Baby Grace Shakes Her Head When Her Mother Shakes Her Head

"I understand Judd only you weren't the merely person that I met while working those phones. Judd, I really experience like I met myself. Talking to people and connecting."

—Grace Ryder^[src]

Grace Ryder (née Williams) is a character on FOX's 9-1-one: Lonely Star who is a 9-1-one dispatcher in the Austin, Texas area, and is the wife of Judd Ryder. She debuts in the first episode of the first flavour of 9-1-i: Lone Star and is portrayed by starring cast member Sierra McClain.

Contents

• 1 History
  • ane.1 Early life
  • 1.two 126 Tragedy
  • 1.3 Return of the 126
  • one.iv Stuart's Accident
  • 1.v Benjamin's Affair
  • 1.6 Car Accident
  • one.vii Life Post-Accident
  • one.8 Charles' Death
  • one.ix Going Back to Work
  • one.10 Ice Storm
  • 1.11 Giving Nascency
  • 1.12 Return of the 126
  • 1.xiii Judd's Secret Child
• 2 Personality
• 3 Relationships
  • 3.i Judd Ryder
  • 3.2 Tommy Vega
• 4 Appearances
• five Gallery
• 6 References

History

Early life

In 2012, Grace is a volunteer at a prayer hotline where she meets a distraught Judd through the telephone. Judd reveals to her about an emergency he responded to that shook him upwardly where Cal's mother recognized him and told him to get out. Grace convinces him to become and try to talk to her, fifty-fifty if he would probably get spit, on reciting Psalm 31. Subsequently some progress with Cal's mother, Judd manages to get her to talk to him and gets her forgiveness. In between this time, Grace stops volunteering at the hotline after being accustomed into a graduate program at Georgetown Academy with a three% acceptance rate, not contacting him as she was worried how to reveal the news to him.

While celebrating the success at the bar with her friends, Tommy Vega comes over with Judd, introducing her. Recognizing his name, Judd asks her to dance and he tells her virtually the success with Cal's mother. Later revealing her plans to move, the two of them begin to engagement and deeply fall in honey with each other. Two months after, Grace tells Judd that she decided to stay in Austin and that she loves him and that she knows he loves her too. Judd lies to her and tells her he doesn't feel the same. Grace leaves the auto and they break up that nighttime.

A few months later in 2013, Judd comes to the hospital the day Tommy is giving nativity and he'due south coming together Grace in the waiting room, she notices his tattoo. He asks her about her new job and she tells him that she's training to exist a 9-1-1 dispatcher. Judd asks her if she'southward seeing anyone and Grace tells him that yes she's seeing someone, indicating information technology is him she still wants to be with. Before Judd starts to respond, Charles arrives in the waiting room and excitedly reveals that they're going to be their twins' godparents. The two of start holding easily equally they go inside, slowly getting dorsum together.

Grace started working at her station at the 911 dispatch in 2017.

126 Tragedy

During a phone call where a burn down broke out at a fertilizer company, the Austin firehouse 126 responded, and Grace, who was taking the call, advised them of the caller who was stuck in the middle of the compound. Judd answered, theorizing that the burn down was moving fast and looked like a four-alarm. Later seemingly successfully having command over the fire, Grace suddenly calls back, who tells him that a maintenance man who called in reported that the factory stored ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a highly explosive compound. Judd runs back towards his men to warn them to pull dorsum, but he is too late every bit the unabridged factory explodes, tragically killing everyone, but it knocks him back and leaves him unconscious. Grace tearfully calls out to the firehouse on the line to hear silence.

Render of the 126

Six months later on his recovery, Judd seeks to rejoin the 126 simply is angered at the idea that he had to be reinterviewed and rejects therapy to the newly admitted Helm Owen Strand. Grace comes domicile later on that night and reminds him about the nightmares he'south had, and reminds him non to requite up as he hadn't when he had asked for her paw in marriage.

On another night, she and Judd leave dancing at a bar together. Spotting Captain Strand, she walks outside and introduces herself to him. She tells him that him and Judd are akin, that saving people is like breathing to them. She asks Owen to help salvage Judd, and he is convinced to ask her to tell Judd to come back to the station the next forenoon.

