From Friends to Lovers

It All Comes To Light

Arthurs Note: This whole chapter will be from Chris's point of view enjoy.

Chris's Pov

I slowly wake up and come face to face with Grace, I lay there an just look at how peaceful she looks. I take a chance an gently caress her right cheek an then kiss her on the forehead, I pull back and see that she is awake, "good morning" I say to her. She just looks at me not saying anything which starts to freak me out, but then she kisses me. I don't kiss her back because I'm to shocked, so she pulls away, "I'm sorry I don't know what I was thinking" she says looking away from me.

I gently turn her face back to me and kiss her, after a second I pull back an look her in the eyes. She looks down at my lips then back into my eyes, and then her lips are back on mine. The kiss starts off slow an gentle at first, till I gently bite her bottom lip causing her to gasp which allows me to slide my tongue into her mouth. The kiss turns into us making out with her on top of me, my hands are in her hair while hers are tracing my face which is new to me "Chris." Yeah I say as I keep kissing her "Chris," she says again touching my lips. I pull back to see her start to vanish, and I get a new view of Grace laying next to me, with her finger pressed against my bottom lip so I give it a little peck.

I'm laying there looking at her when I realize that I had been dreaming the whole time, I try not to freak out. It takes me a minute to calm myself down, so that I can hopefully have a normal conversation with her. I clear my throat "good morning" I say smiling at her, "good morning did you sleep good?" I just shake my head yes while looking at her. "Why do you keep staring, do I have drool on my face?" I shake my head no then say "you just look beautiful," she looks away blushing "if you say so Evans." I use my hand to turn her back so she is looking at me "I know so Grace," I say while caressing her cheek and we just stare into each others eyes. 

"Chris" she says in a whisper "yes sweetheart?" "I'm hungry" I start to laugh which makes her laugh, go get dressed and we can go get something to eat." She climbs out of bed and I can't help but to watch her walk to the bathroom, damn I think to myself she really looks good in my shirt. I get up and dress real quick before my mind goes back to that dream. As I start to put on my shirt Grace walks out the bathroom, and I see her blush a little then look away "I'm ready" she says.

"Alright I just got to let Dodger out, and make sure that he has food an water then we can leave." I walk to the kitchen and Grace follows "I can do his water an food if you just tell me where it's at." I open the back door an Dodger runs outside "if you open that door his food is in there I put two scoops in his bowl." I walk out back to watch Dodger while Grace is inside, after a few minutes I go back inside with Dodger, "alright you ready?" She shakes her head yes, she grabs her purse while I grab my keys an wallet and we leave the house.

I drive us to my favorite place to eat which is across town, it's called Dans Dinner. We pull up, get out of the car and walk inside "it smells amazing in here," Grace says looking around. I walk us to a booth and once we sit down Mary comes to the table "well hello there stranger," I smile up at her "I know its been a while Mary." She only hands Grace a menu since she already knows what I want, "so who is this beautiful young lady?" I go to introduce Grace, but she beats me to it "I'm Grace it's nice to met you," "it's so nice to met you as well, you can call me Mary." They talk for a few minutes before Grace orders, and Mary goes off to get our drinks.

"I'm guessing you come here a lot?" Mary walks back over with our drinks, "every Sunday if I'm not busy." We sit and talk about how neither one of us wants to go back to work tomorrow, waiting on Mary to bring us our food. Once she does we don't talk much since we are both really hungry, I'm about done with my food when I hear Mary call me over to the counter. "I will be right back," I tell Grace an then walk over to Mary "everything okay?" She shakes her head yes but then says "what's going on with you an Grace?" I look over at Grace to see her looking down at her phone, "nothing were just friends, she's dating Matt." At hearing his name she rolls her eyes "I feel sorry for her, Matt is not the best person to be with hey maybe you two should give it a try."

"On that note, I'm going to go finish my food," I walk back over to our table an sit back down. "Is everything okay?" Grace asks looking up from her phone "yeah she just wanted to ask me something is all." We go back to eating an I just happen to look out the window, and what I see makes me dead in my tracts. I guess Grace saw my reaction an asks "Chris is everything okay, it looks like you've seen a ghost." This is going to break her and I hate it, "Grace can you come sit by me please, I need to show you something."

She gets up an comes to sit by me, "I'm so sorry Grace but you need to see this, look out the window over by the red sports car." I can see her looking for the car "it's Matt an Ben, wait are they holding hands?" she asks. "Yeah they are," I look over at her and the look on her face is utter shock "oh gosh there kissing!" I look back over at them and sure enough Matt an Ben are kissing. Damnit I think to myself, I look back at Grace an see her trying not to cry. I put some money on the table then grab her hand so that we can leave, "hold on just a little longer sweetheart." We finally get in the car an she breaks down crying, I hold her left hand not letting it go till we get back to my house.

We make it back to my house, and as soon as I stop the car she gets out so fast an walks to the front door. I make it to the front door an unlock it, and watch as she storms in throwing her purse on the couch, and starts to pace the length of my living room she is pissed now. "I'm such an idiot, how the hell did I not see this?" I just stand there by the couch waiting till I think she is done venting. "I bet you that is why he was gone so long that night he went to get the pizza," she says looking at me. "There must be something wrong with me, for this to always happen," I take a step closer "Grace..." I say but she just ignores me. "I mean am I not pretty enough, am I not skinny enough or am I to skinny..." "Grace!" I say a little louder which gets her attention, but she still paces the floor.

"There is nothing wrong with you okay, he's just a dumbass," she rolls her eyes "you're lying Chris!" she gets loud right back, "I'm not lying Grace!" I say a little louder and she finally stops an looks at me. "You are perfect Grace, you are so beautiful inside an out. You're the sweetest most caring person I've ever known, you light up every room that you walk into." She looks away from me "Grace look at me," once she does as I slowly start walking towards her. "You are worthy of love, one day you're going to find a love that consumes you, that's passionate. The kind of love that when you are with that person it feels like home, your safe place."

I'm now standing right in front of her, I lean forward closing my eyes as our foreheads touch. We stand in silence for a minutes, giving both of us the time to calm down. I slowly open my eyes to see Grace already looking at me, and once our eyes lock onto each other that's when it hits me. I have fallen for Grace, all those times when she has been all I can think about. How she feels right in my arms when I hug her, the dream I had last night, and how everything with us is so natural. I want her more than anything in the world, but right now these feelings have to be put to the side, because she needs me right now as just a friend.

After a few more seconds, I wrap my arms around her an she starts to cry worse than when she was in the car. I pick her up bridal style again an walk over to the couch, I sit with her in my lap just holding her, running my hand through her hair till she calms down. She pulls back and looks at me "thank you for being here Chris, you have no idea how much it means to me." I use my thumbs to wipe away the stray tears from her face, then kiss her on the forehead "I will always be here for you Grace no matter what." She gives me a little smile then lays her head back against my upper chest "I'm ready to go home." As much as I don't want her to leave, I can't keep her here "alright sweetheart let's go."