Chapter 20
Gemma speant all night with one eye on Macey & Macey never left Jeff's side. Gemma felt sick to her stomach watching as Macey threw herself at Jeff, constantly holding his hand & kissing him. She had no idea how to handle this & it was tearing her apart. She thought about telling Matt but she knew Matt could never keep it to himself. He'd want to have it out with Shane & all hell would break loose. He'd want to protect Jeff just like Gemma did, only she had no idea how. She felt like walking over & punching Macey, just laying her out right there in the yard, but she couldnt, not infront of everyone Jeff loved.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a kiss on her head. It was Matt.
"Jesus Matt! I was miles away there!"
"Thought so! What's up?" Asked Matt, sitting down beside her.
"Oh nothin, just thinking about stuff!"
"Stuff?"
"Yeah, stuff! Dont you ever just think about stuff?"
"haha, you dont wanna know where my mind take me when I let it! You're too innocent!" Matt nudged her & winked. She smiled.
"Dont guys ever think of anything but sex?"
"Hey did I mention sex? Now who's got the dirty mind!?" They both laughed. "Besides, I reckon women are much worse!"
"Excuse me! In what way?"
"Well I figure they think about sex just as much as dudes, only they never admit it!"
"Oh right! You got us all figured out Matty boy!" Gemma held up her hands "You did what no other man has ever done....you figured out women! The guy is a genius!"
"Ooooooh I never got around to figuring out female sarcasm yet tho! Guess it's back to the drawing board!" he pretended to punch her on the chin "So what stuff you been thinking about anyway?"
"Just look over there Matt! I mean we're all together & it's just so great y'know? But somehow it feels like closure.....like we'll never be together like this again!"
"Yeah well things are gonna change Gem that's for sure! But that doesnt mean we cant all arrange to spend some time together once in a while!"
"No Matt, it's a feeling I have, like I feel so happy we're all here an' everything, but at the same time I feel sad too!"
"Uh oh! Not the old women's intuition thing!" Matt jokingly made the sign of a cross "Heeeeeelp meeee! Im meeeeelting!"
"you are such a freak Matt Hardy!" laughed Gemma.
"Yeah but ya gotta love me all the same huh?!" Matt winked & Gemma just rolled her eyes! "Seriously what's been buggin ya? You seem to have been wandering off on your own all night!"
"Matt?" Gemma turned to face him & held his hands "If you loved someone & this someone was with someone else & in love with this someone else, but you knew this someone else had been messin with some other person, what would you do?"
Matt gave her a puzzled look "have you been at my Dad's beer Gemma?"
"Matt! Im serious here!"
"Well....erm....well....to be honest Gem ya lost me on the someone else part!!"
"you useless ass!" Gemma playfully slapped him on the arm. "Oh it's nothin...it doesnt matter....it'll keep!"
"maybe if you talked to Amy she'd be able to unlock the secret code here!" Matt laughed.
Just then Gemma felt hands over her eyes & she jumped.
"Okok I give up! who is it Jeff!" she laughed.
The hands moved & Gemma turned around. The two people standing there made her gasp! She stood in shock for what seemed like hours!
"Well? You gonna stand there looking like a goldfish or are you gonna come & give your big brothers a hug?!"
Gemma screamed!
"MIKE! RHETT!" She launched herself into their arms!
"But....how.....I mean....Oh My God I cant believe you guys are here!!" She started to cry. Then she realised none of the others seemed so shocked to see Michael & Rhett! Then she saw her Dad standing by the house, having a beer with Matt & Jeff's Dad, Gilbert.
"Surprise!" her Dad shouted & raised his beer!
"You guys....you all knew?"
"Well we kinda figured you needed cheering up!" smiled Pat.
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Gemma was thrilled! She talked with Michael & Rhett for almost an hour, everything else was forgotten & Macey was just a memory. Nothing was gonna take this moment away from Gemma! Then Shane arrived. Before Gemma had much time to think about it Gilbert came over with his camera.
"Right! Now that everyone's here it's time for a photograph!" Everyone responded with moans & groans.
"Come on you lot! Get together! Gemma you go inbetween Jeff & Michael.....there.....that's it! Matt dont pull a stupid face you look silly enough!" Everyone laughed. They all stood together & Gilbert took the photograph.
"Now, that's one for the archives!" Laughed Jeff "Hey you do realise three of us here have to get up at like 5am!"
Gemma's heart sank. The trip! She'd forgotten all about it!
"Rhett, Mike, Im so sorry you guys, I forgot Im going away for a few days! man I cant believe this, when you guys just got here too!"
"Hey it's ok!" Smiled Michael, "We knew about the trip & we will still be here when you get home! "
"Promise?"
"For sure! Ive got some stuff to do with the band while Im here so we'll be here for a while!"
"oh Mike Im so sorry I have to go! I miss you guys so much!" She hugged him & at that moment she never wanted to let him go.
She turned around in time to see Macey having an urgent conversation with shane on their own. Shane looked over to where she stood with Michael, Macey had obviously just told him that she knew. He showed no remorse. Instead he grinned sarcasticly at Gemma. She turned away in disgust!
"Come on Gemma! Time we called it a night!" said her Dad. They said their goodbyes & left. Unknown to them all at the time, Gema had been right. They'd never all be together like that again & things were gonna change more than any of them could've ever imagined.
