1 End of the day, school

Grace opened her locker and took out the books she needed. While closing the locker she caught sandy out of the corner of her eye.

"Grace!" She screamed as she ran towards her friend.

~ Oh God! She's going to interrogate me about Eli.

Grace knew exactly what was coming and she didn't want it. She had tried to avoid Sandy all day. That was close to impossible, but she had managed to duck out of Sandy's way all day. Now she was trapped with all the kids trying to get outside.

"Grace I've been looking for you all day. Let me guess, you've been avoiding me." Sandy knew grace well too and she knew that Grace didn't want to talk about it. But Sandy was interested in knowing if Eli was a good kisser or not. Probably was.

"Sandy, I haven't been avoiding you. I've just been very busy. Okay maybe just a little."

"Come on Grace, let's go. I'm going home with you. You of all people should know that no one can avoid me forever. Now let's go."

They walked outside smiling and squinting at the sun's bright rays. Grace looked for her mom. That's when she saw him.

"Come on there he is." Grace tugged on her friend's shoulder.

"Ooh! He came to pick you up." Sandy said, sounding like a little girl.

"He's picking Jessie up too you know."

"Yeah, but he doesn't love Jessie like he LOVES you. She's his sister."

They got to the car and Eli looked at Grace a little disappointed. Grace noticed this and said "Eli, Sandy is coming home with us. Don't look so disappointed. It's not like our day is ruined."

"So then when could we get together?"

"Hey Eli, you can kiss and make out with her later. I just want 2 hours of her time."

Just as Sandy said this Jessie opened the car door.

"What are you guys talking about?" Jessie asked suspiciously. She still remembered the look Eli had given Grace last night.

"Oh, Eli wanted me to come to his room for a make out session." Sandy answered Jessie's question. At this Grace and Eli held in a laugh.

"You and Eli are together?" Jessie asked not believing a word of it. She looked from Eli to Sandy and finally to Grace, waiting for an answer.

"I call it friends with benefits. It's nothing official. I just like to kiss him from time to time." Sandy said smiling widely.

"Eli is this true?"

"Um… Yeah but there's no need to tell anyone else. Now if everyone else is ready were going home."

As he was driving off Eli looked at Grace and they shared a look. They just kind of smiled to each other. He then turned on the radio to keep things quiet between the girls.