Grace felt relieved to finally able to get what she had been feeling off her chest and to admit to Sadie everything that has been going on in her mind, and heart. She knew she needed to come fully clean with Ethan, and to quit pushing him away, that if she continued doing that to him, and not tell him how truly how she felt, she would lose him for good.

Grace looked at Sadie, and gave her a hug "Thank you, you have no idea how heavy this has been weighing on me, I know it's not what you wanted to hear, but it's the truth, and I cannot put these feelings aside any longer, I have been putting Ethan through hell while I figured out my feelings, and I just can't do that to him anymore."

"Mom... I really want you to be happy, I may not like it, but it's your life, and your happiness. As for Ethan, he still might get a book slapped across his face from me." Sadie giggled, then nudged her "Just kidding, whatever you both decide, I will accept your decision. You both deserve happiness. I don't care with whom, I just don't want to see anyone get hurt, something I've been saying for a long time."

"Thank you."

"So, let me ask you this... You have been sick the last couple days, could it be possible that you're pregnant?"

Grace's eyes widened, and shook her head "Oh God no, there's no way. I believe it's because I have gotten myself so upset, and worked up with what I've been feeling, that it's been making me sick. Seeing Ethan with Ilona, and the thought that I told him to go find someone else, it kept turning my stomach in knots."

Sadie wasn't so sure that was the case, but was going to let it go for now, she had a lot to do yet, with cleaning up after dinner, and making sure she was all packed, and ready to go on this vacation that Antonio is surprising her with.

"Come on, let's get back to everyone before they start to worry. And please, do whatever it takes to quit making yourself sick, and go talk to Ethan. I'll take a step back, and will let you two figure it out. As for Antonio, he has another thing coming with me." she smiled.

Sadie walked down the stairs, and was surprised to see everything was cleaned up, Sadie, and Grace's plates were still on the table, waiting for them to finish eating what was still left on their plates. Antonio walked up to Sadie, and wrapped his arms around her waist "Is everything alright?"

She smiled, and touched his lips with her thumb, giving him a small kiss "Everything is fine... but you Mr. I'll be talking to you later." she grinned.

"Should I be scared?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Maybe." Sadie says shrugging her shoulders "Put it this way, I've known that you have been keeping something from me." she winked, and headed back to the table to finish her food. Antonio stood there and gulped, he knew he was in trouble for keeping their secret, but it wasn't his secret to tell, and just wanted them to admit to her what happened between them.

Antonio walked downstairs to make himself a drink, and saw Ethan sitting on the couch, staring off into space "Ethan, what are you doing down here, sitting all by yourself?"

Ethan leaned his head back, and rubbed his face "I just needed some alone time, time to think about what's been going on with my life, and trying to figure it all out. I take it, I'm in trouble with Sadie?"

"I'm not sure, she came down the stairs full of smiles, and said that everything was alright, but then she threw in that I'm in trouble, so who knows." Antonio poured himself a drink, and looked over at Ethan "Would you like one too?"

"Just one, I have Faith to take care of, and I'm sure I'll have to drop her off later."

Ethan sat up, and thought for a moment before speaking again "I came to a conclusion." he says, standing up and walking over to Antonio.

"What would that be?"

"I'm going to have another talk with Grace, and give her an ultimatum. I'm tired of being pushed away by her, she keeps telling me one thing, looks at me like she's in love with me, and then tells me to go find someone else. She has me so confused with her actions; I just can't do it anymore. She needs to be up front with me, and to be honest with what she really wants... I'm going to tell her that either she wants me to be in her life, or I walk, and that there is no coming back."

Antonio stared at his glass thinking of the conversation that he had with Grace earlier, he knew what she wanted, and what was stopping her "Well... you can bring her home, and have a talk with her, I wouldn't let her drive here in the condition she was in, and told her that someone would give her a ride home later."

Ethan finished his drink, and looked at the empty glass "Maybe one more, if I go back upstairs, I'll need some liquid courage to deal with Sadie. I have a feeling Grace told Sadie about us, and I need something to keep my nerves down." he smiled.

Antonio took a sip of his drink, and looked at his glass as he pulled it away from his mouth "What are you going to do about Ilona? She seems to be quite fond of you."

"I'm going to have a talk with her also, I just need to talk with Grace first, and find out where we stand with each other. I've tried giving Ilona a chance, but it's been hard when all I do is think about Grace."

Ethan left Antonio downstairs, and headed back up to see if he is in fact on Sadie's shitlist. Heading into the dining room, he saw Grace, and Sadie laughing, and having a good conversation. Hmmm, maybe she didn't tell her after all he thought.

