~Note~ Sorry guys for the delay in updates. I wasn't really in a writing mood. I hope this chapter makes up for the lost. Enjoy :-)

Oh No, What Now?

Chapter 2

Walking into the house I pray that no one is up just yet. True I do have about seven minutes before my mom and Rick's alarm goes off, but that never stopped one of them from getting up earlier. Making my way through the kitchen, I listen for any sound that would tell me that someone is up. Moving towards the stairs I still hear a quiet house, and I'm very thankful for that. I don't feel like getting the third degree as to where I was at this time in the morning. Making my way up the stairs trying to remember where squeaky spots where on the steps, listening for noise of life. Finally I made it to my room without being caught, go me. As soon as I shut my door I hear this faint sound, I mean you could barely hear it, but I could. Looking over to my clock I see that it just turned 7:31, damn was that close. Looking around my room, it seems like no one slept here last night, which of course no one did.

Crawling into bed trying to make it look like I've been here all night; just incase my mom decides to check in on me. I mean come on I'm 18 almost 19 and she still checks in on me before she goes to work. Not that I don't think it's sweet, but come on now, I'm not her little Gracie anymore. Eli changed me, and I think for the better. I like not being little miss perfect anymore; it feels nice to be an 18-year-old girl with an attitude. Just lying here in bed, makes my eyes close and open. I finally over come the feel of sleep, and rest my eyes. Hoping to get a couple of hours of sleep before Zoe wakes me up like she always does.

*

Why am I up? It's fucking 7:00 a.m. in the morning and here I am showered and wide-awake. Something is just wrong with this picture. And plus to make it all better I now have to answer to my dad and Lily on why I'm up so early. Well I could always say that I just got home, but then I would get third degreed on being out so late. Either way I'm just fucked. Maybe if I move fast enough I could make my way back to my room. Making my way towards the door leading to my room, I hear footsteps coming down the stairs. Oh, please let it be Zoe or someone other then dad or Lily.

"Eli what are you doing up at 7:12, and please tell me you didn't just get home from some party that I wasn't aware that you were going too." My son who stays up until the sun comes up, I swear. But then, I use to do that when I was his age.

Great here comes the grilling. "Dad not right now okay? It's way too early for all this, and no I just didn't get home. I never even went out last night." Now I must listen to 'then why are you up?' speech. I should have just stayed in my room until they left.

"I know it's early E that is why I'm wondering why you're up? Your never up this early, you usually sleep the whole morning away or at least close too it." I can never get a straight answer out of him. Why must he hide behind these walls that he has built around himself?

"Dad can you just drop it already!" God this is why I want to move out so badly. He gives me a third degree on every thing that I do and say. Grace is the only one that really gets who I am.

"Hey will you two stop the yelling already. People are still sleeping in this house."

"Sorry Lily." She even makes me feel two inches tall sometimes.

"Now I'm not going to ask why your up so early, because I'm sure that is what you two were fighting about, but I will ask you if you would like some breakfast before I leave?" I swear I feel like I have to five kids sometimes, instead of just four.

"No that's okay; I'll probably just grab some cereal later on." Even though I can't stand her sometimes, she is always there to help me or feed me for that matter.

"Well okay, you're not going anywhere today are you Eli?"

Ah, ha I knew she needed me to do something for her. "Nope, just chillin at home, why?"

"I was wondering if you could go to the store for me? I have to work later tonight, and your dad has a business meeting right after work. The list is on the table, oh and if you don't feel comfortable buying some of that stuff, just take one of the girls with you, and they can buy that stuff."

"Lil come on we're going to be late. Bye E."

"Bye dad. Lily don't worry everything will be just fine. It's not like I haven't bought any of that stuff before anyway. Now go, before he comes back in here."

"Okay thanks. Say good-bye to the girls for me. Bye."

Finally no more parents in the house. Looking at the clock, I see it's only 7:32; this day is never going to end. Can't go by Grace, can't go back to bed. Mind as well see what's on TV. What the hell is even on at this time of the morning besides cartoons?

*

Man, this is the second time this morning that I woke up to that damn sunlight. I just can't get a break today I swear. Turing onto my side, I see that's its only 8:44. I lie on my back, and ponder if I should get it up or try to go back to sleep. After about going back in forth on if I should get up or not, I finally get up. Walking towards the door, and stop and think if I should get dressed or stay in my pajamas, too early to get dressed, so I open up the door, and I hear a hmmm coming from somewhere downstairs. Someone is up and watching TV. Thinking that it's probably Zoe, I make my way down the stairs. Once I reach the bottom I make my way to the living room to see who is up. To my surprise Zoe isn't he one watching TV, Eli is. Hmm wonder why he is up so damn early; he always sleeps the morning away. Debating if I should go over to him, or just stand here for a little bit, standing here works for me.

