This chapter was hard to write, but I really enjoyed it. There are a couple
of tender moments that I hope to recapture in upcoming chapters. Should I
have more chapters? Do I have further to go? I hope you enjoy!
Chapter eight
Eli is sitting on his unmade bed, strumming his guitar to a song he is in the middle of creating. Usually he and his band play punk-rock type music. Music that people can bang their head to. But lately he's been trying out some mellow tunes. Tunes that you can think to or even slow dance to. Suddenly there's a knock at the door and he vaguely raises his head.
"Come in,"
Grace slowly opens the door and stands still at the doorway. Eli starts to smile slowly.
"Hey, you," he whispers and pats the space beside him.
Grace shuffles over to the bed, sits down beside Eli and casually runs her hand along his thigh.
B/W Eli: There's that warm, tingling feeling again. (laughs softly)
"That sounds nice. A little different to what you normally play, but nice."
'Yeah, I thought it was time to stop playing depressing punkish stuff and move on. Plus, I know it's the kind of music you like."
"Well, aren't you thoughtful, kind sir." Grace strokes Eli's face and he puts down the guitar and turns towards to her.
"Hey, I aim to please."
"I can think of a couple of ways you can please me," smirks Grace.
Eli takes hold of Grace's shoulders and pulls her towards him as he lies down on the bed. He wraps his arms around her tightly as she gently kisses him on the nose and then moves down to his welcoming lips.
"I guess you know how to please me, too," Eli says huskily.
B/W Grace: Two weeks ago I would never have dreamt this could be possible!
Grace gradually places her hand on Eli's stomach and starts to stroke. She can feel him shudder and moves her hand to his back. Eli reaches underneath her singlet and fondles one of her breasts. Grace gasps lightly and kisses Eli with as much strength as possible and swiftly places her tongue inside Eli's mouth. He pulls her in even tighter and starts to undo Grace's bra but she removes his hand.
"Not yet. I'm not ready."
Eli clasps Grace's face and looks into her pleading, brown eyes.
"I can wait."
Grace sighs thankfully and nuzzles her head into his chest. Eli strokes her hair and kisses her forehead.
"Can we just lie here for a while?" asks Grace as she listens to Eli's heart beat slow down.
"Sure, I'd like that," he replies and smiles down at her.
He turns on his stereo and some soft music begins to play and Grace feels herself falling sleep. Eli continues to stroke her hair, starts to softly sing along to the music and finds himself falling asleep as well.
An hour later Grace wakes up to see the sun setting and she looks at Eli's face. He looks so peaceful and she closes her eyes so she can capture this moment exactly as it is. When she opens her eyes Eli is looking down at her, taking in the exact moment so that he too can remember it for later. Grace gradually gets up, yawns and stretches her arms.
"We must have fallen asleep. It's nearly night time." Suddenly she jumps up off the bed and frantically looks at her watch.
"Oh no, Eli! It's nearly dinner time. We better hurry up and go downstairs. Mum's going to wonder where we are."
"Grace, it's ok. Dinner's not for another hour, we have time." Eli stands up and takes her hands. "It's all good," he smiles.
Grace calms down and kisses him softly.
"I should go fix myself up before dinner. Do you...do you want me to sleep down here tonight? I can come down when everyone's asleep."
"Sounds good to me." Eli squeezes her hands and lets her go. Grace walks towards the door, opens it and finds Jessie standing at the doorway.
"Oh, hey, Jessie. I was just...helping Eli with a song he's writing."
Jessie starts to respond but Grace is already walking away.
Eli sits back down on the bed and ties up his shoes.
"What's up, Jess?"
Jessie walks into the room and sits on the bed next to Eli.
"Nothing really, I just wanted to say hi. We don't spend any time together any more. You're always busy or hiding in here. What are you doing in here by yourself, anyway?"
"Ah, just working on music, really. Nothing major." He puts his guitar away and runs his hands through his hair, trying to tidy it up.
"You're right, Jess. We don't spend enough time together. I'm sorry about that, I'm not being a good brother."
"It's ok, I just miss it a little," shrugs Jessie.
"Is everything ok? You've been moody lately. You haven't had a fight with Katie have you? She's not around much lately." Eli looks away from the mirror and looks at Jessie curiously.
"No, we haven't had a fight. It's just...weird lately. I can't explain it."
"Try me," replies Eli and he sits back next to her and messes up her hair.
Jessie laughs.
"You won't understand, E. I don't understand. Have you...have you ever liked someone you know you're not meant to?"
Eli thinks of the moment he just shared with Grace. "Sure. Ah, I get it. Do you like the same boy that Katie likes?"
"Not exactly..." murmurs Jessie and she looks down at her hands.
Eli thinks back to when Katie and Jessie would be in the kitchen and sneak quick glances at each other. It kind of reminded him of how he and Grace would do the same thing.
"Jess, you don't have feelings for Katie, do you?"
Jessie keeps looking down at her hands and Eli notices tears dropping onto her pants.
"You can tell me. You know you can tell me anything, Jessie."
"I'm scared, E. This is all so weird for me. It seems wrong and yet so right...But Mum and Dad will freak if they find out."
"Yeah, at first they will, but you know them. They want what's best for you, kiddo. We all do." Eli encases her in his arms and hugs her tightly. Jessie starts to cry uncontrollably.
