Chapter Four
Grace
There is a time in a girl's life when she turns into an adult that she needs to find herself in this world. I tried, I really did try. I looked for a job but, I couldn't work, and I know I would get bored out of my mind working. I really don't know how Sam works at The Crooked Shelf all day. I remember the day Sam and I were watching the northern-lights together and I asked him if he was going to marry me. He wanted to know if I was asking, I really was asking but I know that boys are supposed to propose girls. I said that I was just clarifying but I knew in my heart I wasn't.
"Grace?" Sam asked me.
"Yes."
"Are you jealous or something about Lori and Isabel?"
"Nope I'm not; actually I'm really happy for them."
"Oh, ok I thought the way you have been acting the last couple days that something was bothering you."
"Sam I'm perfectly fine, see" I leaned over on the bed to kiss him with very soft lips. I really was happy for them; I just wanted to know that I officially had Sam, for myself.
"Grace, I know what you want I want it too but you told me that you wanted to find yourself." He just didn't understand I did find myself.
"Sam I did find myself, what I am is you- well me and- you and me that's what I am, you and me. I found what I wanted to find which was what I had the whole time, you." I didn't want to get mad at him but I really found what I wanted the whole time.
"Grace, I'm so sorry I didn't know. I-I," he said, "I wish I had known, man I'm an idiot." He said under his breath, I saw a tear slip off his chin onto his hand.
"Sam, oh don't cry, please don't cry, no I'm sorry I didn't mean to get mad, or jealous, or whatever I was." I rubbed my head against his shoulder.
"I love you Grace." He said as he rubbed his hand through my hair.
"I love you too." I said before I kissed him on the forehead. He smiled at me and kissed me too except on th