"How are my two favorite ladies doing?" Ethan asked, as he sat down at the table, looking at Sadie's face, and trying to figure out if something had been said about the two of them.

"We're fine." Sadie smiled. She then shook her head, and pointed a finger at him. Oh, shit she knows, he said under his breath.

"How are you feeling Grace?" Ethan asked concerned.

"I'm feeling a little better now, thank you."

Faith ran into the room, and over to Ethan "Daddy can I spend the night again?"

Ethan quickly looked over at Sadie, he wanted to say that it was alright, but wanted to make sure it was OK with Sadie first, before he called Melissa "It's fine with me, if it's alright with Melissa." Sadie smiled.

"It's fine with us, but let me call your mom first to make sure that it is alright."

Ethan called Melissa to get the OK for Faith to spend another night, he was happy to hear she was alright with it, and thanked her again. Next thing he needed, and wanted to do was to get Grace on the side, and finally get them both to come clean, he knows he's already had a couple talks with her, but she was never clear about anything. He didn't want to have feelings for someone, that didn't want them in return, and he didn't want to be stringing Ilona along, or anybody else for that matter, while he waited for Grace to sort her true feelings out.

Grace finished her meal, and went into the playroom with the kids, to visit with them for a while. She kept looking over at Ilona, and sighed at the thought Ilona had feelings for Ethan, she saw how good she was with kids, and knew that was a bonus for Ethan if they decided to not make things work. She knew she had to talk with Ethan, before she lost out to the man that had changed her way of thinking about life, men, and the one who she truly had feelings for.

Sadie noticed Ethan sitting at the table, he was being quiet, and staring out the window of the patio door. She walked up behind him, and leaned down wrapping her arms around him, and kissing his cheek "I know the truth, and I want you to know, I'm alright with it, just please don't hurt her, that's all I ask."

Ethan's stomach dropped, shocked to hear that come out of Sadie's mouth, he turned his head to see who this different person was talking to him, and couldn't believe to see it was Sadie. "I would never hurt her." he said quietly.

"I still have my eyes on you, and I will have a talk with you later." she winked at him, and kissed the side of his lips, before going to talk with her dad, and Antonio's parents.

It was starting to get late, Ethan helped get the kids ready for bed, and they wanted to sleep in their homemade fort again. Ilona offered to keep an eye on the kids while Ethan took Grace home, and while Sadie, and Antonio were getting ready for their vacation.

Grace was feeling nervous, and Ethan was quiet while driving Grace home. She was trying to find the right words to say how she exactly felt for him, her heart rate picked up, the more she thought about saying what was on her mind.

"Ethan... I told Sadie what happened between us, I hope that was alright."

"I know you did, and that's fine. I have been wanting to tell her anyway, it had been weighing heavy on me." he says, looking over at her quickly.

"She told me she already knew, and had suspected it for a while."

Ethan looked over at her surprised "Really?"

"Yes, she said she could see it in all of us, and knew that we were hiding something from her, then started putting two and two together... when we get to my house, I would like for you to come in, I really need to talk to you." she said nervously. She looked over at Ethan, he had no reaction, and remained quiet. She then sighed, and placed her hand on his thigh, sending goosebumps up his spine. He looked over at her, wondering what she was up to now "Please, I have some things that I need to say to you, and something that I want you to know."

"OK."

Grace opened the door and let Ethan in, she was a little shaky, and began feeling sick to her stomach the more she thought about what she had to say. "Would you like something to drink?" she asked, as she took her coat off.

"No, I'm alright, thanks. So, are you going to tell me what has been wrong with you, and why you've been sick?"

Grace sat down on the couch and asked him to sit, she breathed in deep and closed her eyes. Grabbing his hands, she scooted closer to him "I think why I have been sick, is because I have been getting myself worked up, I'm sick to my stomach for what I have been doing to you, and saying things to you that I really didn't mean." She looked away when he looked confused "What I mean, and what I'm trying to say is, I'm sorry for pushing you away. I thought I was doing the right thing, and the more I thought about it, it was the wrong thing to do." she looked away from him and looked up at the ceiling, taking a deep breath "And the reason being is, because I am in love with you." She slowly looked back down, and slowly turned her head towards Ethan to see his reaction.

Ethan let out a happy sound of relief, he leaned closer to her, and looked into her eyes. What he saw was someone who was scared, someone who looked like they were in love, and then there was something else he noticed, but couldn't figure it out. "Grace... you have no clue how long I have been waiting to hear you say this. I knew it in my heart, I could see it, I felt it, and you kept pushing me away. It hurt, and made me confused by the way you acted around me."

