As Long as I Got You

ch.24

The girls had finished breakfast and bella began cleaning up the kitchen as the girls were all messing around. lauren took soph and audrey to her room to find an outfit for the last concert they were going to tonight curtsey of Gracie and Audrey getting them in. Bella was doing the dishes overing the chatter through the walls as she smiled to her self. she was cleaning up as she felt hands snake around her torso causing chills the rush through her body. bell turned her head looking and gracie hugging her watching was she was doing.

bella: hi
gracie: hi

gracie's tone was gentle as bella just soaked in the moment knowing gracie was being extremely clingy due to it being the last full day the two had together as the week had been memorable.

Bella: you sure you want to watch me do dishes
*bella giggled*
Gracie: you know i'm not that sure but i just wanted to hug you so that's what im sure of
Bella: hmm well that's fine by me but... you could help me also
Gracie: ughhh
Bella: i mean the quicker we get this done we can do whatever you want before you have to leave for rehearsal soo
Gracie : deal

Bella smiled as gracie immediately snagged a towel and started frying the dishes.

Bella: what time do you leva tomorrow?
Gracie: umm honestly i don't have and exact time but it's probably like 10 or 12
Bella: ok ... don't be busy then

Gracie raised and eyebrow at bella still washing dishes and bella felt her gaze

Bella: what?
Gracie: what are you trying to do
Bella: that's a secret
Gracie: oh my goodness last time you had a secret it was a million dollar secret
Bella: it was not a million dollar secret
*Gracie looked at bella raising an eyebrow knowing it was expensive*
Gracie: then how much was it
Bella: that doesn't matter what matters is... we have a priceless memory
Gracie: quite literally priceless

Bella oh's at gracie's comment as she smiled and bella's laughed at her as she gently splashed the water at Gracie

Gracie: Bella!
*bella laughed as gracie splashed water back at her from the sink*
Bella: no wayyyy
*gracie let out a nervous laugh as Bella quickly and swiftly ran the gracie throwing her over her shoulder as gracie let out a playful scream and their laughter filled the room*
Gracie: bellaaaaa put me downnnnn
Bella: why
Gracie: bellaaa

Bella laughed as began doing laps around the couch in the living room and gracie's laughed filled the room

Gracie: okayyy can you put me down now
Bella: fine

bella gently leaned over and tossed gracie on the couch as she smiled up at bella

Bella: why are you smiling like that
Gracie: cuz your stronggg
Bella: haha really

Gracie smiled as bella teased flexing her arms causing gracie to giggle at her play-fullness. the. bella started to walk away but gracie grabbed ahold of her hand first pulling her back

Gracie : can you just lay with meeee pleaseeee
Bella: but the kitchen-
Gracie: bella pleaseee can't you call one of your people to do it so you can spend and extra 15 minutes with me plus your rather do the dishes than lay with me?