"We might need to take it a step further, just to make it look completely legitimate," thought Stephen. "Can you come up with a drivers license, maybe a college ID card? You know, stuff like that?""You mean, like this?" Grace asked, giving a cheeky smile, and pulling an Illinois driver"s license out of thin air. Her picture on it was perfect, as well as having her new name, Grace Martin.
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"Perfect!" Stephen remarked, checking out the ID. "Although, I think 5"3" is wishful thinking."
She stuck her tongue out at him, playfully.
"This is great, though! Mom should be home from work early afternoon today, and we"ll just introduce you then. This should be a breeze," said Stephen, thinking out loud.
"I hope she likes me," said Grace, with a tiny quiver in her voice. "What if she doesn"t?"
Stephen chuckled at her small insecurity, "Grace, I"m sure she"ll love you."
"You really think so?"
"Of course. Besides, if she doesn"t, I can always wish it so that she does," he smirked.
"Stephen! I want her to like me without magic," Grace pouted. "I want her to think that I"m a good match for you and that we belong together." She lowered her head, her genuine nerves at the approaching situation s.h.i.+ning through.
"Grace, come here," gestured Stephen.
Wordlessly, she lifted herself from the chair in his room and came to the bed, where he was casually laying. Stephen helped her get back in, straddling his hips, and pressing her down against him in a full body laying hug. He gently stroked her back, and then whispered, "She"ll love you. I just know that. How could she not?"
He slowly moved her head to align with his own, gazing into her eyes, "You"re a perfect fit for me in every way."
Grace sniffled almost immediately, as her fingers rushed to each eye to wipe away the forming tears. "I love you, Stephen."
Stephen smiled softly, hearing her words and feeling like his heart could explode at any moment. His own feelings matched hers, well beyond the realm of just "like" or simple l.u.s.t. The truth of the matter was that he was also in love with Grace, even after only three days with her. There was just no denying that fact any longer. Yet, he had never told someone other than family that he had loved them. He opened his mouth, yet the words would just not form.
"I... I...," he began, struggling for the courage to tell Grace what she truly meant to him.
Her eyes blazed like bright blue beacons. "Yes?" She whispered.
"I... I"m excited," he finished, chickening out, and avoiding eye contact with her for the moment. "I"m excited for what will happen today."