Gemma speant all night with one eye on Macey & Macey never left Jeff's side. Gemma felt sick to her stomach watching as Macey threw herself at Jeff, constantly holding his hand & kissing him. She had no idea how to handle this & it was tearing her apart. She thought about telling Matt but she knew Matt could never keep it to himself. He'd want to have it out with Shane & all hell would break loose. He'd want to protect Jeff just like Gemma did, only she had no idea how. She felt like walking over & punching Macey, just laying her out right there in the yard, but she couldnt, not infront of everyone Jeff loved.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a kiss on her head. It was Matt.
"Jesus Matt! I was miles away there!"
"Thought so! What's up?" Asked Matt, sitting down beside her.
"Oh nothin, just thinking about stuff!"
"Stuff?"
"Yeah, stuff! Dont you ever just think about stuff?"
"haha, you dont wanna know where my mind take me when I let it! You're too innocent!" Matt nudged her & winked. She smiled.
"Dont guys ever think of anything but sex?"
"Hey did I mention sex? Now who's got the dirty mind!?" They both laughed. "Besides, I reckon women are much worse!"
"Excuse me! In what way?"
"Well I figure they think about sex just as much as dudes, only they never admit it!"
"Oh right! You got us all figured out Matty boy!" Gemma held up her hands "You did what no other man has ever done....you figured out women! The guy is a genius!"
"Ooooooh I never got around to figuring out female sarcasm yet tho! Guess it's back to the drawing board!" he pretended to punch her on the chin "So what stuff you been thinking about anyway?"
"Just look over there Matt! I mean we're all together & it's just so great y'know? But somehow it feels like closure.....like we'll never be together like this again!"
"Yeah well things are gonna change Gem that's for sure! But that doesnt mean we cant all arrange to spend some time together once in a while!"
"No Matt, it's a feeling I have, like I feel so happy we're all here an' everything, but at the same time I feel sad too!"
"Uh oh! Not the old women's intuition thing!" Matt jokingly made the sign of a cross "Heeeeeelp meeee! Im meeeeelting!"
"you are such a freak Matt Hardy!" laughed Gemma.
"Yeah but ya gotta love me all the same huh?!" Matt winked & Gemma just rolled her eyes! "Seriously what's been buggin ya? You seem to have been wandering off on your own all night!"
"Matt?" Gemma turned to face him & held his hands "If you loved someone & this someone was with someone else & in love with this someone else, but you knew this someone else had been messin with some other person, what would you do?"
Matt gave her a puzzled look "have you been at my Dad's beer Gemma?"
"Matt! Im serious here!"
"Well....erm....well....to be honest Gem ya lost me on the someone else part!!"
"you useless ass!" Gemma playfully slapped him on the arm. "Oh it's nothin...it doesnt matter....it'll keep!"
"maybe if you talked to Amy she'd be able to unlock the secret code here!" Matt laughed.
Just then Gemma felt hands over her eyes & she jumped.
"Okok I give up! who is it Jeff!" she laughed.
The hands moved & Gemma turned around. The two people standing there made her gasp! She stood in shock for what seemed like hours!
"Well? You gonna stand there looking like a goldfish or are you gonna come & give your big brothers a hug?!"
Gemma screamed!
"MIKE! RHETT!" She launched herself into their arms!
"But....how.....I mean....Oh My God I cant believe you guys are here!!" She started to cry. Then she realised none of the others seemed so shocked to see Michael & Rhett! Then she saw her Dad standing by the house, having a beer with Matt & Jeff's Dad, Gilbert.
"Surprise!" her Dad shouted & raised his beer!
"You guys....you all knew?"
"Well we kinda figured you needed cheering up!" smiled Pat.
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Gemma was thrilled! She talked with Michael & Rhett for almost an hour, everything else was forgotten & Macey was just a memory. Nothing was gonna take this moment away from Gemma! Then Shane arrived. Before Gemma had much time to think about it Gilbert came over with his camera.
"Right! Now that everyone's here it's time for a photograph!" Everyone responded with moans & groans.
"Come on you lot! Get together! Gemma you go inbetween Jeff & Michael.....there.....that's it! Matt dont pull a stupid face you look silly enough!" Everyone laughed. They all stood together & Gilbert took the photograph.
"Now, that's one for the archives!" Laughed Jeff "Hey you do realise three of us here have to get up at like 5am!"
Gemma's heart sank. The trip! She'd forgotten all about it!
"Rhett, Mike, Im so sorry you guys, I forgot Im going away for a few days! man I cant believe this, when you guys just got here too!"
"Hey it's ok!" Smiled Michael, "We knew about the trip & we will still be here when you get home! "
"Promise?"
"For sure! Ive got some stuff to do with the band while Im here so we'll be here for a while!"
"oh Mike Im so sorry I have to go! I miss you guys so much!" She hugged him & at that moment she never wanted to let him go.
She turned around in time to see Macey having an urgent conversation with shane on their own. Shane looked over to where she stood with Michael, Macey had obviously just told him that she knew. He showed no remorse. Instead he grinned sarcasticly at Gemma. She turned away in disgust!
"Come on Gemma! Time we called it a night!" said her Dad. They said their goodbyes & left. Unknown to them all at the time, Gema had been right. They'd never all be together like that again & things were gonna change more than any of them could've ever imagined.