~A Once and Again Series~
Now and Then
Hey thanks for reading! If you made it through chapter one and continued on, then thanks! I'm not sure where I'm going to take this story, just that it will be Grace/August Dimitri.
Chapter Two// A Reunion
Grace was ready for her first day of classes as a college student. She had been marking the days down on her calendar and it was finally September 1st. She was a bit nervous, just because she was going into the unknown. Would her teachers be hard? Would everyone be smarter than her? Would her drama teacher laugh and tell her she had no acting talent whatsoever? Grace was pleased with her schedule of classes: Introduction to Psychology, Math 110 (which was college algebra), Acting and the Stage, English 102 (which she had been placed into rather than English 101, which was a slightly lower advanced class), and Great Works of Literature. Today was Monday and that meant she had psychology, math and English. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she had the literature class and then the two and a half hour drama class. They were going to be putting on a play by the end of the semester in that class. Grace was excited by it, but hoped she had enough talent to land her a real role.
"Bye, mom, I'm going to class!" Grace called. Her mother waved at her from the rocker in the living room, but didn't get up. Dominic was cradled in her lap. Lily's boss at the radio station, Les, had been real nice about letting Lily only come in to do her show, giving her more time with the baby. And now that Lily was syndicated, she could afford to do that.
Grace exited the house, and entered her Honda. She loved her car. It was something that was finally just her's. Grace began to pull out of the driveway and stopped as she noticed Eli parked at the curb in front of the house. Eli was just getting out of his car. Grace rolled down her window and called out to him. Eli waved and walked over to where she was.
Grace had never thought she and Eli would become such good friends. But, he was like her best friend now as well as her stepbrother. "What are you up to?" Grace asked as he came closer.
"Oh, I just came to see my dad. Then I have to go to work. You working tonight?" Eli smiled down at her, his face tanned from the summer sun.
"Yeah, 3 to 7." They both worked at Booklovers now. It was a fun job, since Judy was their boss, but she still made sure they did actually work every now and then.
"I'll see you then, I guess." Eli paused, "Did you want to go to the movies tonight?"
"Yeah, okay." Grace looked at the clock, "I should go, I don't want to be late for my first class."
Eli moved back reluctantly, waving at her as she drove off. Grace turned up the radio and drove towards the college.
* * *
Her first two classes went fine. Grace found her way to her English room and took a seat near the front. The classroom quickly filled up with students, but no teacher. Grace looked at the clock and saw class was supposed to have started three minutes ago. The students were starting to get restless. Grace looked at her schedule and saw the teacher for this class was Ms. Helen Smithson.
People started to leave, but only a couple. Most students stayed in their seats and waited. Finally an older lady entered. The noise immediately quieted down.
"Class, there was a mix-up, and Ms. Smithson will not be teaching this class. We're going to find a replacement, though, so you will have a teacher by Wednesday. So please be here on Wednesday." The lady walked out and the talking began again.
Grace walked slowly out of the room. She had heard from her friend Melissa that Ms. Smithson was a good teacher and that was why she had picked this class. But now it looked like she would be stuck with an unknown replacement. Grace sighed at the idea.
* * *
On Wednesday Grace entered her English classroom again and saw the empty teacher's desk. Maybe they hadn't been able to find a replacement after all, Grace thought, as she took a seat in the front row. Students entered and the clock turned to 1:00pm, and still no teacher. Grace began to get annoyed. All the rest of her classes were going fine, expect for this one. Grace didn't want to have to drop it because they never got a teacher.
Then a man wearing a dark gray sports jacket and matching pants walked in. Grace saw his red hair first. That familiar shoulder length red hair. She looked at his face in shock. His peaches and cream complexion with the scattering of freckles and those intense blue eyes. It couldn't be. It couldn't be.
"Hello class. I'm Mr. Dimitri."
* * *
Now and Then
Hey thanks for reading! If you made it through chapter one and continued on, then thanks! I'm not sure where I'm going to take this story, just that it will be Grace/August Dimitri.
Chapter Two// A Reunion
Grace was ready for her first day of classes as a college student. She had been marking the days down on her calendar and it was finally September 1st. She was a bit nervous, just because she was going into the unknown. Would her teachers be hard? Would everyone be smarter than her? Would her drama teacher laugh and tell her she had no acting talent whatsoever? Grace was pleased with her schedule of classes: Introduction to Psychology, Math 110 (which was college algebra), Acting and the Stage, English 102 (which she had been placed into rather than English 101, which was a slightly lower advanced class), and Great Works of Literature. Today was Monday and that meant she had psychology, math and English. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she had the literature class and then the two and a half hour drama class. They were going to be putting on a play by the end of the semester in that class. Grace was excited by it, but hoped she had enough talent to land her a real role.
"Bye, mom, I'm going to class!" Grace called. Her mother waved at her from the rocker in the living room, but didn't get up. Dominic was cradled in her lap. Lily's boss at the radio station, Les, had been real nice about letting Lily only come in to do her show, giving her more time with the baby. And now that Lily was syndicated, she could afford to do that.
Grace exited the house, and entered her Honda. She loved her car. It was something that was finally just her's. Grace began to pull out of the driveway and stopped as she noticed Eli parked at the curb in front of the house. Eli was just getting out of his car. Grace rolled down her window and called out to him. Eli waved and walked over to where she was.
Grace had never thought she and Eli would become such good friends. But, he was like her best friend now as well as her stepbrother. "What are you up to?" Grace asked as he came closer.
"Oh, I just came to see my dad. Then I have to go to work. You working tonight?" Eli smiled down at her, his face tanned from the summer sun.
"Yeah, 3 to 7." They both worked at Booklovers now. It was a fun job, since Judy was their boss, but she still made sure they did actually work every now and then.
"I'll see you then, I guess." Eli paused, "Did you want to go to the movies tonight?"
"Yeah, okay." Grace looked at the clock, "I should go, I don't want to be late for my first class."
Eli moved back reluctantly, waving at her as she drove off. Grace turned up the radio and drove towards the college.
* * *
Her first two classes went fine. Grace found her way to her English room and took a seat near the front. The classroom quickly filled up with students, but no teacher. Grace looked at the clock and saw class was supposed to have started three minutes ago. The students were starting to get restless. Grace looked at her schedule and saw the teacher for this class was Ms. Helen Smithson.
People started to leave, but only a couple. Most students stayed in their seats and waited. Finally an older lady entered. The noise immediately quieted down.
"Class, there was a mix-up, and Ms. Smithson will not be teaching this class. We're going to find a replacement, though, so you will have a teacher by Wednesday. So please be here on Wednesday." The lady walked out and the talking began again.
Grace walked slowly out of the room. She had heard from her friend Melissa that Ms. Smithson was a good teacher and that was why she had picked this class. But now it looked like she would be stuck with an unknown replacement. Grace sighed at the idea.
* * *
On Wednesday Grace entered her English classroom again and saw the empty teacher's desk. Maybe they hadn't been able to find a replacement after all, Grace thought, as she took a seat in the front row. Students entered and the clock turned to 1:00pm, and still no teacher. Grace began to get annoyed. All the rest of her classes were going fine, expect for this one. Grace didn't want to have to drop it because they never got a teacher.
Then a man wearing a dark gray sports jacket and matching pants walked in. Grace saw his red hair first. That familiar shoulder length red hair. She looked at his face in shock. His peaches and cream complexion with the scattering of freckles and those intense blue eyes. It couldn't be. It couldn't be.
"Hello class. I'm Mr. Dimitri."
* * *