Author's note: Hello everyone!!!! It's true! I finally updated the story.
It took me so long because I wasn't feeling that much inspired. The
inspiration is coming back to slowly. That's why I say this chapter is only
a coming back. You know, the thing is that, I need too what you guys really
think of it. Your comments are my inspiration. So it means that the more
you review the sooner I'll have the next chapter posted. I hope you guys
enjoy this one.
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Since Eli and Grace had given into each other, they felt like the time was standing still. The hours flew away with the wind as they remained within each other's embrace. ., their kisses lingered, their caresses were silken and powerful. . She was his home and he was the only reason she ever needed to be alive. he made her feel like she was living for the very first time. It was true, they belonged to one another and right then there were no fear crossing their minds, no memory of parents, no recall of what people called *right and wrong*. It was only them and their forbidden love. It was surely the most incredible, the most beautiful and exciting day that both, Eli and Grace had ever experienced and inside their hearts they know that it was only the beginning.
The night had come and they were sitting on the front porch's floor; Eli was with his back to the wall and Grace was placed between his legs, no words were being uttered. Eli only let himself drown in the sweet scent of her soft hair and Grace felt safer than ever every time Eli's strong hands smoothed her skin.
"Grace?", Eli gently hummed in her ear.
"Um?", she barely replied widely smiling then sluggishly looking up at him. Eli took a time before saying something back, he just deeply locked his eyes with hers, "What?!!", she snorted a laugh, slightly blushing.
"You're beautiful!!", he exclaimed lowly and she slowly turned red.
"Stop it!"
"It's true!", he retorted, exhaling.
"Eli?", Grace murmured after a pause, sounding more serious.
"What?", Eli loosen his arms and turned so they were face to face, "What, Grace?", Grace didn't say anything, she just kept moving her mouth then awkwardly bit her bottom lip until Eli realized what was on her mind.
"Grace, please. let's not talk about that, not now."
"But then when?", she reasoned, knowing that it was time to get back and face reality. "Eli, we're leaving tomorrow. And I'm terrified of what might happen when my mom and your dad get here. I just don't know what to think or do. It's just that I-"
"Why are you so responsible, Grace?", Eli interrupted her, his tone was a bit sarcastic. Grace made a confused face and he went on. "They're going to pick us up by eight at night. It means that we still have this night and the almost the whole tomorrow to not think about these things."
"I know, it's just that, I mean-", she shook her head confusingly.
"I am terrified too.", Eli cupped her face with his hands, "And the truth is that our future is unsure the only thing that we have for real is here and now, let's not space it.", Eli finished as the side of his mouth kicked up a little. Grace sighed and saw honesty in his eyes, she looked around and he was right, they had no time to think of *silly* things. they had to live that moment intensely. Eli slowly began to lean in and his lips brushed hers again, Grace felt peace at every time he kissed her. She pulled back then returned to kiss him but this time she did it with all of the strength and passion that was in her body, Eli only gladly accepted and made the touches and kisses grow. He caressed her back as she ran her fingers through his hair. Their minds were racing their heart pounding while their tongues were joined in the sweetest battle ever known...
* * *
The didn't sleep that night, they didn't want to waste the few hours that they had to be together without having to watch their backs. In the first hours of the morning they packed and made the cabin look like a livable place then used the next five hours to do what had become their favorite addiction., make out hardly. Kisses everywhere, bodies burning, souls being consumed by the power of passion. Eli and Grace did what they could to make every single hour of that day be unforgettable, they lived it as it was the last day of their lives.
The sun was abut to go down when they finally sat to have the talk that the day before they had avoided.
"Okay. ", Eli said, looking at he floor.
"Say something.", Grace pleaded in a hearty voice.
"You know what we have to do, Grace. ", Eli con firmed what she already knew but hope that some miracle would happen.
"I don't know if I can hide this.", she hummed as a tear rolled down her cheek. "I don't know if I want to hide this. You know for how long I waited for this to happen?"
"Grace, please. it's the only way.", he reasoned this time, "If we want to be together we have to hide it from the entire family. Nobody, absolutely nobody can know about this. about us. At least, not now."
