me to tell her anything?" Eli informed his dad.
"Actually, I was going to talk you about her." Rick snorted.
"Shoot."
"I thought you'd stay with your mom longer than you did. What happened? " Rick asked with a little concern.
"Nothing. I just don't wanna ruin anything for her." Eli answered and Rick frowned., "Her new boyfriend, dad?! Remember?!!" Eli reminded Rick.
"Oh yes." Rick nodded.
"I'm leaving. Bye." said Eli walking out of the house.
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Eli woke up smiling. He was feeling good about himself. He didn't feel this way in ages. A week has gone by since he and Grace got closer again but they didn't spend a lot of time together, though. He was either working or at his mom's and Grace was always studying and sometimes she helped Tiffany with the Baby. So they didn't have too much free time. But this day, there was something different about the way he saw Grace. In fact, she was the first thing in his mind in the morning. Just thinking about her made him happy and because he was happy he decided to walk to work instead of driving.
On his way to work Eli saw something in a store that caught his attention. He looked at it hard then a smile appeared on his face.
Eli got to work. Judy noticed he was different as soon as he walked in the Booklovers
"Hey, you in a good mood today!" Judy beamed.
"Yeah, I guess so." He got out smiling.
"Since you're so happy. Can you give Dona a hand? Jake freaked out and said everything in the kitchen has to be washed again." Judy *requested* his help.
"Sure. No problem." Eli agreed heading to the kitchen. Once there he saw so many plates, forks, knifes, spoons and everything else all over the place, "Need a hand?" he said jokely.
"How about fifty instead of one?" Dona sarcastically joked back.
While Eli put the gloves on, Dona recognized her new favorite song start playing on the radio. She walked to it and pumped up the volume.
"I can't believe you like that crap!" Eli beamed as he recognized it was a *boy band* song.
"Shut up and let me listen." Dona demanded.
The song began and Dona started to sing along.
* You make me feel funny
When you come around
And that's what I found,
Now, honey
What am I doing without you?
You make me feel happy
When I leave you behind
It plays on my mind
Now, honey
What am I doing without you?
Took for granted everything we had
As if I'd find someone who's just like you…*
As the song played on Eli started to wonder, to remember all of the moments he spent with Grace, all of their talks… everything. This *boy band* song's lyrics kinda hit him home. He felt like it was a translation of what was happening between him and Grace, although he wasn't quiet sure of what was actually happening but something inside of him agreed with the song. He waited until it was over then her turned to Dona and said, "I need a favor."
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Grace went to her locker to pick a paper she's forgotten but when she got there she found Tad next to it, probably waiting for her.
"What do you want? Mock me again?" she asked with annoyance.
"Hey sorry for the bad things I've said and done before. It's all in the past now. I apologize." said Tad.
"Right." she sarcasticly added. As Grace opened her locker and took the paper, Tad stood there next to her without saying a thing.
"You didn't come her to apologize to me. are you gonna tell me why you're here for or just waist my time?"
"I… I… I… I mean-" Tad tried to find the right words to express his thoughts and not sound like his fooling around but he couldn't. Grace thought he was playing with her so she turned around and left him standing there. Tad went after her. He grabbed her arm to make her stop.
"I'm here to ask you out. Wanna go out with me this Saturday?" he invited her.
Grace was totally surprised, she didn't expect that, "Ok, that was good!" she rolled her eyes in disbelieve then started to walk out on him.
"I'm serious, Grace." Tad said following her, "Why won't you go out with me?"
"Isn't that obvious?" she shrugged..
"What? Is it because of Mr. Dimitri or Jessie?"
"You're unbelievable, Tad." Grace stated continuing on.
"Ok, I take it as it's because of Jessie. I went out with… like months ago. It's no big deal. Grace?!! Please?!!!" he begged.
"Get lost, Tad."
"But Grace-"
"NO!!!" she said walking away from him.
Tad turned around and saw Jessie and Katie coming along the hall.
"Hey, Jessie." he stood right in front of her so that made her stop.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked as Jessie and Katie looked at each other and he went on, "It's personal."
"Got it. See you later, Billie." Katie said taking off.
"I need a favor." Tad informed Jessie as she watched him in an awe.