Stuart'southward Accident

In "Awakening", Judd'south father, Stuart, fell on the i of his carpet and stay laying on the ground for a whole 24-hour interval which leads Judd to think most getting him help because Judd and Grace worry about him existence alone in his house. Judd tells his begetter that while he doesn't want him to go to a nursing business firm, he wants to have a more manageable house. Later, Stuart calls 9-1-1 and asks for Grace because he cuts his arm and leg with glass and Grace helps him through information technology until paramedics arrive. Stuart inquire her to not say anything about it to Judd. She does tell Judd most it and the couple come up to visit Stuart at the hospital where Judd tells his begetter that he can stay in his house just if he promises to wear a necklace that will telephone call 9-1-1 if he presses the push on it. Stuart tells them that he will exercise it on i status, if they start giving him grandbabies.

Benjamin's Affair

During an emergency call, Judd finds her father in a hotel room with another woman that isn't her female parent. He tells the paramedic to cheque his glucose because he knows he has diabete. At the hospital, he tells Benjamin that he knows virtually the affair but that he hasn't say anything to Grace because that'due south not something you should tell to someone y'all care about on the telephone. When Judd and Grace have dinner with Tommy and Charles, Judd reveals to them what happened with Grace's father. Afterward a call she answers to about domestic violence and says the words "sometimes it's not what they say, information technology's what they don't say" to her boss, Grace finds out the truth herself on what really happened with her begetter and why Judd has been acting weird all 24-hour interval. She tries to tell her mum the truth merely backs out.

Car Accident

Judd and Grace drive to Stuart's business firm to gloat his altogether and his second vaccination. While driving, he and Grace start talking nearly starting their own family but they become into a car accident and autumn off the bridge into the river. In the water, Grace is awake while Judd is unconscious, she shakes him awake, he does and tells her that he's going to smash the window and swim to the top of the river. Grace tells him that she can't because she can't move, Judd goes underwater and tries to free her leg but fails. Grace orders him to exit her alone and saves himself but Judd refuses because the "deal" was to stay right by each other'southward sides until the stop. At the infirmary, Judd is the kickoff to wake up with Owen and Tommy in the room where Owen tells him that he had an accident, Judd immediately starts request about Grace. Judd is concern about the fact that Grace was underwater for 6 minutes because you lot can get brain impairment if you lot're underwater for four minutes and Tommy tries to reassure him by telling him that some of people didn't get brain damage afterwards beingness underwater for vii minutes, that the h2o was cold and that Grace is strong. Judd goes to run across Grace in her hospital room while her parents are in that location besides and Tommy gets him to leave by telling that food is here. When he leaves the room, he sees the 126 and Carlos all being present, waiting for him. He tries to get food for her and thanks them for existence here with him. He shares a hug with Owen and so with the whole 126 earlier learning because of Carlos' coworkers that the drunk driver who drove them off the road is in the same infirmary.

Then, Judd goes to the drunk driver'southward room, Caleb, and threatens to interruption his wrist if he screams or calls for help. Judd gets him to confess to being boozer while driving and Caleb tells him that he has a trouble and that'south information technology'south not his fault. Judd starts telling him about how Grace saved more than a thousand of lives through her job and starts choking Caleb with his arm out of anger. Owen and Benjamin rush into the room, tell him to stop and that Grace is finally awake and wants to see him. In one case in the bedroom, the md comes and Grace tells her that she tin can't experience her legs, the doc tells her that it's normal and that'south entirely normal and that the feeling will come back and that they're both coming to be okay. Judd asks her what she means by "they" and the doctor announce to them that Grace is meaning. Judd leaves the room and goes to tell start, Stuart and then the 126 that Grace is doing proficient and that she'due south significant.

Life Post-Blow

In "A Picayune Help From My Friends", Grace wakes up, lonely in bed, in visible hurting. she puts on a leg caryatid for her injured leg and leaves the sleeping room to join the living room to go her prenatal vitamins. Judd tries to help her but she rejects his aid, saying she'southward okay and tin do it on her own. Grace tells Judd that since he'southward going dorsum to work that day, she needed to be able to stand on her two feet. Judd tells her it's "nonsense" because she has a walker she refuses to utilise, her parents are dying to come take care of her. Before leaving for work, Judd made her promise to call her if anything happen and she needs help, even if it's to pick up the remote from the ground.

Afterwards that day, Grace goes outside to exercise grocery shopping, nonetheless in obvious pain. When she gets to her machine, she accidentally drop her machine keys on the floor of the car with her grocery numberless and when she tries to become them, she hurts her dorsum and legs even more than. After half-dozen hours stuck in the motorcar, Grace calls Tommy for help who check her out. She gives her a pill to relax her muscles for the rest of the drive.

The adjacent morning, Grace wakes up, in pain again but this time she asks Judd for help, request him to go her walker. In "Slow Burn down", she doesn't need to use her walker anymore.

