Sadie felt excited Antonio gave in, and wanted her to give him a ride on her new bike. She changed into her faux leather pants and jacket, pulled her hair back, and headed downstairs. As she walked past Ethan, he whistled at her.

"Damn Antonio, you're one lucky guy." Ethan said with a smile "I love a hot chick that wears leather, my heart beats faster, my throat gets dry, I get weak in the knees, and my mind starts thinking irrationally, reminds me of my new truck." he laughed.

Antonio smacked Ethan in the back of his head "Dammit Ethan, that's my wife you're talking about."

"I wasn't saying her... I was just saying that women who wear leather are hot as fuck, that you're one lucky guy, and that I need to find me one of them."

Sadie handed Antonio his faux leather jacket, and smiled "Are you ready?" she asked, batting her eyes at him. She was happy, and thrilled to take him for a ride, and excited to get back on a bike, wanting to enjoy herself, and to let her mind go free. She felt being on a bike, is an experience that nobody knows exactly how it feels until you've been on one, letting the wind blow against your face, and how you feel all the problems in the world go away, if only for a bit, as your mind set free of everything.

"You know what would be even hotter Sadie? Antonio might even like it... and that's if you were to wear a tight mini leather skirt while riding." he winked "It's a huge turn on."

"I don't think so." Sadie quickly remarked.

"Why? You don't want to be showing off your hoochie coochie?"

"That's enough Ethan." Antonio said, irritated.

"I'm just saying... chill man... I was only trying to help a brother out." Ethan said with a wide grin, and rubbing the back of his head, thinking he may had gone too far with his words.

Sadie wrapped her arm with Antonio's, and gave him a nudge "Come on let's go, it'll be fun I promise. Besides, you're the one who brought up me taking you for a ride."

Antonio felt nervous, and couldn't believe he was going to let Sadie take him for a ride. He looked at Ethan wide eyed, and saluted him "Wish me luck, and pray I come back alive... I'll see you later." he chuckled.

"I'll pray for a safe return, have fun." Ethan grinned.

Sadie shook her head giggling, and gave him a playful shove "Shush you big pansy, you're next."

Ethan waved as they walked out the door, he sat down at the table, and noticed paperwork and applications sitting on the center of the table. Being nosy, he looked through it, and a ray of light shined above his head, he sat there rubbing his chin and grinned an evil grin. They're hiring a nanny... excellent....

He then started wondering what kind of nanny they would be hiring, and wondered if Antonio, or Sadie was doing the hiring. He scrunched up his nose, thinking Sadie would hire an older woman, just to keep their eyes off Antonio.

In the middle of daydreaming about them hiring a hot nanny, he felt the bottom of his shirt being tugged on, turned his head, and saw Matteo staring at him "What's up little man?" Ethan asked, as he picked him up, setting him on his lap. "Uncle Ethan, can we go outside and play on our play gym?"

He pushed the paperwork back, and set Matteo on the ground "Sure, let's get your sisters."

Antonio sat behind Sadie embarrassed he was the passenger on a bike, thinking how it used to be him riding, and giving the rides when he had his bike. While riding, they got a few stares, and smiles as they rode past people. While waiting at a stoplight, Sadie turned her head and looked at Antonio, she reached her arm behind him and pulled him in for a kiss.

"See... it's not so bad."

"Yea... I'm still not so sure, all I know is, that I should be the one giving you the ride. But one thing is for sure, we're getting a lot of stares." he grinned, nervously.

As much as Sadie wanted to have a little fun with the bike, she didn't want to scare Antonio on his first ride with her, and kept it easy with him.

Once they got home, they were surprised the other kids weren't home, and surprised neither one of them had called for a ride. "I'll be back, I'll find the kids and bring them home, all of them should know better." Antonio sighed, as he grabbed his keys.

Being that it was getting late, Sadie put something together quick for dinner, and looked towards Ethan "Are you staying for dinner?" she asked.

"Sure, my belly could use some groceries right now... so, is what I'm seeing correct?"

"What's that?" Sadie asked, looking confused.

"That you're hiring a nanny, I think you should let me pick her out." he said, raising his eyebrows.

"I don't think so, I need someone that knows what they're doing, someone that I can trust, and not some hussy that you're looking to stick your meat into." she giggled.

