*Thanks to everyone for the great feedback, it's greatly appreciated. Any
ideas you have for storylines just let me know, it's great to hear your
ideas*
*For those of you who don't know, the lyrics used in this chapter are from Christina Aguilira's song 'Dirty'.
Chapter 33 | Getting over it
"Eli, We need to talk" were the exact words his father had said the moment Eli had walked in the door. He knew he was in for it, another lecture; he'd been getting a lot of those lately. The 'get over it', 'you have more important things to worry about', and his least favourite one 'what about your future?"
Eli groaned and rolled over onto his back. Sure he'd been doing pretty bad in class lately, okay bad doesn't even begin to describe it but what was the point?
[Eli- I wish he'd just get off my back . . . he doesn't get it, without Grace I wont ever be any good at school]
"Eli, it's about time you pull your head in. I know it's been hard since you and Grace broke up but you have to think about your future"
It wasn't like he even had a future. What did he need maths and science and English for.
"It might not seem important now, but one day your going to look back and regret not trying harder at school, I'm sorry but if your grades don't start improving your mother and I have already agreed that you will have to quit the band"
All he wanted was to sing and play his guitar, but even that was shit lately. The band hadn't had a gig in almost 3 months and things weren't looking all that good.
[Eli- I made the right decision by breaking up with Grace, now all I Have to do is face up to the fact that she's not their to help me anymore, once I get over it then I can try harder, I will. If only I could stop thinking about her kissing that guy.
* * * * * "Judy?" Can I come in?" Lily knocked quietly on the door to Graces room. When she received no answer she pushed the door open slightly and peered around the corner.
"Judy?" she said again louder, Judy rolled over to face Lily, and it was obvious from her swollen red eyes that she had been crying.
"Lily, hi" Judy spoke quietly, slowly.
"Listen, Grace has gone out to a party and won't be back till late. I was thinking you, me and Zoë could just get Chinese for dinner and spend the night watching old movies like we used to"
Judy looked away, "I don't know, I'm feeling kind of tired"
"You have to eat something Judy, you've barely eaten since you've gotten back"
"I know, I'll have something later okay"
"Okay" Lily said softly nodding. "If you want anything me and Zoë are still going to have Chinese anyway so just come downstairs okay.
"Okay"
* * * * * // [Redman:]
Ah, dirrty (dirrty)
Filthy (filthy)
Nasty (Christina), you nasty (yeah)
Too dirrty to clean my act up
If you ain't dirrty
You ain't here to party (woo!) //
"So did I tell you how hot you look tonight?" Matt asked taking in Graces outfit. Blushing Grace looked down at her outfit, tugging at the Singlet top.
"Yeah thanks" she avoided his eyes, embarrassed.
"No problem, come on, lets check this thing out" Matt smiled and took hold of Graces hand, pulling her after him and through the crowded room.
// Ladies (move)
Gentlemen (move)
Somebody ring the alarm
A fire on the roof
Ring the alarm (and I'm throwin' elbows) //
It was only 8:30 and the place was already backed, the party in full swing. Grace wasn't sure whose house it was but she was sure glad it wasn't hers, she didn't want to be the one stuck cleaning up the day after, the must have been over a hundred people there already.
"So are you glad you decided to come?" Matt asked, leading her over to a table covered in half eaten bowls of chips and already empty bottles of soft drink.
"I don't know yet," Grace admitted, while Matt had been looking forward to Grace coming her knew that she was hesitant, and if it hadn't been for his sister . . .
"Hey, you want a drink?" he asked grabbing a can of coke, only to have a guy bump into him and shove him into Grace.
Grace took a step back, "Sorry", the guy apologised looking down at the drink in Matt's hand.
"Hey man, here," the guy offered them the two unopened beers he held in his hand.
Matt looked over at Grace who shrugged her shoulders.
[Grace- It's bad enough that I lied to mum about being here, if I turned up at home drunk . . .]
"Nah man, it's cool, I'm driving tonight" Matt turned down the guys offer.
"Whatever, see you around" the guy tossed over his shoulder as he walked away.
"You don't have to not drink because of me," Grace said, although she was glad Matt had turned him down. Eli normally had had a few whenever they were together at parties and while she'd never admit it, it did worry her.
// Oh, I'm overdue
Give me some room
I'm comin through
Paid my dues
In the mood
Me and the girls gonna shake the room //
"Come on, you wanna dance?" Graced asked and Matt grabbed her hand pulling her back into the crowd.
* * * * * Judy rolled over in Graces bed, her stomach complaining at the lack of food.
[ Judy - I can't go down there, they are going to ask all these questions, ones I can't even begin to answer even if I wanted to (sad look). . . (sighs) what the heck, I'm gonna have to face up to them some time]
Judy pulled back the cover on the bed and made herself sit up.
[ Judy - Its now or never ]
* * * * *
// DJ's spinning (show your hands)
Let's get dirrty (that's my jam)
I need that, uh, to get me off
Sweat until my clothes come off //
Grace gave a sigh of relief at the pause in the music. He and Matt had been dancing non stop for the past hour and was dying of thirst.
