Free Finding Gracie's Rainbow by Deborah A. Price Page A

Gracie was going
to sing solo, and she had nothing to do with it.
    Gracie listened as Kim
introduced her at the same time she heard what music was coming
from the piano.
    Jackson listened intently
as Gracie sang. He never knew she had a voice like that. Janet
looked over at him and saw his eyes starting to tear up as Bea took
his hand.
    Gracie looked for her
daughter after she finished and was shocked to see her sitting with
Jackson. She walked over to them and coolly greeted
Jackson.
    “ How can somebody sing
like that and then be so cold?” Jackson asked as he whispered into
her ear.
    “ Sing like what, Jackson?
Anybody can sing like that.” Gracie was ready to leave.
    “ If you say so.” Jackson
looked down at Bea. “I was wondering if Bea would like to spend
some time with her puppy.”
    “ Fine. I'll drop her off
at Mom’s house.” Gracie started to walk away from him and was
irritated that he was walking beside her. “Haven’t you caused
enough damage, Jackson?”
    “ I have?” Jackson smiled.
“Steven and I made up.”
    “ I don’t want to see you.”
Gracie turned to him after they walked out of the church. “Bea can
see all of you that she wants. I won't keep her away from you.” She
started walking to her car. “But that doesn’t mean I have
to.”
    “ So that’s it,” Jackson
held the car door, so she couldn’t shut it. “I can be Bea’s friend
but not yours.”
    “ I think that's what I
said.” Gracie grabbed at the door handle. “Thank you for all that
you’ve done for me though.”
    Jackson let go of the door,
looking at it in disbelief. He watched as Bea came running to the
car, and he smiled at her before they left.
    He walked back into the
church and was sitting in one of the pews as Kim looked over at
him. “Jackson, I'm glad you came. I don’t think I've ever seen you
in here before.”
    “ Your father invited me.”
Jackson looked up at her as Robert came over to them. “Your sister
doesn't want to friends anymore. That sounded kind of childish,
didn’t it?”
    Kim motioned for Robert to
hang back for a minute. “When did you find this out?”
    “ When I walked with her
out to the car.” Jackson stood up. “How confusing can one person
be?”
    “ Gracie can be very
confusing.” Kim smiled at him, “What about Bea?”
    “ I can be her friend.”
Jackson smirked. “You have a nice church.”
    “ Thanks, Jackson. I hope
we'll see you in here more.” Kim stood and kissed him on the cheek
before Sammie came out of nursery carrying a bag of diapers while
holding her nose. Jackson laughed at her as he walked out of the
church.
    “ What’s wrong with
Jackson?” Sammie asked through her pinched nose.
    “ Nothing that time won’t
work out.” Kim was frowning as Robert came over to them, and she
locked up the church. “It was nice to hear Gracie sing
again.”
    Robert smiled nodding his
head in agreement.

Chapter 5
     
    Gracie glared at Steven
when he asked her to go out with them again on Friday. “Don’t you
think last Friday was enough? If I wanted a date, I’m more than
capable of finding one by myself.”
    “ You're doing a fine job
of that.” Steven stood and paced the floor. “What if I promise it
won’t be Richie again?”
    “ What difference would it
make?” Gracie asked opening her office doors letting him know that
it was time for him to leave. “I have plans for Friday.”
    “ Liar.” Steven walked to
the doors. “I'll pick you up at seven and dress nice this
time.”
    “ Ugh!” Gracie threw down a
file folder on her desk after Addison walked into the
office.
    “ That good?” Addison
smiled at the anger on Gracie’s face. “Your next appointment is
already here.”
    “ That’s great,” Gracie was
agitated. “Give me a few minutes to calm down. Who is
next?”
    “ Mr. Johnson again,” her
secretary handed her the file they had been working on. “What did
brother dearest want?”
    “ Another blind date with
one of his