I know she is down here, looking at me. I can feel her eyes on the back of my head. I hate it when my dad does that, it's like he is trying to see what I'm thinking, and with Grace, well that is another story. After a few moments of silence well expect for the faint sound of the TV I finally say something, "You know it's not nice to stare at people."

Damn him, "Well what can I say? I missed looking at you." Well maybe some of that is not true, but I did miss him.

"Sure ya did. You just missed the way I make you feel." My coy little smile is back again.

So true, "Oh please aren't we full of it at this time of the morning." I walk over so I'm standing right in front of him blocking his viewing from the TV. Man aren't I just mean this early in the morning. But I know he doesn't mind.

"Maybe, but you are blocking my view of what I was watching." Not like I give two shits about what is on TV. Grace is a better view anyway.

"Oh, well I'm sorry about that." I slowly start to move in for the kill. I lift my leg up and place it on the side of his leg, and I do the same with the other leg. As soon as my legs where on either side of his, I could feel his hands make their way up my legs to my hips. When he looks up at me I just give him a little evil grin.

"Grace I would be careful if I were you. That cold shower didn't help me very much." And with her sitting on top of me, giving me that look. It's not a good sign at all.

I know this is just pure torture to him, but I just couldn't help it. He was slouched on the couch, with his legs apart, just waiting for someone to sit down on top of him. And with the look on his face, I can't help, but love every minute of it. "Oh Eli, what do you think I'm going to do?"

"There are too many things right now going through my head. Besides we don't want to get caught now do we?" See this is why I want to get my own place. I hate having to always be careful when I'm with her. I wish we could snuggle on the couch together, or do all the stuff normal couples do in front of their friends and family. Why can't this be less compacted for us? I know deep down Grace feels the same way that I do.

"Ugh! Why can't we have a normal relationship? This would be so much easier for us then." I let my arms go loose around his shoulders and just fall against his chest. Wrapping my arms around his neck, and placing my head in the crook of his neck, my favorite place to lie my head, plus it works, when I want to wake him up in the middle of the night. Just start kissing around the crook of his neck, making my way over to his Adam's apple, or up to his lips. I would love to do that right now, but I know that we can't start anything.

I move my hands from her hips up under her shirt. Rubbing the soft skin of her back and I can't help, but notice that she isn't wearing a bra. This is not the time for me to be getting hard that is for sure. I just keep rubbing her back, trying to think of something to say to her. But I can't think of anything, I mean what can I say? We both want the same thing, to be a normal couple.

"Grace! Grace!" Why can I never find anyone in this house? I swear I think they just ignore me sometimes to just ignore me.

Ugh why can't I just stay like this, "Great now Zoe is up." I leave a soft kiss on his neck before I slowly start to get up off him. I give him a small smile before I make my way to the stairs to wait for Zoe to come down. "What!"

Finally, someone answers me. I walk down the stairs and simply say, "fix me some breakfast."

"What? You know how to fix it your self; you're not five anymore." I swear when I was her age, mom made me do all of that, but with Zoe mom does everything for her, or better yet makes me do it. Just because she is the baby now, doesn't mean I have to be the second mom around here. Life is just not fair to me.

"Grace! Come on, you know mom always makes breakfast for me, and even for you." Sisters, who needs them.

"Do I even look like mom to you? No, so fix your own breakfast and just leave me alone." I hate that I'm getting mad at her, but this has not been one of my best mornings.

"What the hell is the problem in here?" I was never this way with Jessie; her and I always got along. Thank god for that one. I don't think I could stand fighting with her; I can't even stand it when Grace and Zoe fight.

"Zoe thinks she is still five and can't fix her own breakfast." Maybe Eli can help me out here, I just hope he can find a solution to this.

"Zoe can't you fix your self some breakfast?" I give her a small smile, knowing that she will agree to it, since I think she has this small crush on me.

"Yeah I guess I can." It's hard to say no to that small of his.

"This is unbelievable, I say fix it yourself and you say no, but Eli tells you and you say okay. I give up around here. I'm going to take a shower." I slowly turn to Eli giving him a look, half knowing that he knows what the look means.

"What can I say Grace? I just have the magical touch when it comes to this sort of stuff." I watch her walk up the stairs, knowing exactly what that look meant. Now the hard part trying to get away, "I'll see ya later Zoe." I walk towards to kitchen door leading to the garage, opening and shutting the door. Making it look like I left, and slowly making my way up the stairs, unknown to Zoe of course, who was too busy watching TV. Kids and their cartoons I swear.