Title: A Chance at happiness 31/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net)
Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except any characters you don't recognize
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my first once and again fan fic so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J oh people I have been reading the reviews and the very least I can see if first OMG! I am so shocked I have gotten so many reviews. If you have any other questions then email me at purplehaysc@netscape.net Oh and after finding out about the cancellation of the show I've found it harder to write some reason because when I watch the show inspiration comes so if you have any suggestions email me purplehaysc@netscape.net or im me at purplehays10
(oh and the chapter before this was a type when I listed everyone who faith wanted to see I mean Judy not Karen)
"Grace?" Eli asked as he knocked on her door.
"Come in, Eli." She said as she put her brush down.
Eli entered her room. "How you holding up?" He asked as he sat down on her bed.
"As best as I can but you're helping." She said smiling and sat down on her bed next to him.
"How I am helping?" He asked a little shocked.
"Well for one these flowers, they defiantly brightened up my day." She said smiling. "And soon or later I'll be able to repay you for everything."
"Don't worry about repaying me, just being able to see you smile is enough to make up for everything I've done."
"Well no matter what you say I am going to do something for you."
"Oh really and what exactly is it that you have in mind?" He asked a little worried.
"Oh what am I scaring you now?" She laughed. "You'll just have to wait and see but it'll be worth the wait I can promise you that."
"Oh in that case then I'll be waiting." He said laughing.
They both looked up as Lily came in. "Am I interrupting anything?" She asked as she came in.
"No, not at all. I will leave you two alone. Grace, I'll see you downstairs." Eli said as he started to walk out the door.
"So Mom, what do you want?" Grace asked as Lily sat down next to Grace on her bed.
"You and Eli have become close." Lily said.
"Yeah, he's been really nice through this whole thing." Grace said getting up and walking over to the flowers and smelling them.
"Eli?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, when I got home today after seeing Faith, he had these out for me." She said smiling.
"Yeah, he seems to really care about you." Lily said a little nervous.
"Ok, mom I know where this is leading and don't go there. Eli and I are just really good friends." Grace said facing her.
"You mean really good siblings right?" Lily asked hoping that Grace would agree.
"What I mean is we are really good friends, we aren't good siblings because we aren't siblings, mother. What's so wrong with me and Eli being friends?" She asked.
"It's just so soon after…." Lily started to say.
"After the rape you can say it. If I can say it you can say it."
"Ok it's just so soon after the rape for you to be getting so close to another guy." Lily said.
"And how would you know, you've never been raped!" Grace said mad.
"Grace, I know I've never been in your situation but for what I've heard from people that have been in the same situation don't usually…." Lily started to say.
"Don't usually… Why do I have to do everything like every one else, mother? I'm not everyone else. " She said getting mad.
"That's not what I meant, Grace." Lily said a little shocked about her reaction.
"Well I don't really care what you meant, mother. I'm tired so if you'd excuse me I'd like to go to sleep." Grace said annoyed.
"In the case then goodnight, Gracie." She said going to give her a kiss.
Grace turned her check. "Goodnight."
As Lily left the room and closed the door, Grace started crying. "Mother." She said putting her hands on her stomach.
"Hey Jessie." Eli said as he came into the living room.
Jessie put down the phone. "Hey Eli, how you doing?" She asked as he came in and he sat down on the couch next to her.
"I'm fine I guess but you know what we need to talk." Eli said seriously.
"We need to talk to about what?" Jessie asked thinking that he meant Grace.
"About you and Katie, are you ok Jessie? You look worried." Eli asked worried.
"Oh me and Katie right. What do you want to know?" Jessie asked.
"What did you think I wanted to talk about?" Eli asked shocked.
"Nothing. So again I'll ask what do you want to know?" Jessie asked serious.
"I just want you to know that I'm ok with it." He said.
"Oh really then why do you look so uncomfortable?" Jessie asked smiling.
Eli laughed. "Because this is just going to take a while to get to use to."
"Excuse me?" Grace said.
Jessie got up. "I'll leave you to alone. Good night, Grace, Eli."
"Good night, Jessie." They both said.
"Ok, so you ready to go to sleep?" Eli asked.
"Yes."
"You ready to go to bed?" Rick asked Lily.
"Yeah." Lily said.
"Ok that's not very believable." Rick said as Lily came into bed.
"Sorry I'm not in the mood to be very happy." Lily said sadly.
"It's ok, I don't expect you to be." Rick said.
There was a knock at the door. "Mom?" Zoe said.
"Yes, sweetie?" Lily asked.
"Can you please explain to me what's going on with Grace?" Zoe asked.
"I'll leave you two alone." Rick said getting up and living.
"Thanks." Lily said. "Zoe, honey come into the bed with me."
Zoe came into the bed. "Ok, so what happened?"
"Do you remember Grace's English teach, Mr. Dimitri?" Lily asked.
"Yes, he directed her play right?"
"Right, Mr. Dimitri well he raped her."
"He did what! How he could he have done that to her!" Zoe said starting to cry.
"Zoe, honey it's ok." She said and held her.