Charles' Death

In "One Twenty-four hours", Grace is coming dorsum from PT and when Judd asks how information technology went, Grace answers that it was really expert. Grace makes fun of Judd having cowboy boots on their baby registry considering babies don't walk. Then Judd tells her that he has a feeling they're going to have a girl. They're interrupted by Tommy calling Grace and asking them if they can accept care of Evie and Isabella for a few hours in the afternoon and of course, the couple take. Once the girls are at their house, Grace asks Judd if they told him anything about what's going on with Tommy, Judd answers that they said that Charles was gone when they woke up this morning after Evie heard a machine in the driveway. Judd tells Grace that he texted Charles but that his texts went unanswered.

Grace tries to call her merely goes straight to voicemail and then she guessed that maybe the auto Evie heard in the driveway was an ambulance and that Charles is the 1 getting a process done. Grace decides to call acceleration and asks one of the other 911 dispatcher, Bree, to play for her the 911 call that came from the Vega's house. At dark, Tommy comes selection up the girls, thank the couple for taking care of them and when Grace starts crying, Judd holds her.^[one]

Going Dorsum to Work

Afterwards half-dozen weeks of physical therapy, Grace excitedly returns to piece of work and is greeted by her coworkers clapping and giving her a fruit basket. She tells them that she surprisingly feels more relaxed actually working at the telephone call center. Her first call up is during the dust storm, where she helps a woman dig herself out of a garden storage box who she had in a panic ran under.

Water ice Storm

In "The Big Chill", Grace joins Judd when he'due south painting the plant nursery for their future daughter and tells him that he has time to stop painting information technology because the baby won't exist able to see 2 anxiety away from her face inside the get-go months. Grace tells him that the baby coming soon isn't what's bothering him and Judd tells her that yep it isn't. He'southward bothering by the 126 beingness demolished in the same morning. Grace tells him that he has to become to sleep because he has a shift and people depends on him and that she'll continue the painting.

At work, Grace sends Carlos on a telephone call of a break-in at a furniture store.

Out on a call, Judd is on the phone with Grace talking about Marjan. He tells her that he didn't put chains on her car because she left too rapidly. Grace asks him why he didn't stop her and Judd answers that no one can stop Marjan when she has something in mind. Judd tells her that she'southward wasting a trip considering Owen is never going to sign this apology letter. Grace reminds him that he did dial the man, Judd says that the punch wasn't that hard and Grace replies that he knocked the man out cold. Judd asks her of his girls are doing and Grace tells him that she's enjoying a cup of chamomile. Judd is worried about Grace feeling bad and tells her to take care of herself. Their phone telephone call gets cutting because of the conditions.

In "Thin Ice", Grace is all the same at the acceleration heart and receives a call from a woman, Ballad, who tells her that there's a male child trapped nether a lake. Grace asks her if she knows how long the boy has been nether the swimming, Carol replies that she doesn't just her husband saw the boy opens his eyes but that was five minutes ago. She tells Grace that they tried to interruption the ice just that it was too thick and that they have to send someone to help them. Grace replies that every firetrucks close to the pond are already decorated because of the storm but that she sees another unit of measurement in the area and that she'll send them (Tommy, TK and Nancy) there. Later, Judd calls Grace through dispatch and tells her that the terminal fourth dimension they saw Paul was at the south wall and that they demand her help then Grace starts looking at the building schematics of the structure. Grace realises that they're somewhere on the basketball court and Judd confirms it when he finds a hoop, Mateo telling him that "his lady is expert" and Judd replying that information technology's why he called her. Judd asks Grace how they should proceed to find Paul and she tells him that their best bet is to "double dorsum through the Blastoff Bravo wall" considering there's a lot of load-bearing beams and a skilful adventure of air pockets for them to make it through. Judd thanks her and they're interrupted past Paul's vox on the radio, Mateo asks him where he is and Paul replies that he's in some sort of locker room, Grace tells them that the locker room is 25 yards northeast to where they are right now.

