Chapter 39
The next week was very tiring for Gemma. She speant most of her time at the hospital with Jeff, who had been steadily improving every day. Matt had managed to speak to Vince & had decided to tell him Jeff had been in a car accident, as no matter how things had actually happened, when all said & done Jeff had been in a fight! Matt's common sense told him that wouldnt have impressed Vince however it had happened. Vince had been fine about the whole thing & said for Matt to keep him updated on Jeff's progress, but he wanted Amy & Gemma down there as planned.
Gemma had thrown a fit when Matt told her! She wasnt leaving Jeff no matter how many times he told her to go!!
"Vince McMahon can shove his stupid job right up his arrogant ass!!" she shouted at Matt.
"Gem...look Im sorry! I tried to buy you & Amy some time but Vince wouldnt budge!"
"No! Screw it! I mean it Matt! Jesus I cant just leave Jeff lying in a freaking hospital bed!!"
"Erm....do I get a say in this or are you two happy to argue it out between you!?" Said Jeff sitting up in bed.
"Look Jeff dont start! Im not going down there without you End of story!"
"You are though!!!"
Gemma looked at him.
"JEFF! I Can......."
"CRAP! I got myself into this shit & Im gonna get myself out of it! Im not gonna be the one responsible for you getting fired from your dream job!"
"I'll....erm be outside if anyone wants me!" Said Matt trying to sneak out of the door, but Jeff saw him!
"No way! GET YOUR ASS BACK IN HERE MATT!! Talk some sense into her will ya?!" Matt sighed & came back in.
"Jeff is right Gem! C'mon hun it's 6 days away yet! Whats say we wait & see how Jeff is doing in 6 days yeah?"
Gemma looked from one brother to the other & knew she was defeated! She always was when these two backed each other up!
"Kay........I guess!" She shrugged her shoulders. Matt & Jeff smiled at each other!
"Smug bastards!" She muttered under her breath.
"Oh Jeff...when is she gonna learn not to mess with The Hardy Boys?!"Matt said grinning!
"You'd think she'd know after all these years bro!!" Jeff winked.
"Ok ok......but if you are still in here in 6 days then Im not going anywhere.....deal?"
She looked at the two brothers side by side........God how she loved these two shitheads!!
*******
Amazingly four days later Jeff was discharged from hospital. Gemma knew he'd been even more determined to get out of there since they'd made their little 'deal' & she was sad now that she was gonna have to leave him after all!
She was waiting at the Hardy house when Matt & Gilbert brought him home. They helped him out of the car & he hobbled to the door on crutches. He still looked pretty beat up but all his stitches had been removed that morning so he didnt quite look like Frankenstein's monster anymore!
She helped him inside & got him to lie down on the couch!
"Aw Gem Ive been flat on my back for days now!!"
"Just humour me dude!" She said lying the crutches down beside the couch "Or I'll put these upstairs...then you're screwed!!"
"OK!OK! I guess I could get used to you waiting on me hand & foot!!" he winked at her.
"Yeah? Well dont get too used it cuz Amy & me are leaving in 2 days!!" She sat down beside him, "Which reminds me..." She stroked his cheek & brushed a strand of hair from his face.
"Alright! What do you want!!?"
"Well....honey.....I was kinda hoping we could drive down there........kinda maybe sorta in your car?"
Jeff coughed & raised his eyebrows!
"Oh come on Jeff! I'll take good care of it & you & Matt can come down in his car....besides you might not be able to drive the little beauty for a while so it's gonna need some TLC while you're recovering.........I swear nothing will happen to it!!"
"I dunno Gem........my car??!! MAN!"
"Pretty please??! She mockingly fluttered her eyelashes at him!
"It'll cost you a hot night of passion!!" Said Matt as he carried Jeff's bag upstairs!
Jeff laughed!
"Matthew! Get your mind out of the gutter!! Besides he's in no fit state for passsion!!"
"I meant with me!!" Matt shouted from upstairs!
"GET BENT!!"
They all laughed.
"Well...........do you swear to guard that car with your life??!"
