Fing Perfect - S01 E52

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Fing Perfect - S01 E52

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 52

Finding Your Feet

Grace found herself struggling to stay awake during the ride to school on Monday morning. Naturally, she'd been kept awake all night worrying about having to see Cal. In fact, throughout the entire weekend, ever since Cal ran out of the bathroom that Friday night, Grace had been worrying.

She was still struggling to believe that their encounter wasn't just some troubling dream. But based on all the worried texts from Dana she'd been getting all weekend, it was likely a very real event. Plus, she could still recall the touch of Cal's lips in astonishing detail, the feel of their bodies flush together against a bathroom sink.

Grace frowned at the memory as she leaned her head against the window of Jeanette's car.

"Are you doing all right, Grace?" Jeanette asked, taking a second to glance at her before returning her gaze back to the road.

Grace hadn't told anyone about what happened between her and Cal that night. Jeanette and Megan didn't even know she went to a party. It wasn't that the honor student was trying to hide it from her best friends – she just had yet to sort out the incident herself. It was like a flurry of scenes and emotions racked around in Grace's brain whenever she remembered that night.

"I'm just thinking through some stuff," Grace replied vaguely. "I promise I'll tell you about it later."

Jeanette paused for a second, seeming unsatisfied. But eventually, she gave in.

"Alright."

The day, which usually drudged along at a grueling pace, went by in a flash and it was suddenly time for the sixth period that Grace had been dreading for three days. She seriously considered ditching, but she figured that doing so would just launch another period of awkwardness and tension between her and Cal.

She couldn't run away from this. The intensity of her feelings that night were enough to convince her that they needed to do something. Grace was exhausted from being on bad terms with a girl who she so clearly had feelings for. It was embarrassing to admit these things, but they were also undeniable based on how much Grace wanted to repeat the events of the party.

She couldn't deny even feeling a sense of superiority. Cal had chosen her that night instead of Sydney, and Grace couldn't help but do the same for her When she noticed how different she felt about Owen, a genuinely good guy who would be perfectly suited for Grace, compared to Cal, well...

How could she deny her feelings?

They had to do something about this. The make-out session in the bathroom breached a line, the point of no return. Even if Grace had to study ten-fold to figure out a relationship with Cal...so be it.

But, well, all of that was easier said than done as anxiety washed over Grace, standing in front of Mr. Morrison's classroom door. She had stayed a little after for her previous class since they were finishing a test, so she'd arrived at sixth period later than she normally would. Cal would almost certainly be in there by now.

Fighting the urge to turn and run, Grace took a deep breath, twisting the handle and pushing the door open.

Her eyes immediately flitted towards the opposite wall where her, Dana, and Cal's desks were located. She saw Dana's pretty blonde form, receiving a wave from the girl in question...

But the seat beside her was empty.

What? Where is she? She should be here by now, right?

Grace swallowed her surprise and walked over to sit in her desk, the one right next to the wall.

"There you are, Grace," Dana greeted cheerfully. "I thought I'd be the only one today! Usually I'm the one who ditches."