"I know, and I'm sorry, I just needed to say something, before I sent you into the arms of someone else, and lost you for good. One of the biggest reasons why I finally told Sadie, she needed to know, and needed to know how I felt before another problem came up. I wanted her to understand what you do to me, how you make me feel, and surprisingly enough she was very understanding about it."

All Ethan could do was look at her, and smile, this was one of the happiest moments in his life, besides the news about Faith. He finally was about to have the woman that stole his heart nearly ten years ago, and couldn't be any happier. Cupping the back of her head, he pulled her in for a kiss, a kiss that was slow, yet passionate, before she got a little rough with the kiss, and forcefully pushed him down on the couch, kissing him harder, as she lowered her body onto him.

A moan escaped their mouths, as his hands trailed up and down her back sending shockwaves throughout her body. His hands lovingly caressed back up to her face, cupping each side of her face, he pushed his head back deeper into the couch to take another look at her "Fuck Grace, would it be appropriate to say that I love you?" he asked quietly, smiling from ear to ear.

She lowered her lips to his, passionately kissing him "God, Ethan... I'm madly in love with you." she moaned into his mouth. Her insides felt like they were on fire, his kiss, and tender touches kept sending a throbbing sensation right down to her core. Her kiss became more demanding, and moaned into his mouth "I want you." Her hand went down to his hardened cock, and wanted to take him right there on her couch.

Sitting up, she took off her shirt, and bra, smiling at him as his hands started cupping her breasts, and began massaging them. He felt like he was in heaven, and sat up to kiss her lips, his one hand continued massaging her breasts as his other hand cupped the back of her head while roughly kissing her.

Feeling uncomfortable on the couch, she climbed off him, and took his hand, guiding him to her bedroom, where the rest of their clothes were torn off, and both dropped onto the bed. Climbing over her, his hands trailed up, and down her body while kissing each other demandingly. As his hand trailed down her body it moved over to her pussy, and a groan of delight escaped his mouth when his fingers slid into her moistened pussy. His lips were wet, and warm, while he ravished her neck and collarbone with his kisses, making her moan as he started kissing her down her body until he reached her pussy. His tongue softly parted her lips below, her back arched when his tongue slid up, and down her wet pussy, while thrusting his fingers in, and out of her.

He nibbled onto her clit, making her body squirm side to side, up and down. Her breathing became faster, and started screaming in enjoyment, as he flicked his tongue against her clit. Her arousal was reaching at her highest peak, and grabbed a hold of her sheets, while she felt his tongue thrust inside her, tasting her sweet tasty pussy juices, and tickling the walls inside her.

"Oh, fuck Ethan." she screamed, and panted as her body continued squirming, and jerking wildly. Her hips kept bucking up high, and he had to hold on to her tightly as he continued licking her below.

Slowly moving up, he leaned over her, and looked at her, his smile so genuine, and caressed her cheek with the back of his hand "Now's the part that I have been dreaming of since the last time we became one." he said quietly.

"What's that? she whispered with a smile.

"Me being inside you, with your warm insides wrapped tightly around me."

"Ready?" he asked, as he slapped her pussy with his cock, getting it ready to go in.

He lowered his lips to hers, giving her a big passionate kiss, while he thrusted himself deeply inside her, making her arch her back each time he hit her g-spot, his thrusts were deep, slow, and full of love, placing his hands down on the bed on each side of her, he pushed his body up wanting to look at her, and to watch her while he thrusted harder, and faster, he couldn't believe he was finally making love to her again, and was in awe. Both started moaning louder, and louder, as they were getting closer to their orgasms.

His thrusts started slowing down, and he leaned down to give her one more long passionate kiss before releasing himself. Releasing his lips from hers, he thrusted a couple hard, deep thrusts, and grunted right before he released everything, thrusting as deep as he could, and stopping to fill her entire insides full of him.

Out of breath, he fell on her, and laid there while he regained his breath, his head rolled to the side while lying on her shoulder, and started to softly kiss her cheek bone. "Damn Grace... how did it take ten years for us to figure this out?" he whispered.

"I have no idea." she hummed.

They laid in bed for a while until Ethan remembered that his daughter was at Antonio's "Shit, Grace I have to go. Faith is still at Antonio, and Sadie's."

"I know."

He gave her one more long passionate kiss before getting dressed, and headed on back to Antonio's.

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