Antonio say Grace laying on the floor and ran over to her, his heart was racing, and immediately kneeled by her, he lifted up her head and looked at her "Grace! Are you all right?"

"The cold floor feels good on my forehead, and cheeks."

"What is going on?" Antonio asked worried "You're white as a ghost."

"I haven't been feeling good the last couple days, I have no energy, and I just want to sleep." she says trying to sit up.

Antonio looked at her face, worried at how white she looked; he could smell the puke coming off her, and could sense something was wrong "Do you need me to bring you in, so you can see a doctor?"

"No... I'll be fine, I ate something different the other day, and I have felt sick ever since." she growled.

"If its food poisoning, you need to go in." he said worried, reaching up and flushing the toilet for her.

"I've got the side dishes done for Sadie, it's just that it felt good laying here on the cold floor, and lost track of time, I'm sorry."

Antonio helped her up, and took another look at her, he wanted to ask her a question, but couldn't get it to come out of his mouth. She looked at him, felt light headed, and reached for his hand "Can you help carry all the side dishes out to my car?"

He held onto her, and walked her out of the bathroom "I think you better ride to my house with me, in the shape you're in, it might not be good idea for you to drive... someone will be able to get you home later."

Antonio helped carry the dishes out to his car, while Grace cleaned up her mess in the kitchen. He was worried about her, and thought she didn't look good. He called Sadie letting her know he found her, and would be there shortly.

Grace kept quiet while Antonio drove, and leaned her head against the car window, looking down at the road. It bothered Antonio seeing her the way she was, and wondered if there was anything, she needed that he could help with.

"Is there something you need to talk about?" Antonio asked curiously looking at her.

"No." she said quietly.

Antonio sighed, he wanted her to open up to him, and wanted to ask her a few questions before they got to his house, he kept looking over at her, until she looked over at him "Well there is one thing that I need to get off my chest, I do need to tell somebody before I go crazy."

"And what is that?"

"If I tell you something, I ask that you not tell Ethan, or anyone else... including Sadie."

Antonio wasn't sure if he could do that, he was already keeping their secret from Sadie, and didn't think he could keep another one from her, and looked over at her. "Grace... I don't know if I can, I'm already stuck in the middle with you, and Ethan, and haven't said a word to Sadie. I'm just not sure how much longer I can keep it from her, it's been killing me keeping yours, and Ethan's secret from her."

Grace looked away from him, and leaned her head back against the window "Never mind." she whispered. At that moment, she felt she was going to have a breakdown, and kept breathing in heavily, trying to calm herself down.

Antonio pulled over, and shut the car off, he took in a deep breath, and looked down "You're pregnant aren't you." As much as he didn't want to ask that question, he came right out, and asked it anyway.

"No... that's not what I was going to say to you."

"You're not..." he asked, in a not so believing tone.

"No, I just can't be, I can't have kids."

Antonio still didn't believe her, but wasn't going to push the question any further. He sighed "Fine, what is it that you needed to say, I promise I won't say a word, but I do think you and Ethan need to talk to Sadie and tell her the truth."

"I don't want to hurt her, but I'm hurting right now, and I think I made the biggest mistake that I could possibly make."

"How's that?" He looked at her concerned, and was worried that this all had something to do with Ethan.

Grace covered her face, trying to hold back the tears that were forming and couldn't, she began wiping away the tears, and looked over at Antonio "Because I'm in love with Ethan, I told him to go find someone else to be with, to find someone that could make him happy, and to give him what he wants. Seeing him around Ilona, and hearing Ilona talk about him around me, I just can't handle it. I thought I could... I just think I have myself so worked up right now, that it's making me sick to my stomach."

"Oh boy..." Antonio leaned back into his seat, and tilted his head back against the headrest of his seat, pinching the bridge of his nose. He didn't know what to say, he sat there thinking of the right words, but couldn't come up with anything. "I don't know what to say, for once in my life I'm at a loss for words. I care about you both, and I don't want to see either one of you hurt. I even mentioned this to Ethan, saying this would happen, and this is exactly what I didn't want happening. I've given him my advice, and now I can give you some advice."

"Which is?"

"I don't know, I'm thinking..." he sighed "I guess the only way to get through this, is to be honest with yourself, Ethan, and Sadie. You, and Ethan need to sit down, talk, and figure out what the hell you both want, before another big mess happens."