B/W Eli: Maybe she isn't as perfect as I thought she was. (looks sad and worried)
Chapter eight
Eli is sitting on his unmade bed, strumming his guitar to a song he is in the middle of creating. Usually he and his band play punk-rock type music. Music that people can bang their head to. But lately he's been trying out some mellow tunes. Tunes that you can think to or even slow dance to. Suddenly there's a knock at the door and he vaguely raises his head.
"Come in,"
Grace slowly opens the door and stands still at the doorway. Eli starts to smile slowly.
"Hey, you," he whispers and pats the space beside him.
Grace shuffles over to the bed, sits down beside Eli and casually runs her hand along his thigh.
B/W Eli: There's that warm, tingling feeling again. (laughs softly)
"That sounds nice. A little different to what you normally play, but nice."
'Yeah, I thought it was time to stop playing depressing punkish stuff and move on. Plus, I know it's the kind of music you like."
"Well, aren't you thoughtful, kind sir." Grace strokes Eli's face and he puts down the guitar and turns towards to her.
"Hey, I aim to please."
"I can think of a couple of ways you can please me," smirks Grace.
Eli takes hold of Grace's shoulders and pulls her towards him as he lies down on the bed. He wraps his arms around her tightly as she gently kisses him on the nose and then moves down to his welcoming lips.
"I guess you know how to please me, too," Eli says huskily.
B/W Grace: Two weeks ago I would never have dreamt this could be possible!
Grace gradually places her hand on Eli's stomach and starts to stroke. She can feel him shudder and moves her hand to his back. Eli reaches underneath her singlet and fondles one of her breasts. Grace gasps lightly and kisses Eli with as much strength as possible and swiftly places her tongue inside Eli's mouth. He pulls her in even tighter and starts to undo Grace's bra but she removes his hand.
"Not yet. I'm not ready."
Eli clasps Grace's face and looks into her pleading, brown eyes.
"I can wait."
Grace sighs thankfully and nuzzles her head into his chest. Eli strokes her hair and kisses her forehead.
"Can we just lie here for a while?" asks Grace as she listens to Eli's heart beat slow down.
"Sure, I'd like that," he replies and smiles down at her.
He turns on his stereo and some soft music begins to play and Grace feels herself falling sleep. Eli continues to stroke her hair, starts to softly sing along to the music and finds himself falling asleep as well.
An hour later Grace wakes up to see the sun setting and she looks at Eli's face. He looks so peaceful and she closes her eyes so she can capture this moment exactly as it is. When she opens her eyes Eli is looking down at her, taking in the exact moment so that he too can remember it for later. Grace gradually gets up, yawns and stretches her arms.
"We must have fallen asleep. It's nearly night time." Suddenly she jumps up off the bed and frantically looks at her watch.
"Oh no, Eli! It's nearly dinner time. We better hurry up and go downstairs. Mum's going to wonder where we are."
"Grace, it's ok. Dinner's not for another hour, we have time." Eli stands up and takes her hands. "It's all good," he smiles.
Grace calms down and kisses him softly.
"I should go fix myself up before dinner. Do you...do you want me to sleep down here tonight? I can come down when everyone's asleep."
"Sounds good to me." Eli squeezes her hands and lets her go. Grace walks towards the door, opens it and finds Jessie standing at the doorway.
"Oh, hey, Jessie. I was just...helping Eli with a song he's writing."
Jessie starts to respond but Grace is already walking away.
Eli sits back down on the bed and ties up his shoes.
"What's up, Jess?"
Jessie walks into the room and sits on the bed next to Eli.
"Nothing really, I just wanted to say hi. We don't spend any time together any more. You're always busy or hiding in here. What are you doing in here by yourself, anyway?"
"Ah, just working on music, really. Nothing major." He puts his guitar away and runs his hands through his hair, trying to tidy it up.
"You're right, Jess. We don't spend enough time together. I'm sorry about that, I'm not being a good brother."
"It's ok, I just miss it a little," shrugs Jessie.
"Is everything ok? You've been moody lately. You haven't had a fight with Katie have you? She's not around much lately." Eli looks away from the mirror and looks at Jessie curiously.
"No, we haven't had a fight. It's just...weird lately. I can't explain it."
"Try me," replies Eli and he sits back next to her and messes up her hair.
Jessie laughs.
"You won't understand, E. I don't understand. Have you...have you ever liked someone you know you're not meant to?"
Eli thinks of the moment he just shared with Grace. "Sure. Ah, I get it. Do you like the same boy that Katie likes?"
"Not exactly..." murmurs Jessie and she looks down at her hands.
Eli thinks back to when Katie and Jessie would be in the kitchen and sneak quick glances at each other. It kind of reminded him of how he and Grace would do the same thing.
"Jess, you don't have feelings for Katie, do you?"
Jessie keeps looking down at her hands and Eli notices tears dropping onto her pants.
"You can tell me. You know you can tell me anything, Jessie."
"I'm scared, E. This is all so weird for me. It seems wrong and yet so right...But Mum and Dad will freak if they find out."
"Yeah, at first they will, but you know them. They want what's best for you, kiddo. We all do." Eli encases her in his arms and hugs her tightly. Jessie starts to cry uncontrollably.
B/W Eli: Maybe she isn't as perfect as I thought she was. (looks sad and worried)
