Title: A Chance at happiness 65/?
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) (oh and I'm keeping Miriam and Aaron together)
"Welcome Mrs. Sammler." Faith said as she let Karen and Henry into the office. "And….?" She asked.
"Oh I'm sorry this is my boyfriend Henry, I brought him because I'm having a little trouble driving with a cane." Karen said and her and Henry sat down.
"That's right Eli mentioned you were hit by a car." Faith said as she sat down. "Ok well start off I'd like to tell you that I'm very glad to see that you were so supportive of Eli and Grace. They obviously trusted you a lot to let you be the first one to know." Faith said.
"Oh that's not really what happened…." Karen started to say.
"Ok Karen, how about you tell me what happened." Faith said as she put her folder down.
"Grace, what happened?" Eli asked as she got the house.
"It was all my fault. I know it was all my fault." She said crying.
"Grace, what was all your fault?" Eli asked.
"What happened to Joey, if I had just told my parents to bring him to court…" Grace started to say.
"Joey was the girl who Dimitri tried to rape?" Eli asked.
"Yes, and now she's in the hospital and it's all my fault." Grace said still crying.
"Did she tell that? Because Grace if she did she was lying. There is no way this is your fault." Eli said looking her in the eyes.
"No, she's in the hospital. I already told you that." Grace said annoyed.
"Then who said that?" He asked.
"Jen, Jackie, Jason, Jan and the whole group. Their all Joey's friends." Grace said.
Eli let out a small laugh. "You're listening to a group of people who have start with the letter J. You have to see how ridicules this is."
"Actually I don't and I don't appreciate you laughing about this." She said trying to be mad.
"I'm sorry. Look would it help any if we go and see Joey?" Eli asked.
"What good would that do?" Grace asked.
"You can hear straight from Joey that she doesn't blame you. Come put on your seatbelt we're going." He said as he started driving again.
"Mr. Sammler, Mrs. Sammler, please come in." Faith said as she opened the door.
Lily and Rick walked in and took the two chairs across from Faith.
"Ok, first thank you for fitting me into your busy schedule. I'm glad to see that the two of you see how important this is for Grace and your whole extended family." She said sitting down.
"Well we'd want to be as much help as we can to Grace's recovery." Lily said smiling.
"Of course, now I'd like to start with asking the two of you what you think of Grace and Eli's new relationship and our course the rape." Faith said as she put her folder down.
"Well we're learning to accept the relationship, we think it's in Grace's best interest to make things as least complicated and stressful as possible." Lily said.
"So you wouldn't be this accepting had Grace not been raped?" Faith asked questionably.
"That's now what she mean she just meant that…." Rick started to say.
"Mean what exactly that Grace deserves special treatment or something?" Faith asked.
"Tad, have you seen Jessie?" Katie asked as she walked over to him.
Tad smiled. "Your girlfriend is in the Spanish classroom." He said and started to walk off.
Katie headed to the classroom. She opened the door and saw Jessie sitting in one of the desk crying, the lights were off. Katie went over to her, "Honey, are you ok?"
"I hurt him so much. He doesn't deserve that." Jessie said through tears.
"Tad, is going to be fine but I'm really worried about you. Are you going to be ok?" Katie asked stroking her hand.
"Katie, I saw the pain in his eyes, the pain that I put there. I felt horrible." Jessie said.
Katie smiled. "You care to much. Jessie, you did what you had to do."
"But I wish I could of done with out hurting him." Jessie said.
"But you couldn't. Jessie, you definitely did what had to be done. You should not feel bad about this. You do not deserve this." Katie said.
"But neither does he." Jessie said. "You this isn't fair. Love shouldn't cause so much pain." Jessie said sadly.
"I know but if I have anything to do with it won't cause you any more pain." Katie said holding Jessie.
"Mr. Manning, Tiffany and this must be Maddie." Faith said smiling.
Tiffany smiled. "Yes this is Maddie. Is it ok that I brought her? I could not find anyone to watch her."