"Yes!! I swear! I swear! Oh thankyou thanyou! You wont regret it I promise!!" She planted a kiss on his lips & she felt a tingle down her spine. They looked into each others eyes, their faces only inches apart & for a second Gemma thought he was gonna kiss her.
"Dude! You need to clean out that roo....." Matt stopped when he saw them together.
"Oh....er.....er...I guess I'll.....erm....go make some coffee!!" Gemma stood up flustered & quickly walked into the kitchen.
Matt looked at Jeff & shook his head. Jeff looked down at the floor to try & avoid any questions from his brother. Matt sighed & followed Gemma into the kitchen.
"You making me one too hun?.............Gemma?"
"Huh? WHAT?"
"Gemma...whats goin on?"
"What d'ya mean whats goin on? Im making coffee Matt nothin exciting!!"
"You know exactly what Im talking about!"
"No......no I dont! Im just goin outside to see if your Dad wants one!"
She quickly went out of the back door & let out a deep breath.
"Im not lettin this one go!" Matt had followed her outside.
"Matt I swear I dont know what you mean!"
"You & Jeff?"
"Me & Jeff what?"
Matt looked at her & she could tell from the look he gave her that he already knew....or thought he knew! She sighed.
"It's nothin really!!"
"So what I saw in there..."
"What you saw in there was nothing Matt!" She snapped at him.
He gestured for her to sit down on the steps & he sat down beside her.
"Wanna talk about it?"
Gemma shook her head. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
"Ok hun....." He put his arm around her "I'll talk instead! What you said to me.......when Jeff was in hospital..." Gemma looked away. "It's ok! Just, you meant it didnt you? I mean REALLY meant it?" He sighed when he got no response from her. "OK I wont mention it again if that's what you want."
"Matt......." She turned around & looked at him, "I .....I dont know what I want!" A tear rolled down her cheek & Matt wiped it away. He hugged her tightly.
"It's ok! Look Im here.....I know he's my brother....but you know...we can talk you & me...if you need to!"
Gemma nodded & Matt squeezed her.
"Jesus. That boy can be so dumb sometimes!"
Just as they stood up Gilbert came out of the garage so they all went in for coffee.
The next week was very tiring for Gemma. She speant most of her time at the hospital with Jeff, who had been steadily improving every day. Matt had managed to speak to Vince & had decided to tell him Jeff had been in a car accident, as no matter how things had actually happened, when all said & done Jeff had been in a fight! Matt's common sense told him that wouldnt have impressed Vince however it had happened. Vince had been fine about the whole thing & said for Matt to keep him updated on Jeff's progress, but he wanted Amy & Gemma down there as planned.
Gemma had thrown a fit when Matt told her! She wasnt leaving Jeff no matter how many times he told her to go!!
"Vince McMahon can shove his stupid job right up his arrogant ass!!" she shouted at Matt.
"Gem...look Im sorry! I tried to buy you & Amy some time but Vince wouldnt budge!"
"No! Screw it! I mean it Matt! Jesus I cant just leave Jeff lying in a freaking hospital bed!!"
"Erm....do I get a say in this or are you two happy to argue it out between you!?" Said Jeff sitting up in bed.
"Look Jeff dont start! Im not going down there without you End of story!"
"You are though!!!"
Gemma looked at him.
"JEFF! I Can......."
"CRAP! I got myself into this shit & Im gonna get myself out of it! Im not gonna be the one responsible for you getting fired from your dream job!"
"I'll....erm be outside if anyone wants me!" Said Matt trying to sneak out of the door, but Jeff saw him!
"No way! GET YOUR ASS BACK IN HERE MATT!! Talk some sense into her will ya?!" Matt sighed & came back in.
"Jeff is right Gem! C'mon hun it's 6 days away yet! Whats say we wait & see how Jeff is doing in 6 days yeah?"
Gemma looked from one brother to the other & knew she was defeated! She always was when these two backed each other up!
"Kay........I guess!" She shrugged her shoulders. Matt & Jeff smiled at each other!
"Smug bastards!" She muttered under her breath.
"Oh Jeff...when is she gonna learn not to mess with The Hardy Boys?!"Matt said grinning!
"You'd think she'd know after all these years bro!!" Jeff winked.