[ Grace - Matt sure can dance.(looks at camera with a smile) and he does have a great body!]
"You wanna grab something to drink?" Matt asked, breathing heavily.
Grace smiled up at him, "you read my mind"
Putting his arm around her Matt lead her over to the refreshment table.
"I knew you were a good dancer from well, last time we danced, but girl you're hot!" Matt laughed at the embarrassed look on Graces face.
"Your not to bad yourself" Grace said blushing, she hurriedly took a sip of her drink.
Just then a slow song came on over the speakers.
"Would you like to dance?" Matt asked with mock formality, offering her his hand.
"I would love to" Grace said, accepting his hand she allowed him to pull her in close and place his arms around her waist.
"So are you glad now that you decided to come?" Matt asked softly in her ear.
Grace tried not to laugh at the tickling sensation she felt from his breath on her neck.
"Yeah, I'm very glad" Grace said, feeling her eyes being drawn to his.
"You know, you're not how I first expected you to be" he took a step closer.
"Oh yeah"
"Yeah," he whispered leaning forward and kissing her gently.
[ Grace- This doesn't mean anything right, so what if I kiss the guy, I mean I want to, does that mean I like him ]
Grace kissed him back gently, hesitantly at first, and then allowing him to deepen the kiss as his hand went behind her head.
"Well, well, well, looks like I was right"
[Grace- (groans) Carla . . . anyone but her]
"Hey Carla" Grace said casually, pulling away from Matt.
"So I see you and Eli didn't last very long"
"I guess not" Grace smiled, when she felt Matt slip his arms around her waist.
"Poor Gracie, you know I tried to warn you"
Grace shrugged, "what can I say, Carla, I figured that I'd see for myself, I've learnt not to trust anything you say, get over it"
"Grace, are you okay?" Matt asked concerned.
"Yeah I'm cool, you wanna get some fresh air, it's suddenly gotten hot in her" Grace said, brushing past Carla and leaving her standing there, staring after them.
// It's explosive, speakers are pumping (oh)
Still jumping, six in the morning
Table dancing, glasses are mashing (oh)
No question, time for some action Temperature's up (can you feel it)
About to erupt
Gonna get my girls
Get your boys
Gonna make some noise Wanna get rowdy
Gonna get a little unruly
Get it fired up in a hurry
Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party
Sweat dripping over my body
Dancing getting just a little naughty
Wanna get dirty //
It's about time for my arrival
*For those of you who don't know, the lyrics used in this chapter are from Christina Aguilira's song 'Dirty'.
Chapter 33 | Getting over it
"Eli, We need to talk" were the exact words his father had said the moment Eli had walked in the door. He knew he was in for it, another lecture; he'd been getting a lot of those lately. The 'get over it', 'you have more important things to worry about', and his least favourite one 'what about your future?"
Eli groaned and rolled over onto his back. Sure he'd been doing pretty bad in class lately, okay bad doesn't even begin to describe it but what was the point?
[Eli- I wish he'd just get off my back . . . he doesn't get it, without Grace I wont ever be any good at school]
"Eli, it's about time you pull your head in. I know it's been hard since you and Grace broke up but you have to think about your future"
It wasn't like he even had a future. What did he need maths and science and English for.
"It might not seem important now, but one day your going to look back and regret not trying harder at school, I'm sorry but if your grades don't start improving your mother and I have already agreed that you will have to quit the band"
All he wanted was to sing and play his guitar, but even that was shit lately. The band hadn't had a gig in almost 3 months and things weren't looking all that good.
[Eli- I made the right decision by breaking up with Grace, now all I Have to do is face up to the fact that she's not their to help me anymore, once I get over it then I can try harder, I will. If only I could stop thinking about her kissing that guy.
* * * * * "Judy?" Can I come in?" Lily knocked quietly on the door to Graces room. When she received no answer she pushed the door open slightly and peered around the corner.
"Judy?" she said again louder, Judy rolled over to face Lily, and it was obvious from her swollen red eyes that she had been crying.
"Lily, hi" Judy spoke quietly, slowly.
"Listen, Grace has gone out to a party and won't be back till late. I was thinking you, me and Zoë could just get Chinese for dinner and spend the night watching old movies like we used to"
Judy looked away, "I don't know, I'm feeling kind of tired"
"You have to eat something Judy, you've barely eaten since you've gotten back"
"I know, I'll have something later okay"
"Okay" Lily said softly nodding. "If you want anything me and Zoë are still going to have Chinese anyway so just come downstairs okay.
"Okay"
* * * * * // [Redman:]
Ah, dirrty (dirrty)
Filthy (filthy)
Nasty (Christina), you nasty (yeah)
Too dirrty to clean my act up
If you ain't dirrty
You ain't here to party (woo!) //
"So did I tell you how hot you look tonight?" Matt asked taking in Graces outfit. Blushing Grace looked down at her outfit, tugging at the Singlet top.
