Thanks once again for the reviews. It seems to be getting juicier between
Eli and Grace and I plan to go even further. But, don't forget, it can't
stay perfect forever!
Chapter six
In the car at school.
Eli parks the car and turns off the ignition.
"Why now, Eli?"
"Why now what?" he asks as he turns to look at Grace.
"We've known each other for two years and yet...you've never even noticed me until now." Grace looks down at her hands, bites her lip and takes a deep breath.
Eli tries to search her face and come up with the right thing to say.
"I did notice you, Grace. I just needed that extra push and it was when you were in my bedroom that night before the play. The way you looked at me and showed me how much you cared. You had put me on this...this pedestal and I realised there was more to you than I'd ever known. You showed me that you believed in me..."
Eli is shocked with himself. He has never expressed himself in this way before. It's as if Grace was bringing him out of his shell. He now had a reason to move ahead, to make a stand, to be someone.
Grace looked up at Eli with her big brown eyes and smiled broadly.
"What did you ever see in me?" Eli takes Grace's hand.
"You...you...you were, are, this perfect guy. The way you played basketball. The way you played your guitar. The way you helped me when the girls were mean to me at school. When you were with Carla I couldn't handle it. I wanted to be the one you skipped school with. I wanted to be the one that made you happy." Grace feels herself relax and moves her hand to Eli's face.
"You made me happy a long time ago."
Eli leans in towards Grace and kisses her cheek softly then moves lower down to her neck and gently kisses her again. They both shudder at the same time and Grace closes her eyes and melts into Eli. She runs her hand through his hair and then slowly strokes his neck.
"I want to...I want to be with you, Eli. No matter what anyone says. I just know this is what I want. Do you want this too?"
Eli mumbles from beside her neck, "I do." He then moves towards her mouth, gently bites her lower lip and smoothly moves his tongue inside. They stay like this for a minute or two and then Grace moves away.
"Eli...not now," she whispers, "I have to go to class."
Getting himself together, he half-smiles at her and fixes up her hair a little.
"I guess I can wait till after school...just."
Grace laughs softly and undoes her seatbelt.
"Don't forget we have to take Jess to your Mum's place after school and then pick up Zoe from her friends house."
Eli pouts, "fine, but then we can have some alone time, right?"
"O, I'll find a way for that to happen," laughs Grace as she kisses him quickly and grabs her bag. "And don't try to pick up a girl at work!"
"Yes, mam!"
Grace closes the car door and watches Eli drive away. Her mobile phone starts to ring and she picks up.
"And you better not fall for some guy in your class. I plan on being with you for a long time and I don't need the competition!'
"I've been waiting too long for this to happen, nobody can ruin this, Eli. Nobody."
Grace hangs up the phone and starts to walk to class.
Chapter six
In the car at school.
Eli parks the car and turns off the ignition.
"Why now, Eli?"
"Why now what?" he asks as he turns to look at Grace.
"We've known each other for two years and yet...you've never even noticed me until now." Grace looks down at her hands, bites her lip and takes a deep breath.
Eli tries to search her face and come up with the right thing to say.
"I did notice you, Grace. I just needed that extra push and it was when you were in my bedroom that night before the play. The way you looked at me and showed me how much you cared. You had put me on this...this pedestal and I realised there was more to you than I'd ever known. You showed me that you believed in me..."
Eli is shocked with himself. He has never expressed himself in this way before. It's as if Grace was bringing him out of his shell. He now had a reason to move ahead, to make a stand, to be someone.
Grace looked up at Eli with her big brown eyes and smiled broadly.
"What did you ever see in me?" Eli takes Grace's hand.
"You...you...you were, are, this perfect guy. The way you played basketball. The way you played your guitar. The way you helped me when the girls were mean to me at school. When you were with Carla I couldn't handle it. I wanted to be the one you skipped school with. I wanted to be the one that made you happy." Grace feels herself relax and moves her hand to Eli's face.
"You made me happy a long time ago."
Eli leans in towards Grace and kisses her cheek softly then moves lower down to her neck and gently kisses her again. They both shudder at the same time and Grace closes her eyes and melts into Eli. She runs her hand through his hair and then slowly strokes his neck.
"I want to...I want to be with you, Eli. No matter what anyone says. I just know this is what I want. Do you want this too?"
Eli mumbles from beside her neck, "I do." He then moves towards her mouth, gently bites her lower lip and smoothly moves his tongue inside. They stay like this for a minute or two and then Grace moves away.
"Eli...not now," she whispers, "I have to go to class."
Getting himself together, he half-smiles at her and fixes up her hair a little.
"I guess I can wait till after school...just."
Grace laughs softly and undoes her seatbelt.
"Don't forget we have to take Jess to your Mum's place after school and then pick up Zoe from her friends house."
Eli pouts, "fine, but then we can have some alone time, right?"
"O, I'll find a way for that to happen," laughs Grace as she kisses him quickly and grabs her bag. "And don't try to pick up a girl at work!"
"Yes, mam!"
Grace closes the car door and watches Eli drive away. Her mobile phone starts to ring and she picks up.
"And you better not fall for some guy in your class. I plan on being with you for a long time and I don't need the competition!'
"I've been waiting too long for this to happen, nobody can ruin this, Eli. Nobody."
Grace hangs up the phone and starts to walk to class.
