A/N: I want to thank you all for your sweet reviews. I really appreciate them. I'm bummed out about tomorrow night being the last episode of OA. I love the show and I think it's stupid that ABC cancelled it!
Chapter Four - Grace
It was late by the time Zoe got around to telling me about Eli. I was so thankful that he did like me back, although my sister was the one who told me about it. Now, I just had to figure out what to say or do to get his attention that the feeling was truly mutual.
"Grace,"I heard my mom call as she knocked on my door.
"Come in,"I said as I plopped down on my bed.
"Hey, hun. I just remembered that I have to take Jessie to therapy tomorrow, and then go to the parent-teacher conferences, so I wanted to know if you needed to be dropped off anywhere on the way."
"No, Mom,"I said quietly. "I was just going to sleep in and maybe do some reading or writing."
"Oh, okay,"she said looking very concerned. "Grace, do you feel alright?"
"Yeah,"I replied. "I'm just a little tired."
"Okay,"she said as she began to walk away not completely convinced. I knew that she knew I didn't feel like talking. "Oh, Gracie..."
I winced at her calling me 'Gracie'. "Yes?"
"Eli will be here tomorrow, so maybe you two can do something."
I lightened up. "Cool."
She smiled. "Love you, Grace. Goodnight."
I smiled back. "I love you, too, Mom."
She left me in there, and I began to realize that my chance to show Eli how I felt would be occuring tomorrow. That brought a lot of fear and anticipation, but not so much that I couldn't sleep.
I woke up the next morning at around nine o'clock. I knew that everyone else was gone already, except maybe Eli. I searched my closet for the perfect outfit. I settled on a white tank top, navy crocheted duster, and light bell-bottom jeans. I walked downstairs and heard someone in the kitchen. Eli, I thought and my heart skipped a beat. I continued to walk towards the kitchen. I saw him standing at the refrigerator with the orange juice carton up to his mouth in defiance of the 'rules'. He was just standing there drinking orange juice, wearing his wife-beater tank and old jeans, and looking gorgeous. I had to shake myself to keep from drooling all over the place.
"Hi,"I mumbled.
"Huh?"he said as he turned around. "What are you doing here?"
"Day off,"I replied as I grabbed some cereal. I snagged the orange juice carton from his hand. "Let me get some of that."
"Okay,"he said as he got a glass for me. "This might help."
"Thanks,"I said as I took the glass from him. I looked him in the eyes, wondering how to tell him that I was stark-mad in love with him. I couldn't believe how much I craved kissing him and dating him.
"You look so beautiful,"he told me softly as he placed a hand on my cheek.
"Thank you,"I exhaled as he kissed me gently on the lips.
"Grace, I need to tell you something,"he said as he pulled away.
"Yes?"
"I think I'm..."
"Yes?"I said again.
He smiled. "I think I'm in love with you."
"Whoa!"I exhaled. I love you, too, just wouldn't come out even though I felt it. I hope he wasn't too disappointed with me.
Chapter Four - Grace
It was late by the time Zoe got around to telling me about Eli. I was so thankful that he did like me back, although my sister was the one who told me about it. Now, I just had to figure out what to say or do to get his attention that the feeling was truly mutual.
"Grace,"I heard my mom call as she knocked on my door.
"Come in,"I said as I plopped down on my bed.
"Hey, hun. I just remembered that I have to take Jessie to therapy tomorrow, and then go to the parent-teacher conferences, so I wanted to know if you needed to be dropped off anywhere on the way."
"No, Mom,"I said quietly. "I was just going to sleep in and maybe do some reading or writing."
"Oh, okay,"she said looking very concerned. "Grace, do you feel alright?"
"Yeah,"I replied. "I'm just a little tired."
"Okay,"she said as she began to walk away not completely convinced. I knew that she knew I didn't feel like talking. "Oh, Gracie..."
I winced at her calling me 'Gracie'. "Yes?"
"Eli will be here tomorrow, so maybe you two can do something."
I lightened up. "Cool."
She smiled. "Love you, Grace. Goodnight."
I smiled back. "I love you, too, Mom."
She left me in there, and I began to realize that my chance to show Eli how I felt would be occuring tomorrow. That brought a lot of fear and anticipation, but not so much that I couldn't sleep.
I woke up the next morning at around nine o'clock. I knew that everyone else was gone already, except maybe Eli. I searched my closet for the perfect outfit. I settled on a white tank top, navy crocheted duster, and light bell-bottom jeans. I walked downstairs and heard someone in the kitchen. Eli, I thought and my heart skipped a beat. I continued to walk towards the kitchen. I saw him standing at the refrigerator with the orange juice carton up to his mouth in defiance of the 'rules'. He was just standing there drinking orange juice, wearing his wife-beater tank and old jeans, and looking gorgeous. I had to shake myself to keep from drooling all over the place.
"Hi,"I mumbled.
"Huh?"he said as he turned around. "What are you doing here?"
"Day off,"I replied as I grabbed some cereal. I snagged the orange juice carton from his hand. "Let me get some of that."
"Okay,"he said as he got a glass for me. "This might help."
"Thanks,"I said as I took the glass from him. I looked him in the eyes, wondering how to tell him that I was stark-mad in love with him. I couldn't believe how much I craved kissing him and dating him.
"You look so beautiful,"he told me softly as he placed a hand on my cheek.
"Thank you,"I exhaled as he kissed me gently on the lips.
"Grace, I need to tell you something,"he said as he pulled away.
"Yes?"
"I think I'm..."
"Yes?"I said again.
He smiled. "I think I'm in love with you."
"Whoa!"I exhaled. I love you, too, just wouldn't come out even though I felt it. I hope he wasn't too disappointed with me.