"Yeah thanks" she avoided his eyes, embarrassed.
"No problem, come on, lets check this thing out" Matt smiled and took hold of Graces hand, pulling her after him and through the crowded room.
// Ladies (move)
Gentlemen (move)
Somebody ring the alarm
A fire on the roof
Ring the alarm (and I'm throwin' elbows) //
It was only 8:30 and the place was already backed, the party in full swing. Grace wasn't sure whose house it was but she was sure glad it wasn't hers, she didn't want to be the one stuck cleaning up the day after, the must have been over a hundred people there already.
"So are you glad you decided to come?" Matt asked, leading her over to a table covered in half eaten bowls of chips and already empty bottles of soft drink.
"I don't know yet," Grace admitted, while Matt had been looking forward to Grace coming her knew that she was hesitant, and if it hadn't been for his sister . . .
"Hey, you want a drink?" he asked grabbing a can of coke, only to have a guy bump into him and shove him into Grace.
Grace took a step back, "Sorry", the guy apologised looking down at the drink in Matt's hand.
"Hey man, here," the guy offered them the two unopened beers he held in his hand.
Matt looked over at Grace who shrugged her shoulders.
[Grace- It's bad enough that I lied to mum about being here, if I turned up at home drunk . . .]
"Nah man, it's cool, I'm driving tonight" Matt turned down the guys offer.
"Whatever, see you around" the guy tossed over his shoulder as he walked away.
"You don't have to not drink because of me," Grace said, although she was glad Matt had turned him down. Eli normally had had a few whenever they were together at parties and while she'd never admit it, it did worry her.
// Oh, I'm overdue
Give me some room
I'm comin through
Paid my dues
In the mood
Me and the girls gonna shake the room //
"Come on, you wanna dance?" Graced asked and Matt grabbed her hand pulling her back into the crowd.
* * * * * Judy rolled over in Graces bed, her stomach complaining at the lack of food.
[ Judy - I can't go down there, they are going to ask all these questions, ones I can't even begin to answer even if I wanted to (sad look). . . (sighs) what the heck, I'm gonna have to face up to them some time]
Judy pulled back the cover on the bed and made herself sit up.
[ Judy - Its now or never ]
* * * * *
// DJ's spinning (show your hands)
Let's get dirrty (that's my jam)
I need that, uh, to get me off
Sweat until my clothes come off //
Grace gave a sigh of relief at the pause in the music. He and Matt had been dancing non stop for the past hour and was dying of thirst.
[ Grace - Matt sure can dance.(looks at camera with a smile) and he does have a great body!]
"You wanna grab something to drink?" Matt asked, breathing heavily.
Grace smiled up at him, "you read my mind"
Putting his arm around her Matt lead her over to the refreshment table.
"I knew you were a good dancer from well, last time we danced, but girl you're hot!" Matt laughed at the embarrassed look on Graces face.
"Your not to bad yourself" Grace said blushing, she hurriedly took a sip of her drink.
Just then a slow song came on over the speakers.
"Would you like to dance?" Matt asked with mock formality, offering her his hand.
"I would love to" Grace said, accepting his hand she allowed him to pull her in close and place his arms around her waist.
"So are you glad now that you decided to come?" Matt asked softly in her ear.
Grace tried not to laugh at the tickling sensation she felt from his breath on her neck.
"Yeah, I'm very glad" Grace said, feeling her eyes being drawn to his.
"You know, you're not how I first expected you to be" he took a step closer.
"Oh yeah"
"Yeah," he whispered leaning forward and kissing her gently.
[ Grace- This doesn't mean anything right, so what if I kiss the guy, I mean I want to, does that mean I like him ]
Grace kissed him back gently, hesitantly at first, and then allowing him to deepen the kiss as his hand went behind her head.
"Well, well, well, looks like I was right"
[Grace- (groans) Carla . . . anyone but her]
"Hey Carla" Grace said casually, pulling away from Matt.
"So I see you and Eli didn't last very long"
"I guess not" Grace smiled, when she felt Matt slip his arms around her waist.
"Poor Gracie, you know I tried to warn you"
Grace shrugged, "what can I say, Carla, I figured that I'd see for myself, I've learnt not to trust anything you say, get over it"
"Grace, are you okay?" Matt asked concerned.
"Yeah I'm cool, you wanna get some fresh air, it's suddenly gotten hot in her" Grace said, brushing past Carla and leaving her standing there, staring after them.
// It's explosive, speakers are pumping (oh)
Still jumping, six in the morning
Table dancing, glasses are mashing (oh)
No question, time for some action Temperature's up (can you feel it)
About to erupt
Gonna get my girls
Get your boys
Gonna make some noise Wanna get rowdy
Gonna get a little unruly
Get it fired up in a hurry
Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party
Sweat dripping over my body
Dancing getting just a little naughty
Wanna get dirty //
It's about time for my arrival