Chapter 46
So, Gemma went to lunch with a total stranger! She had no idea why she went along, normally she would have politely turned him down! Just lately though she cared less & less about what was the 'right' thing to do & was adopting this new 'what-the-hell' attitude!
She had a really great time with Chris! He was easy to talk to. easy to listen to & very easy on the eyes!!! After lunch she decided to go shopping for a new cell phone & Chris asked if he could tag along with her!
"Why would you wanna come with me to buy a new phone?" She asked slightly surprised! "I thought guys hated shopping in any form!!"
"Well I figured if I walk away now then you have the perfect excuse not to give me your number!" He winked!
So off they went shopping together! She eventually found her perfect phone but only after she'd had the assistant demonstrate around 10 different models! The one she picked was a bit out of her price range but she figured 'what-the-hell' & used her credit card!
"Ok, so you have your phone!"
"And there's my number!" Said Gemma handing Chris a piece of paper. He grinned & put it in his pocket.
"So now where are you going?"He asked.
Gemma looked at her watch. It was 3:30pm.
"SHIT! I was meant to be getting these films of Hunter back to Shane ages ago!!"
"Oh."
"Listen....you need a ride somewhere? Im going back to Shane's office but I can drop you somewhere on the way if you want?"
"Well can you take me back to the gym? I left my car in the parking lot there!"
"Sure! Now lets go before I get my ass fired already!!"
Ten minutes later Gemma's car pulled into the parking lot of the gym.
"Well....I had a really nice time today! Thankyou!" Said Chris undoing his seat belt.
"Yeah, me too! Made a nice change from eating a sandwich in my car!" She laughed.
"So..."
"So..." Gemma looked at him.
"So, this is the really awkward part where I dont know whether to kiss you or not!" Chris grinned.
Gemma gulped. She tried really hard to find her 'what-the-hell' attitude, but right at that moment when she needed it most, it seemed to have taken a vacation!!
"Oh....erm.....look Chris....I dont....well the thing is....."
"It's ok! Dont worry about it!" he smiled. "You have a boyfriend right?"
Gemma sighed.
"Well....kinda....well yes actually I do! Im so sorry!"
"Dont be! I figured as much anyway! Listen what's say we keep in touch though....just as friends?!"
Gemma laughed out loud & Chris gave her a strange look.
"Im sorry! It's just my life is a little bit fucked up right now!! But yeah, Id like us to be friends!"
Chris leaned over & kissed her cheek.
"Thankyou for a great day!" He smiled & got out of the car. Gemma smiled all the way to Shane's office!
*******
".........so if we could go over this schedule right now that would be great!" Shane said throwing a huge pile of papers onto his desk. Gemma looked at her watch.....5pm.
"Sure thing! Im not doing anything else today!" She was detrmined not to be back at the appartment by 5:30 even if it was gonna make Amy even worse with her nagging!! So she went through her schedule with Shane for another 2 hours & found out what she would be doing for the next couple of weeks.
She had some pretty good jobs comming up! Shane wanted her to photograph 2 house shows & then hopefully if her pictures were good enough she'd be going to Smackdown!
"SMACKDOWN!?" She looked at Shane with her mouth open. He smiled.
"All going to plan yes, you will be photographing Smackdown!"
"YES!!!" She jumped up & hugged him!
"Woah! Woah!" Shane laughed "We'll have to wait & see how the house shows go ok?"
Gemma looked him in the eye.
"Seriously Shane, what are my chances? I mean do you think Im good enough?"
"Gemma I know its early days....but I think you're gonna make it big time!" He sat down on the chair beside her. "The only thing that worries me is......well sometimes you seem a little distracted...."
There was a knock on the office door.
"Yeah?"
A secretary popped her head inside the office.
"Mr McMahon, the photographs have arrived." She handed him a package. Gemma gulped. She hadnt planned on being here when Shane looked at her pictures of Hunter!
"Ah right....now lets see..."
He opened the package & began to go through Gemma's photographs. His face dropped.
"See Gemma! This is what Im talking about!!" he threw the photographs onto the desk infront of her & she jumped. Just as she had suspected, they were terrible.
"Sorry Shane."
"Sorry?! Sorry isnt worth shit Gemma!! I know you are better than this dammit!!" He scratched his head & took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "Ok so what the hell happened here?"
Gemma hung her head.
"I...I was stuck in traffic & I was 20 minutes late! Hunter got pissed at me &...well he was being a real asshole all morning!"
Shane sighed & shook his head.
"Look, I know how Hunter can be Gemma but all you had to do was turn up on time for Gods sake! These guys work their asses off 24/7 y'know? Its not too much to ask is it?"
"No it isnt. Im sorry."
"Alright. What's say we call it a night here? I'll call Steve & arrange for you to go down & photograph him in the morning....9am ok?"
"Ok." She stood up to leave.
"Gemma....remember what I said yeah? You want this job you have to limit your distractions & concentrate harder on what you are supposed to be doing.....do that & you will go far!"
"Ok...goodnight Shane."
Gemma left the office somewhat deflated & embarrassed! It felt like she had just had her head chewed off by a teacher at school! But she knew he was right!
It was 8pm when she finally got into her car.
