Chapter Thirty-Six
Paul
"Good morning, Lori," I said turning over to face her.
"Go away mom," Lori said swatting my face with her hand.
"I'm not your mother." She shoved a pillow in my face that made me lay back down for like five minutes. "Come on, are you going to get up. You can sleep all you want when you're dead." She threw the covers and reached for her housecoat.
"You and me have a long way until death, trust me." We both walked into the living room. Grace was making coffee, perfect Lori and I need some.
"Want coffee, you two?" Grace asked.
"That's what I need, you Paul?" Lori asked walking over to Grace in the kitchen.
"Sure," I yelled to her, "Where is Sam?"
"Doing something with Cole outside, Rebecca." That's all Grace said, and that had me worried. I ran outside and looked for Sam and Cole. They were in the beginning of the woods. I ran to them.
"What are you doing? Where is Rebecca?" I asked trying to catch my breath.
"She shifted last night sometime." Cole said.
"We need to find her before she bites one of us."
"If we find her were going to get bit, that's it. Nothing more nothing less." Sam said shrugging.
"Get in the car, we'll ride the perimeter of the woods and see if we can see her through the trees." I suggested. Cole, Sam, and I ran into the house. Cole ran downstairs to get a trap. Sam went to go tell Grace, Lori, and Isabel, where we were going. I on the other hand, I went to get my fair share of coffee.
"I'm ready," Cole said bringing a dirty trap up into the kitchen.
"Cole," Grace gasped, "Get that out of my house," Sam turned to Grace and looked at her.
"Your house?" He asked.
"Old saggy ladies say that in movies, like when there stupid son does something, so he is doing something stupid right now."
"So are you calling me stupid and your son?" Cole asked.
"Well if so that would mean that I wouldn't have had a miscarriage." Grace sighed and walked to the couch. Lori and I didn't know what was going on, but we caught on quick.
Sam
Cole pushed Grace real far.
"Grace?" I walked over to Grace on the couch. I saw a tear slide down her cheek and run to her chin, and then it fell onto her hand.
"I can't do this," She whined.
"You don't have to, anymore." I grabbed her hand and kissed it.
"If it's over why am I getting tortured? Sam, I need a vacation or something."
"How are we going to afford it though, Grace you know I would do it in a heartbeat, but that's the only problem, we don't have the money."
"Yes we do." Grace said sliding her ring off her finger and showing me so no one else would see it.
"Grace, we can't return another engagement ring," I whispered.
"I know but I just want to go away with you and not worry about anything else."
"Here," I put my face in my hands, "How about this, while I'm out with Cole and Paul, you look for inexpensive vacation areas."
"Fine, try to find Rebecca, and be safe."
"I will, don't worry." I kissed her lips. Cole awed behind us.
"What? You haven't kissed someone before?" Grace said putting her arm on the back of the sofa. Living with Isabel and Cole and Ulrik really didn't help Grace. I noticed that she knew how to talk back and not feel bad being the quite one.
"Not like that," Cole replied. Grace's jaw dropped.
"Really, well I wish you had met me sooner."
"So you're saying that you would rather me over Sam."
"No, Sam isn't afraid to help someone out when they need it," Isabel said from behind Cole. We all stared in amazement at her. Cole walked over to the rocking chair, and sat down.
"Grace, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything I said." Cole stood up and put his hands over his eyes. "I'm sorry about your miscarriage, and your parents, and your legs, and oh Grace, your life, you aren't as happy anymore from the first time I saw you. Well actually the first time I saw you, you were dying." Grace gave Cole a look for saying all that information in front of everyone. "We have to go find Rebecca."
"Bye Grace." I said. I leaned in to kiss her good-bye but she backed away.
"I don't want another incident," She said pointing to Cole.
"What if something happens?"
"Don't say that." She kissed me and looked at her ring for a moment.
"You're going to share the news with them, aren't you?"
"Just Isabel and Lori, hey Isabel told me that Rachel left already."
"I haven't noticed we have been a little busy." I said putting one hand on her stomach then getting up for my coffee. I grabbed my coffee mug, a few jackets, and I kissed Grace over the back of the couch, before I ran out the door. I was probably going to need clothes for her. I ran in the house and asked Grace to get some clothes from Rebecca's room.