Later that solar day, Grace is surprised at the dispatch center by Judd, property bags of grocery store for the rest of her shift. She asks him what he's doing hither and he tells her that himself and the residual of the guys were going to go check on Paul at the hospital and he told them to stop the truck so he could come past and thank her for the help during Paul and Lindsey'southward rescue. Judd cleans the puddle of water he made considering of his boots covered in ice and Grace asks him what he brought with him, Judd leads her to the break room of the acceleration center and when she asks him if the whole team is waiting exterior in the truck, he tells her that it's not the whole team and that they at least take the estrus on. Judd tells Grace that he couldn't conduct the thought of her drinking chamomille tea and then he bought her English breakfast tea and Judd says that he did and he brought her ginger chews she likes when her stomach is upset, and cough drops just in case too. Grace tells him that she told him she was fine on the phone and Judd replies that he knows but he wanted to come check on his girls anyways. Grace tells him that his girls are fine and they appreciate him but that if he leaves his crew exterior any longer, they are the ones who will need the medicinals. Judd agrees just tells her to holler him on the radio if she needs anything.

In "Shock and Thaw", Grace is drinking tea with Tommy in the break room of the call center. Grace asks her how bad TK'south condition is and Tommy replies that information technology'southward bad and they won't know more until the doctors run more tests but that it'due south pretty clear where it'south headed. Grace tells her that they won't know until they know and that she has to keep faith. Tommy tells her that she'south right and that she'll endeavor. Tommy tells Grace that she has never heard the call center existence so quiet and Grace replies that it's because cell service is downwards everywhere so no one tin call 9-one-i at the moment. Tommy says that it's non a very peaceful thought. Grace asks her what she's doing hither, that she should be dwelling house, hugging her kids. Tommy asks her how can she does that when someone else'south kid is dying in the infirmary considering of her. Grace says that because of her, a niggling boy gets to go home and hug his mother and that she saved him. Tommy disagrees and says that TK is the ane who saved him and that she should've never allow him become in that pond in the get-go place, that they should've wait for backup. Grace replies that they both know no backup was coming, Tommy says that she should've been the ane who went into the swimming and that when Grace mentions that she has never done ice rescues before, Tommy replies that information technology doesn't matter, she was TK'south captain. Grace tells her that she yet is his captain and that if she gave TK a choice correct now: his life or the little male child'southward life, he would do the same thing a thou times over to keep that family whole. Tommy asks her how is she supposed to face Owen when he walks through the infirmary doors, Grace asks her if anyone has been able to reach him and Tommy replies that everything has been going to voicemail since the phones are down. She continues past saying that Owen was there for her on the worst 24-hour interval of her life and Grace says that she will exist in that location for him. Tommy agrees but says that the only difference is that she caused his.

Later, Bree comes in to check on Grace in the break room when Grace is about to leave at the end of her shift. Bree tells her that something is about to happen, Grace asks her if she's supposed to judge and Bree replies that people are going to surprise her with gifts. Grace says that they won't anymore and Bree tells her that she didn't desire Grace's h2o to interruption considering of the surprise since she heard that could happen. Grace tells her that she appreciates Bree and thank you her for looking out for her. Grace leaves the pause room and finds the telephone call heart full of people with gifts, particularly cupcakes and blimp animal. Joel, her colleague, tells her that if she wouldn't heed going in labor on Saturday, they could carve up the pot. Grace realises they have a baby pool on her. Bree tells Joel that he's tampering and that the smart money is on Th anyway. Grace tells them to pump the brakes because her baby isn't due for another 2 weeks. Bree tells her that she'due south related to her "Miss Early To Everything" and Grace reminds that she'due south also related to Judd who likes to take his sweet time.

Giving Birth

At her firm, Grace is finishing the painting of the nursery while she sings and she almost brutal from her ladder before beingness interrupted by a knock on the door. She goes to open the door and sees Billy at that place. She tells him that Judd isn't here and he replies that'south why he is. He asks her if he tin comes inside because he feels like he's getting frosbites on his earlobes. Billy tells her that he brought sandwiches from the cafeteria. Grace asks him what he'south doing hither and Billy says that he'due south been trying to go ahold on Judd and that he won't accept his calls. Grace asks him "and?" and Billy replies that it's a matter of some event. Helm Carter at the 125 is moving on and Billy wants Judd in the running to have his identify as captain. Grace scoffes and tells him that it's quite an offer, Baton says that it's an offering that comes with a big raise which he's sure a growing family like them could put to good use. Grace asks him if he really thinks he could come in here with "thirty pieces of silverish and buy her husband's soul". Billy says that he understands that feeling are a petty raw at the moment but he's non trying to purchase him out, he'southward trying to become the best man for the task, and that he'd also similar his best friend back. Grace tells him that he destroyed that friendship when he destroyed the 126. Billy replies that he didn't destroy information technology, an arsonist did, that the place was burned downwards to the ground and the department would've gone broke trying to rebuild it. Grace tells him that she learns that people do things for 2 reasons: the adept one and the existent i. She continues past saying he should admit that when he saw a chance to shutter the place permanently, he couldn't resist. He couldn't stand to see that business firm thriving nether Owen. She says that she doesn't desire to think well-nigh what his brothers from the 126 would say if the could see him correct now but she hopes he thinks most it and that information technology keeps him upwards at night the mode losing the 126 keeps Judd up at dark. She finishes past saying she promised Judd she would stay relaxed and that she's not feeling relaxed at all right now, and then he should option upwardly his sandwiches and go out of her firm. Billy replies by saying that he believes her water just broke.