"I get it, you're looking for someone like Mary Poppins, or Mrs. Doubtfire, I see what you're up to, you're afraid to find someone that will seduce Antonio... I gotcha."

"Noooo... I could care less if she's young, hot, middle aged, old, I'm going to pick someone that is more like me, and someone that can handle three five-year old's running around."

"So, you're wanting to choose a temptress?" he chuckled.

Trying to ignore Ethan, she continued making dinner until Aria handed her the phone. "Gramma Grace wants to talk to you." she said, in a little sweet voice.

Ethan's ears heard the name Grace, and right away he sat up straighter, trying to hear if she was coming over. He overheard Sadie say that she couldn't go anywhere, that the little kids were with her, and how Antonio was away picking up the older kids.

Sadie looked at Ethan, and sighed "Ethan, my mom's car broke down, do you think you can help her?"

"In what way?" he asked, smirking.

"Oh my God Ethan... can you, or not?"

"Yes, let me know where she is, and I'll be her night and shining armor, and help her out." he says, standing up quickly, and grabbing his jacket "Ethan to the rescue!"

Sadie instructed him on where to find her, and gave him her number. "Just because you finally have her number, does NOT mean you need to call her... and you behave yourself with her, or you'll have to answer to me." she said firmly, handing him a piece of paper, with the address.

"Don't worry, I'll be sure to get her motor running." He quickly slipped out the door before Sadie could say another word, and chuckled on his way out to his car, grinning about Sadie's expression after telling her he would get her motor running.

Ethan entered the address into his Google maps, and left. He didn't know what it was, but he felt excited, and smiled as he drove to find Grace, and to help her. He wasn't sure if it was because he was going to see Grace, or if it was because Sadie finally trusted him to be around her mother.

He pulled up to Grace's vehicle, sitting on the side of the road, just around the corner from her work. He walked over to her car and looked inside, he didn't see her, and looked around wondering where she was. He then smiled as he saw her walking towards him.

"Sorry about that Ethan, I ran back into my work. I was hoping to get it started before you got here, to save you the trouble."

"I'm here now, I see you didn't make it far." he chuckled, he walked over to the hood of her car, and looked at Grace "Open your hood please." He asked her to start it, and when it didn't start, he walked back over to his car, grabbed a flashlight, then headed back over to her car. He had her try starting it again, and nothing was firing. He checked all her connections, and saw that everything looked good, noticed she had had a new battery, and knew it wasn't that.

She then explained that all she did was pull out of the parking lot, and with no warning, the car had died.

He tried jumpstarting the car, and that didn't work either. He looked underneath her car and didn't see any leaks, and knew that was a good sign. "Hmm, well...I'm no mechanic, I try to be at times." he chuckled "But looks like it could be your alternator, or starter. I suppose we could have it towed, and if you would like, I could give you a ride home."

"It is what it is, I'll call a tow company." she says, sighing.

After the tow truck arrived, Ethan suggested to the driver to bring it to the local mechanic in town. Ethan knew the guy, liked the fact he was honest, one who doesn't sell you bullshit and fix things that weren't needed, like other companies do, and thought he did good work.

When they got to the auto repair shop, she filled out the afterhours paperwork for the car, letting him know what happened, and slipped it into the night deposit box, along with her keys.

"Well, let's take you home." he smiled "Don't worry, your car will be fine here, and he won't rip you off." he assured her, when she looked nervous about her car sitting there. "I'll even call him in the morning, if that helps."

"Thanks, this just sucks. I really don't have the money right now, and I'll be damned to ask my daughter for any."

Ethan drove her home; she was quiet, and bummed about her car, and kept looking at her, trying to figure out what to say to cheer her up.

"You know life is like a bird, it's pretty cute until it shits on your head." He looked back at her, saw a smile, and chuckled when she covered her mouth after realizing she was smiling.

"There's a smile, you can't hide it from me, you know.... your daughter is the same way, and now I can see where she gets her stubbornness from."

"Are you always such a jokester?" she asked, giggling.

"I try to be, I used to be the class clown in high school, it was a tough job but I was really dedicated to it... I basically threw my educational future in the toilet just to amuse my pinhead classmates that refused to pay a cover charge."

