* You may not have noticed but I made a change in the rating to PG not PG-
13. Nothing much has happened yet but I might change it again later on*
Chapter 12 | Fevered Dreams
Grace leaned forward in anticipation, staring into Eli's eyes as he forced her body to lean up against the lockers with his. She knew it was wrong and yet at the same time it felt so right. Seconds past, although to Grace it felt like lifetimes and finally she felt the soft brush of Eli's Lips against hers.
Graces alarm rang disturbing her from her thoughts of Eli, and their almost kiss. Dreams of what could have been had filled her thoughts all night and yet they never went past the gentle brush of his lips against hers before they were interrupted.
Grace moaned with disappointment, rolling over she hit the off button on her alarm.
[Grace- What am I going to do? I have another tutoring session with Eli today]
That's all it is, A tutoring session. No longer 2 friends just hanging out and studying as it once had become. And now, this almost kiss had stuffed everything up. Sure Grace had always thought Eli was hot, who wouldn't? Half the girls at school were after him. But she wasn't sure if she liked him in 'that' way, and why would THE Eli Sammler like her?
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Eli awoke at the sound of his alarm. Turning over, eyes still closed he hit the snooze button.
"Just 10 more minutes" he mumbled, burrowing further under his blankets. It was around 7:30am and Eli hadn't managed to fall asleep till around 4 o' clock that same morning. Staring up at his white ceiling his mind was filled with images of Graces full lips, that single tear, the look of anticipation. He felt the same feeling of fear, knowing what they had nearly done was wrong but also felt the excitement he felt just before they were interrupted.
[Eli- Man. . . I shouldn't be thinking this way . . . Grace is my. . . What? Friend, no, tutor. . . she's only 15, I'm 17. . . Why am I even trying to work this out, I don't like Grace, She doesn't like me, we just got a little . . . caught in the moment]
Eli's alarm went off again interrupting him from his confused thoughts.
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"So last night seemed to go well don't you think?" Lily asked Grace who was eating a piece of cold toast. "Yeah, everything went good . . . well except the part where you over cooked the potatoes and they went all mushy" Grace started with a gleam in her eye. Lily rolled her eyes. "You should have seen the look on his face" Zoë laughed grabbing the carton of milk out of Lily's hands, and pouring it over her bowl of cereal. "Yeah, I know. I was so embarrassed" Lily shook her head with a smile, grabbing the carton back off Zoe. "I' not finished with it yet. Haven't you ever heard of the word please?" chided Lily gently. "Yeah would you please pass the mushy err- mash potatoes?" Repeating the exact words that Rick has stumbled over the night before. Grace who'd gone quiet again with dreaded thoughts of Eli overheard the last comment and nearly choked o her piece of toast. "Girls" Lily said with a warning smile, grabbing a cloth a flicking it at Zoe. Zoe ran out of the kitchen shrieking.
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Carla was waiting for Grace when Grace got to her locker that morning. It wasn't often that Carla was at school on time, let alone early so Grace knew she was in for some major grilling about what almost happened the previous day.
"We need to talk" Carla announced as soon as Grace was standing next to her. "About what" Grace said trying to act normal. "You and Eli, don't tell me nothing is going on" Carla said, a weird look in her eye. "Nothing is, I'm just helping him out with English is all" Grace tried to brush off Carla. "And you were what, just rehearsing a scene from Romeo and Juliet? Cause it sure as hell looked like you two were about to kiss," snapped Carla, an accusing look on her face. "Carla, what's all this about?" Grace asked, beginning to wonder just why Carla cared so much. "Listen, everyone thinks Eli's such a great guy. Great looks, great voice but you don't know him like I do, just don't . . . just be careful Grace" Carla went quiet and stared at the floor. "I'm not interested in Eli, and I happen to think his a great guy though," said Grace jumping to Eli's defence. "Grace, remember that guy I told you about. The one that my mother caught me with, the one who cheated on me, the one who said he loved me then took it back" " Yeah" Grace asked questioningly wondering where Carla was going with the conversation. "That guy, it was Eli".