After getting her things, Grace prays the Lord to have 1 prison cell service bar and so she can call Judd. Billy tells her that all the service towers are downwards and Grace asks him what he'due south withal doing there. Billy says that her water just bankrupt and they need to get to the hospital, Grace says there'south no "them" and that he'll only make himself useful if he gets to the 122 station firm and tells Judd to see her at the hospital. Billy asks her how is she planning on going to the hospital and Grace replies that she has been driving since she was 16 so she got information technology. She goes to her auto, Billy post-obit her and she tells him he's non officially trespassing. Baton tells her that she's in agile labor, she can't drive herself to the infirmary. And then, he offers to go in his truck and Grace replies that she wouldn't get in his truck even if it was the last ride out of hell. She tells him to step back and Billy replies that she thinks he'll tell Judd how he let her exit on her own in an ice storm. He jumps into her auto and when she's asking him what he's doing, he tells her that she's not the only crazy one and that if he'due south driving, he's riding shotgun.

In the car, Billy tells Grace that she should ease up but a skosh considering of the conditions conditions. Grace replies that if Billy keeps talking, he'll walk in these conditions. He continues past saying that what she said nearly being jealous of how Owen and the 126 thriving, there might have some truth to that and that he still thinks about Judd and his fallen brothers of the 126, that he sees their faces every night. Grace gets a contraction and when Billy offers his manus for her to squeeze she tells him to non touch her because he's not a friend, he's not family, he'south just a man who jumped into her car. On the road, they found abandonned machine in the snowfall, while she drives, Grace's car get stuck in the snow.

In "Push", Grace attemps to phone call Judd over again but fails since the phones are down. Billy tells her that the only thing her telephone will be proficient to will be keeping her ear warm but that a radio would come in handy. Grace asks him to repeat that and Billy says that information technology'd exist easier if they had taken his truck like he had suggested earlier. Grace tells him that if Billy is on his manner of an "I told you so" she volition "rip his weasel natural language out, stuck it to the windshield and watch it freeze". Grace gets some other contraction and when Billy offers her to squeeze his manus, she tells him to keep his weasel paw every bit far away from her as possible. Billy decides to go looking for a automobile that still drives or has at least a working radio. In her machine, Grace prays to God, saying that she has never felt then cold and that aye, she knows she got herself in this situation because she was headstrong and reckless and that she was filled with wrath, hoping God will overlook that office because she'due south talking about Billy. Grace says that she'southward scared and asks God to evangelize out of this state of affairs, not for her merely for her kid who deserves a chance to meet her begetter. Baton comes back at that moment and asks her to open the car, which Grace does. Grace asks him if he plant annihilation and Baton says that information technology won't be the answer to her prayers only it will get her out of that icebox. He asks her how far Grace can walk and she replies that she will walk as far as it takes before they both go out of the car.

Billy leads Grace to a tour bus where they'll be able to shelter for a moment. They become into the bus and Grace lays on the couch and stops Billy when he tries to put a blanket on her, telling him she brought her own and that she doesn't where that blanket have been. Baton tells her he'due south going endeavor to plow the heat on and looks under the driver's seat, hoping to find the keys but declining. Billy takes out the wires under the driving wheel and starts the bus right before it turns itself off since there'due south no gas. Grace tells Billy they accept to detect another place but since Grace'due south contractions are getting closer, at that place's no way they're going outside right at present. When she asks him where does he think he'll be able to find fuel, Billy tells her he's going to siphon it.

