Chapter 28
After Gemma had finished her meeting with shane she headed outside to call a cab. She was just about to search in her bag for her cell phone when she heard a car horn. She looked up to see a sporty black car pulling up to the pavement beside her & after a closer look she realised it was adam!
"You need a cab ma'am?" he said grinning.
"How did you know where to find me?"
"I bumped into Matt & Amy at the hotel & they said Shane had needed to see you so you'd stayed behind! Figured you might need a ride!"
"Oh, and what makes you think Im in a hurry to get anywhere?" She smirked.
"Well I heard you had a lunch date with this totally hot guy so I figured you'd wanna get there fast!!"
"Oh really?" said Gemma getting into the car "Well....he aint THAT hot but I guess I am pretty hungry!!"
"Im wounded!! Call 911!!!"
"Just drive!!" she said giggling!
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Later that day Gemma kicked off her shoes & lay back on her bed. She was exhausted! She'd had a really great afternoon with Adam & smiled to herself as she thought about it! He was a nice guy, she'd been right all along! She had so much fun when she was with him, he made her happy & she figured she deserved it right about now! She was just dozing off to sleep when Amy came in.
"Oh hey! Shit did I wake you up?"
"No it's ok!" said Gemma yawning & sitting up. "Where have you guys been today?"
"Never mind where Ive been it's you Im interested in!! How did it go with shane?....And Adam for that matter??!"
"Oh great & erm..great!! Shane's a real nice guy & apparently I'll be working under him when I start!"
"You wish!!" winked Amy.
"Get your mind out of the gutter girl!!" laughed Gemma "But now that you mention it I wouldnt say no!!" Both girls laughed!
"So c'mon then what about your lunch date? is he 'Mr Right' then or what?"
"GOD KNOWS!! I like him Amy! He's sweet, he makes me laugh, he's one of the good guys y'know?"
"BUT.....?"
" No 'buts'-that's it! I like him!"
"OK.......but...?"
"AMY!!"
"Well Im sorry but you were in love with Je..."
"Shhhhhhh! GOD dont even say it out loud! Im.....I....Oh I dunno I just wanna forget about it!"
"What if Jeff doesnt wanna forget about it?"
"He's got nothing to forget!"
"Oh please!! Last night.....the way he looked at you...."
"He was drunk Amy! He didnt mean what he said at all!"
"He didnt say anything it was the way he loo.........hold on a minute....he did say something to you didnt he!? Come on what was it?!"
"He.....well....no he didnt! It was nothing! My mistake!"
"RIGHT! Tell me!" said Amy sitting on the bed beside Gemma.
Gemma sighed totally defeated. She never was a very good liar & Amy always saw straight through her!! There was no point in trying to cover it up cuz Amy would NEVER give it up until she told her! So, she told her about his comment about being jealous & also tried to stress how drunk he was at the time! Amy went unusually quiet.
"Well?" said Gemma.
"Hmmmm!"
"What? Where's the big lecture? the big I told you so?"
"There isnt one! Im......I dont know what to say!"
"You lost for words??!! MAN this is a day for surprises!!"
Amy threw a pillow at Gemma & they both laughed!
"You dont wanna hear what I have to say on this subject! Honestly!!"
"HELLO!?" It was Jeff at the door.
"Come in!" shouted Amy.
"Hey! There you are!"
"Erm...yeah Im here!"
"Im.......just gonna go take a shower!" Said Amy going into the bathroom. Jeff sat down on the bed beside Gemma.
"So, you had a good day?"
"Yeah actually I had a real nice day thanks! How about you?" She asked holding his hand!
"Yeah it was...erm...ok I guess! Well that's a lie cuz I speant about three hours in a cafe by myself while Matt & Amy went shopping!"
"Oh........right!" Gemma didnt know what to say. They sat in silence for a little while longer until Jeff spoke.
"So, we're going home tomorrow!"
"yeah, Im kinda looking forward to it y'know, seeing Michael & Rhett before they head off back across the water!"
"Yeah, Im kinda missing Macey...well sort of..!"
MACEY!! Gemma had actually forgotten all about Macey these last couple of days & now it hit her like a brick to the face!
"Oh, only kinda?"
"Well it's surprised me y'know! I mean I thought Id miss her more than I have! Things have been a little.......strained lately! Dunno what it is but I guess I was glad to have some space from her for a while!"
"Look Jeff.......maybe Im not the right person to be talking to about this.......I think you should be talking to Macey!"
Said Gemma somewhat awkwardly!
"Yeah & I will when we get home!"
"Ok great! Well I guess Id better be getting ready!"
"Oh............You going out tonight?" Jeff looked so hurt!
"Erm....well...yeah I was gonna go out with.." she paused. the look on his face was enough to make her change what she was about to say!".......with you actually! That's if you're up for a movie tonight?!"
Jeff's face brightened & he smiled broadly at her!
"Id love to!" He said hugging her! "We need to spend more time together you & me!!"
They said their 'goodbyes' & he left to get a shower.
"SHIT!" said Gemma & she headed to Adam's room to tell him she wouldnt be able to go out with him tonight after all!