[Grace- stares at camera speechless]
[Carla- why did I have to say it, why?] _____
Grace had kinda been hoping that Eli would forget about their tutoring session that afternoon, well more than kinda. "Grace" was all Eli said as she approached. "Hi" Grace looked away feeling a deep blush come across her cheeks.
[Eli- should I say something. I mean about the kiss, I should say something]
"So," Grace started taking a deep breath she turned away from her now open locker and faced Eli. "I was thinking maybe we should just skip-"
[Eli- don't just stand their, say something, anything]
"I'm sorry" Eli said.
[Eli- not that, why did I say that?]
"What?" asked Grace a puzzled look on her face.
[Eli- you dot, sorry? Why? Um help please?]
Eli halting tried to explain himself. "I'm sorry about yesterday ya'know, I guess I" Eli looked into Graces eyes "we, just got stuck in the moment and I'm sorry"
[Grace- I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that]
Grace shut her locker and together they started walking. Not sure what to say they both walked in silence as the busy halls began to empty around them.
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The next week and a half or so passed slowly. Carla continued to avoid Grace and things remained slightly awkward with Eli. As the days passed though things between them improved and Grace finally began to feel hopeful that the friendship they once had would return. Although often late at night she'd find herself thinking of, dreaming of that kiss that never was.
Eli really settled down the last week and spent all his waking time on schoolwork, doing all he could to get everything done on time. Grace would never know just how thankful he had been for the last four weeks of his life. He hoped that one day they would be able to become friends, to put the past and the memory of their almost kiss behind them, because he was sure that she knew it meant nothing, as he said 'they just got caught up in the moment'. Or so he continued to try and convince himself.
Lily never did manage to meet Rick's kids; he was busy with work and stuff. Or so he said. But really he was just scared, he had loved meeting Grace and Zoe, but what would Lily think of his bad relationship with Eli?
Jessie continued to train hard, preparing herself for the upcoming battle. Karate was not just a sport but a way of life, to become a black belt meant that she would have to sacrifice a lot of things, was she ready to do so?
Chapter 12 | Fevered Dreams
Grace leaned forward in anticipation, staring into Eli's eyes as he forced her body to lean up against the lockers with his. She knew it was wrong and yet at the same time it felt so right. Seconds past, although to Grace it felt like lifetimes and finally she felt the soft brush of Eli's Lips against hers.
Graces alarm rang disturbing her from her thoughts of Eli, and their almost kiss. Dreams of what could have been had filled her thoughts all night and yet they never went past the gentle brush of his lips against hers before they were interrupted.
Grace moaned with disappointment, rolling over she hit the off button on her alarm.
[Grace- What am I going to do? I have another tutoring session with Eli today]
That's all it is, A tutoring session. No longer 2 friends just hanging out and studying as it once had become. And now, this almost kiss had stuffed everything up. Sure Grace had always thought Eli was hot, who wouldn't? Half the girls at school were after him. But she wasn't sure if she liked him in 'that' way, and why would THE Eli Sammler like her?
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Eli awoke at the sound of his alarm. Turning over, eyes still closed he hit the snooze button.
"Just 10 more minutes" he mumbled, burrowing further under his blankets. It was around 7:30am and Eli hadn't managed to fall asleep till around 4 o' clock that same morning. Staring up at his white ceiling his mind was filled with images of Graces full lips, that single tear, the look of anticipation. He felt the same feeling of fear, knowing what they had nearly done was wrong but also felt the excitement he felt just before they were interrupted.
[Eli- Man. . . I shouldn't be thinking this way . . . Grace is my. . . What? Friend, no, tutor. . . she's only 15, I'm 17. . . Why am I even trying to work this out, I don't like Grace, She doesn't like me, we just got a little . . . caught in the moment]
Eli's alarm went off again interrupting him from his confused thoughts.
