* Lyrics used in this chapter are from 3LW's song Crush on you*
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Chapter 19 | What he doesn't know
Grace looked up from where she was laying beside Eli, with shock. Rick, Eli's father, her mother's boyfriend was standing in the doorway, a look of . . . what? Anger? Shock? Surprise? Or all three.
[Grace- We didn't do anything wrong]
Grace sat up next to Eli. "We ah, we can explain" forced out Grace, straightening out her shirt. Eli sitting up also now said nothing. "Eli? I thought you said she was just a tutor?" Grace looked down at her hands.
[Grace- How do I begin to explain . . .]
[Eli- She means so much more to me]
Getting no reply Rick continued, "Grace, I just thought you should know that your mother is here, you guys better come downstairs, we need to talk"
Eli let out a huge breath of air. "Fuck" Grace heard the sharp words come out of Eli's mouth. Grace turned to him, a tear creeping out of the corer of her eye.
Eli reached up and wiped it away, pulling her towards him in a hug. "Don't cry, it'll be okay," he said, not believing the words as he said them. "No Eli it wont" she said harshly. "It's not my mum or your father I'm worried about. If my dad finds out about this, I'll never be allowed near you again.
/// Boy, I got a crush on you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Naughty things going through my mind
When I think of you
Boy I'm diggin' you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Babygirl's been puttin' it down
When he ain't around ///
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Lily took one look at Ricks face as he walked down the stairs and knew straightaway.
"I knew something like this would happen" "You know about Grace and Eli?" "No, but I knew how Grace felt about Eli" Lily admitted, knowing Rick would react badly to what she said. "You knew how she felt and didn't tell me? Don't you think I have the right to know?" Rick said his voice growing louder.
Grace and Eli who'd walked down the stairs behind him just then overheard his last comment.
"How long has this been going on" Rick asked Eli, struggling to keep his voice under control. "Only a few days" Eli said looking his father straight in the eye. "We haven't done anything wrong" he said in a cold voice, glaring at his father.
Grace looked over at Lily who patted the seat beside her on the couch.
"Why don't you too have a seat so Rick and I can have a talk," She said calmly, pulling Rick into the kitchen.
"How can you be so calm about this?" Rick questioned Lily. "Rick, Eli's 17, Grace is 15, they are both old enough to make their own decisions" "Lily, Eli has never taken a girl seriously in his life, I just don't want him to hurt her" Slightly calmer. "Rick, just answer this for me, if Grace wasn't my daughter would you care so much?" Lily nodded thoughtfully at the look that came over Ricks face. "Thought not".
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[At the same time]
"Grace, I'm really sorry about this" Eli apologised, taking hold of her hand. "It's not your fault. I just hope-"
Just then Lily and Rick walked back into the room. "I think we all need to talk" was all Lily said.
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"So what's Jake going to say?" Rick asked Lily in the kitchen.
Rick, Lily, Eli and Grace had all sat down together and had worked things out. Rick and Lily told Grace and Eli that they had no problem with them dating as long as they didn't rush into things. After all Eli was a lot older than Grace.
They also decided on a curfew of 11pm. As long as they were both back at one of the houses by then it was okay.
"I don't know, but his not going to like the idea" "So when are you going to tell him" "I don't know if I am, I think it's up to Grace to tell him"
/// I'll take my chances boy
When it comes to you
Just name the time and place
Do what I gotta do
My heart is sayin' yes
My mind is sayin' no
I'll risk it all for you
Daddy don't have to know ///
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Grace, Rick and Lily all sat in the lounge room watching T.V. It was 6 o' clock and Jessie was due home at any minute.
Grace and Eli both shared the couch, sitting on opposite ends, neither feeling very comfortable being any closer around their parents.
"So mum, have you meet Jessie yet?" "No, so she's going to be in for a bit of a surprise" "You're telling me," muttered Eli sarcastically under his breath. "What do you mean by that?" Rick asked turning to face Eli. "Well it's just that she's going to be meeting Lily for the first time, so isn't she going to freak when she finds out that I'm dating her daughter?" Eli felt weird at actually saying the word dating. He and Grace hadn't actually ever come straight out and said it. Rick agreeing with Eli said "Your right, maybe you two could keep it quite for awhile? Just until she gets used to the idea of Lily and I?"
Just then Jessie walked through the front door. "Hi honey" Rick called getting up from his spot on the floor. "Hi dad" Jessie called back. "How come you wanted me to come ho-Jessie stopped talking as she noticed there were other people in the room.
[Jessie- Who are they?]
"Oh hi" Jessie said, "I didn't realise there was anyone else here" she spoke pointedly to her father. "Jessie this is Lily and her daughter Grace"
[Jessie- Lily, where have I heard that name before]
"Its nice to finally meet you"
[Jessie- dads new girlfriend, she's so pretty]
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[Sometime around 11pm, Grace and Lily are back at home]
"So what are you going to tell dad"? Lily and Grace had been sitting at the kitchen table, talking about her and Eli. "I don't know sweetie, but I think it's up to you"
///Boy, I got a crush on you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Naughty things going through my mind
When I think of you
Boy I'm diggin' you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Babygirl's been puttin' it down
When he ain't around
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
(I got a crush on you)///
Chapter 19 | What he doesn't know
Grace looked up from where she was laying beside Eli, with shock. Rick, Eli's father, her mother's boyfriend was standing in the doorway, a look of . . . what? Anger? Shock? Surprise? Or all three.
