I wake up lying on my side, I had another dream, but this one was about Taylor. It's hard to remember exactly what happened, but I remember being happy in the dream. I should tell Stef and Lena, no more secrets. I plan to tell them the second they come in, but they don't come alone.
"Gracie, oh my God, what happened?" Greg runs to my bedside.
"I tripped, I'm fine." He tries to hug me, but I push him away, he truly looks heartbroken.
"You had me so worried, I'm so sorry this happened." Stef and Lena look at me, as if to ask if they should leave or not, I nod to them and they go outside leaving the door ajar. I can still see them and the rest of my family through the window on my right.
"It's not your fault," I lie. It is his fault, if he hadn't had me taken from my home I wouldn't have been hurt, but there's no use in making him feel bad.
"This is why you need to be home with me and your brother, then-"
"Hold on, brother?" I stop him. More secrets.
"I was supposed to wait to tell you, but I want you to meet him," He sighs.
"This is too much." I shake my head, trying to wake myself from this dream, but it's no use. "I have a family."
"I know, I know you do, and I know you love them, but you're my daughter." Stef and Lena squirm at his words. I'm their daughter, not his.
"What's his name?"
"Freddie, he's a few months younger than you." So, he got two women pregnant at the same time. "He's your half-brother." It's so strange to think there's another kid out there with my DNA.
"Where does he live?"
"With me and my mother, in the house that you visited. Look, Gracie, you don't have to make a decision right now, I don't care how long it takes you to realize you're supposed to be with us. You can go back to the Adams-Fosters, for now."
"Seriously? You're letting me go home?" I tear up a little bit, he nods. "Thank you." I don't want to tell him I'll never live with him. Because if I do, he might change his mind. I have to play it safe.
"But, please, don't shut me out, give me a chance." He steps closer to me.
"Okay." He hugs me, and I don't stop him.
"His name is Freddie, he's fifteen and his mother isn't around, he grew up with his gr- our grandma," I tell Jude, Callie, and Mariana. Stef took Brandon to work and Lena took Jesus to a doctor's appointment, so it's just the four of us. I'm only supposed to have two visitors at a time, but the nurse turned a blind eye.
"Do you want to meet him? And your grandma?" Jude asks.
"I'm a little curious, but not if it makes it harder to keep Greg away from me. He wants some kind of relationship with me. But how am I supposed to trust him after everything that's happened?" I notice I haven't called him dad once; he's never been a father to me. Granted he didn't know I existed until recently, but he should have been responsible enough to not get Cordelia pregnant. And Freddie's mom. How can he expect to be a father if he can't even do that?
"I think you should give him a chance, all of them. I got to know my dad and it worked out for me. All our dad still sees us, and although Robert tried to keep me at first, he saw for himself that I belong here."
"Maybe if Greg saw you happy with all of us, he would see sense too," Mariana suggests.
"How would I do that?"
"Well, on Father's Day we had Donald round for dinner," Jude says.
"Seriously? I can't imagine Greg making nice with moms over some meatloaf."
"Give it a try, I think it's a great idea. But start small, have Greg over one day and then you can return the favor by going to his place and you can meet your brother and grandma."
"Would moms be cool with that?" I can't believe I'm considering this.
"I don't see why not, as long as you're still living here and it's your choice, then I'm sure they'll be fine."
I still haven't got around to telling moms about Taylor, but to be honest I've barely had time to even think about her given everything that's been happening. Is it worth making things complicated and getting into a relationship? My track record is not on my side. I don't even have my best friend anymore; I should probably figure out the Sophia stuff before I even think about Taylor.
Later on, Stef had to take the others home because she has to get to work and Lena's going to stay at the hospital with me. One more night away from my home, at least tomorrow I can finally sleep in my bed again.
"Can I talk to you about something?" I ask mama.
"Sure honey, go ahead." She puts her book down.
"Well, I don't wanna say who, because it's early, I don't think it'll work out, but there's a girl that I'm kind of seeing." She looks nervous. "Don't worry she's not a crazy stalker, she's a really nice girl from school. Anyway, I was supposed to go on a date with her, and obviously, I couldn't because all the stuff with Greg came up and I was at GU, and now I'm just wondering if it's worth it."
"Starting up a relationship?" I nod. "Do you think there might be too much going on right now?" She asks honestly.
"Well, yeah. Especially because I've still got school, and I have to fix things with Sophia. And now Greg and my brother and everything." I repeat her point but in more detail. "But I'm worried I'll be missing out on something if I don't go for it."
"There's no telling whether or not it'll work out at such an early stage, you're so young. Follow your heart, if you want to keep seeing her then go for it, but only you can know if you're ready." This is one of the things I love about Lena, she has the best advice.
"Right, follow my heart. Thanks, Lena." I hug her.
"For the record, you and Taylor make a cute couple," She leans back and smiles.
"How did you know?" I cringe.
"I didn't, you just told me." She winks.
"Sneaky." Thanks to Lena's advice, I know exactly what to do.