"No, that's perfectly fine. Please sit." Faith said as she sat down.
Tiffany, Jake and Maddie sat down.
"Ok, I'll start off by saying that I'm glad to see that both of you can come. I think we have a lot to discuss here. I'd like to hear from both of you what you think we need to be covered in these meetings that can help Grace get through this horrible time." Faith said who was starting to notice that separation between Jake and Tiffany.
"Well I think we need to discuss Jake's anger he is feeling and the way he handles it." Tiffany said.
"I think we need to discuss the fact that Grace doesn't seem to have anyone in life other than Eli to talk to." Jake said.
"Ok, well then let's start this…." Faith said a little hesitantly.
"Grace, you might want to actually go into the room." Eli suggested.
"I'm going to go, I just well…." Grace said a little nervous.
"Ok, first I don't believe that you really are going to go in that room and second I think you need to go in that room are you are always going to believe that you are to blame for what happened to Joey." Eli said seriously.
Grace knocked on the door and then opened and whispered to him. "See I was actually going to go in here. You don't know anything."
Eli just followed her in smiling.
"Joey?" Grace asked as she came near the bed.
Joey shocked turned off the TV. "Grace?" She asked.
"Yes, how are you?" she asked.
"I'm ok." Then she saw Eli. "Eli…. Sammler?" she asked smiling.
Eli tried to see if he remembered her. "Um… I know you?"
"You knew my sister, she was in your grade but forget it. The two of you are stepbrother and sister are right?" She asked.
"No, well yeah we're also dating but yeah." Grace said quietly. "So Joey are you sure you ok? I'm so sorry if I had…"
Joey put her hand up. "Don't, you didn't do anything wrong. This was not you are fault and I'm not near as bad I look. I just have a lot of buries but Dimitri has a whole lot more." Joey said smiling.
Grace smiled back. "I wish I could say the same but sadly enough he got off with out a single scratch on him."
"I know I heard. So um… are you ok? You know I'm sorry for telling everyone about the whole pregnancy thing." Joey said sadly.
"So you're who Riley told. But hey forget about it, that's in the past. I just want to make sure that you are ok." Grace said.
"Well I don't know you forgetting about it so quickly but thank you. And Grace, there is something you can do." Joey said.
"Sure anything. What?" Grace asked.
"I got a lawyer to take my case and I need your help to get Dimitri." Joey said.
"Sure, I guess." Grace said a little hesitant.
"Well Mrs. Sammler, there really isn't much for me to advice but I would like to continue this. I think the best thing you can do is just be very supportive of Eli and what he doing for Grace." Faith said getting up.
"Well this really wasn't that bad. At least not as bad as I thought it was going to be." Karen said smiling.
"Well I hate to think what you thought it was going to be like." Faith also said smiling.
"You wouldn't like it." Henry said smiling.
"Ignore him, please." Karen said as she started to leave.
Judy wiped her mouth with a washcloth and sank down the floor. She most be sick. She thought. She could be pregnant. No, I cannot be. She told her self. But the thought stuck in her mind. She didn't want to think about. She got up and walked into the kitchen to get something to drink. She almost grabbed a coke but put it back down. She decided she need to make an appointment and soon.
"Well Mr. and Mrs. Sammler, I think we're done here." Faith said getting up. "I just advice that you don't try to treat Grace any differently then you normally would. She does not want that, she just wants to know that both of you are going to be there for her and that's she going to be ok.. And I'd like to see the two of you again."
"We'll do out best." Lily said as her Rick got up.
"Oh and I hope you're pregnancy goes through with out complications." Faith said.
"Thank you." Rick said as they started to leave.
"Ok, Mr. Manning, Tiffany we're done here. I would like to see both of you again though I'd like it be separately. Is that ok?" She asked.
"That's probably a really good idea." Tiffany said getting up.
"A really good idea." Jake said as they started to leave.