Chapter 34 | An Awkward Situation
"Grace, I have to go into the restaurant this afternoon so do you want me to pick you and Felicity up or?" Lily offered on Monday morning.
"That would be great but I'm not sure if she'd working this afternoon" Grace explained, pouring milk over her cereal.
"Well I'll pick you up anyway, okay?"
"Thanks . . ." Taking a mouthful, "Damn, Zoë!" Grace said as her spoon was sent flying onto the floor.
"What?" Zoë asked innocently from where she stood next to Grace.
"Girls" Lily said warningly. "Pick it up Grace"
"That's not fair, she's the one who knocked it onto the floor"
Lily sighed. "Grace, just do it okay"
[Lily - You know, sometimes I think they have finally grown out of this, constant bickering, but then, they start again, me and Judy were never like that]
* * * * *
"E, I want you home straight after school today, okay?" Rick said just before his son left for school.
"Oh come on dad, I've got basketball practice"
"Eli, your school work has got to come before anything else, I thought we already talked about this" Rick spoke sternly.
"No, you spoke about this, I had no say in the matter" Eli slammed the door behind him as he walked out.
* * * * * "Grace hey" Felicity greeted her; she'd been FOR grace by her locker.
"Hey" Grace said, spinning the dial on her locker, but it didn't open.
Grace heard a voice behind her. "Here, let me help with that"
"Heres trouble" she heard Felicity groan as Matt banged on her locker, Grace was surprised when it popped open.
"Umm, thanks" Grace stammered, embarrassed. She hadn't seen Matt since Friday night and was kind of unsure of how to act around him. "That's cool," Matt smiled and leant over, giving Grace a quick kiss on the lips then slipping his arm around her waist.
[Grace- umm . . . I think . . . he's acting like . . . do I want this? (Confused look)]
Felicity looked at her brother and her friend with a smile. "So you two finally got your act together huh?" she teased, but was secretly glad, she was sick of them to avoiding each other, even though it was obvious there was chemistry.
"You could say that" Matt answered with a smile, kissing Grace on the check.
"Well I gotta go" Felicity said, deciding to give them some space,
"But . . ." Grace started to protest.
"I'll see you in class okay"
* * * * *
[At The Same Time]
Eli stopped still, catching sight of Grace walking towards Felicity at their lockers.
[Eli - Grace is so, (smiles at camera) unbelievably beautiful, but totally unaware of it. That never fails to surprise me]
It wasn't often that Eli turned up to school on time these days, but after leaving home early to get away from his father there wasn't anywhere else to go. Coop hadn't been in school all week, and he wasn't seeing much of the others these days.
Eli started walking again, his eyes on Grace the whole time.
[Eli - Just talk to her man, you do it at home, it's no different]
Just as he was about to walk up to her Eli caught site of a guy who looked strangely familiar. He watched as the guy kissed Grace then put his arm around her waist. He watched as Grace, seemingly a little uncomfortable say goodbye to Felicity and start talking to the guy. He watched them, and then kept on walking down the hallway, not even stopping to say hello as he walked past.
* * * * * "So what did you mean before when you said that Matt and I had 'finally got our act together'?" Grace asked. The comment had been in the back of Graces mind from the moment that Felicity had said them.
"Well I was just sick of watching you two avoid each other when its obvious you bothy like on another"
"Oh," Grace said quietly.
[Grace - (Looks into camera lens) Its not that I don't like Matt, because I do. I didn't want to admit it at first but Felicity is right. (Sigh) It's just, I'm not sure I'm ready to get involved with another guy. Things with Eli are still . . . (shakes head) I don't know how things with Eli are. But I do know I'm not ready to get involved with Matt yet]
* * * * * "Hi Rick, It's Lily"
"Lil, how are you?"
"Good. Actually, listen, what are you doing tonight?"
"Umm, Well I don't finish till 5 but nothing after that"
"Listen, I have to go in to the restaurant tonight and Grace is working but I was wondering if you and the kids wanted to come and we can all have dinner together"
"It has been awhile hasn't it?"
"Yeah well with Grace and Eli, it's been kinda awkward" Lily agreed.
"Okay, you know what, that would be great. It's just what Eli needs, it's time for him to get on with his life, and they'll have to face the fact that they are still apart of each others lives"
"Okay good, Umm so say about 6:30 then at the restaurant?"
"Okay sure"
"Bye Rick"
* * * * * "I thought I told you to come straight home" Rick confronted Eli the moment he waled through the door. "And I thought I told you I had Basketball practice" Eli shot back. "Don't you speak to me like that?" Rick said warningly. "Like what? Like the way you speak to me" "That's not fair? Come on, your always telling me what to do" Eli yelled angrily. He was sick of his father trying to control his life. "Eli, We'll talk about this later" Rick said, trying to keep his anger under control. "Lily's invited us for dinner at the restaurant"
[Eli- Does that mean . . . Grace will be there?]
