"Sandra?" he asked after she'd not spoken in a while, very unlike her.

"What?" she snapped.

"You never replied to what I said." Gerry told her.

"I don't remember you asking a question."

"Okay then." he said getting annoyed. "Is it true?"

"No. What a stupid question!" she could feel herself blushing telling both him and herself she was lying.

"Really? Because your face seems to be telling a different story."

"Gerry, it's late. Go home." she got up off the sofa and went to open the front door for him to leave.

He sat in the car, he knew the answer to his question. But he didn't feel satisfied with it, for some reason she couldn't tell him straight, well actually she'd lied to him. What was so wrong with him that she didn't want him? Sure he messed up a lot, but he always meant well and he'd kill for Sandra. He wasn't going to leave this like this.

He locked the stag as he got out and walked back up to Sandra's door.

Behind the door stood Sandra, she hadn't moved since she'd so rudely kicked Gerry out. She did feel a bit bad about doing that, but he was getting far to close to her for her liking, she didn't know how to deal with that and he knew/guessed her secret. The sudden banging on her front door, that she was leaning against, made her jump. Still she stepped back and opened it, to find herself face to face with Gerry yet again.

"What the hell do you want? I told you to go home."

"Yeah I know you did, but I couldn't."

"Alzheimer's kicked in so bad you've forgotten how to drive? Or where you live?" she asked him bluntly.

"No. I need you to be straight with me. Do you like me?" she stood there feeling awkward, having no idea what to say. Her head was telling her to slam the door on his face and pretend none of this ever happened. Inside though her heart was telling her the opposite, it was telling her to let him in and tell him the truth. This scared her.

All her thinking about what to do was in vain as he pushed past her and walked through to the living room. She no longer had a choice. She felt trapped.

Hope this is okay. Reviews very welcome.

Beth xx