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Grace got home later than the usual. She dropped by Tiffany's to see her baby sister. She stepped in the house, there was no one at home so she quickly made her way up to her room. She opened the door and threw her backpack aside, she took a deep breath then notice a nice wrapped box on her bed with a note next to it. Grace grabbed the note and read it silently. * I passed in front of a store and saw this. It reminded of you so I bought it. Eli.* Grace frowned after reading the note. She took the Box and opened it, when she saw what was in it, her face fell in shock.
Eli got home so exhausted and hungry that he went straight to the kitchen. After making himself a sandwich and savored it, Eli headed to his room and for * some reason * he was not surprised to find Grace there, waiting for him.
"Hi, Grace." Eli said closing the door behind himself.
"Can you explain *this*?" Grace questioned showing him the box she found on her bed earlier that day.
"I thought I did in the note." he disputed.
"Oh, sure. * I passed in front of a stored and saw this. It reminded me of you so I bought it.* Great explanation, Eli." she remarked.
"It is. Did you like it?" he simply added.
"That's not the point. Can you tell me where you got the money to buy *this*?"she firmly asked.
"You know… when someone gets you a gift, you don't ask questions like that." he nodded.
"ELI!" she snapped.
"I'm not telling you." he shrugged.
"I'm not keeping it." she replied.
"Grace!" Eli snorted… "I've been saving some money to rent an apartment… eventually." he confessed.
Grace's expression smoothed when she heard it, "Eli… why did you do it? You shouldn't have bought me this. You didn't have to." she softly said.
"Yeah, I did. You didn't answered my question." Eli grinned and Grace gave him a confused smile, "Did you like it?"
"I loved it." Grace lightly hummed.
"Here." Eli said taking the box from her hand then he led her to the bathroom, placing themselves in front of the mirror. Eli opened the box revealing a silver necklace with a cross cover with (fake) diamonds. It was the most beautiful and expensive gift, Grace has gotten, though. grace held her hair on the top of her head as Eli gently place the necklace on her neck. Grace let her hair fall over her shoulders then she touched the cross slightly.
"You look beautiful." Eli whispered in her ear. They looked at the mirror and met each other's gaze. * She is incredibly beautiful*, he thought.
"Thank you." she quietly got out blushing , "I better go. Got homework to do." she turned and walked out the bathroom then out of the room. But before she left she thanked him once again and gave him one of the Grace's smiles.
Grace went to her room. It seemed like she was walking on clouds or something but for her surprise she found Jessie waiting for hr which made her get back to reality.
"Hey, Jess." she said entering in her room.
"Can I talk to you?"
" Sure." Grace said closing the door.
Before Jessie started to talk, she noticed the necklace Grace was wearing. She made that * Oh God, it's beautiful* face.
"It's a gift" said Grace noticing Jessie's stare then she took the necklace off, "so, what do you wanna talk to me about?"
"Tad came to talk to me today." Jessie stammered.
"Tell me he didn't." Grace rolled her eyes knowing what they have talked about.
"Yes, he did. He asked me to talk to you, to convince to go out with him." Jessie beamed.
"I can't believe it." Grace said sitting on her bed.
"Why won't you go out with him? Is it because of Mr. Dimitri?"
"Why does everybody think that everything I do now is about Mr. Dimitri? it is not about him." Grace snorted a little fed up with whole * Grace/Dimitri* story.
"Why won't you? He is a nice guy when he's not being a totally clown." Jessie joked.
"I don't know. Maybe because…"Grace searched in her mind reasons to not date him but couldn't besides that he went out with Jessie.
"Well if it's because of me… You better than anybody else should know that I don't care at all about Tad." Jessie said. "Why don't you give him a chance? It might be fun. Who knows? At least think about it. Cause I really think you need to go out more… have fun."
Grace began to question herself why she didn't want to go out with Tad but she was interrupted by her door being opened revealing Zoe holding the phone.
"Don't you know how to knock?" Grace asked annoyed because Zoe entered with announcing herself.
Zoe made a face and Said, "It's for you."
'Who is it?" Grace's brow furrowed.
"Some guy named Tad." Zoe gave her the phone and left the room. Jessie looked at Grace self-conscious and left too. Grace took a deep breath and hesitated for a while then she answered the phone, "Hi, Tad.
"" So did Jessie talk to you." Tad asked.
"Yeah, she did.
"So what do you say? Will you go out with me?" Tad invited her again, "Grace?!! Grace?!!!"……
TBC
Both, Eli and Grace went to their respective rooms not very sure of what happened. They couldn't understand how such different stories could cause the same reaction, or the same feelings, in two people so different from each other. But the truth was that they no longer could deny that there was something between them. Something that couldn't be changed by what had happened to them so far.