"I know, I know.", she hummed and he stepped closer to her then wiped the tear out. She sighed and he held her in his arms. "Why does it have to be so hard?"
"I don't know.", he lowly replied, pulling away. Checking out his watch, he said, "Listen, we're going to figure out a way to be together. . In the house, out of the house, anywhere. It doesn't matter. . We're gonna make it."
Grace gazed into his eyes, snorting. She smiled then said, "So, I guess it's time for us to put on our masks and wait for them to come. Right?"
"Right!", Eli exclaimed with a single nod. "but we can't be too friendly to each other or they'll suspicious."
"You got it!"
* * *
Before eight p.m , Lily and Rick got to the cabin. Rick pulled over and as they jumped out the car, they first caught sight of Eli; he was sitting on the porch, playing his guitar.
"Eli!", Lily loudly exclaimed, rushing to hug him.
"Hi, Lily!", Eli calmly returned the greeting and the hug then hugged his father too. "Hi, dad!"
"Hey, E!", Rick only muttered, hugging his son back.
"Um, where's grace?", Lily impatiently asked and Eli pointed to the cabin in response to her question. Lily quickly opened the door and found Grace crashed on the couch, reading.
"Mom!", grace popped up, putting the book down then hurried to give her mother a big hug.
"Oh! I missed you so!", Lily squeezed her daughter as tight as she could.
"I missed you too.", Grace smiled then greeted Rick, as him and Eli walked into the cabin. "Hello, Rick!"
"Hi, Grace!", Rick smiled back. A concerned and curious look crossed Rick's and Lily's faces as they four stood there.
"So, how was your trip?", Eli spoke before the air was filled with silence.
"Was great. The trip was. great!", Lily awkwardly stumbled.
"Cool!"
"So. did you guys enjoyed here?", Lily trailed and Eli held back a grin that had threatened to arise on his face because he knew what he parents were dying to know but for some reason were afraid to ask. Grace got the message too so she slightly bit her lips as she glanced over Eli. Lily and Rick were still waiting for the kids to say something. lily looked at her daughter and tried again, "You didn't like here? I mean-"
"Everything is alright, mom.", Grace interrupted Lily.
"Alright, alright? Or.", Rick insinuated and Eli jumped back in.
"You guys wanna know if we fought, right?", Eli took the words out of his father's mouth and Rick and Lily nodded. "We did have an only one fight."
The look on the parents' faces were confused now, so Grace explained, "But don't worry! There were no physical harms just verbal. But after that we talked and realized we were being silly, childish, selfish and-"
"- stubborn!", Eli cut her, adding.
"That too!", Grace nodded, jokingly.
"But now everything is okay again.", Eli finished with no more detailed explanation.
"What does that mean, exactly?", Lily frowned, feeling that they were not telling them the entire truth.
"It means we're friends again.", Grace eased her mother's concern and they all smiled widely.
"So. um. I guess. um. Let's go home!!", Rick stated with a jokingly tone. Eli and Grace grabbed their bags that were already in the living room and as Rick locked the cabin, they both glanced around the place for the last time and in that split moment, all the memories of what they had lived there passed their minds. they smiled and taking a deep breath entered the car. Rick checked if everything was alright then started the card and drove off.
* * *
During the way back home, Eli and Grace didn't talk much. All they did was exchange glances and hold hands every time they were sure that the parents weren't paying attention...
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At Lily's, Judy was trying to make conversation with Jessie and Zoe but with no much success...
"I don't believe that you had no fun there in Brasil!", Judy made a funny face and Zoe exaggeratedly nodded a * no *.
"Well, I had fun there. Actually, I can't remember the last time I had that much fun.", Jessie happily stated, pouring a glass of milk.
"Of course, you did. Katie was with you but I, I was all alone.", Zoe disputed in annoyance.
"Oh! That's why you're so-", Judy was about to mock her niece but she was cut by the sound of the front door being opened. Judy stood up and went to check out who was there and when she set foot on the living room, she jumped up with happiness because Lily, Rick, Grace and Eli had gotten home. "Hey!!! You're here!!!"
