Their lips parted for a moment, as Grace tried to catch her breath.
Eli smiled as he waited for her small, hot breaths to calm.
"We…………shouldn't……………be……………doing………..this," she finally uttered.
Eli smiled and moved his lips closer to hers again; the small smile spread across her red lips told him she didn't mean her words.
"We shouldn't," she whispered again, although she leaned into his lips aswell.
"So don't," he whispered again, their lips touching softly.
For a moment their tongues caressed, but Grace pulled away quickly, and stared into his eyes.
GRACE they have a tinge of green in them.
They didn't say anything; Grace merely grasped her hands around the collar of his brown jacket, leaned down and kissed his lips hard while pulling his body onto her bed.
Eli's body scrambled on top of hers, all the while their lips still kissed viciously.
Grace cupped his head in her hands while her lips devoured him.
ELI I could do this forever.
"Grace, Eli?"
Jessie knocked once, "Grace, Eli?" she called, and twisted the handle, pushing Grace's door open.
"Zoe says she wants an apology…………." Jessie sighed, stepping into Grace's room.
She stopped, dead in her tracks like a deer caught in headlights at the sight before her.
JESSIE Eli……………Grace……………kissing…………..WHAT!
Eli leapt off of Grace, allowing her to sit upright.
"Oh my god………….." Jessie croaked, her jaw plummeting to the ground, she quickly turned around, closing the door behind her.
"Oh god" Grace sighed wearily, allowing her head to drop into her hands.
Eli, wide eyed, ran to Grace's door, pulled it open and grabbed Jessie's arm, pulling her back inside.
"Let go of me…………." Jessie cried hoarsely.
Grace leapt to her feet, and stood awkwardly; crossing her arms, she looked on at Eli and Jessie's struggle.
Eli released his grip on Jessie's arm and she pulled away quickly, turning towards the door again.
"Jess!" Eli said harshly, reaching for her arm again, but she swiped it back.
"This is not happening," she muttered, walking towards the door.
Eli walked after her, grabbing her arm again, he pulled her around, "your staying until we can tell you………………" Eli tried.
Jessie snatched her arm away, "tell me what? That you two have a sick, twisted brother and sister relationship going on…………….like something out of Jerry Springer?" Jessie yelled back, interrupting him.
"Can you lower you're voice?" Eli's eyes narrowed.
Jessie reflected the same icy stare as her brother, and opened her mouth, about to yell a retort.
"Jessie, please?"
Both Eli and Jessie's heads turned to Grace, whose arms were wrapped around her shaking body, "please" she croaked again, in an uneven, broken voice.
Jessie stared at her fragile stepsister for a moment, knowing that she owed Grace for the time she consoled her after she and Katie had a small fight.
"Fine" she whispered meekly.
"Thankyou Jess" Grace mumbled, taking a seat at the edge of her bed.
"And Ayden?"
"He………….doesn't know about Eli"
"But he knows your cheating on him?"
Grace looked down at her hands, "yes" she mumbled.
Jessie turned away, unable to look Grace in the eye, "that's real nice," she muttered icily.
"Jess" Eli warned, in Grace's defense.
She turned to him, "how could you both do this?" she asked.
Grace and Eli shared a quick glance, and then both turned to Jessie.
"We aren't doing anything…………" Grace tried.
"It didn't look like you were doing 'nothing' half an hour ago!" Jessie replied hoarsely.
Grace blushed and turned away, passing the explanation over to Eli.
"What do you want us to say Jess…………what can we do so you don't think any less of us?" he asked wearily.
She turned away from her brothers pleading eyes, "Have you even thought about dad and Lily?" she asked, quietly.
When neither Eli nor Grace replied, Jessie continued.
"I mean………..how would they feel about all this? Their children dating………….it's sick and twisted and I don't know how you can be so goddam selfish!" she spat.
There was a long, thick, suffocating silence, when finally Eli spoke gently to his sister.
"What can we do Jess?" he asked again.
She turned to him, her eyes big and stinging; "Nothing………….." she whispered.
"Will you tell mum and Rick?" Grace asked quietly.
Jessie looked away, out the window into the dimming light.
"I don't want to be the one that breaks it to them" she replied.
Grace looked down at her hands again, "Thankyou" she muttered pathetically.
Jessie sighed and shook her head as she stood up; "I just don't believe this" she uttered again, and turned, walking out the door- leaving Eli and Grace to suffocate in the silence again.
He looked over at her petite, drained face, her eyes so sad.
He walked over to where she was sitting at the edge of her bed, and sat beside her, taking her hand in his, holding it tightly.
"It was bound to happen," he whispered lightly.
She looked down at their entwined hands.
GRACE (sighs heavily)
She pulled her hand away, "I think I need to be alone" she said, simply.
Eli didn't say anything, only stood up and walked towards her door- but turned around before walking out.
"I'll wait until forever…………" he said, and walked out.
"I know" Grace sighed, looking down at her bare hands.