"Ok ok......but if you are still in here in 6 days then Im not going anywhere.....deal?"
She looked at the two brothers side by side........God how she loved these two shitheads!!
*******
Amazingly four days later Jeff was discharged from hospital. Gemma knew he'd been even more determined to get out of there since they'd made their little 'deal' & she was sad now that she was gonna have to leave him after all!
She was waiting at the Hardy house when Matt & Gilbert brought him home. They helped him out of the car & he hobbled to the door on crutches. He still looked pretty beat up but all his stitches had been removed that morning so he didnt quite look like Frankenstein's monster anymore!
She helped him inside & got him to lie down on the couch!
"Aw Gem Ive been flat on my back for days now!!"
"Just humour me dude!" She said lying the crutches down beside the couch "Or I'll put these upstairs...then you're screwed!!"
"OK!OK! I guess I could get used to you waiting on me hand & foot!!" he winked at her.
"Yeah? Well dont get too used it cuz Amy & me are leaving in 2 days!!" She sat down beside him, "Which reminds me..." She stroked his cheek & brushed a strand of hair from his face.
"Alright! What do you want!!?"
"Well....honey.....I was kinda hoping we could drive down there........kinda maybe sorta in your car?"
Jeff coughed & raised his eyebrows!
"Oh come on Jeff! I'll take good care of it & you & Matt can come down in his car....besides you might not be able to drive the little beauty for a while so it's gonna need some TLC while you're recovering.........I swear nothing will happen to it!!"
"I dunno Gem........my car??!! MAN!"
"Pretty please??! She mockingly fluttered her eyelashes at him!
"It'll cost you a hot night of passion!!" Said Matt as he carried Jeff's bag upstairs!
Jeff laughed!
"Matthew! Get your mind out of the gutter!! Besides he's in no fit state for passsion!!"
"I meant with me!!" Matt shouted from upstairs!
"GET BENT!!"
They all laughed.
"Well...........do you swear to guard that car with your life??!"
"Yes!! I swear! I swear! Oh thankyou thanyou! You wont regret it I promise!!" She planted a kiss on his lips & she felt a tingle down her spine. They looked into each others eyes, their faces only inches apart & for a second Gemma thought he was gonna kiss her.
"Dude! You need to clean out that roo....." Matt stopped when he saw them together.
"Oh....er.....er...I guess I'll.....erm....go make some coffee!!" Gemma stood up flustered & quickly walked into the kitchen.
Matt looked at Jeff & shook his head. Jeff looked down at the floor to try & avoid any questions from his brother. Matt sighed & followed Gemma into the kitchen.
"You making me one too hun?.............Gemma?"
"Huh? WHAT?"
"Gemma...whats goin on?"
"What d'ya mean whats goin on? Im making coffee Matt nothin exciting!!"
"You know exactly what Im talking about!"
"No......no I dont! Im just goin outside to see if your Dad wants one!"
She quickly went out of the back door & let out a deep breath.
"Im not lettin this one go!" Matt had followed her outside.
"Matt I swear I dont know what you mean!"
"You & Jeff?"
"Me & Jeff what?"
Matt looked at her & she could tell from the look he gave her that he already knew....or thought he knew! She sighed.
"It's nothin really!!"
"So what I saw in there..."
"What you saw in there was nothing Matt!" She snapped at him.
He gestured for her to sit down on the steps & he sat down beside her.
"Wanna talk about it?"
Gemma shook her head. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
"Ok hun....." He put his arm around her "I'll talk instead! What you said to me.......when Jeff was in hospital..." Gemma looked away. "It's ok! Just, you meant it didnt you? I mean REALLY meant it?" He sighed when he got no response from her. "OK I wont mention it again if that's what you want."
"Matt......." She turned around & looked at him, "I .....I dont know what I want!" A tear rolled down her cheek & Matt wiped it away. He hugged her tightly.
"It's ok! Look Im here.....I know he's my brother....but you know...we can talk you & me...if you need to!"
Gemma nodded & Matt squeezed her.
"Jesus. That boy can be so dumb sometimes!"
Just as they stood up Gilbert came out of the garage so they all went in for coffee.