"Hi, Judy!", Grace widely smiled and Eli only mouthed a shy hello.
"I'm going to take these upstairs.", Rick grabbed Grace's bags and started up.
"Thanks for staying with the girls. You saved my life.", Lily thanked her sister.
"Oh, you don't have to thank me. It's always a pleasure.", Judy smiled while Zoe and Jessie made their way in the living room.
"Grace!!", Zoe got out sounding more happy than instants before.
"Hey, Zoe!!", Grace and Zoe hugged each other as Jessie and Eli did the same. Grace and Jessie only mouthed a * hi * while Zoe had to sow her unconditional love for Eli by jumping on him.
"I missed you too, Zoe!", Eli said under a laugh.
"It looks like everything turned out okay. Hugh?!", Judy tried to mention the whole Eli and Grace fights situation.
"Everything turned out just fine, Judy. Just fine!", Grace assured her aunt and Jessie looked and her and Eli with suspicious in her eyes. "I'm going up to my room."
"Yeah! I'm going to my garage too. I still need to take my bags out the car.", Eli announced as well.
"Aren't you hungry?", Lily casually questioned.
"No!", Eli and Grace got out together then left.
"You think this is permanent?", Judy asked.
"I guess so or I hope so!", Lily stated and the girls went back to the kitchen.
* * *
The whole family was home again, everything seemed to be perfect and normal. They didn't have dinner together that night, though. One: because it was really late at night; two: because they were all very tired.
Grace woke up in the middle of the dawn. She had her mind on Eli. She sighed heavily when she felt the sleep slipping out of her body. She wanted to be with him; it was too soon for them to be * apart *. Grace questioned herself over and over again if she should got to his garage or not. Her heart answered * yes * but her brain kept her real by repeatedly telling her * no *.
So Grace begun to toss and turn on her bed while the memories of his kisses and touches tempted her. Knowing that she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep util she could stop thinking of Eli, Grace decided to go down to the kitchen and distract herself eating a snack.
Grace made her way down sound as quiet as possible and when she approached the kitchen, she saw its light on. She wondered who was there before entering and when she was finally in the place, a big smile appeared on her face as she saw who was there.
"Hey you!!", Eli mumbled, grinning.
"Hey yourself!!", she said back, moving to the fridge and before she could open it up, Eli grabbed her arm and pulled her to him then kissed her hungrily. Grace immediately returned the favor but quickly pulled away when she remembered where they were, "Eli, are you crazy?"
"Why do you ask?", he teasingly bit his bottom lips as she tried to get rid of his arms. "Come one!", Eli made a puppy face.
"We can't do this here.", Grace keep pulling away but Eli trapped her by lifting her body then placing her sat on the counter. As he did it, a pan that was on it fell on the floor making a loud noise...
~ ~ ~
Jessie was coming down when she heard something falling on the floor. Her face frowned in wonder. She soundlessly kept walking but stopped when she saw that the kitchen's light was on. She stopped and listen...
~ ~ ~
Grace covered her mouth to contain the scream that was about to come out when the pan hit the floor. "What are you doing? Somebody could have it. Did you know that?"
"At three in the morning? There's nobody awake at three in the morning!', he joked.
"We are!', Grace disputed.
"Well, that's different. We're different and besides, you said it yourself...", Eli traced down her thighs until he reached her knees, he spread her legs then placing himself between them, he hummed. "I'm crazy..."
~ ~ ~
Jessie recognized their voices when they went back talking and for some reason, she remained muted and continued to listen t them but this time, she stretched her head, attempting to get a glimpse of what they were doing...
~ ~ ~
"Oh, yeah!", grace murmured, leaning down.
"Yeah!", Eli leaned up, "I'm... I'm crazy about you.", their lips met again. They kissed each other fervently, forgetting about the rest of the world and where they where.
