Title: A Chance at happiness 58/?
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 (ok I'm going to use the kiss that happened on the last eps with Karen and Henry as if it did already happen but that's the only thing I'm actually keeping)
"You sure you aren't feeling tired?" Eli asked Grace.
"No, I'm pretty sure." Grace said.
"Eli, give it up. She's not going to take a sleeping pill and go to bed." Zoe said.
"So that's why." Grace said.
"Give him a break, Grace. He's just looking for an excuse to postpone this." Jessie said.
"Well he's can't postpone this again." Rick said as he and Lily came in.
"Boy or Girl?" Zoe asked as she jumped up.
"We don't know." Lily said.
"You didn't want to know?" Eli asked Rick.
"No I want to know, she doesn't."
Everyone looked at Lily. "Ok everyone sit down, we need to talk before your parents get here."
Grace and Eli took one couch and Zoe and Jessie took the other.
"So what wrong now?" Grace asked.
"Nothing's really wrong." Lily said.
"Then why do you look so worried?" Jessie asked.
"Because… we have some news." Rick started to say.
"You're having more than on child?" Zoe asked.
"What?" Lily asked shocked.
"Ignore her she's been saying that all day…" Grace started to say but when she looked at Lily, her eyes widened. "She's right though." Grace got up. "How many children are you having? 2? 3? 4? 5? 6?" Grace asked annoyed.
"Gracie, honey sit down please." Lily said getting up.
"Tell me!" Grace said.
"Maybe two." Lily said and sat down.
"Maybe two? What do mean maybe two? You either know or you don't." Eli said.
"Well we heard two heart beats but our doctor wasn't sure." Rick said.
Zoe laughed. "Are all of you as happy now about this baby?" She asked sarcastically.
Jessie hit her with a pillow. "Yes, we all are." She said smiling. "So can we suggest some names? Or is that already taken care of?"
Rick and Lily looked at her shocked. "You're happy about this?"
"Yeah and so are the three of them, they just don't realize it." She said. "So names?"
Lily smiled. "We're up to any and all suggestions." She said looking at Grace and Zoe.
"Ok, ok I suggest for a girl is Madison or Rose." Grace said.
"A like Elizabeth or Bailey." Zoe said.
"For a boy, Austin or Brandon." Eli said.
"I like Connor or Philip." Jessie said.
Lily smiled. "I like Philip too."
"How about you?" Eli asked Rick.
"All those names sound good." Rick said. "Sorry I'm not the best at picking out names."
"Why didn't Lily pick me up?" Barbara asked as she got in the car.
"I really don't know mother. She's been really busy lately." Judy said.
"With the…." Sam started to say but Judy stopped him.
"With the radio show becoming such a big hit and all." Judy said.
"Who are you?" Barbara asked looking at Sam and then at Jamie.
"Mom, this is Sam and that's his son Jamie." Judy said as they started to drive off.
"I want to go to Lily's first." Barbara said.
"But Mom…" Judy started to say.
"We're going to Lily's first." Barbara said stubborn.
"Let me guess she doesn't know her mother's here?" Sam whispered to Judy.
"No, I hadn't gotten around to telling her yet but I did tell Aaron." Judy said.
Sam laughed lightly. "Lily is not going to be happy about this."
"So why are we here?" Jake asked as he sat down next to Zoe and Jessie.
"You'll see in a second, please be patient." Lily said as she headed into the kitchen where Karen was talking to Eli.
"You know you should be glad, there's nothing more to hide." Karen said.
"You're forgetting about her father with the temper." Eli said.
Lily came up behind them. "Guys, we're ready to start."
"Ok we're coming." Karen said and she looked at Eli. "Just be strong, both of you." Karen said as they headed into the living room.
She sat down on the couch with Eli and Grace.
"Ok, well we called this meeting because we seem to think that Grace and Eli are well hiding something from us." Lily said.
"Hiding what?" Jake asked.
"That's what we're hoping they will tell us." Rick said.
Everyone looked at Grace and Eli. Eli held tightly on to Grace's hand. "There is something we've been hiding from you and it's about time we told you…." Eli started to say.
"We…" Grace started to say.
Eli finished her sentence. "We've been dating for a while now."
"What!" Jake said mad.
"Daddy please calm down." Grace begged.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Lily asked.
"Because we weren't sure you'd be ok with it." Grace said.
"We'll that because it's not ok." Jake said.
"Hold on a second, Jake." Rick said.
"Stay out of this!" Jake said. "How could you do this!" Jake said to Eli. "How could you when she was so vulnerable take advantage of her like this." Jake said to Eli.
"Daddy no!" Grace said.
Karen got up and stood between Eli and Jake. "Jake, sit back down! You do not want to do this. They love each other and believe me now matter what you do you can't stop this." Karen said.
"Love each other! You can't love each other!" Jake said.
Eli stood up. "Yet we do. Jake, whether you want to accept it or not we do."
"Shut up and sit down!" Jake said and Eli did. Jake looked at Grace. "How could you?" He asked.
"How could I what? How could I love him? The question is how can't I." Grace said.
"Yeah, how could you love him? How could you love any one after what happened? How could let him take advantage of you?" Jake asked.
Grace got up. "You think I wanted to? God, the last thing I wanted was to have this happen. But I've loved him since before this and I love him even more after because he's stood by me."
"But you were so hurt…" Jake said.
"And I'm not any more? Look you think this is easy? You think this is what I wanted? Hell no! I wanted to be able to be able to crawl in a hole some where's and never see another man again but I couldn't. I wish I was never raped and that I could go through a normal relationship again, but I cannot. I cannot even have the man I love hold my hand with out a chill going up my back. I cannot let him kiss me with out feeling like he's wants more and I won't be able to stop him. I can not really be happy for my mother and stepfather who are having a baby because I keep feeling like that's suppose to be me. I cannot pass someone in the hall with out wondering, "Do they know? Or they judging me?" I cannot even look at my self in the mirror any more because I know that I am going to say a weak person who still just wants to crawl into a hole and die. I am sorry if you people do not see that but it is true. I've tried to act strong because I did not want any one to know that I've still got bruises but they're on the inside, or that I cry when ever I am alone. So yes, dad I'm still hurt and now…" She looked around at everyone. "And now everyone knows." She said as she ran out the house crying.
Eli got up. Jake stopped him. "Let her go."
Eli looked at him. "You ran her out of here." He said to Jake.
"I didn't make her this way. I just made her admit what's she has been hiding from all of us. I didn't intend to but I did." Jake said sadly.
"I knew she wasn't well." Eli said. "I knew she was hiding something and I didn't say anything." Eli said also sad.
"Come on." Jake said trying to lead him into the kitchen. "We need to talk." Eli followed him into the kitchen.
Rick turned to Lily. "Are you ok?" He asked.
She just cried softly. "Far from it."
"Jessie, Zoe, Karen…" Rick started to say.
"Come girls how about we go up stairs?" Karen asked.
They nodded and followed her up stairs.