[Grace- We didn't do anything wrong]
Grace sat up next to Eli. "We ah, we can explain" forced out Grace, straightening out her shirt. Eli sitting up also now said nothing. "Eli? I thought you said she was just a tutor?" Grace looked down at her hands.
[Grace- How do I begin to explain . . .]
[Eli- She means so much more to me]
Getting no reply Rick continued, "Grace, I just thought you should know that your mother is here, you guys better come downstairs, we need to talk"
Eli let out a huge breath of air. "Fuck" Grace heard the sharp words come out of Eli's mouth. Grace turned to him, a tear creeping out of the corer of her eye.
Eli reached up and wiped it away, pulling her towards him in a hug. "Don't cry, it'll be okay," he said, not believing the words as he said them. "No Eli it wont" she said harshly. "It's not my mum or your father I'm worried about. If my dad finds out about this, I'll never be allowed near you again.
/// Boy, I got a crush on you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Naughty things going through my mind
When I think of you
Boy I'm diggin' you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Babygirl's been puttin' it down
When he ain't around ///
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Lily took one look at Ricks face as he walked down the stairs and knew straightaway.
"I knew something like this would happen" "You know about Grace and Eli?" "No, but I knew how Grace felt about Eli" Lily admitted, knowing Rick would react badly to what she said. "You knew how she felt and didn't tell me? Don't you think I have the right to know?" Rick said his voice growing louder.
Grace and Eli who'd walked down the stairs behind him just then overheard his last comment.
"How long has this been going on" Rick asked Eli, struggling to keep his voice under control. "Only a few days" Eli said looking his father straight in the eye. "We haven't done anything wrong" he said in a cold voice, glaring at his father.
Grace looked over at Lily who patted the seat beside her on the couch.
"Why don't you too have a seat so Rick and I can have a talk," She said calmly, pulling Rick into the kitchen.
"How can you be so calm about this?" Rick questioned Lily. "Rick, Eli's 17, Grace is 15, they are both old enough to make their own decisions" "Lily, Eli has never taken a girl seriously in his life, I just don't want him to hurt her" Slightly calmer. "Rick, just answer this for me, if Grace wasn't my daughter would you care so much?" Lily nodded thoughtfully at the look that came over Ricks face. "Thought not".
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[At the same time]
"Grace, I'm really sorry about this" Eli apologised, taking hold of her hand. "It's not your fault. I just hope-"
Just then Lily and Rick walked back into the room. "I think we all need to talk" was all Lily said.
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"So what's Jake going to say?" Rick asked Lily in the kitchen.
Rick, Lily, Eli and Grace had all sat down together and had worked things out. Rick and Lily told Grace and Eli that they had no problem with them dating as long as they didn't rush into things. After all Eli was a lot older than Grace.
They also decided on a curfew of 11pm. As long as they were both back at one of the houses by then it was okay.
"I don't know, but his not going to like the idea" "So when are you going to tell him" "I don't know if I am, I think it's up to Grace to tell him"
/// I'll take my chances boy
When it comes to you
Just name the time and place
Do what I gotta do
My heart is sayin' yes
My mind is sayin' no
I'll risk it all for you
Daddy don't have to know ///
_____
Grace, Rick and Lily all sat in the lounge room watching T.V. It was 6 o' clock and Jessie was due home at any minute.
Grace and Eli both shared the couch, sitting on opposite ends, neither feeling very comfortable being any closer around their parents.
"So mum, have you meet Jessie yet?" "No, so she's going to be in for a bit of a surprise" "You're telling me," muttered Eli sarcastically under his breath. "What do you mean by that?" Rick asked turning to face Eli. "Well it's just that she's going to be meeting Lily for the first time, so isn't she going to freak when she finds out that I'm dating her daughter?" Eli felt weird at actually saying the word dating. He and Grace hadn't actually ever come straight out and said it. Rick agreeing with Eli said "Your right, maybe you two could keep it quite for awhile? Just until she gets used to the idea of Lily and I?"
Just then Jessie walked through the front door. "Hi honey" Rick called getting up from his spot on the floor. "Hi dad" Jessie called back. "How come you wanted me to come ho-Jessie stopped talking as she noticed there were other people in the room.
[Jessie- Who are they?]
"Oh hi" Jessie said, "I didn't realise there was anyone else here" she spoke pointedly to her father. "Jessie this is Lily and her daughter Grace"
[Jessie- Lily, where have I heard that name before]
"Its nice to finally meet you"
[Jessie- dads new girlfriend, she's so pretty]
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[Sometime around 11pm, Grace and Lily are back at home]
"So what are you going to tell dad"? Lily and Grace had been sitting at the kitchen table, talking about her and Eli. "I don't know sweetie, but I think it's up to you"
///Boy, I got a crush on you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Naughty things going through my mind
When I think of you
Boy I'm diggin' you
My dad would kill me if he only knew
Babygirl's been puttin' it down
When he ain't around
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
(I got a crush on you)///