Chapter 3
(I know a lot of you complained about Mr.Dimitree in the story. I think that relationship is very special because Grace and Mr.Dimitree truly love eachother… They are soul mates. Don't worry! I will include a lot of Eli too! There will be temptation, love, jealousy, secrets, and all the juicy stuff! You'll love it, even if you don't love Mr.Dimitree! Oh, e-mail me with all the suggestions you have! IrishGirl98@aol.com! Thanks!)
"Lily?" Rick called.
"I'm in the kitchen!" Lily called back.
"Hey honey," He said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"What was Jake here for yesterday?"
"He wanted to talk to me," Rick said proudly, "About guy stuff."
"Oh about guy stuff, huh?"
"Yes…" Rick said, as he suspiciously stared at Lily. They stood around in silence for about a minute…
Lily: Oh, come on…
"Tell me!" Lily broke the silence, "Please!"
"No Lily, it's private. You'll find out soon," Rick almost laughed to see Lily plead, "Do you really want to ruin the surprise?"
"Yes!"
"You are impossible, you know that?" Rick teased.
Grace sat in her room reading. It was a very good book actually. Grace couldn't put it down for the past week, but today she couldn't stand reading it. Was Mr.Dimitree really in love with her? Why had he almost kissed her? Was he jealous of Eli? These questions stayed in her head all day. She loved Mr.Dimitree's insight, his charm, his brilliance. She had to get her mind off him. She hated being in love with him, but she loved it too.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Mr.Dimitree's book on the floor. She hoped no one had seen it, especially Jessie. She got up from the bed and slowly walked over to where the book laid. She picked it up, and opened it to where she left off. His poems were so beautiful, a couple of them made her cry.
"Alright, for homework read chapter eight in your books," Mr.Dimitree said to the class on Monday.
"Um, Mr.Dimitree? What time is tonight Gay/Strait meeting?" asked Anna.
"Oh, yes… Everyone! Tonight the Gay/Strait will be held at seven-thirty! This is a very important meeting, please come," He said to the class.
Everyone gathered their books as the bell rang. As they walked out of the room, Grace walked over to Mr.Dimitrees desk.
"Um," Grace said as Mr.Dimitree organized his books, "I have a couple of ideas for the theme of the dance. I was thinking it would be really cool-"
"We will have plenty of time to discuss that at tonights meeting. So right now, go to your locker and get your books together, and go home and get ready and I will see you tonight, okay?" Mr.Dimitree smiled.
"Yeah, but-"
"Go on… Get out of my classroom… Shoo," He joked.
"Alright…" She rolled her eyes and started to walk out of the classroom. Mr.Dimitree stopped her…
"Wait. I suppose you need a ride home, or something?"
"No, I can just… walk."
"No…" Mr.Dimitree walked toward her, "I insist."
"Well, if you insist," She smiled.
"Okay, let's go," He put his hand on her shoulder.
"Lets," she said softly.
Grace sat on the couch in her house. It was two hours before the meeting, and she was all ready to go. Eli stole the spot next to her. Grace didn't even realize that he had until he said something.
"So… Anything new with you lately?" He asked.
"Hmm? Oh, no not really," She shook her head.
"Oh. Uh, I have a question."
"Okay."
Eli couldn't bring Mr.Dimitree up… It wasn't any of his business. But what was going on with them?
"Jessie told me that there is this rumor in school… About you and the Dimitree guy."
"Really? Well, it isn't a rumor," Grace blurted out.
"What?" Eli was outraged. She was dating this 40 year old teacher?
"Oh God… Did I just say that?"
"Yes, you did."
"Say what?" Zoe and Jessie entered the room. Zoe sat in between Grace and Eli, and Jessie sat on the floor in front of them.
"Nothing," Eli got up and stormed out of the room.
"What's his problem?" Zoe asked as she turned on the TV.
"That's none of your business…" Grace crossed her arms.
There was a loud knocking on the door.
"Just a second!" Lily walked down the stairs and opened the door.
"Hey Lil," Jake stood outside with Tiffany and the baby.
"Well hello! And who do we have here?" Lily cooed at the baby Tiffany held in her arms.
"I have a very important announcement to make! Everyone, come here please!" Jake and Tiffany walked into the house, and Jake yelled so everyone could hear him.
"Hey Lily," Tiffany handed the baby to Jake and gave Lily a big hug.
Everyone walked into the kitchen, including Rick, who had a smile on his face because he knew what the announcement was about. Rick hadn't told Lily about the announcement. Jake wanted to be the first to tell them.
"Alright, is everyone here?" Jake asked.
"Eli!" Lily called as soon as she noticed he wasn't there.
"Huh?" Eli walked into the kitchen, "Oh… Am I in trouble?" Eli asked as he saw everyone standing there looking at him.
"Eli, just get over here," Rick rolled his eyes.
"Okay everyone, listen up!" Jake called.
Lily: Tell us!
"I want you to meet," Jake put his arm around Tiffany's shoulder. "My new bride."
Lily stood there, shocked. She grabbed Rick's hand for support, so she wouldn't pass out. All the noise in the room faded, and she stood there with her mouth wide open.
"Lilly? Honey?" Rick shook her lightly.
"Mom?" Zoe tilted her head.
Lily made a little sound that sounded like a squirrel. All of a sudden she closed her mouth, and she stood up strait.
"Wow!" She smiled.