"Yes Eli, Grace will be there" Rick said, seeing Eli's thoughts, "Now get changed, or we'll be late"
"Grace, I have to go into the restaurant this afternoon so do you want me to pick you and Felicity up or?" Lily offered on Monday morning.
"That would be great but I'm not sure if she'd working this afternoon" Grace explained, pouring milk over her cereal.
"Well I'll pick you up anyway, okay?"
"Thanks . . ." Taking a mouthful, "Damn, Zoë!" Grace said as her spoon was sent flying onto the floor.
"What?" Zoë asked innocently from where she stood next to Grace.
"Girls" Lily said warningly. "Pick it up Grace"
"That's not fair, she's the one who knocked it onto the floor"
Lily sighed. "Grace, just do it okay"
[Lily - You know, sometimes I think they have finally grown out of this, constant bickering, but then, they start again, me and Judy were never like that]
* * * * *
"E, I want you home straight after school today, okay?" Rick said just before his son left for school.
"Oh come on dad, I've got basketball practice"
"Eli, your school work has got to come before anything else, I thought we already talked about this" Rick spoke sternly.
"No, you spoke about this, I had no say in the matter" Eli slammed the door behind him as he walked out.
* * * * * "Grace hey" Felicity greeted her; she'd been FOR grace by her locker.
"Hey" Grace said, spinning the dial on her locker, but it didn't open.
Grace heard a voice behind her. "Here, let me help with that"
"Heres trouble" she heard Felicity groan as Matt banged on her locker, Grace was surprised when it popped open.
"Umm, thanks" Grace stammered, embarrassed. She hadn't seen Matt since Friday night and was kind of unsure of how to act around him. "That's cool," Matt smiled and leant over, giving Grace a quick kiss on the lips then slipping his arm around her waist.
[Grace- umm . . . I think . . . he's acting like . . . do I want this? (Confused look)]
Felicity looked at her brother and her friend with a smile. "So you two finally got your act together huh?" she teased, but was secretly glad, she was sick of them to avoiding each other, even though it was obvious there was chemistry.
"You could say that" Matt answered with a smile, kissing Grace on the check.
"Well I gotta go" Felicity said, deciding to give them some space,
"But . . ." Grace started to protest.
"I'll see you in class okay"
* * * * *
[At The Same Time]
Eli stopped still, catching sight of Grace walking towards Felicity at their lockers.
[Eli - Grace is so, (smiles at camera) unbelievably beautiful, but totally unaware of it. That never fails to surprise me]
It wasn't often that Eli turned up to school on time these days, but after leaving home early to get away from his father there wasn't anywhere else to go. Coop hadn't been in school all week, and he wasn't seeing much of the others these days.
Eli started walking again, his eyes on Grace the whole time.
[Eli - Just talk to her man, you do it at home, it's no different]
Just as he was about to walk up to her Eli caught site of a guy who looked strangely familiar. He watched as the guy kissed Grace then put his arm around her waist. He watched as Grace, seemingly a little uncomfortable say goodbye to Felicity and start talking to the guy. He watched them, and then kept on walking down the hallway, not even stopping to say hello as he walked past.
* * * * * "So what did you mean before when you said that Matt and I had 'finally got our act together'?" Grace asked. The comment had been in the back of Graces mind from the moment that Felicity had said them.
"Well I was just sick of watching you two avoid each other when its obvious you bothy like on another"
"Oh," Grace said quietly.
[Grace - (Looks into camera lens) Its not that I don't like Matt, because I do. I didn't want to admit it at first but Felicity is right. (Sigh) It's just, I'm not sure I'm ready to get involved with another guy. Things with Eli are still . . . (shakes head) I don't know how things with Eli are. But I do know I'm not ready to get involved with Matt yet]
* * * * * "Hi Rick, It's Lily"
"Lil, how are you?"
"Good. Actually, listen, what are you doing tonight?"
"Umm, Well I don't finish till 5 but nothing after that"
"Listen, I have to go in to the restaurant tonight and Grace is working but I was wondering if you and the kids wanted to come and we can all have dinner together"
"It has been awhile hasn't it?"
"Yeah well with Grace and Eli, it's been kinda awkward" Lily agreed.
"Okay, you know what, that would be great. It's just what Eli needs, it's time for him to get on with his life, and they'll have to face the fact that they are still apart of each others lives"
"Okay good, Umm so say about 6:30 then at the restaurant?"
"Okay sure"
"Bye Rick"
* * * * * "I thought I told you to come straight home" Rick confronted Eli the moment he waled through the door. "And I thought I told you I had Basketball practice" Eli shot back. "Don't you speak to me like that?" Rick said warningly. "Like what? Like the way you speak to me" "That's not fair? Come on, your always telling me what to do" Eli yelled angrily. He was sick of his father trying to control his life. "Eli, We'll talk about this later" Rick said, trying to keep his anger under control. "Lily's invited us for dinner at the restaurant"
[Eli- Does that mean . . . Grace will be there?]
"Yes Eli, Grace will be there" Rick said, seeing Eli's thoughts, "Now get changed, or we'll be late"