Baton comes back after and asks Grace how is she doing, she asks him it'd be better if he could her he found an epidural outside. He replies that he didn't but he found a gallon of diesel. He starts the motorcoach and turns heat on full nail before going dorsum to Grace. She asks him if he'due south okay and he tells her that he merely took a sip or ii of diesel fuel while siphoning. Grace asks him if he'south sure considering his optics look a flake glassy, Baton tells her that he'due south fine and that he's the 1 who has to look afterwards her before passing out. Grace uses ice to wake upwards Billy, putting it on his head before telling him that she thinks it's time. Billy asks her what she needs while she's screaming in pain, he starts to ramble and Grace just asks him to concord her hand. Billy tells her that it won't be long at present but Grace replies that she needs her husband to be there. Soon, Tommy and Owen found the bout bus and bring together Billy and Grace. Tommy checks Grace out and tells her that it'south time to button. Grace replies that they have to wait until Judd gets there but Tommy tells her that he did everything he could to make it in time but it's time to push at present. They're interrupted by Judd calling for Grace before he gets into the tour bus. Grace is relieved that he made information technology and Judd tells her that she didn't recall he would this. Soon, Grace gives nascence to a beautiful little girl.

Render of the 126

Weeks after, Grace is at home when her and Judd receive a visit from Tommy, Evie and Isabella. Judd asks the girls if they're ready to run into their little cousin and when both girls agree, Tommy tells them to be repose because she might be sleeping. Grace tells Tommy that she wishes her girl was sleeping and she tells the twins to come closer, Tommy telling them that she won't bite which Grace replies to past saying that she bites just only her mother. Grace introduces her daughter to Evie and Izzy, telling her that they're going to look out for her her whole life so she has to do what they say. Evie tells her that they promise to be nice and Isabella tells Grace that they brought her something, a penguin plush considering she was born in the snow. The twins start fighting near who thought about the costly and Evie tells Izzy that she did because she's the one who made a report on emperor penguin. Tommy tells her girls to calm down and tells Grace and Judd that they had a expert idea, only starting with i baby. Tommy looks at the baby and says that she's beautiful, Judd telling her that they're lucky because she favors her mother just Tommy tells him she sees enough of Judd in her too. Then, Grace gives the infant to Tommy, letting her hold her god-daughter. Tommy asks them if they decided what was going to be the name of the baby and Grace replies that they wanted to name her Charlie - after Charles. Grace tells Tommy that they want to honor him, that they didn't desire to overstep. Judd jumps in proverb that if she feels uncomfortable or anything, they can still pick another name. Tommy tells them that she likes it very much.

Later, Grace is present at the opening anniversary of the 126, standing abreast Carlos, Charlie, Evie and Isabella as they picket Owen talk. At the party, she watches Charlie with Judd, Tommy and the twins and then she's dancing with anybody.

Judd's Secret Child

In "Child Intendance", Grace comes by the firehouse with Charlie to come across Judd. Judd says that he didn't look them to come and Grace replies that they think it'd be fun to surprise him. Judd introduces Grace and Charlie as his wife and girl and Wyatt - a young man who came by the firehouse - says that he'll go out them be and that he and Judd can talk another time. Judd stops him and tells him that they'll talk nearly this right hither because he doesn't go on secrets from his married woman. Grace asks Judd what's going on and Judd replies that Wyatt is under the misapprehension that Judd is his father. Grace is confused but Judd tells her that they'll articulate this up apace because if he had gotten someone pregnant over the past twenty years, he'd know about it. Grace asks Wyatt what is his female parent'due south name and Wyatt replies that she's called Marlene Harris. Judd replies that he doesn't know whatever Marlene and Wyatt says that he's not surprised because he's pretty sure she didn't get Judd's proper name either. His mother is a butt racer, and that she met his dad at a San Antonio Stock Prove & Rodeo in 2005 before he shows Judd an erstwhile moving picture of his female parent. Judd clearly recognises the woman but asks Wyatt how did they manage to find out that Judd could exist his father. Wyatt replies that he didn't, but that Deoxyribonucleic acid-OK - a genetic ancestry site - did. Judd says that he doesn't have his DNA on any websites but Grace tells him that he does since after they got engaged, they wanted to larn more about their family copse. Wyatt adds that he doesn't want to blow anyone's life, or coin and that his mum doesn't even know he's here right now. He continues, maxim that it was probably a mistake coming here like this and that he appreciated the fourth dimension they gave him. Grace stops him and asks him if he has a number they can have to contact him. He puts his number in Grace's phone and leaves the firehouse, Grace soon post-obit him and telling Judd they'll talk well-nigh information technology at home.