As they continued kissing, Jessie pulled back her head and set it on the wall. She had an astonished and annoyed look on her face, the words that crossed her mind at that moment were written all over her face, * I knew it *, she thought as she swallowed a not very noble feeling down then quickly she made her way up to her room as Eli and Grace still kissed one another...
* * * * * * *
Since Eli and Grace had given into each other, they felt like the time was standing still. The hours flew away with the wind as they remained within each other's embrace. ., their kisses lingered, their caresses were silken and powerful. . She was his home and he was the only reason she ever needed to be alive. he made her feel like she was living for the very first time. It was true, they belonged to one another and right then there were no fear crossing their minds, no memory of parents, no recall of what people called *right and wrong*. It was only them and their forbidden love. It was surely the most incredible, the most beautiful and exciting day that both, Eli and Grace had ever experienced and inside their hearts they know that it was only the beginning.
The night had come and they were sitting on the front porch's floor; Eli was with his back to the wall and Grace was placed between his legs, no words were being uttered. Eli only let himself drown in the sweet scent of her soft hair and Grace felt safer than ever every time Eli's strong hands smoothed her skin.
"Grace?", Eli gently hummed in her ear.
"Um?", she barely replied widely smiling then sluggishly looking up at him. Eli took a time before saying something back, he just deeply locked his eyes with hers, "What?!!", she snorted a laugh, slightly blushing.
"You're beautiful!!", he exclaimed lowly and she slowly turned red.
"Stop it!"
"It's true!", he retorted, exhaling.
"Eli?", Grace murmured after a pause, sounding more serious.
"What?", Eli loosen his arms and turned so they were face to face, "What, Grace?", Grace didn't say anything, she just kept moving her mouth then awkwardly bit her bottom lip until Eli realized what was on her mind.
"Grace, please. let's not talk about that, not now."
"But then when?", she reasoned, knowing that it was time to get back and face reality. "Eli, we're leaving tomorrow. And I'm terrified of what might happen when my mom and your dad get here. I just don't know what to think or do. It's just that I-"
"Why are you so responsible, Grace?", Eli interrupted her, his tone was a bit sarcastic. Grace made a confused face and he went on. "They're going to pick us up by eight at night. It means that we still have this night and the almost the whole tomorrow to not think about these things."
"I know, it's just that, I mean-", she shook her head confusingly.
"I am terrified too.", Eli cupped her face with his hands, "And the truth is that our future is unsure the only thing that we have for real is here and now, let's not space it.", Eli finished as the side of his mouth kicked up a little. Grace sighed and saw honesty in his eyes, she looked around and he was right, they had no time to think of *silly* things. they had to live that moment intensely. Eli slowly began to lean in and his lips brushed hers again, Grace felt peace at every time he kissed her. She pulled back then returned to kiss him but this time she did it with all of the strength and passion that was in her body, Eli only gladly accepted and made the touches and kisses grow. He caressed her back as she ran her fingers through his hair. Their minds were racing their heart pounding while their tongues were joined in the sweetest battle ever known...
* * *
The didn't sleep that night, they didn't want to waste the few hours that they had to be together without having to watch their backs. In the first hours of the morning they packed and made the cabin look like a livable place then used the next five hours to do what had become their favorite addiction., make out hardly. Kisses everywhere, bodies burning, souls being consumed by the power of passion. Eli and Grace did what they could to make every single hour of that day be unforgettable, they lived it as it was the last day of their lives.
The sun was abut to go down when they finally sat to have the talk that the day before they had avoided.
"Okay. ", Eli said, looking at he floor.
"Say something.", Grace pleaded in a hearty voice.
"You know what we have to do, Grace. ", Eli con firmed what she already knew but hope that some miracle would happen.
"I don't know if I can hide this.", she hummed as a tear rolled down her cheek. "I don't know if I want to hide this. You know for how long I waited for this to happen?"
"Grace, please. it's the only way.", he reasoned this time, "If we want to be together we have to hide it from the entire family. Nobody, absolutely nobody can know about this. about us. At least, not now."
"I know, I know.", she hummed and he stepped closer to her then wiped the tear out. She sighed and he held her in his arms. "Why does it have to be so hard?"
