Title: Hands Clean 7/?

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 second once and again fan fic but my it's my first August/Grace so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J Oh and I'm very glad to see I got a review Yeah!!!

"We'll fast forward to a few years later

And no one knows except the both of us

And I have honored your request for silence

And you've washed your hands clean of this"

"I need your help." Grace said into the cell phone.

"My help? What exactly is wrong?" August asked worried.

"My mother's car isn't working and Zoe and I are stuck out here." Grace said.

"Who are you talking to?" Zoe asked.

"And you called me?" He asked surprised.

"Well my dad and Tiffany aren't home, Judy and Sam aren't answering their phone and my mother and Rick aren't in town." Grace said sadly.

"How about Eli and Casey? Or Jessie and Katie?"

"I tired them too and I can't find anyone."

"How exactly are you going to explain this to Zoe?" He asked.

"Well I haven't thought about that yet. Look I called some one to get the car but I need you to come pick us up." Grace said sadly.

"Ok, where are you?" He asked.

"So you'll do it?" She asked happily.

"I wouldn't want to leave you out there but you've got to promise that that sister of yours wouldn't tell anyone." He asked.

"I'll be working on that you just get over here." Grace said.

"That's fine just tell me where you are."

"So what exactly is going on in your dorm room?" August screamed over the music.

"Some one is throwing party, a very loud party." Grace screamed back.

"Can we go some where's?" He begged.

"You got any ideas?"

"How about my house?" He screamed back.

"That's fine with me, but wait for me to meet you at the classroom." Grace said.

"Got it." He said as he left.

A few minutes later

"So this is your house?" Grace asked as she looked around the small living area.

"Yes, it's not much but it's the best I could get for my pay." August said as he sat down on the couch next to her.

"Actually I'd love to live in a place like this it's defiantly better than my dorm room."

"It's quieter at least." He said.

"Yeah, I think I have a horrible headache from the noise." She said as she rubbed her head.

"Here, let me help you with that." He said as he started to rub her temples.

"Ok, it's official I am in heaven." Grace said smiling.

"I'm glad to know that I'm responsible for that."

"Just image how I'd feel if you did this every day."

He stopped. "This is not becoming a regular thing. Maybe every few days but I would like to know that you actually come and see for reasons other than then this."

"I do, you're a good kisser too." She said smiling.

"Thank you so much for coming." Grace said smiling as August got out of his car.

"So I was right you do have a boyfriend." Zoe said smiling.

"Yes, I do August this is Zoe, Zoe this is August."

"Hi, you look very familiar." Zoe said trying to remember who he was.

"Everyone tells me that." August said lying.

"I bet." Zoe said not believing him.

"Well let's go ok?" Grace said as she tried to bring Zoe to the car.

"I think I remember you." Zoe said suddenly said.

"You do?" August asked worried.

"Yeah you were in Grace's play her junior year, right?" Zoe asked.

"Yeah I guess." He said lying.

"Come on, Zoe let's go." Grace said as she opened the door.

"So how was that?" August asked.

"Not bad, I think she may have just believed it." Grace said smiling as she got in.

"what part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?

what part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?   

what with this distance it seems so obvious?"