Subsequently, Judd comes home to Grace mopping the floor of the kitchen. Judd tells her that he wants to speedily grab a beer but Grace tells him to stay off the flooring and to go out of the kitchen before saying that she can't go along anything clean in this firm with him in it. Judd asks her if she wants to talk about the Wyatt state of affairs and Grace asks him what are the odds of him existence his begetter. Judd replies that they aren't nil only it was a long fourth dimension agone and he was very different dorsum then, that he wasn't himself until he met Grace. Grace says that she knows Judd had a past before they met, that she shouldn't be mad but she is and she can't assistance it. Judd replies that information technology'southward fair and Grace tells him that'due south information technology'southward actually not fair to anyone, not to Judd who didn't know he had a son out at that place, not to Wyatt who had to grow up without a dad and that'south it's not fair to herself and to Charlie either. Grace continues by saying she knew she wanted to have children, a family, with Judd from the day she met him and now she realises he already has one. She adds that she knows it'south not rational merely that she can barely expect at Judd correct now. Judd asks her to not say that to him and that whatever is going to happen isn't going to affect their family. Grace tells him that yeah it will before going to check on Charlie when she hears her weep.

Then, Judd comes home to Grace setting the table for dinner. Judd asks her what's the occasion and Grace replies that information technology's a family unit dinner and that they have things to talk about. Judd says that he didn't know when they were going to get back to talking. Grace says that he was right in what he said earlier, he's still the same man she married, a skillful human being who is going to practice right by Wyatt. Because he'due south Judd's family and that makes him Grace's family likewise. Judd tells her that marrying her was still the smartest thing he's ever washed. Grace replies that aye, simply to be fair, he doesn't raise the bar very high. They hug and commutation I dearest you and Grace tells him to go get change considering they're having visitor for dinner. The doorbell rings and Judd opens the door to observe Marlene there, she comes in and Grace thank you her for like-minded to come meet them. They talk and Marlene apologises for being tough with them merely she can be a niggling overprotective when information technology comes to Wyatt and Grace says that she understands how it feels before request Marlene if she wants to concord Charlie, while Judd watches them from the kitchen.

In "The ATX-Files", Judd and Grace invite Wyatt over for dinner and for the weekend. When he'due south offered meat, Wyatt tells them that he doesn't eat whatsoever and when Judd offers him truffle mac, Wyatt reveals that he's vegan so he tin can't eat it either. Judd realises that the whole weekend he had planned with Wyatt is ruined because he had in mind to become deer hunting and bass fishing. Then, Grace tells Judd that maybe he should but enquire Wyatt what he likes to practice for fun. He replies that he likes to skate, making TikToks and playing "Magic" - which is a fantasy-based tabletop menu game earlier he apologises and says that he's weird, Judd picks upwardly on that and asks him if he likes aliens. Afterwards in the week, Grace tells Wyatt that he tin telephone call her Grace, not Mrs Ryder.

Personality

Grace is a skilled and leveled headed person, oftentimes finding the best solutions for those trapped during her calls. She is very supportive and caring for her husband Judd who she gives advice to often. She is besides very understanding towards him, as she knows his love for her made him want to protect her from the reveal almost her male parent'due south infidelity.

Relationships

Judd Ryder

Judd and Grace get-go met on the phone every bit Grace volunteers for a prayer hotline that Judd chosen one day. She first called him "John" considering he didn't want to tell her his name. He tells her virtually what happened that day with Cal's female parent and he explained to her how he injure her in the by. Grace, so, told him to go to her even if he would probably go spit on. Grace recited Psalm 31 to him and it was what convinced him to go. At the end of their get-go conversation, he tells her his actual name is Judd. Judd keeps calling Grace at the prayer hotline to tells her about the progress he's making with Cal'south female parent. While he'south at the bar, Judd tries to call later he finally managed to get Cal's mother'southward forgiveness but someone at the prayer hotline tells him that Grace stops volunteering at that place. While at the bar, Judd hears Grace's voice from where she's sitting with her friends and when Tommy sees him, she decides to introduce them. Grace and Judd go dancing where Judd tells her that Cal'southward female parent didn't spit on him and actually forgave him. Then, Grace tells him that the reason she stopped volunteering is because she's moving to Georgetown. They showtime dating, and ii months after, Judd tells Charles that he put him downwardly as reference with some firehouses in D.C. and when Charles asks him if he'southward smitten with Grace, Judd tells him that he's in beloved.

