"Where are we going" Grace asked, staring out at the road ahead.

"My place" Eli replied simply.

Grace blushed slightly, and looked over at Eli; she reached her hand over and rested it on his knee, squeezing it.

Eli glanced over at her, and flashed a quick smile, then turned back to the road.


The door to Eli's apartment swung open; Grace and Eli, tangled in one another's arms, and their lips pressing hard together; stumbled through the door.

They took a few steps forward, and Eli threw his foot out behind him, fumbling to close the door.

Grace cupped his head with her hands, pulling his lips deeper and deeper into her passionate kiss; which had started the moment they got out of the car, and continued up the several flights of stairs (the elevator being broken and all) and was now becoming more heated now that they weren't in the public eye, receiving dirty stares.

Eli lifted Grace up slightly, wrapping his strong arms around her curvy waist- and manoeuvred them both into his room, which was only a few clumsy steps from the front door.

He unhooked his arms from her waist, and started unbuttoning his shirt, while still trying to keep their lips connected.

Grace followed his lead and began tugging at her own buttons; once they both worked off the upper half of their clothing, they started on one another's pants- fumbling with the buttons on each other's jeans.

It took a while; but they eventually collapsed in a naked mess onto Eli's bed; the whole time they successfully managed to keep their lips working without having to sperate them.

"Grace" Eli moaned, while he traced his hands over her body; familiarising himself with her soft, supple skin.

Grace quivered as his touch fired her body…………..


"I'm going to miss this" Grace said, as she entwined the sheet covers between her fingers.

"This is only the second time-" Eli began, and Grace looked over at him- a smile on her face.

"-Not that" she said "Well, that……..but just this, talking with you, being with you……….close to you" she rubbed a hand over his bare chest.

He nodded, and glanced over at her "only 3 months" he said, and she nodded meekly.

"I know, I know," she reminded herself, removing her hand from his firm chest, "but what about when you come back-" she looked away from his eyes, allowing the question to sink in.

"What do you mean?" he asked, "We'll still be together-" Grace stopped him before he could continue.

"I want to tell them," she said, turning to stare into his eyes.

"We did tell them Grace- - - they freaked out and kicked me out!" Eli sighed, running his fingers across her cheek lightly.

"Well, we tell them again- and this time we don't let them separate us!" Grace sounded firm, and adamant about this; which told Eli she'd thought a lot about it.

He shook his head "I don't know what your asking of me Grace" he said.

"I'm asking" Grace paused for a moment, while she sat up, holding the covers to her chest; she turned and looked at him "-how much are you willing to go through to be with me?"

Eli looked away for a moment; he didn't even want to imagine what sort of lengths Lily and Rick would go to in order to keep Grace and him apart………..his father would more or less, cut him off! He may even be 'banned' from seeing Jessie………from coming anywhere near the family?

"I don't know," he muttered.

Grace leaned forward slightly, and placed her hand on his chest again; "because I know I want to be with you," she said quietly.

Eli covered her hand with his, looking into her soulful brown eyes "I want to be with you too" he said quietly.

"So what are we going to do?" Grace asked-her voice seemed to fade away as Eli's mind raced……….he could atleast ASK her, he thought to himself.

Eli sat up quickly, and took Grace's hand, holding it tightly.

"Come with me?" he asked her, staring deeply into her eyes; pleading with her to say yes.

GRACE go with him?

Grace stared at her hand as Eli clasped it; and then she looked up at Eli's handsome, pleading face…………..go with him?