Title: A Chance at happiness 44?
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
Grace went over to Eli and grabbed the book. "That's not yours to read, Eli!" She screamed.
"I'm sorry. It was just laying here." He said defensively.
"And you just had to read it. God! That's personal Eli." Grace said as she put the book in her draw.
"Well at least I now know how you feel." Eli said smiling.
Grace turned around shocked. "You know how I feel? How could you? You have no clue what that poem was about." Grace said defensively.
"It was about me. Grace you wrote that the night after we first sleept together." He said knowing.
"My God! You have a big head. Just because I happen to write a poem about a person I like, you just think. It has to be about you. Get over yourself Eli before you ended up embarrassing yourself." Grace said faintly laughing
"Oh Grace, come on. Do not lie to me. I know that was about me." He walked over to her and touched her face. "I know because when ever we are together you feel the same thing I do. The amazing energy we make." Eli said smiling.
"Eli please don't…" Grace said quietly.
"Why? I know you like being around me. I know that you want me to love you and I do." Eli said staring into her eyes.
"Eli, don't do this. I am begging you. Just walk away and ignore me." Grace said as tears started to flow from her eyes.
"Grace, I've tried that for so long and I can't and why should I?" Eli asked confused.
"Because Eli I can't do this. I can't put my trust in another guy and get burned. My heart cannot take it. I'm sick of crying Eli." Grace said pleading.
"I'm not going to make you cry, Grace. I promise." Eli said meaning it.
"But you are Eli. The poem that you read. The title was cry because Eli that is what this love I feel for you does. It makes me cry. And I hate it!" Grace said backing away from him.
"I never meant to make you cry." Eli said walking over to her. "I love you, Grace with all my heart and I've tried to ignore it but I can't. And I don't think you can either. You would be crying if you could." He said as he put his arms around her. "Grace, just let yourself go to this feeling Grace."
She leaned into him and then faced him. "Eli, if you hurt me I promise I will kill you."
"I'll kill myself, you wouldn't have to. Now I'm going to kiss if that's all right?" He asked.
She laughed. "ok, you just killed the moment. Next time please just kiss me." She said walking away.
He followed her, turned her around, and kissed her. When he stopped it, he smiled. "Is that what you wanted?"
"That was not bad." She said laughing.
The phone rang. "I've got to go answer that, no one else is home." She said heading over to the phone.
"So let it ring, we have the house to our selves. Let's make use of it." He said smiling.
She picked up the phone. "Hello?" Grace asked.
Eli started to kiss her neck.
"Stop it! I can't hear the phone." She said pleading.
He stepped back.
"Grace this is Riley."
"Oh hey Riley. Wait can you hold on a minute." She turned to Eli.
"Go to your mother's a get your stuff and please be nice to her." Grace ordered.
"Sure, but you better be here when I get back."
"I'll be waiting." She said smiling.
Eli left her room. "Ok sorry. Now what did you want?" He asked.
"I wanted to apologize." Riley said sadly.
"For what?" Grace asked confused.
"For telling everyone you're pregnant." Riley and took a deep breath.
"That was you! How did you…" Grace said starting to say mad.
"I was leaving my doctor's off when I saw you and decided to wait for you that 's when I heard you say…"
"That I was pregnant. But Riley, I'm not. But what I don't understand is why would you do that to me?" Grace asked shocked.
"I didn't mean to tell everyone I just mentioned to one person I was worried about you and then it slipped that you were pregnant. Grace, I promise you I didn't mean to." Riley said seriously.
"I know, you didn't, Riley. But…" Grace started to say.
"You're still mad?" Riley asked.
"Yeah, but I'll see you on Monday. Ok?" Grace asked.
"Yeah again I'm sorry." Riley said.
"Ok, well bye." Grace said hanging up the phone.
Karen entered the house and was shocked to see Jessie sitting at the table.
"I thought Grace brought you home." Karen said as she put her things down.
"I asked her to let me stay. I needed to talk to you." Jessie said getting up.
"About what?" Karen asked worried.
"I want to know why you don't want Grace and Eli together." Jessie said.
"It's not that. I just I was worried what might happen." Karen said seriously.
"They're in love, mom. What could go wrong when you're in love?" Jessie asked thinking about Katie.
"Everything, but you know what Jessie I don't think this about Eli. I think this about you." Karen said seriously.
"It's both. I just if you can't stand Eli and Grace I don't think you could stand me and…"
"Look I was wrong to try to separate them I won't any more but Jessie I won't do that to you." She said.
"Even if I'm in love with a girl?" Jessie asked.
"A girl? What about Tad?" Karen asked confused.
"I don't love him. I love Katie." Jessie said as tears started to flow.
"Well in that case. Katie's very lucky to have you." Karen said smiling and hugged her tight.
"Do you mean that?" Jessie asked.
"Yes, I won't both my children to be happy and if that's Katie for you and Grace for you." She said looking at Eli who had just come in. "Then I'm happy for you."
Eli walked over to her. "I just came to get my stuff."
"You Eli, I wouldn't lose this one because she really loves you." Karen said smiling.
"How would you know?" Eli asked confused.
"Because if this girl would come over to my house just to stand up to me, she most really love you." Karen said.
"Grace did that?" Eli asked smiling.
"Yes, and she made very sure to tell me she loves you and that if I stop trying to get you back you'd come."
"She's know me very well." Eli said as he picked up his bag.
"So are you two dating?" Jessie asked smiling.
"That's none of your business, you nosy brat!" Eli said and started to tickle Jessie.
"So how's the park?" Jack asked Maddie. "I hope you like it. Your mother and I thought you might want a change in what you looked at all day."
"Excuse me, that was my idea." Tiffany said smiling.
"Ok, sorry. It was your mother's idea. She's a smart women." Jake said as he put his arm around her. "You've got a great mother here, Maddie. Believe me I know."
Tiffany smiled and said. "And a great father too. He might act really mean some time but he loves you."
"I don't act mean!" Jake said defensively.
"I'm sorry Maddie. I mean he has a bad temper." She said correcting her self.
"That's better" Jack said.
"Good, now Maddie you look tired. How about the three of us go home." Tiffany suggested to Jake.
"Sound like a plan to me." He said smiling.
"So when are we going to tell the kids about the baby?" Lily asked Rick.
"The real question is where do we put the baby." Rick said.
"Well Grace and Jesse could share a room…."
"They'd kill each other."
"Zoe and Jessie…."
"They'd also kill each other."
"Grace and Zoe…"
"Again a death occurs."
"Eli and Grace…."
"Again death will happen."
"Ok explain that?" Lily asked confused.
"Jake, will kill Eli if he hears that they are sharing a room." Rick points out.
"Good point. Ok then I'm running out of ideas."
"We could always make the attic into two rooms. You know so Grace and Jessie could stand each other." Rick suggested.
"I don't. Let's wait and what the kids have to say." Lily said.