One day, Judd comes to the Williams' business firm to pick upwardly Grace for a engagement and meets with Grace's begetter, Benjamin. He tells Judd about their family unit story and legacy and tells him that Grace is destined to take a bright futurity but information technology can't happen if Judd is a function of information technology considering of the job he'due south doing. Later that night, Grace tells Judd that she decided to stay in Austin and that she loves him and that she knows he loves her too. Judd lies to her and tells her he doesn't love her. Grace leaves the car and they broke up that night. The same night, Judd gets Psalm 31 tattooed on his manus. In 2013, Judd comes to the infirmary the day Tommy is giving birth and he's coming together Grace in the waiting room, she notices his tattoo. He asks her about her new job and she tells him that she's grooming to be a nine-1-1 dispatcher. Judd asks her if she'southward seeing anyone and Grace tells him that aye she'due south seeing someone, Judd tells her that he's a lucky man and Grace answers that he is but he is likewise "dumb or stubborn to know it and that he hasn't picked up the phone in six months." when Judd starts to reply, Charles comes him and tells them that they're going to be their twins' godparents. They beginning holding hands as a sign that they're prepare to get back together.

When he tried to get her male parent, Benjamin'due south approval to marry her, he rejected and he came back every twenty-four hours, even building him a pool deck just to testify that he truly loved her. Grace answered the call when the 126 tragedy had struck, and knowing that her husband was the one on the call with her, she panicked when he was knocked out, not knowing he had survived. After the tragedy, Grace was at that place to help back up him and is the one who convinces him to get him back on his anxiety to return to the newly rebuilt station. After unintentionally insulting her faith he refuses to become back to church, he apologizes and decides to slowly render as it's of import to her, and to back up just as she supports him. ^[2]

In "Studs", Grace tells her friend Colleen that her and Judd haven't been intimate since the incident. Later, Grace prepares dinner for her and Judd while wearing a new dress and Judd jokes that she'south trying to seduce him, which is the case. Grace tells him that she'due south frustrated and hurt because he doesn't look at her or touch on her anymore compared to their sex life before the incident. So, Judd prepares her dinner and tells her that "[Grace] is the 1 affair in this earth that he can't live without and the idea that he made [her] doubtfulness that fifty-fifty for a minute is a crime", they buss and Judd stands upwards with her in his arms before going into their bedchamber.

Judd has mentioned to Strand that he would "walk through burn" to show how much he loves Grace, and makes her feel safe in their union together. ^[3] When on a call and recognizing Benjamin was subject to having an affair, he is notably shaken. He arrives at the hospital and confronts him, telling him to tell his daughter and wife, not wanting the burden of hurting Grace. Presently after, Grace and her mother arrive, and Benjamin lies near what led him to the hospital, leaving Judd to feel guilty about not telling her, as he knows she is close with him. Later talking nigh it with the Vegas, Tommy tells him that he would be hurting her more if she finds out herself with him having known. Judd tries to tell her the morning after at her workplace, but backs out. Later in the day when he returns, he tries to finally tell her, but unfortunately, Grace had picked upwardly on hints Judd had tried dropping during dinner with the Vegas, and she had listened to the telephone call about her father herself. She tells him she appreciates and understands why he kept the secret from her as he didn't want to see her go injure, but does not want to talk further almost it, which he understands.

In "Saving Grace", afterwards their car accident, the couple learn that they're going to accept a baby together.

Tommy Vega

Tommy and Grace are very practiced friends. They meet when Tommy comes to her with Judd because she noticed how he looked at her. When Grace finds out that Tommy says that going back to work feels like "hell", Grace tells her that she'll fight anybody who made her feel like this. Grace also tells Tommy that "she's incommunicable not to love".

Appearances

Season Ane
"Pilot (9-one-1: Lonely Star)"	"Yee-Haw"	"Texas Proud"	"Act of God"	"Studs"
"Friends Like These"	"Bum Steer"	"Monster Inside"	"Awakening"	"Austin, Nosotros Accept a Problem"

Season Ii
"Dorsum in the Saddle"	"2100°"	"Concur the Line"	"Friends With Benefits"	"Hard Conversations"
"Anybody and Their Brother"	"Displaced"	"Bad Phone call"	"Saving Grace"	"A Little Help From My Friends"
"Slow Burn down"	"The Large Heat"	"One Day"	"Dust to Dust"

Flavor 3
"The Big Chill"	"Thin Ice"	"Shock and Thaw"	"Push"	"Child Care"
"The ATX-Files"	"Red vs. Blue"	"In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency"	"The Bird"	"Parental Guidance"
"Prince Albert in a Can"	"Negative Space"	"Riddle of the Sphynx"	"Impulse Command"	"3x15"
"3x16"	"3x17"	"3x18"

Gallery

References

1. ↑ "1 Day"
2. ↑ "Deed of God"
3. ↑ "Friends With Benefits"

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