Title: A Chance at happiness 72/?
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) Hey I'm sorry I didn't send anything out on Friday, It's just I started my finals on Thursday so it's a little hard to post them. But I'm still trying.
"Can I take the seat next to you?" Rick asked as he came over.
"Why not? I have nothing better to do then talk to you." Sam said sadly.
"So I hear you having a baby." Rick said sitting down.
"Yep." Sam said.
"I hear you proposed to Judy."
"Yep."
"Are you going to explain any of this to me or just sit there saying just yep?" Rick asked annoyed.
"Do I have a choice?"
"Well you're a grown man so you get to decide but you're also one of my good friends and I like to think that you'd want to talk about this."
"I do, I just I don't really known what to say."
"Do you really want to marry Judy?"
"Yes, I know that much I do want to marry her."
"Ok that's a start and what do you think about having a baby?"
"Another child, I can barely handle Jamie neither less another child but I'm going to have one and there's nothing I can do about it."
"Is the child, why you're proposing?"
"I don't know Rick, I really don't know."
Rick laughed. "I understand, I don't know why but I understand."
"You know it's really small in here?" Eli said as they entered the playhouse.
"I know and no one will ever look for us here, plus it's kind of cozy." Grace said smiling.
"So we're hiding out like fugitives now?" Eli asked.
"Well yes we're hiding out but no we're not fugitives."
"I never once guessed that we were. So, what are we doing in here? Are you finally ready to tell me?"
"Are you finally ready to listen to me?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It's means that you haven't seriously been listening to me since we found your mother."
"Grace… I really don't want to talk about my mother."
"See there you just proved my point, you're not listening to me."
"I'm sorry, now what do you want to say?"
"I want you to really talk to me, E. I've opened my heart to you so many times and you have done it for me too but Eli I've always felt like there was something you're hiding and I don't like it."
"That something meaning my mother?"
"That something that seems to go deeper into your heart when your mother is around."
"So how do I start bringing it out?"
"By talking about it, I mean it's a start."
"Ok on one condition."
"And what's that?"
"You give me some food and something to drink."
"Judy, how about you sit down." Lily said as they took the two seats that her and Rick has been sitting in.
"Lily, I don't know what to do. I want to marry him but I am not sure he really wants to marry. What if he is just asking because I'm pregnant?" Judy asked crying.
"I am sure that is not what is happening, sweetie" Lily said trying to comfort her.
"How do you know? I mean come on this is Sam we're talking about, not a saint or anything." Judy said.
"Well if he is doing this because you're pregnant then you kind of put you self in this position."
"What? I can't believe you'd say to me." Judy said shocked.
"Well what do you expect me to say, Judy. You became pregnant before either of you were married and now you're shocked he's proposing?" Lily said.
"Oh don't act so high and mighty, Lily. Because I remember a time not so long ago when you thought you were pregnant with Rick's child and you two weren't married." Judy said mad.
"That's was different."
"How was that different? You and Rick were not married. Either or Sam and I." Judy pointed out.
"Ok I guess you're right, I just… I can't believe you're in this position." Lily said.
"Neither can I, Lily, I just don't know what to do." Judy said crying.
Lily held her. "It's all right sweetie, It'll all be all right."
"Come here, Jamie." Jessie said as she tried to get near him.
"You know I'm not that stupid." Jamie said hiding behind Zoe.
"Jamie, I promise I won't hurt you." Jessie said lying.
"Ok even I don't believe that." Zoe said to Jessie.
"I'll help." Katie said as she went around the other said of Zoe.
"Back away from us by the count of three or I'm going to scream." Zoe said.
"You're not serious." Jessie said as she took a step forward.
"1…"
"She can't be serious can she?" Katie asked.
"2…"
"I think she is serious." Jamie said.
"3… Mom!" Zoe screamed.
"I told she was serious." Jamie said smiling.
"Hey hand me some of that orange juice please." Eli said reaching over Grace.
"Wait give me a second and I'll get it." Grace said as she put some butter on the bread.
"But I'm thirsty." Eli said and tried to reach over her again.
"Eli, watch out…" She said but it was too late he had spilled the orange juice on her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." He said trying not to laugh.
She rung out her shirt. "This is not funny." She said through clenched teeth.
He burst out laughing. "You know what I beg to differ. This is very funny."
"Oh you think this is funny?"
He nodded.
"Well let's see how funny you think it is now." She said taking the butter and smearing it on his face.
"Ok, that's…" He took some of it off his face. "Not funny."
She laughed. "Yes it is. It defiantly is."
"Oh well let's just see about that." Eli said taking the orange juice and poured the rest of it on her head.
"Ok this is war." She said as she went after him.
"What's going on out there?" Karen asked Henry as she heard some screaming.
"Ignore it, please ignore it." Henry pleaded.
"No, I want to know what's going on." Karen said.
"If I promise to go and find out will you promise me to get some sleep?" Henry asked.
"Yes I promise." Karen said smiling.
"Ok I will be right back. Don't go any where's."
"Like I have much of a choice."
"Great you know what we have to go take a shower now." Grace said smiling as she tried to get some bread out of her hair.
"Here let me help you." He said as he tried to get some bread out of the back of her hair.
"Do you think we can sneak into my apartment with out my grandmother seeing us?" Grace asked.
"Sure but there's a problem."
"What?"
"I have no clothes here."
"Right, well we will stop by your mother's on the way home. Come on." She said dragging him out of the playhouse.