(I know a lot of you complained about Mr.Dimitree in the story. I think that relationship is very special because Grace and Mr.Dimitree truly love eachother… They are soul mates. Don't worry! I will include a lot of Eli too! There will be temptation, love, jealousy, secrets, and all the juicy stuff! You'll love it, even if you don't love Mr.Dimitree! Oh, e-mail me with all the suggestions you have! IrishGirl98@aol.com! Thanks!)
"Lily?" Rick called.
"I'm in the kitchen!" Lily called back.
"Hey honey," He said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"What was Jake here for yesterday?"
"He wanted to talk to me," Rick said proudly, "About guy stuff."
"Oh about guy stuff, huh?"
"Yes…" Rick said, as he suspiciously stared at Lily. They stood around in silence for about a minute…
Lily: Oh, come on…
"Tell me!" Lily broke the silence, "Please!"
"No Lily, it's private. You'll find out soon," Rick almost laughed to see Lily plead, "Do you really want to ruin the surprise?"
"Yes!"
"You are impossible, you know that?" Rick teased.
Grace sat in her room reading. It was a very good book actually. Grace couldn't put it down for the past week, but today she couldn't stand reading it. Was Mr.Dimitree really in love with her? Why had he almost kissed her? Was he jealous of Eli? These questions stayed in her head all day. She loved Mr.Dimitree's insight, his charm, his brilliance. She had to get her mind off him. She hated being in love with him, but she loved it too.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Mr.Dimitree's book on the floor. She hoped no one had seen it, especially Jessie. She got up from the bed and slowly walked over to where the book laid. She picked it up, and opened it to where she left off. His poems were so beautiful, a couple of them made her cry.
"Alright, for homework read chapter eight in your books," Mr.Dimitree said to the class on Monday.
"Um, Mr.Dimitree? What time is tonight Gay/Strait meeting?" asked Anna.
"Oh, yes… Everyone! Tonight the Gay/Strait will be held at seven-thirty! This is a very important meeting, please come," He said to the class.
Everyone gathered their books as the bell rang. As they walked out of the room, Grace walked over to Mr.Dimitrees desk.
"Um," Grace said as Mr.Dimitree organized his books, "I have a couple of ideas for the theme of the dance. I was thinking it would be really cool-"
"We will have plenty of time to discuss that at tonights meeting. So right now, go to your locker and get your books together, and go home and get ready and I will see you tonight, okay?" Mr.Dimitree smiled.
"Yeah, but-"
"Go on… Get out of my classroom… Shoo," He joked.
"Alright…" She rolled her eyes and started to walk out of the classroom. Mr.Dimitree stopped her…
"Wait. I suppose you need a ride home, or something?"
"No, I can just… walk."
"No…" Mr.Dimitree walked toward her, "I insist."
"Well, if you insist," She smiled.
"Okay, let's go," He put his hand on her shoulder.
"Lets," she said softly.
Grace sat on the couch in her house. It was two hours before the meeting, and she was all ready to go. Eli stole the spot next to her. Grace didn't even realize that he had until he said something.
"So… Anything new with you lately?" He asked.
"Hmm? Oh, no not really," She shook her head.
"Oh. Uh, I have a question."
"Okay."
Eli couldn't bring Mr.Dimitree up… It wasn't any of his business. But what was going on with them?
"Jessie told me that there is this rumor in school… About you and the Dimitree guy."
"Really? Well, it isn't a rumor," Grace blurted out.
"What?" Eli was outraged. She was dating this 40 year old teacher?
"Oh God… Did I just say that?"
"Yes, you did."
"Say what?" Zoe and Jessie entered the room. Zoe sat in between Grace and Eli, and Jessie sat on the floor in front of them.
"Nothing," Eli got up and stormed out of the room.
"What's his problem?" Zoe asked as she turned on the TV.
"That's none of your business…" Grace crossed her arms.
There was a loud knocking on the door.
"Just a second!" Lily walked down the stairs and opened the door.
"Hey Lil," Jake stood outside with Tiffany and the baby.
"Well hello! And who do we have here?" Lily cooed at the baby Tiffany held in her arms.
"I have a very important announcement to make! Everyone, come here please!" Jake and Tiffany walked into the house, and Jake yelled so everyone could hear him.
"Hey Lily," Tiffany handed the baby to Jake and gave Lily a big hug.
Everyone walked into the kitchen, including Rick, who had a smile on his face because he knew what the announcement was about. Rick hadn't told Lily about the announcement. Jake wanted to be the first to tell them.
"Alright, is everyone here?" Jake asked.
"Eli!" Lily called as soon as she noticed he wasn't there.
"Huh?" Eli walked into the kitchen, "Oh… Am I in trouble?" Eli asked as he saw everyone standing there looking at him.
"Eli, just get over here," Rick rolled his eyes.
"Okay everyone, listen up!" Jake called.
Lily: Tell us!
"I want you to meet," Jake put his arm around Tiffany's shoulder. "My new bride."
Lily stood there, shocked. She grabbed Rick's hand for support, so she wouldn't pass out. All the noise in the room faded, and she stood there with her mouth wide open.
"Lilly? Honey?" Rick shook her lightly.
"Mom?" Zoe tilted her head.
Lily made a little sound that sounded like a squirrel. All of a sudden she closed her mouth, and she stood up strait.
"Wow!" She smiled.