Thanks for the reviews! I appreciate it! Anyway, I really wanted to make
Eli and Grace's relationship perfect but then there wouldn't be much drama.
So, I decided to throw in a new character to add some spice. Then again,
Grace may not be the one who cheats!
Chapter seventeen
"You have to let out your true feelings. Your heart has just been broken by your best friend slash lover and you're craving affection."
Grace looks down at the script and bites her lip.
B/W Grace: This is all too real for me. I can so relate.
Grace takes a deep breath and focuses on James.
"You've left me behind. You have no need for me any more," murmurs Grace as she clutches her chest.
"What can I say to make this all better? How can I make you trust me again, Cecilia?" James reads from his script without looking up.
"James! You should know your lines by now!" barks Mr Dimitri and he sighs.
Eli walks in from the back of the room, takes a seat near a group of kids and looks up at the stage. Grace glances at Eli and winks.
"Again!"
Grace drops her arm to her side and closes her eyes for a second.
"You've left me behind. You have no need for me any more," she whispers as a tear drops down her cheek.
James looks over at Grace and raises his arm to reach her but she moves back.
"What can I say to make this better? How can I make you trust me again?" he murmurs.
"You can't. The trust is gone," she responds as she turns her back to James.
"But I love you," he murmurs as he raises his arms out into a pleading gesture.
"It's too late, Robert. Now leave, please, I beg of you. Just leave," she pleads with her back still facing James.
He attempts to plead some more but turns away instead.
"It's not over, Cecilia. I will have you in my arms again," he declares and walks off stage.
Eli is breathless and he feels the urge to run upstage and hug Grace.
"And cut!" yells Mr Dimitri and he stands up and claps. "Excellent! Well done!" He looks down at his watch and stretches. "That's all for today, kids. See you all tomorrow."
Kids start to leave the room and Eli gets up and starts to walk to the stage. Grace gets off the stage and picks up her backpack. Eli reaches her and strokes her arm.
"You were amazing, babe," he beams and Grace gives a small smile.
Jason walks over to them. "Hey, you must be Eli, I'm James," he introduces himself and puts out his hand. Eli shakes his hand and nods.
"You were pretty good up there, James. I was ready to slam you for mistreating my girl," he smirks.
"I guess I should say thanks?" laughs James.
Grace looks from James to Eli and wonders what's going on.
B/W Grace: They can't be fighting over me, can they? (look of surprise)
"Anyway, Grace, we should go," he takes Grace's hand and starts to walk away.
"See you tomorrow, James. You were great, by the way,"
"Thanks Grace, you too. We make a good team," he smiles.
Eli squeezes Grace's hand and she winces.
"Bye!" she waves and follows Eli.
James watches her walk away, sighs, and turns to the stage. Grace looks back for a second and Eli notices but says nothing.
"I thought we'd do something special tonight. What do you think?" Eli asks as he looks at her.
Grace smiles softly. "Sounds good, what do you have in mind?"
Eli opens the car door and gets in. Grace throws her backpack into the back and buckles her seatbelt.
"Well I..." Eli begins to answer but Grace's mobile phone rings and she answers.
"Hello? O...hi Mum. No, we're just getting into the car. We'll be there...ok, ok...ring up and order and we'll pick it up. Yes, alright, we'll be quick." Grace hangs up and grumbles. "We have to pick up dinner and then babysit Zoey because they're going to a party and Jessie is at Katie's house tonight."
Eli groans and starts the ignition. "There goes our night out the window," he mutters and Grace pats his back and gives him a quick kiss.
"It's ok, bubs. We'll do something tomorrow night. I should practice anyway."
"I barely get to see you, babe," he whines.
"E, you're seeing my now!"
"You know what I mean," he places one hand on her thigh as he keeps his eyes on the road.
"There's more to sex," she tells him off.
"But it's been so long!"
"Well, I'm so sorry the play is getting in the way of your sex life."
"You know I didn't mean that," he exclaims.
"I saw the way you sneared at James before."
"Well, I can't help it if he's a geek."
"Not all male actors are geeks, Eli."
"I saw the way he was looking at you."
"He was acting!"
"Not then. When we were leaving. He likes you."
"You're being paranoid."
"Fine, I'm being paranoid," he replies with sarcasm.
"Just be nice next time," She warns Eli.
"Next time?"
"Yes, he's coming over tomorrow afternoon to rehears."
"But what about us doing something tomorrow?!"
"We can hang out in the evening. Relax, E."