"I don't know.", he lowly replied, pulling away. Checking out his watch, he said, "Listen, we're going to figure out a way to be together. . In the house, out of the house, anywhere. It doesn't matter. . We're gonna make it."
Grace gazed into his eyes, snorting. She smiled then said, "So, I guess it's time for us to put on our masks and wait for them to come. Right?"
"Right!", Eli exclaimed with a single nod. "but we can't be too friendly to each other or they'll suspicious."
"You got it!"
* * *
Before eight p.m , Lily and Rick got to the cabin. Rick pulled over and as they jumped out the car, they first caught sight of Eli; he was sitting on the porch, playing his guitar.
"Eli!", Lily loudly exclaimed, rushing to hug him.
"Hi, Lily!", Eli calmly returned the greeting and the hug then hugged his father too. "Hi, dad!"
"Hey, E!", Rick only muttered, hugging his son back.
"Um, where's grace?", Lily impatiently asked and Eli pointed to the cabin in response to her question. Lily quickly opened the door and found Grace crashed on the couch, reading.
"Mom!", grace popped up, putting the book down then hurried to give her mother a big hug.
"Oh! I missed you so!", Lily squeezed her daughter as tight as she could.
"I missed you too.", Grace smiled then greeted Rick, as him and Eli walked into the cabin. "Hello, Rick!"
"Hi, Grace!", Rick smiled back. A concerned and curious look crossed Rick's and Lily's faces as they four stood there.
"So, how was your trip?", Eli spoke before the air was filled with silence.
"Was great. The trip was. great!", Lily awkwardly stumbled.
"Cool!"
"So. did you guys enjoyed here?", Lily trailed and Eli held back a grin that had threatened to arise on his face because he knew what he parents were dying to know but for some reason were afraid to ask. Grace got the message too so she slightly bit her lips as she glanced over Eli. Lily and Rick were still waiting for the kids to say something. lily looked at her daughter and tried again, "You didn't like here? I mean-"
"Everything is alright, mom.", Grace interrupted Lily.
"Alright, alright? Or.", Rick insinuated and Eli jumped back in.
"You guys wanna know if we fought, right?", Eli took the words out of his father's mouth and Rick and Lily nodded. "We did have an only one fight."
The look on the parents' faces were confused now, so Grace explained, "But don't worry! There were no physical harms just verbal. But after that we talked and realized we were being silly, childish, selfish and-"
"- stubborn!", Eli cut her, adding.
"That too!", Grace nodded, jokingly.
"But now everything is okay again.", Eli finished with no more detailed explanation.
"What does that mean, exactly?", Lily frowned, feeling that they were not telling them the entire truth.
"It means we're friends again.", Grace eased her mother's concern and they all smiled widely.
"So. um. I guess. um. Let's go home!!", Rick stated with a jokingly tone. Eli and Grace grabbed their bags that were already in the living room and as Rick locked the cabin, they both glanced around the place for the last time and in that split moment, all the memories of what they had lived there passed their minds. they smiled and taking a deep breath entered the car. Rick checked if everything was alright then started the card and drove off.
* * *
During the way back home, Eli and Grace didn't talk much. All they did was exchange glances and hold hands every time they were sure that the parents weren't paying attention...
~ ~ ~
At Lily's, Judy was trying to make conversation with Jessie and Zoe but with no much success...
"I don't believe that you had no fun there in Brasil!", Judy made a funny face and Zoe exaggeratedly nodded a * no *.
"Well, I had fun there. Actually, I can't remember the last time I had that much fun.", Jessie happily stated, pouring a glass of milk.
"Of course, you did. Katie was with you but I, I was all alone.", Zoe disputed in annoyance.
"Oh! That's why you're so-", Judy was about to mock her niece but she was cut by the sound of the front door being opened. Judy stood up and went to check out who was there and when she set foot on the living room, she jumped up with happiness because Lily, Rick, Grace and Eli had gotten home. "Hey!!! You're here!!!"
"Hi, Judy!", Grace widely smiled and Eli only mouthed a shy hello.
