grace wilkins left texas behind when she got big and famous. she didn't need anyone else except her mother who she visits occasionally but she has her mom visit her more than ever. sure gracie takes tours to texas, but she never stays. part of her j...
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1989
grace met cordell walker when she was six years old. her family was new to austin, texas and cordell's mother, abeline walker came over with cordell and a plate of cookies. grace was six years old, hiding behind her mother's leg, peeking over to see see a tall seven-year-old kid with a cowboy hat over him.
"hi, i'm abeline walker, and this is my son, cordell"
grace's mom, claire greeted abeline and then her son.
"i have another son at home, he was just born, but i thought i have him stay with his dad while i come over" abeline confessed
"aww, a baby that's adorable, why don't you come in?" asked claire
abeline pushed cordell to go in first; everytime claire move, grace continued holding on to her mother's leg. abeline noticed grace's shyness right away before asking claire who the little girl was.
grace tried hard as possible to hide away from the new incomers.
"gracie, you mind your manners! i'm sorry, this is my daughter, grace. you say hi when you meet new people"
grace lets go of her mom's leg and makes herself visible to the walkers.
"hi" grace whispers
"hi grace, how old are you?" abeline asked
"i'm this many" answered grace, holding up six fingers
abeline smiled at her before claire told grace why doesn't she go ahead and take the cookies into the kitchen. abeline told cordell to help grace out; the walker boy grabbed the plate and followed grace into the kitchen.
"wow, a little girl, she's just darling" answered abeline
claire just nodded before looking at the kitchen.
"so is it just you two?" asked abeline, making a subtle comment trying invest more
"no, my husband is out, right now"
"oh, well i love to meet him sometime, how about dinner tonight at our place?" asked abeline
"are you sure?"
"yes! then cordell and grace can get to know each other more, and you can meet little liam"
claire smiled at abeline saying that it was a plan before she called out to cordell and grace.
"we're going to see the walkers later tonight, you can see cordell later" answered claire
grace just nods before claire told her to say goodbye to abeline and cordell. grace did a small wave before running off back to the kitchen. claire apologized to abeline before waving bye to the walkers.
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later that night, claire was getting grace ready when she heard stephen arrive home. he calls out to the girls before claire answers back that they were upstairs in their room. when stephen makes his way into the room, he smiles seeing his daughter and wife.
