Chapter 30
They talked for several hours, sitting on the bed in Jeff's room. Matt had given up trying to go to bed & decided to spend the night in the girl's room with Amy - not that he was complaining!! There had been a few tears over the Macey situation - Jeff was hurting & it was killing Gemma to see him so upset! It was on the tip of her tongue several times to tell him what she had seen, what she knew, but she just couldnt do it. She felt like a prize bitch for keeping this to herself but she didnt know what to do!
"Im gonna call her!" said Jeff getting up off the bed.
"JEFF NO!" Gemma jumped up & grabbed hold of his arms trying to stop him reaching his phone. "I...I mean it's late, she'll be sleeping! Besides it will be so much better if you deal with this face to face!"
Jeff looked at her. "Yeah, maybe you're right!"
"Trust me Jeff...PLEASE! You're upset, just leave it for tonight ok?"
Jeff put his hand on her cheek.
"What would I do without you Gemma?!" he smiled.
"You'd be in a right mess without me to keep you in check!" she said playfully slapping his chest.
"Gemma Im serious! I mean you.........you're my everything y'know? I......I just feel so lucky to have you as my friend!"
"Come here you big soft lump!" She hugged him tightly "that works both ways Jeff, believe me!"she said over his shoulder.
"Well....I guess we should try to get some sleep then huh?" said Jeff letting her go.
"Yeah....I guess I'll have to bunk with you tho!"she laughed "I'll take Matt's bed!"
"NO!...........I mean...stay with me....please?"
Gemma swallowed. "Sure I will hun!"
They both got into Jeff's bed fully clothed & pulled the cover up. Gemma rested her head on his chest & closed her eyes. He put his arms around her & they fell asleep together.
*******
Next morning they were woken early by Matt packing his bag!
"Oh God! What time is it?" asked Jeff yawning.
"Sorry bro I didnt mean to wake you! It's 6am! Time to get packing or it will be midnight before we get home!"
"Right! Im up!" said Gemma throwing the cover on the floor & stretching. "Is Amy awake yet?"
"Yeah she's having a shower"
"Just where Im headed!" said Jeff getting out of bed. "I'll see you in an hour or so! Oh & er...thanks!" He leaned over & kissed Gemma softly on the lips before heading into the bathroom.
"You two I swear get stranger & stranger every day! " said Matt shaking his head.
"Stranger??! Matt the only strange one around here is you dude!!" she laughed.
"So, when ya gonna pop into my room & curl up in bed with me for the night!!??" he smiled & grabbed her from behind tickling her! Gemma squealed!
"Any time bro! Get off!!" she slapped his hands away. "Jeff was a little upset last night....he needed a friend."
Matt let her go & a look of concern came across his face. "He ok?"
"Hmmm...well I have a feeling it's gonna get worse before it gets better!"
"macey?!" asked Matt putting an arm around her shoulders.
"Got it in one!"
"Oh Jesus! im keeping well out of THAT one & I would advise you to do the same! Something aint right with that girl!!"
"Mmmmm...yeah!" she said distantly.
"Gemma?!"
"What?!"
"I mean it! Dont get in the middle of Jeff's love life or it will end up in tears believe me!!"
"Im not! Matt you worry too much!" She kissed him on his head! "I gotta go see Adam before we leave!"
"Ok hun but dont be too long - you have to pack yet!"
"Yeah..? Some of us did that yesterday Matt!!"
"Im impressed!!"
"It's called ORGANISATION!! You should try it sometime!" She shouted as she closed the door behind her.
Matt stared at the door, shook his head & laughed.
"Yup! Definately strange!" He said to himself.
They talked for several hours, sitting on the bed in Jeff's room. Matt had given up trying to go to bed & decided to spend the night in the girl's room with Amy - not that he was complaining!! There had been a few tears over the Macey situation - Jeff was hurting & it was killing Gemma to see him so upset! It was on the tip of her tongue several times to tell him what she had seen, what she knew, but she just couldnt do it. She felt like a prize bitch for keeping this to herself but she didnt know what to do!
"Im gonna call her!" said Jeff getting up off the bed.
"JEFF NO!" Gemma jumped up & grabbed hold of his arms trying to stop him reaching his phone. "I...I mean it's late, she'll be sleeping! Besides it will be so much better if you deal with this face to face!"
Jeff looked at her. "Yeah, maybe you're right!"
"Trust me Jeff...PLEASE! You're upset, just leave it for tonight ok?"
Jeff put his hand on her cheek.
"What would I do without you Gemma?!" he smiled.
"You'd be in a right mess without me to keep you in check!" she said playfully slapping his chest.
"Gemma Im serious! I mean you.........you're my everything y'know? I......I just feel so lucky to have you as my friend!"
"Come here you big soft lump!" She hugged him tightly "that works both ways Jeff, believe me!"she said over his shoulder.
"Well....I guess we should try to get some sleep then huh?" said Jeff letting her go.
"Yeah....I guess I'll have to bunk with you tho!"she laughed "I'll take Matt's bed!"
"NO!...........I mean...stay with me....please?"
Gemma swallowed. "Sure I will hun!"
They both got into Jeff's bed fully clothed & pulled the cover up. Gemma rested her head on his chest & closed her eyes. He put his arms around her & they fell asleep together.
*******
Next morning they were woken early by Matt packing his bag!
"Oh God! What time is it?" asked Jeff yawning.
"Sorry bro I didnt mean to wake you! It's 6am! Time to get packing or it will be midnight before we get home!"
"Right! Im up!" said Gemma throwing the cover on the floor & stretching. "Is Amy awake yet?"
"Yeah she's having a shower"
"Just where Im headed!" said Jeff getting out of bed. "I'll see you in an hour or so! Oh & er...thanks!" He leaned over & kissed Gemma softly on the lips before heading into the bathroom.
"You two I swear get stranger & stranger every day! " said Matt shaking his head.
"Stranger??! Matt the only strange one around here is you dude!!" she laughed.
"So, when ya gonna pop into my room & curl up in bed with me for the night!!??" he smiled & grabbed her from behind tickling her! Gemma squealed!
"Any time bro! Get off!!" she slapped his hands away. "Jeff was a little upset last night....he needed a friend."
Matt let her go & a look of concern came across his face. "He ok?"
"Hmmm...well I have a feeling it's gonna get worse before it gets better!"
"macey?!" asked Matt putting an arm around her shoulders.
"Got it in one!"
"Oh Jesus! im keeping well out of THAT one & I would advise you to do the same! Something aint right with that girl!!"
"Mmmmm...yeah!" she said distantly.
"Gemma?!"
"What?!"
"I mean it! Dont get in the middle of Jeff's love life or it will end up in tears believe me!!"
"Im not! Matt you worry too much!" She kissed him on his head! "I gotta go see Adam before we leave!"
"Ok hun but dont be too long - you have to pack yet!"
"Yeah..? Some of us did that yesterday Matt!!"
"Im impressed!!"
"It's called ORGANISATION!! You should try it sometime!" She shouted as she closed the door behind her.
Matt stared at the door, shook his head & laughed.
"Yup! Definately strange!" He said to himself.