So, Gemma went to lunch with a total stranger! She had no idea why she went along, normally she would have politely turned him down! Just lately though she cared less & less about what was the 'right' thing to do & was adopting this new 'what-the-hell' attitude!
She had a really great time with Chris! He was easy to talk to. easy to listen to & very easy on the eyes!!! After lunch she decided to go shopping for a new cell phone & Chris asked if he could tag along with her!
"Why would you wanna come with me to buy a new phone?" She asked slightly surprised! "I thought guys hated shopping in any form!!"
"Well I figured if I walk away now then you have the perfect excuse not to give me your number!" He winked!
So off they went shopping together! She eventually found her perfect phone but only after she'd had the assistant demonstrate around 10 different models! The one she picked was a bit out of her price range but she figured 'what-the-hell' & used her credit card!
"Ok, so you have your phone!"
"And there's my number!" Said Gemma handing Chris a piece of paper. He grinned & put it in his pocket.
"So now where are you going?"He asked.
Gemma looked at her watch. It was 3:30pm.
"SHIT! I was meant to be getting these films of Hunter back to Shane ages ago!!"
"Oh."
"Listen....you need a ride somewhere? Im going back to Shane's office but I can drop you somewhere on the way if you want?"
"Well can you take me back to the gym? I left my car in the parking lot there!"
"Sure! Now lets go before I get my ass fired already!!"
Ten minutes later Gemma's car pulled into the parking lot of the gym.
"Well....I had a really nice time today! Thankyou!" Said Chris undoing his seat belt.
"Yeah, me too! Made a nice change from eating a sandwich in my car!" She laughed.
"So..."
"So..." Gemma looked at him.
"So, this is the really awkward part where I dont know whether to kiss you or not!" Chris grinned.
Gemma gulped. She tried really hard to find her 'what-the-hell' attitude, but right at that moment when she needed it most, it seemed to have taken a vacation!!
"Oh....erm.....look Chris....I dont....well the thing is....."
"It's ok! Dont worry about it!" he smiled. "You have a boyfriend right?"
Gemma sighed.
"Well....kinda....well yes actually I do! Im so sorry!"
"Dont be! I figured as much anyway! Listen what's say we keep in touch though....just as friends?!"
Gemma laughed out loud & Chris gave her a strange look.
"Im sorry! It's just my life is a little bit fucked up right now!! But yeah, Id like us to be friends!"
Chris leaned over & kissed her cheek.
"Thankyou for a great day!" He smiled & got out of the car. Gemma smiled all the way to Shane's office!
*******
".........so if we could go over this schedule right now that would be great!" Shane said throwing a huge pile of papers onto his desk. Gemma looked at her watch.....5pm.
"Sure thing! Im not doing anything else today!" She was detrmined not to be back at the appartment by 5:30 even if it was gonna make Amy even worse with her nagging!! So she went through her schedule with Shane for another 2 hours & found out what she would be doing for the next couple of weeks.
She had some pretty good jobs comming up! Shane wanted her to photograph 2 house shows & then hopefully if her pictures were good enough she'd be going to Smackdown!
"SMACKDOWN!?" She looked at Shane with her mouth open. He smiled.
"All going to plan yes, you will be photographing Smackdown!"
"YES!!!" She jumped up & hugged him!
"Woah! Woah!" Shane laughed "We'll have to wait & see how the house shows go ok?"
Gemma looked him in the eye.
"Seriously Shane, what are my chances? I mean do you think Im good enough?"
"Gemma I know its early days....but I think you're gonna make it big time!" He sat down on the chair beside her. "The only thing that worries me is......well sometimes you seem a little distracted...."
There was a knock on the office door.
"Yeah?"
A secretary popped her head inside the office.
"Mr McMahon, the photographs have arrived." She handed him a package. Gemma gulped. She hadnt planned on being here when Shane looked at her pictures of Hunter!
"Ah right....now lets see..."
He opened the package & began to go through Gemma's photographs. His face dropped.
"See Gemma! This is what Im talking about!!" he threw the photographs onto the desk infront of her & she jumped. Just as she had suspected, they were terrible.
"Sorry Shane."
"Sorry?! Sorry isnt worth shit Gemma!! I know you are better than this dammit!!" He scratched his head & took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "Ok so what the hell happened here?"
Gemma hung her head.
"I...I was stuck in traffic & I was 20 minutes late! Hunter got pissed at me &...well he was being a real asshole all morning!"
Shane sighed & shook his head.
"Look, I know how Hunter can be Gemma but all you had to do was turn up on time for Gods sake! These guys work their asses off 24/7 y'know? Its not too much to ask is it?"
"No it isnt. Im sorry."
"Alright. What's say we call it a night here? I'll call Steve & arrange for you to go down & photograph him in the morning....9am ok?"
"Ok." She stood up to leave.
"Gemma....remember what I said yeah? You want this job you have to limit your distractions & concentrate harder on what you are supposed to be doing.....do that & you will go far!"
"Ok...goodnight Shane."
Gemma left the office somewhat deflated & embarrassed! It felt like she had just had her head chewed off by a teacher at school! But she knew he was right!
It was 8pm when she finally got into her car.