"Whatever," he shrugs, turns on the radio and pays attention to the road.
Grace looks out the window and sighs.
Chapter seventeen
"You have to let out your true feelings. Your heart has just been broken by your best friend slash lover and you're craving affection."
Grace looks down at the script and bites her lip.
B/W Grace: This is all too real for me. I can so relate.
Grace takes a deep breath and focuses on James.
"You've left me behind. You have no need for me any more," murmurs Grace as she clutches her chest.
"What can I say to make this all better? How can I make you trust me again, Cecilia?" James reads from his script without looking up.
"James! You should know your lines by now!" barks Mr Dimitri and he sighs.
Eli walks in from the back of the room, takes a seat near a group of kids and looks up at the stage. Grace glances at Eli and winks.
"Again!"
Grace drops her arm to her side and closes her eyes for a second.
"You've left me behind. You have no need for me any more," she whispers as a tear drops down her cheek.
James looks over at Grace and raises his arm to reach her but she moves back.
"What can I say to make this better? How can I make you trust me again?" he murmurs.
"You can't. The trust is gone," she responds as she turns her back to James.
"But I love you," he murmurs as he raises his arms out into a pleading gesture.
"It's too late, Robert. Now leave, please, I beg of you. Just leave," she pleads with her back still facing James.
He attempts to plead some more but turns away instead.
"It's not over, Cecilia. I will have you in my arms again," he declares and walks off stage.
Eli is breathless and he feels the urge to run upstage and hug Grace.
"And cut!" yells Mr Dimitri and he stands up and claps. "Excellent! Well done!" He looks down at his watch and stretches. "That's all for today, kids. See you all tomorrow."
Kids start to leave the room and Eli gets up and starts to walk to the stage. Grace gets off the stage and picks up her backpack. Eli reaches her and strokes her arm.
"You were amazing, babe," he beams and Grace gives a small smile.
Jason walks over to them. "Hey, you must be Eli, I'm James," he introduces himself and puts out his hand. Eli shakes his hand and nods.
"You were pretty good up there, James. I was ready to slam you for mistreating my girl," he smirks.
"I guess I should say thanks?" laughs James.
Grace looks from James to Eli and wonders what's going on.
B/W Grace: They can't be fighting over me, can they? (look of surprise)
"Anyway, Grace, we should go," he takes Grace's hand and starts to walk away.
"See you tomorrow, James. You were great, by the way,"
"Thanks Grace, you too. We make a good team," he smiles.
Eli squeezes Grace's hand and she winces.
"Bye!" she waves and follows Eli.
James watches her walk away, sighs, and turns to the stage. Grace looks back for a second and Eli notices but says nothing.
"I thought we'd do something special tonight. What do you think?" Eli asks as he looks at her.
Grace smiles softly. "Sounds good, what do you have in mind?"
Eli opens the car door and gets in. Grace throws her backpack into the back and buckles her seatbelt.
"Well I..." Eli begins to answer but Grace's mobile phone rings and she answers.
"Hello? O...hi Mum. No, we're just getting into the car. We'll be there...ok, ok...ring up and order and we'll pick it up. Yes, alright, we'll be quick." Grace hangs up and grumbles. "We have to pick up dinner and then babysit Zoey because they're going to a party and Jessie is at Katie's house tonight."
Eli groans and starts the ignition. "There goes our night out the window," he mutters and Grace pats his back and gives him a quick kiss.
"It's ok, bubs. We'll do something tomorrow night. I should practice anyway."
"I barely get to see you, babe," he whines.
"E, you're seeing my now!"
"You know what I mean," he places one hand on her thigh as he keeps his eyes on the road.
"There's more to sex," she tells him off.
"But it's been so long!"
"Well, I'm so sorry the play is getting in the way of your sex life."
"You know I didn't mean that," he exclaims.
"I saw the way you sneared at James before."
"Well, I can't help it if he's a geek."
"Not all male actors are geeks, Eli."
"I saw the way he was looking at you."
"He was acting!"
"Not then. When we were leaving. He likes you."
"You're being paranoid."
"Fine, I'm being paranoid," he replies with sarcasm.
"Just be nice next time," She warns Eli.
"Next time?"
"Yes, he's coming over tomorrow afternoon to rehears."
"But what about us doing something tomorrow?!"
"We can hang out in the evening. Relax, E."
"Whatever," he shrugs, turns on the radio and pays attention to the road.
Grace looks out the window and sighs.