After Gemma had finished her meeting with shane she headed outside to call a cab. She was just about to search in her bag for her cell phone when she heard a car horn. She looked up to see a sporty black car pulling up to the pavement beside her & after a closer look she realised it was adam!
"You need a cab ma'am?" he said grinning.
"How did you know where to find me?"
"I bumped into Matt & Amy at the hotel & they said Shane had needed to see you so you'd stayed behind! Figured you might need a ride!"
"Oh, and what makes you think Im in a hurry to get anywhere?" She smirked.
"Well I heard you had a lunch date with this totally hot guy so I figured you'd wanna get there fast!!"
"Oh really?" said Gemma getting into the car "Well....he aint THAT hot but I guess I am pretty hungry!!"
"Im wounded!! Call 911!!!"
"Just drive!!" she said giggling!
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Later that day Gemma kicked off her shoes & lay back on her bed. She was exhausted! She'd had a really great afternoon with Adam & smiled to herself as she thought about it! He was a nice guy, she'd been right all along! She had so much fun when she was with him, he made her happy & she figured she deserved it right about now! She was just dozing off to sleep when Amy came in.
"Oh hey! Shit did I wake you up?"
"No it's ok!" said Gemma yawning & sitting up. "Where have you guys been today?"
"Never mind where Ive been it's you Im interested in!! How did it go with shane?....And Adam for that matter??!"
"Oh great & erm..great!! Shane's a real nice guy & apparently I'll be working under him when I start!"
"You wish!!" winked Amy.
"Get your mind out of the gutter girl!!" laughed Gemma "But now that you mention it I wouldnt say no!!" Both girls laughed!
"So c'mon then what about your lunch date? is he 'Mr Right' then or what?"
"GOD KNOWS!! I like him Amy! He's sweet, he makes me laugh, he's one of the good guys y'know?"
"BUT.....?"
" No 'buts'-that's it! I like him!"
"OK.......but...?"
"AMY!!"
"Well Im sorry but you were in love with Je..."
"Shhhhhhh! GOD dont even say it out loud! Im.....I....Oh I dunno I just wanna forget about it!"
"What if Jeff doesnt wanna forget about it?"
"He's got nothing to forget!"
"Oh please!! Last night.....the way he looked at you...."
"He was drunk Amy! He didnt mean what he said at all!"
"He didnt say anything it was the way he loo.........hold on a minute....he did say something to you didnt he!? Come on what was it?!"
"He.....well....no he didnt! It was nothing! My mistake!"
"RIGHT! Tell me!" said Amy sitting on the bed beside Gemma.
Gemma sighed totally defeated. She never was a very good liar & Amy always saw straight through her!! There was no point in trying to cover it up cuz Amy would NEVER give it up until she told her! So, she told her about his comment about being jealous & also tried to stress how drunk he was at the time! Amy went unusually quiet.
"Well?" said Gemma.
"Hmmmm!"
"What? Where's the big lecture? the big I told you so?"
"There isnt one! Im......I dont know what to say!"
"You lost for words??!! MAN this is a day for surprises!!"
Amy threw a pillow at Gemma & they both laughed!
"You dont wanna hear what I have to say on this subject! Honestly!!"
"HELLO!?" It was Jeff at the door.
"Come in!" shouted Amy.
"Hey! There you are!"
"Erm...yeah Im here!"
"Im.......just gonna go take a shower!" Said Amy going into the bathroom. Jeff sat down on the bed beside Gemma.
"So, you had a good day?"
"Yeah actually I had a real nice day thanks! How about you?" She asked holding his hand!
"Yeah it was...erm...ok I guess! Well that's a lie cuz I speant about three hours in a cafe by myself while Matt & Amy went shopping!"
"Oh........right!" Gemma didnt know what to say. They sat in silence for a little while longer until Jeff spoke.
"So, we're going home tomorrow!"
"yeah, Im kinda looking forward to it y'know, seeing Michael & Rhett before they head off back across the water!"
"Yeah, Im kinda missing Macey...well sort of..!"
MACEY!! Gemma had actually forgotten all about Macey these last couple of days & now it hit her like a brick to the face!
"Oh, only kinda?"
"Well it's surprised me y'know! I mean I thought Id miss her more than I have! Things have been a little.......strained lately! Dunno what it is but I guess I was glad to have some space from her for a while!"
"Look Jeff.......maybe Im not the right person to be talking to about this.......I think you should be talking to Macey!"
Said Gemma somewhat awkwardly!
"Yeah & I will when we get home!"
"Ok great! Well I guess Id better be getting ready!"
"Oh............You going out tonight?" Jeff looked so hurt!
"Erm....well...yeah I was gonna go out with.." she paused. the look on his face was enough to make her change what she was about to say!".......with you actually! That's if you're up for a movie tonight?!"
Jeff's face brightened & he smiled broadly at her!
"Id love to!" He said hugging her! "We need to spend more time together you & me!!"
They said their 'goodbyes' & he left to get a shower.
"SHIT!" said Gemma & she headed to Adam's room to tell him she wouldnt be able to go out with him tonight after all!