"I'm going to take these upstairs.", Rick grabbed Grace's bags and started up.
"Thanks for staying with the girls. You saved my life.", Lily thanked her sister.
"Oh, you don't have to thank me. It's always a pleasure.", Judy smiled while Zoe and Jessie made their way in the living room.
"Grace!!", Zoe got out sounding more happy than instants before.
"Hey, Zoe!!", Grace and Zoe hugged each other as Jessie and Eli did the same. Grace and Jessie only mouthed a * hi * while Zoe had to sow her unconditional love for Eli by jumping on him.
"I missed you too, Zoe!", Eli said under a laugh.
"It looks like everything turned out okay. Hugh?!", Judy tried to mention the whole Eli and Grace fights situation.
"Everything turned out just fine, Judy. Just fine!", Grace assured her aunt and Jessie looked and her and Eli with suspicious in her eyes. "I'm going up to my room."
"Yeah! I'm going to my garage too. I still need to take my bags out the car.", Eli announced as well.
"Aren't you hungry?", Lily casually questioned.
"No!", Eli and Grace got out together then left.
"You think this is permanent?", Judy asked.
"I guess so or I hope so!", Lily stated and the girls went back to the kitchen.
* * *
The whole family was home again, everything seemed to be perfect and normal. They didn't have dinner together that night, though. One: because it was really late at night; two: because they were all very tired.
Grace woke up in the middle of the dawn. She had her mind on Eli. She sighed heavily when she felt the sleep slipping out of her body. She wanted to be with him; it was too soon for them to be * apart *. Grace questioned herself over and over again if she should got to his garage or not. Her heart answered * yes * but her brain kept her real by repeatedly telling her * no *.
So Grace begun to toss and turn on her bed while the memories of his kisses and touches tempted her. Knowing that she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep util she could stop thinking of Eli, Grace decided to go down to the kitchen and distract herself eating a snack.
Grace made her way down sound as quiet as possible and when she approached the kitchen, she saw its light on. She wondered who was there before entering and when she was finally in the place, a big smile appeared on her face as she saw who was there.
"Hey you!!", Eli mumbled, grinning.
"Hey yourself!!", she said back, moving to the fridge and before she could open it up, Eli grabbed her arm and pulled her to him then kissed her hungrily. Grace immediately returned the favor but quickly pulled away when she remembered where they were, "Eli, are you crazy?"
"Why do you ask?", he teasingly bit his bottom lips as she tried to get rid of his arms. "Come one!", Eli made a puppy face.
"We can't do this here.", Grace keep pulling away but Eli trapped her by lifting her body then placing her sat on the counter. As he did it, a pan that was on it fell on the floor making a loud noise...
~ ~ ~
Jessie was coming down when she heard something falling on the floor. Her face frowned in wonder. She soundlessly kept walking but stopped when she saw that the kitchen's light was on. She stopped and listen...
~ ~ ~
Grace covered her mouth to contain the scream that was about to come out when the pan hit the floor. "What are you doing? Somebody could have it. Did you know that?"
"At three in the morning? There's nobody awake at three in the morning!', he joked.
"We are!', Grace disputed.
"Well, that's different. We're different and besides, you said it yourself...", Eli traced down her thighs until he reached her knees, he spread her legs then placing himself between them, he hummed. "I'm crazy..."
~ ~ ~
Jessie recognized their voices when they went back talking and for some reason, she remained muted and continued to listen t them but this time, she stretched her head, attempting to get a glimpse of what they were doing...
~ ~ ~
"Oh, yeah!", grace murmured, leaning down.
"Yeah!", Eli leaned up, "I'm... I'm crazy about you.", their lips met again. They kissed each other fervently, forgetting about the rest of the world and where they where.
As they continued kissing, Jessie pulled back her head and set it on the wall. She had an astonished and annoyed look on her face, the words that crossed her mind at that moment were written all over her face, * I knew it *, she thought as she swallowed a not very noble feeling down then quickly she made her way up to her room as Eli and Grace still kissed one another...