"What in the hell is going on in here?" Jake asked mad as he came down the hall followed by Tiffany where the kids where.
"She did it!" Zoe said pointing at Jessie.
"I don't think so. He did it." Jessie said pointing at Jamie.
"They started it!" Jamie said pointing at both Jessie and Katie.
"Shut up! I do not care who started it. I just want it stopped." Jake said still made.
"What's all this noise about?" Sam asked as he came down the hall followed by Rick.
"That's what I'd like to know." Rick said.
"She did it!" Zoe said pointing at Jessie.
"I don't think so. He did it." Jessie said pointing at Jamie.
"They started it!" Jamie said pointing at both Jessie and Katie.
"Not again!" Jake said annoyed.
"What's going on here?" Lily said as her and Judy came around the hall.
"Don't answer that!" Jake said to everyone. "I don't want to here it!"
Lily looked at him as if he was crazy.
"I'll give you the summary, Zoe says Jessie did it, Jessie says Jamie did it and Jamie says Jessie and Katie did it." Jake said sitting down.
"You come with me." Lily said pointing to Zoe.
"You're in trouble." Jessie whispered to her.
"You come too." Rick said to her.
"Now who's in trouble." Jamie said.
"Jamie!" Sam said.
Katie just laughed.
"Look there's Eli and Grace." Zoe said trying to get the attention off her self.
"Where have you been?" Zoe asked before her mother could say anything.
"It's none of your business." Grace said.
"But it is mine." Lily said smiling.
"Mine too." Rick said looking at Eli.
"Follow us." Jesse said smiling at Eli.
"Come with us." Zoe said smiling at Grace.
"So how's she doing?" Judy asked Henry.
"Ok, I guess." Henry said.
"You didn't tell her about how serious this was did you?" Tiffany asked.
"Why would you think that?" Henry asked.
"Because Karen would be freaking out if you had told her how serious her injury was." Judy said.
"Ok, so I didn't tell her. Is that such a bad thing?" Henry asked.
"I guess not but it depends on why you didn't tell her." Tiffany said.
"Well it's kind of a selfish reason." Henry started to say.
"You felt guilty?" Judy asked.
"Is it that obvious?" Henry asked sadly.
"No, it's just well I know I would feel that way if I was in your place." Tiffany said.
"So would I." Judy said.
"Great, so I'm suppose to feel this guilty. Thanks for telling me." Henry said sarcastically.
"We didn't mean to we were just saying we understand if you do." Tiffany said.
"Exactly." Judy said.
"So what is your excuse?" Lily asked Grace.
"We needed to get away." Grace said.
"Why do I have the sudden urge for bread and orange juice?" Jake asked.
"And butter, don't forget the butter." Zoe said.
"Be quiet you two." Lily said and then turned back to Grace. "And you didn't think to tell us you were leaving?"
"The thought crossed my mind but I just forgot sorry." Grace said. "Stop it." Grace said to Zoe who was sniffing her.
"Zoe, please." Lily pleaded. "But Grace remember the rules we set…"
"Yes we aren't suppose to be alone…"
"And you're suppose to tell us when you two go some where's." Lily said.
"But as I've already pointed out to you, we sleep together so that whole us not be alone together is kind of pointless." Grace said.
"And as I've already pointed out to you, I don't care." Lily said.
"You made rules?" Jake asked smiling.
"It is you! You're the one that smells like orange juice, bread and butter." Zoe said to Grace happily.
"What exactly did the two of you do?" Jake asked confused.
"What happened?" Sam asked Jamie.
"We were having some fun." Jamie said smiling.
"Good to know, now how about giving me a little bit more of an explanation."
"Well Jessie and Katie just didn't take our fun that well and decided to attack us."
"I'm not stupid Jamie, now please tell me what happened." Sam said exhausted.
"On one condition and that is that you tell me what's wrong with you."
"So what were the two of you doing?" Rick asked.
"Eating…" Eli started to say.
"Bread and butter." Jessie stated.
"How do you know that?" Rick asked confused.
"He smells like that and oranges?" Jessie asked Eli.
"We drank some orange juice." Eli stated.
"So why exactly do you smell like the food and drink you had?" Rick asked.
"We kind of go into a food fight." Eli said smiling.
"And you didn't think to take a shower?" Rick asked.
"Oh we did but it's kind of hard to get the smell off." Eli said.
"Separately right?" Jessie asked.
"Jessie!" Rick said shocked.
"Yes, separately, you nosy brat." Eli said smiling at Jessie.
"I'm not a nosy brat." Jessie said defensively.
"Let me prove it to you." Eli said as he went over to her to start tickling her.
"I don't think so." Rick said who was sitting between them. "First I want to know why you ignored the rules."
"I told you I was going to break them." Eli said smiling.
"But this quickly? Come on E, you could have taken at least a week or so before you broke them." Rick said pleading.
"So you're not mad I broke them?" Eli asked.
"Remember me, I never really agreed with them to begin with but …"
"You're going to enforce them for me." Lily said walking up.
"Exactly." He said getting up and walking over to her.
"Ok, well this is what we've decided. Eli is going to take them to school and on their way home they will pick up bread, butter and orange juice and then clean the play house." Lily said.
"You forgot something." Grace pointed out.
"And then I'm taking Grace, Jessie and Katie shopping for dresses and we're going to go to anther appointment." Lily said.
"Sounds good to me." Rick said.