Title: A Chance at happiness 36?
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
"Good morning." Lily said as Grace came down stairs.
"Hey, Mom I've got a question." Grace said as soon as she saw her.
"Well I'd prefer that you say good morning to me too but ok shoot." Lily said smiling.
"I was wondering if I could take the car to school today, I've got an appointment with Faith after school."
"No, I'm sorry Gracie but I need the car, Eli can drop you off right?" She asked looking at Eli.
"Yeah sure no problem." Eli said as he kept eating.
"Fine whatever." Grace said as she went over to get a cup of coffee.
"Grace!" Eli screamed and everyone turned and looked at him.
"What?" Grace asked him annoyed.
"You know you probably shouldn't be drinking that because… well it's not good for you." Eli said a little nervous.
Grace slammed the cup down. "Eli, I need to talk you now!" She screamed and he followed her outside.
"What's going on with the two of them?" Lily asked Jessie and Zoe.
"I don't know." Jessie said as she ran up stairs.
"How about you?" Lily asked Zoe.
"I have no clue and I'm ok with that." She said smiling.
"Ok when did you sister tell you?" Grace asked annoyed.
"Jessie knows?" Eli asked shocked.
"Of course and she told you so don't act so dumb about it."
"Grace, Jessie didn't tell me I over heard Faith asking you if you were pregnant after the meeting."
"So why didn't you say something last night?" She asked sitting down on the ground.
He sat down next to her. "It's not exactly a topic that easy to bring up." He said.
"You're telling me. I cannot bring myself to tell my parents. I don't know how I ever will." Grace said sadly.
"But you're sure you're pregnant?" Eli asked.
"Well the test said I was but Faith set up an appointment for me to make sure I am but I don't think I am. I would like to think that if I was I would know. That I'd be able to feel the baby but I can't." She said sadly.
"Is that why you need the car?" He asked.
"Yeah but it looks like you're going to have to bring. That's ok right?" She asked a little worried.
"Don't worry about it. I do not mind at all. Grace, if you are pregnant what are you going to do?"
"I don't really know. I know I am too young to have a baby but I also do not think I could go through with having an abortion or giving the baby up for adoption. I really don't know what to do." She said as she started to cry.
He held her. "Grace, I wish there was something I could do for you. I hate seeing you like this." He said sadly.
"There isn't anything that you can do, Eli because once I have this child or even while I pregnant with it, I'm going to be alone." She said crying harder.
He looked her in the eyes. "Don't say that, Grace. Please do not ever say that because no matter what happens I will always be there for you. You have to believe me when I say that."
"I do." She said because looking in his eyes she knew he meant.
"Good, now I think we both need to get ready to leave or everyone is going to start asking so…."
"So I'll go get ready." She got up and started to head inside. "Eli?"
"Yeah?" He said.
"The same goes for me." She said as she closed the door.
Rick knocked on Karen's door and walked in. He walked up to her bedroom and knocked on the door.
"Come in." She screamed.
"Hey." He said as he walked in. "So how you feeling?"
"I'm feeling better. I'm just getting use to not having a hospital staff around to help me." She said smiling.
"Do you need help?" He asked concerned.
"Actually that's what I wanted to talk to you about." She said.
"Ok what ever you want I'll do it." He said serious.
"I want Eli to move in with me so I don't have to hire any one."
"Anything but that! Karen, you know that is not fair to him or to the rest of the family. For one Grace and him are close and she really needs him to get through this. Wait is that why you want Eli to move in here? Because of Grace and him?" Rick asked already knowing the answer.
"That's part of it." She said sadly.
"Why? Why can't you just leave things how they are?" He asked annoyed.
"Because Eli and Grace are becoming dependent on each other and for heaven sakes Rick they're sleeping together!" She said aggravated.
"They're just sleeping together, Karen and on the couch, in the living room, in plain site." Rick said.
"For now but Rick this is Eli we're taking about. How long do you think the both of them are going to last like that?" She asked.
"Grace was just raped and I seriously doubt that she's even thinking about having sex with any one. Karen, you do realize how absurd this sounds?"
"Rick I don't really care how absurd this sounds. I want Eli moved in with me tomorrow." Karen said acting stubborn.
"You know what fine. I'll tell him when I get home tonight." He said getting up and starving to leave. "You know Eli was right you were just waiting for him to screw up again." Rick said as he slammed the door.
Grace walked into school and again everyone was staring at her. You can do this, Grace. You can get through this day with out letting those people get to you. She said as she headed for her first class.
"I hear she's pregnant with Dimitri's baby." One of the girls said as she walked past Jesse.
"Yeah and she's actually going to have it." The other one said.
Jesse stopped them. "And where did you hear that from?" she asked annoyed.
"Is it true?" The first one asked Jesse.
"No." Jesse said lying.
"Oh yeah that was very believable." The other was said and headed off to tell someone else.
"Shoot!" Jessie said as the girls walked off. "Grace is going to kill me." She said as she headed to her first hour.