Grace groaned, and looked away "Let's just go, I'm sure everyone is waiting for us."

Antonio held onto the key before starting his vehicle, and looked over at her "In my opinion, and I don't care what you will say, think, or believe, but everything that's going on with you, and this is something that I've become a pro about, but I'm going to come right out and tell you this... you're pregnant..."

******

Sadie was beginning to wonder what was taking Antonio so long, she talked to him nearly an hour ago, and they still weren't there. Turkey had just got done, and the ham was sitting there resting, waiting to be sliced.

The kids were running amuck while Sadie's dad, and step mother talked with Antonio's parents in the living room. Ilona finally grabbed the kids, and set them at the table, while Ethan picked up Faith, and set her down next to the other kids, and started placing food on her plate.

Antonio finally walked into the house with Grace, bringing in the side dishes "Hopefully they're still hot, if they aren't, I apologize." Grace sighed, as she placed them on the counter.

"Mom you're still pale, are you sure you're OK?"

"Yes Sadie, I'm fine. Please, let's just get these out, I'm sure everyone is starving, after all, they were waiting for me, I don't need them waiting any longer."

Ethan kept on eye on Grace as he was dishing food for the kids. He saw Grace didn't look good, and wondered if she should go in to see the doctor. Ilona noticed Ethan watching Grace, and gave him a curious look.

Sadie called for everyone to sit down, and to start dishing their food. While everyone found a place to sit, Grace happened to sit down across from Ethan and smiled at Faith when she saw her, thinking how beautiful she was, and happy to see that Ethan finally got something that he wanted. Even if she was hidden from him for years, she was glad to see they finally got to meet. Her smile quickly faded when Ilona sat down next to Ethan.

Throughout the meal, Ethan, and Grace kept sneaking a peek at each other, both missing each other whenever they would look at one another.

Ilona decided to test Ethan, and placed her hand on Ethan's thigh, just as Grace looked over at Ethan. Ilona noticed Grace giving her a look, and wasn't sure what the look meant. Curious, she turned to Ethan and leaned closer to him "Is there something going on between you, and Grace?" Ilona whispered in his ear, causing Ethan to choke on his food.

Ethan turned to her after he was done choking, and whispered back to her "Not sure where you got that, but now is not the time to bring that up, we can talk later." he said, sounding surprised that came out of her mouth.

Grace stood up holding her mouth "Excuse me a moment." She left the table, and hurried to the bathroom.

"Is Grace alright?" Georgia asked Sadie, looking worried.

"She hasn't been feeling well for a couple days now. I'll be right back; I'm going to check on her." Antonio eyed Ethan, and secretly pointed his finger at him letting him know he was in trouble with him.

Sadie knocked on the door, and stood there until Grace told her to come in, Sadie walked in, and was surprised to see her mom on the floor, next to the toilet "Mom, if something is going on, I wish you would tell me." She then sighed as she sat down next to her, placing her hand on Grace's back "I'm worried about you."

Grace wouldn't look at her, and kept her head down "You wouldn't understand, and I don't expect you to."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"You're leaving for vacation tomorrow, and I don't need to ruin your fun, I'll be able to handle this. I just have some things on my mind, and it's nothing that I can't handle." Grace shifted her body towards the toilet, getting ready to puke again, but nothing would come out "I think I could use a glass of water."

Sadie stood up, and grabbed her a glass of water, Antonio stopped her on the way back to the bathroom, asking if Grace was OK "I don't know, she won't talk to me, she says I wouldn't understand."

Antonio looked away from her fuck he said under his breath, and looked back at Sadie "Maybe find it in your heart to listen to what she has to say, insist that she talk to you. And I'm going to ask that you be there for her, listen to her, and don't ridicule her for what she has going on in her mind. It may mean a lot to her if you would just listen."

Sadie stepped back, raising an eyebrow at him "You act as if you know what is going on?"

"Please, go in there, and insist that she talk to you. It may make her feel better... and please don't give me that look, I'll explain everything to you later." Antonio walked away leaving Sadie thinking What the hell is going on? She brought her mom a glass of water, and handed it to her.

"I'm not leaving this bathroom until you talk to me. I'm your daughter, and I deserve to know what is going on. Are you sick with something, that you're afraid to talk about?"

"No...." Grace said quickly, and disturbed.

"Then what is it?"