He paused when he heard her laugh, and looked at her "Yep... my mother sure was proud." he grinned.

"I'll bet she was." she laughed.

"I think I spent more time in the principal's office than I did in class."

He pulled into her driveway, and parked. "Would you like to come inside?" she asked. He thought for a second and declined, he was hungry, and knew Sadie was saving him some food to eat.

"Come on, just one drink. It's the least I could do to thank you for helping me out."

He really wanted to take her up on her offer, but all he kept hearing was Sadie's voice, and her getting on his case "Can I take a raincheck?"

"Nope, it's now or never." When she smiled at him, he couldn't resist saying no.

He turned his car off, and looked at her. "Fine, one drink... but then I have to go."

She showed him into the house, and walked him over to her liquor cabinet "What would you like?" she asked, showing him a cabinet full of booze.

"Bourbon, whiskey, tequila... I don't care, whatever you have."

"I have it all." she smiled.

That you do. he said quietly, smirking, and hoping she didn't hear him.

She knew Antonio always had bourbon at the house, and knew Ethan was always over there drinking it with him. She grabbed a bottle of bourbon, a tall glass, placed a couple ice cubes into the glass, and poured him a drink before handing it to him. "I can't thank you enough." she said, sounding relieved.

"It was no problem; I wish I could have at least got it started for you."

"I just hope it's not going to cost me a fortune." she pouted, biting on her bottom lip.

Each time he looked at her, his heart skipped a beat. He couldn't believe how beautiful she was, and how lucky Sadie was to end up with a gorgeous mom. He felt like smacking himself for looking at her in a sexual way, and how bad he wanted to kiss those lips of hers. He looked away, and looked around her home.

"You have a nice house." he said, trying to avoid looking at her.

"Thanks... I'm sure you knew Sadie, and Antonio helped me out with it. I still don't know why, but I'm forever grateful for it."

"I knew they helped you with it, they're both good people with huge hearts." he says, taking a sip of his drink. They sat at her table, talking for a while, until Ethan's stomach started growling, and noticed the time. He finished his drink and stood up. "Thanks for the drink, I'll call the mechanic in the morning, and I'll get it all taken care of for you."

He started walking to the door and felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around and felt his heart melting when he looked at her "Thank you." she smiled.

While looking at her, his heart started pounding. He couldn't help himself any longer, and wanted to know what it would feel like with his lips against hers, and how she tasted. He ran his fingers through her hair, cupping the back of her head, and pulled her in for a kiss.

When she didn't resist, and kissed him back, his heart fluttered, and began kissing her more passionately. Besides the bourbon on her breath, he thought she still tasted sweet, and loved how soft her lips were making him wanting to kiss her even more. He started moving her while they kissed, until he had her pressed against the wall.

Cupping the sides of her face, he kissed her harder, while she pulled herself tighter against him, kissing him back hungrily. He couldn't believe after all these years, he finally got to see what it was like to kiss her, and started feeling weak in the knees. He abruptly stopped and pulled away, looked her in the eyes, and felt guilty "I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have done that." he said quietly, sounding disappointed in himself.

"I'm not." she whispered, tracing his lips with her thumb.

"Grace..." he whispered, lowering his head. As much as he wanted that kiss, and enjoyed it, he wanted more than a kiss, and couldn't bring himself to continue. "I've got to go; I'll call you tomorrow."

He left in a hurry, pissed at himself, and started hitting the steering wheel as he drove away, shit, shit, shit, he yelled at himself. He enjoyed the kiss so much, that he wanted to turn around and kiss her again, but knew if he did, there would be consequences and he wasn't willing to do that.

He then realized how much Sadie looked like her, and his stomach dropped. He couldn't do that to Sadie, nor Antonio, and knew that it would kill Sadie if she were ever to find out.

Ethan walked into Antonio and Sadie's home, and sat down at the table. He couldn't get the kiss he shared with Grace off his mind, and started sweating. He felt nervous, and couldn't look at Sadie, knowing what happened with her mother.

"Hungry?" Sadie asked, as she set a plate of food down in front of him.

"Starving to death." he groaned, avoiding eye contact with her.

She sat down at the table across from him, and looked at him curiously "So how did it go with my mom?"

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