Chapter 26 for you x
Oh...I got to see Shannon last night...I am so happy right now x x
Jeff stood nervously in his brother's back yard, checking his watch he cursed.
"Matt, where the hell is he? You did tell him half twelve didn't you?"
"For the hundredth time Jeff, I drove him home, dropped him off and he said 'See you at twelve thirty sharp'"
"He's late!"
"No he's not"
Jeff and Matt jumped at the voice that came from behind, turning sharply they encountered a smiling Shannon.
"Ya'll need to learn to quit yapping about me when you think I can't hear you"
"Shannon! We thought you weren't gonna show"
"Apparently so…good turnout this year, although I can't understand why you had it here with this many guests when Matt's place is bigger?"
"Um…we had it here because…er"
Matt stepped in to save his brother, Jeff was super organised, but he couldn't lie to save his life.
"Because Jeff had more time to plan it this year, you know with the suspension and all"
"Makes sense I guess…so when do the festivities begin then?"
"WHAT?! What festivities?"
Jeff was struggling to breathe; did Shannon know something was up? And if he did, then how the hell did he know?
"Whoa, chill Jeff…I meant what time are ya'll starting the games in the pool…it is a pool party after all"
"Oh yeah, um well after people have had a chance to relax and grab some food and drink first"
Jeff smiled at Shannon and hoped to God that he had swallowed that excuse; Shannon
merely nodded and indicated that he was going to go and talk to Jimmy. Watching him walk away, Jeff breathed a sigh of relief and turned to his brother.
"Right, now we've got him here, it's time for phase two"
Morgan ended the call and smiled to himself, so far so good, he just hoped that all the planning hadn't been in vain. Punching in the numbers on the phone, Morgan listened to it ring before he heard the voice on the other end.
"Hello?"
"Danni, its Morgan. Just calling to check how things are going? Did you get there okay?"
"Oh hi Morgan. Yes I got here fine, been in the house just over an hour now. Did you get back from seeing me off okay?"
"Yes, I'm here with family. What are you up to?"
"Nothing much, just adjusting to my surroundings"
"Have you made the call yet?"
"No, not yet. But there's no rush is there?"
"Danni you promised you would do it today, it's all organised for today…listen, stop being such a coward and get round there, you're gonna be late"
"Morgan, I'm not sure I can go through with this, what if he…"
"Get round there Danni…or I'll be forced to make a call, and I'm sure that you wanna do it your way, don't you?"
Danielle realised that Morgan had ended the call, frustrated she threw the phone onto the couch and racked her hands through her hair. This seemed such a good idea at the time, now she was here, she wasn't so sure anymore. Danielle chuckled to herself, she was brave enough to fight for her country, but she was terrified of what she was about to do. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the phone and called a cab, Morgan was right, she needed to be brave.
Jeff rounded the corner to his house, surveying the grounds along the way, checking the time he saw he still had ten minutes before they were due. He was nervous now, what if he'd gone too far? Well if he had, it was too late to back out now. Approaching his back door, he turned the handle and entered the kitchen.
"Hello?"
"Through here Jeff"
"She here yet?"
"No, I put the call through to her a while back...don't worry she'll be here"
"I hope so….hey, do you think we are doing the right thing here?"
"Don't start doubting yourself now Jeff, we've got this far…and it was really her that put the wheels in motion, we're just giving things a gentle push"
"Gentle?"
Jeff was about to continue when the sound of a car pulling up outside alerted him to her presence.
"Upstairs, quick"
Peering through the front bay window, Jeff smiled as the figure emerged from the cab. Too late to change your mind now Jeff, he thought.