"Dammit Sadie, I can't... I'm not sick." she paused, covering her face with both hands, feeling embarrassed "I'm in love, and confused at the same time... all right?" she snapped.

"In love? With who?" she asked in shock, but then had a feeling who she was talking about.

Grace didn't say anything, and took another drink of the water "Sadie please just leave, I don't want to talk about it." Grace thought about how to tell her that it was Ethan she was in love with, but wondered how to tell her without her throwing a fit. It was the wrong day to confess to Sadie, and of all days, it had to be Thanksgiving that she was choosing to possibly tell her. It was killing her that she was keeping it a secret from her, but felt that it's been long enough, and couldn't hide it any longer. "Promise me to not raise your voice when you hear what I have to say."

"I promise." she said after remembering what Antonio asked her to do, and asked her to listen to see what she had to say "Does Antonio know?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"Because before I came back in here, he begged me to listen to what you had to say, and to be there for you... so here I am, and ready to hear what you have to say."

Grace stood up, and looked at Sadie, taking a deep breath before she let it all out "Can we go somewhere else to talk?"

"Sure."

They left the bathroom, and headed upstairs to Sadie's bedroom to talk, Ethan kept an eye on them as they walked by, and could tell Grace was up to something. He stood up, grabbed his plate off the table, and grabbed Faith's plate, bringing them both to the sink to rinse off.

"Grace is telling Sadie about us, isn't she?" Ethan asked quietly to Antonio, he looked at Ethan, and shrugged his shoulders "Your guess is as good as mine, but for some reason I have a feeling Sadie is about to find out the truth, so be prepared."

"Here we go..." Ethan sighed.

Grace sat down on the bed while Sadie shut the door, Grace felt nervous, but almost relieved that she was about to let Sadie know her secret. Grace patted the bed beside her, wanting Sadie to sit next to her. She sat down next to her, unsure of what she had to say "Just say it, whatever it is I'm sure we can get through it."

"I just want to begin with, I'm sorry... I fell in love with someone that I shouldn't have, I didn't mean for it, and I didn't intend for it to happen." Sadie put her hand up, stopping Grace from talking. "Does this have anything to do with Ethan?"

Grace lowered her head, and took Sadie's hand squeezing it tight "Mom..." Sadie said quietly, surprised, yet not surprised. After all the years of him hitting on her, she finally fell for it "How long have you been in love with him?"

"For quite some time, I wasn't exactly sure if it was love at first, or if it was just the fact that he was always complimenting me. But all these years of him saying the things he has to me, I enjoyed it, it made me feel good."

"Does Ethan know?"

"Yes, and no. I talked with him and in a way, I told him my feelings, but I also told him to go find someone that can make him happy, and to give him what he wants. Seeing him do that, is killing me. It hurts to see him with Ilona, and to hear her talk about him. I'm happy in a way, because she could give him what he is looking for, yet I'm hurt because I want to be that person... do you understand what I am saying?"

Sadie could see it in her eyes that she was in fact in love with Ethan, and didn't want to say anything to upset her. Was she upset that she felt that way about Ethan? Yes, it hurt her to think that her mother was in love with someone close to her, but she had no room to say she wasn't allowed to love him. You love who you love, they're both adults, not blood related, and she knew that it wasn't her place to say that she couldn't love him, as much as she hoped it was someone else, there wasn't anything she could do about it.

"Can I ask a personal question?" Sadie asked.

"If you're about to ask if we slept together... the answer is yes, and it was the best sex I've ever had."

"Mom... I didn't need to know that." Sadie giggled "But I had a feeling, to be honest, I suspected it a while ago, but I wasn't sure, so I never brought it up."

Grace looked at her surprised "Why didn't you say anything?"

Sadie smiled, and put her hands on the bed behind her and leaned back. "I'm not stupid, I saw how everyone was acting, and I started putting two, and two together. I was actually waiting for someone to say something, and Antonio can't lie to me for nothing, he may have thought he was getting away with a secret, but his expressions, and stuttering gave everything away."

Grace looked at her surprised "I'm shocked, you're not mad?"

Sadie gave her a hug "All I want is for you to be happy, will it be awkward? Maybe... but whatever you two decide, I'll be there for you. But you need to talk to him, he has been hanging out with Ilona, and I don't need, as well as, I can't afford anyone to get hurt."

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