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"So last night seemed to go well don't you think?" Lily asked Grace who was eating a piece of cold toast. "Yeah, everything went good . . . well except the part where you over cooked the potatoes and they went all mushy" Grace started with a gleam in her eye. Lily rolled her eyes. "You should have seen the look on his face" Zoë laughed grabbing the carton of milk out of Lily's hands, and pouring it over her bowl of cereal. "Yeah, I know. I was so embarrassed" Lily shook her head with a smile, grabbing the carton back off Zoe. "I' not finished with it yet. Haven't you ever heard of the word please?" chided Lily gently. "Yeah would you please pass the mushy err- mash potatoes?" Repeating the exact words that Rick has stumbled over the night before. Grace who'd gone quiet again with dreaded thoughts of Eli overheard the last comment and nearly choked o her piece of toast. "Girls" Lily said with a warning smile, grabbing a cloth a flicking it at Zoe. Zoe ran out of the kitchen shrieking.
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Carla was waiting for Grace when Grace got to her locker that morning. It wasn't often that Carla was at school on time, let alone early so Grace knew she was in for some major grilling about what almost happened the previous day.
"We need to talk" Carla announced as soon as Grace was standing next to her. "About what" Grace said trying to act normal. "You and Eli, don't tell me nothing is going on" Carla said, a weird look in her eye. "Nothing is, I'm just helping him out with English is all" Grace tried to brush off Carla. "And you were what, just rehearsing a scene from Romeo and Juliet? Cause it sure as hell looked like you two were about to kiss," snapped Carla, an accusing look on her face. "Carla, what's all this about?" Grace asked, beginning to wonder just why Carla cared so much. "Listen, everyone thinks Eli's such a great guy. Great looks, great voice but you don't know him like I do, just don't . . . just be careful Grace" Carla went quiet and stared at the floor. "I'm not interested in Eli, and I happen to think his a great guy though," said Grace jumping to Eli's defence. "Grace, remember that guy I told you about. The one that my mother caught me with, the one who cheated on me, the one who said he loved me then took it back" " Yeah" Grace asked questioningly wondering where Carla was going with the conversation. "That guy, it was Eli".
[Grace- stares at camera speechless]
[Carla- why did I have to say it, why?] _____
Grace had kinda been hoping that Eli would forget about their tutoring session that afternoon, well more than kinda. "Grace" was all Eli said as she approached. "Hi" Grace looked away feeling a deep blush come across her cheeks.
[Eli- should I say something. I mean about the kiss, I should say something]
"So," Grace started taking a deep breath she turned away from her now open locker and faced Eli. "I was thinking maybe we should just skip-"
[Eli- don't just stand their, say something, anything]
"I'm sorry" Eli said.
[Eli- not that, why did I say that?]
"What?" asked Grace a puzzled look on her face.
[Eli- you dot, sorry? Why? Um help please?]
Eli halting tried to explain himself. "I'm sorry about yesterday ya'know, I guess I" Eli looked into Graces eyes "we, just got stuck in the moment and I'm sorry"
[Grace- I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that]
Grace shut her locker and together they started walking. Not sure what to say they both walked in silence as the busy halls began to empty around them.
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The next week and a half or so passed slowly. Carla continued to avoid Grace and things remained slightly awkward with Eli. As the days passed though things between them improved and Grace finally began to feel hopeful that the friendship they once had would return. Although often late at night she'd find herself thinking of, dreaming of that kiss that never was.
Eli really settled down the last week and spent all his waking time on schoolwork, doing all he could to get everything done on time. Grace would never know just how thankful he had been for the last four weeks of his life. He hoped that one day they would be able to become friends, to put the past and the memory of their almost kiss behind them, because he was sure that she knew it meant nothing, as he said 'they just got caught up in the moment'. Or so he continued to try and convince himself.
Lily never did manage to meet Rick's kids; he was busy with work and stuff. Or so he said. But really he was just scared, he had loved meeting Grace and Zoe, but what would Lily think of his bad relationship with Eli?
Jessie continued to train hard, preparing herself for the upcoming battle. Karate was not just a sport but a way of life, to become a black belt meant that she would have to sacrifice a lot of things, was she ready to do so?