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On the next day, after the school bell dismissed Grace and everyone else for the day, she went to her locker to pick up a book, as she closed it-, "OH GOD! YOU SCARED ME!! What are you doing here, Eli?", Grace yelled surprisingly as Eli watched her reaction with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"So? ELI? "she asked him again with her right hand on her hip.
"Well... um... I'm here to pick you up." he got out smiling.
Grace stared him with the *why* look on her face.
"Since your mom's with her car, my dad's with his, I'm with my mom's and Katie certainly is driving Jessie from here to everywhere, I figured you might need a ride home." Eli quickly explained.
"Oh, thank you. But weren't you supposed to be working?" Grace suspiciously asked.
"I left early."
"Why Judy and my dad would let you leave early?" she insisted.
"I don't know. Ask them." Eli said a little annoyed.
"Hey, I didn't ask it to piss you off. It's just that-" Grace rolled her eyes.
"Do you want a ride or not? Cause if you don't, I'm out of here." Eli interrupted Grace and started out leaving her behind.
Grace rushed after him, "WAIT!", she called, "I do want a ride."
"Can we go now?" Eli said.
Grace and Eli got in the car and right after Eli started it Grace quickly turned it off.
"Why did you do that?" Eli snapped as Grace looked down not answering him.
He waited a while but she didn't say a thing, "Is it about last night?" Eli asked finally breaking the silence. Grace shook her head in agreement then looked up and softly asked, "What did you feel when you found Carla's letter in my room?"
"What? Why do you wanna know that? "he snorted with a puzzled face.
"Just answer me... please." she demanded.
"When I read that she didn't miss me, part of me felt like my heart was pulled out... and another part of me felt ... felt... relieved." he embarrassingly answered her as she started to nod. Eli quietly observed Grace non-stop nodding, her eyes fixed down on her feet.
"Why are you interested in it?" he hummed.
"I just wanted to know if what I felt when Mr. Dimitri told me he was just using me was normal or something. And-" Grace shrugged.
"Wait. Wait. Wait. He said he used you?" Eli interrupted her.
Grace looked at him, his face was suddenly cover with anger because of what she brought out, "Yes" she stammered.
"What? How dare him?! Why didn't you tell me?" he yelled nervously.
"Because it's no big deal." She rose her voice a little.
"How can you say that?"
"Because I felt the same... I mean, part of me wanted to die and other part of me was relieved." she stated out loud trying to calm him down. The anger frowns on his face slowly faded. Grace forced herself a smile and joked, "I didn't tell you about it cause I knew you'd pull one of the * big brother*, so..."
Eli got out a laugh at that thought and nodded.
"I thought you were here to drive me home?" she changed the subject.
"That's right."
"So why aren't you driving me home?" she joked again making him realize they were still parked next to the school sidewalk. Eli shook his head like was waking up from a slumber and started the car then they took off.
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Three hours later
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"I can't believe you dragged me to see *The Spider Man*. Grace said under a laugh as Eli parked the car then she continued, "And if that wasn't enough, after *the amazing movie* , we went to the Amusement Park. What were you thinking?" she asked sarcastically
"Come on. Now you're gonna tell me you didn't have fun there?" he teased her.
"It's not what I'm saying." She disputed.
"So what are you saying exactly?" he made a funny which made her burst out laughing.
"I did have fun there." She admit it.
"Cool. Cause that was the plan." he said then went on, "Ready to get back to real life?"
"So ready." She said as they jumped out of the car.
Lily and Rick were in the living room watching TV. Grace and Eli walked in the house laughing and joking about everything. Rick and Lily watched them in a such great mood that it kinda scared them.
"Hey mom. Rick." Grace greeted.
"Dad. Lily" Eli did the same then Grace went up to her room and Eli to the kitchen leaving Rick and Lily wondering * what was that*.
Grace crashed on her bed, a huge smile on her face but then she saw her door being opened revealing lily also smiling.
"Hey, sweetie!! Where were you?" she asked sitting on the be next to Grace.
"Eli picked me up then we went to see a movie. It was fun." Grace shorted the story.
"Really?!! So… you and Eli are closed again?" Lily smirked
"What do you mean? " Grace quizzed.
"It's just that… it seemed that you two were not talking much lately. And I'm glad that you and Eli get along so well."
" I'm glad too" Grace smiled.
"I'm going to take a bath." said Lily leaving Grace's room.
Rick was still in the living room when Eli came out of the kitchen.
"Dad, I'm going to mom's. Do you want me to tell her anything?" Eli informed his dad.
"Actually, I was going to talk you about her." Rick snorted.
"Shoot."
"I thought you'd stay with your mom longer than you did. What happened? " Rick asked with a little concern.
"Nothing. I just don't wanna ruin anything for her." Eli answered and Rick frowned., "Her new boyfriend, dad?! Remember?!!" Eli reminded Rick.
"Oh yes." Rick nodded.
"I'm leaving. Bye." said Eli walking out of the house.
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Eli woke up smiling. He was feeling good about himself. He didn't feel this way in ages. A week has gone by since he and Grace got closer again but they didn't spend a lot of time together, though. He was either working or at his mom's and Grace was always studying and sometimes she helped Tiffany with the Baby. So they didn't have too much free time. But this day, there was something different about the way he saw Grace. In fact, she was the first thing in his mind in the morning. Just thinking about her made him happy and because he was happy he decided to walk to work instead of driving.
On his way to work Eli saw something in a store that caught his attention. He looked at it hard then a smile appeared on his face.
Eli got to work. Judy noticed he was different as soon as he walked in the Booklovers
"Hey, you in a good mood today!" Judy beamed.
"Yeah, I guess so." He got out smiling.
"Since you're so happy. Can you give Dona a hand? Jake freaked out and said everything in the kitchen has to be washed again." Judy *requested* his help.
"Sure. No problem." Eli agreed heading to the kitchen. Once there he saw so many plates, forks, knifes, spoons and everything else all over the place, "Need a hand?" he said jokely.
"How about fifty instead of one?" Dona sarcastically joked back.
While Eli put the gloves on, Dona recognized her new favorite song start playing on the radio. She walked to it and pumped up the volume.
"I can't believe you like that crap!" Eli beamed as he recognized it was a *boy band* song.
"Shut up and let me listen." Dona demanded.
The song began and Dona started to sing along.
* You make me feel funny
When you come around
And that's what I found,
Now, honey
What am I doing without you?
You make me feel happy
When I leave you behind
It plays on my mind
Now, honey
What am I doing without you?
Took for granted everything we had
As if I'd find someone who's just like you…*
As the song played on Eli started to wonder, to remember all of the moments he spent with Grace, all of their talks… everything. This *boy band* song's lyrics kinda hit him home. He felt like it was a translation of what was happening between him and Grace, although he wasn't quiet sure of what was actually happening but something inside of him agreed with the song. He waited until it was over then her turned to Dona and said, "I need a favor."
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Grace went to her locker to pick a paper she's forgotten but when she got there she found Tad next to it, probably waiting for her.
"What do you want? Mock me again?" she asked with annoyance.
"Hey sorry for the bad things I've said and done before. It's all in the past now. I apologize." said Tad.
"Right." she sarcasticly added. As Grace opened her locker and took the paper, Tad stood there next to her without saying a thing.
"You didn't come her to apologize to me. are you gonna tell me why you're here for or just waist my time?"
"I… I… I… I mean-" Tad tried to find the right words to express his thoughts and not sound like his fooling around but he couldn't. Grace thought he was playing with her so she turned around and left him standing there. Tad went after her. He grabbed her arm to make her stop.
"I'm here to ask you out. Wanna go out with me this Saturday?" he invited her.
Grace was totally surprised, she didn't expect that, "Ok, that was good!" she rolled her eyes in disbelieve then started to walk out on him.
"I'm serious, Grace." Tad said following her, "Why won't you go out with me?"
"Isn't that obvious?" she shrugged..
"What? Is it because of Mr. Dimitri or Jessie?"
"You're unbelievable, Tad." Grace stated continuing on.
"Ok, I take it as it's because of Jessie. I went out with… like months ago. It's no big deal. Grace?!! Please?!!!" he begged.
"Get lost, Tad."
"But Grace-"
"NO!!!" she said walking away from him.
Tad turned around and saw Jessie and Katie coming along the hall.
"Hey, Jessie." he stood right in front of her so that made her stop.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked as Jessie and Katie looked at each other and he went on, "It's personal."
"Got it. See you later, Billie." Katie said taking off.
"I need a favor." Tad informed Jessie as she watched him in an awe.
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Grace got home later than the usual. She dropped by Tiffany's to see her baby sister. She stepped in the house, there was no one at home so she quickly made her way up to her room. She opened the door and threw her backpack aside, she took a deep breath then notice a nice wrapped box on her bed with a note next to it. Grace grabbed the note and read it silently. * I passed in front of a store and saw this. It reminded of you so I bought it. Eli.* Grace frowned after reading the note. She took the Box and opened it, when she saw what was in it, her face fell in shock.
Eli got home so exhausted and hungry that he went straight to the kitchen. After making himself a sandwich and savored it, Eli headed to his room and for * some reason * he was not surprised to find Grace there, waiting for him.
"Hi, Grace." Eli said closing the door behind himself.
"Can you explain *this*?" Grace questioned showing him the box she found on her bed earlier that day.
"I thought I did in the note." he disputed.
"Oh, sure. * I passed in front of a stored and saw this. It reminded me of you so I bought it.* Great explanation, Eli." she remarked.
"It is. Did you like it?" he simply added.
"That's not the point. Can you tell me where you got the money to buy *this*?"she firmly asked.
"You know… when someone gets you a gift, you don't ask questions like that." he nodded.
"ELI!" she snapped.
"I'm not telling you." he shrugged.
"I'm not keeping it." she replied.
"Grace!" Eli snorted… "I've been saving some money to rent an apartment… eventually." he confessed.
Grace's expression smoothed when she heard it, "Eli… why did you do it? You shouldn't have bought me this. You didn't have to." she softly said.
"Yeah, I did. You didn't answered my question." Eli grinned and Grace gave him a confused smile, "Did you like it?"
"I loved it." Grace lightly hummed.
"Here." Eli said taking the box from her hand then he led her to the bathroom, placing themselves in front of the mirror. Eli opened the box revealing a silver necklace with a cross cover with (fake) diamonds. It was the most beautiful and expensive gift, Grace has gotten, though. grace held her hair on the top of her head as Eli gently place the necklace on her neck. Grace let her hair fall over her shoulders then she touched the cross slightly.
"You look beautiful." Eli whispered in her ear. They looked at the mirror and met each other's gaze. * She is incredibly beautiful*, he thought.
"Thank you." she quietly got out blushing , "I better go. Got homework to do." she turned and walked out the bathroom then out of the room. But before she left she thanked him once again and gave him one of the Grace's smiles.
Grace went to her room. It seemed like she was walking on clouds or something but for her surprise she found Jessie waiting for hr which made her get back to reality.
"Hey, Jess." she said entering in her room.
"Can I talk to you?"
" Sure." Grace said closing the door.
Before Jessie started to talk, she noticed the necklace Grace was wearing. She made that * Oh God, it's beautiful* face.
"It's a gift" said Grace noticing Jessie's stare then she took the necklace off, "so, what do you wanna talk to me about?"
"Tad came to talk to me today." Jessie stammered.
"Tell me he didn't." Grace rolled her eyes knowing what they have talked about.
"Yes, he did. He asked me to talk to you, to convince to go out with him." Jessie beamed.
"I can't believe it." Grace said sitting on her bed.
"Why won't you go out with him? Is it because of Mr. Dimitri?"
"Why does everybody think that everything I do now is about Mr. Dimitri? it is not about him." Grace snorted a little fed up with whole * Grace/Dimitri* story.
"Why won't you? He is a nice guy when he's not being a totally clown." Jessie joked.
"I don't know. Maybe because…"Grace searched in her mind reasons to not date him but couldn't besides that he went out with Jessie.
"Well if it's because of me… You better than anybody else should know that I don't care at all about Tad." Jessie said. "Why don't you give him a chance? It might be fun. Who knows? At least think about it. Cause I really think you need to go out more… have fun."
Grace began to question herself why she didn't want to go out with Tad but she was interrupted by her door being opened revealing Zoe holding the phone.
"Don't you know how to knock?" Grace asked annoyed because Zoe entered with announcing herself.
Zoe made a face and Said, "It's for you."
'Who is it?" Grace's brow furrowed.
"Some guy named Tad." Zoe gave her the phone and left the room. Jessie looked at Grace self-conscious and left too. Grace took a deep breath and hesitated for a while then she answered the phone, "Hi, Tad.
"" So did Jessie talk to you." Tad asked.
"Yeah, she did.
"So what do you say? Will you go out with me?" Tad invited her again, "Grace?!! Grace?!!!"……
TBC