Chapter 56
When Gemma opened her eyes it was pitch black & for a few seconds she forgot where she was, then it all came back to her. She glanced over at the clock, it was 2:45am. Slowly she untangled herself from Jeff's body, praying she wouldnt wake him. She searched around until she found all of her clothes & purse & got dressed. She bent down, kissed Jeff's lips as lightly as she dared & whispered, "I'll always love you Jeff Hardy!" Then she bit on her lip to stop the tears comming & she left.
She cried as she walked home but she knew what she had to do.
Quietly she crept into her room. Adam was sound asleep in her bed & she stood over him, watching him for a while.
'I never meant for this to happen!' she thought to herself. 'You're a good guy.....I never deserved you!'
As quietly as she could she opened up her case & threw some clothes into it. She took off her engagement ring & laid it down on the small table beside her bed, right next to Adam's head.
"Bye Adam." She whispered & left the room.
She left a note on the kitchen table. Something along the lines of 'Sorry' 'Im ok' and 'Dont try to find me I'll be in touch!' Then she walked out of the house she'd lived in since she was eight years old, walked away from her old life & set off to start a new one. She took Chris's old car & drove away. she didnt know where she was going & didnt care. The tears streamed down her face as she drove. She fumbled in her purse on the passenger seat for a tissue but couldnt find one!
"Fuck it!" She tossed it onto the floor & pulled the car over to the side of the road. She put her head on the stearing wheel & sobbed her heart out.
When she looked up again it was getting light. She pulled herself together & looked in the mirror trying to tidy herself up a bit. She grabbed her purse off the floor & a small package fell out. She picked it up & looked at both sides, all it had written on it was 'From Jeff'. Sha had no idea when he'd put it in there or what it was! She figured it had to have been last night before the shit hit the fan or she would have seen it by now. She tore open the envelope & a cassette fell out onto the seat. She smiled. Jeff was always doing this, putting her favourite songs onto a tape for her. There was a note too....
"Figured something might happen. Take note of the song, by now Im sure you will understand. Jeff."
She wiped her face & slid the tape into the car stereo, started up the car & waited for the music to start. What was on there was one song. A song by The Foo Fighters, one of Gemma's favourite bands.
Tonight I'm tangled in my Blanket of clouds
Dreaming aloud
Things just won't do without you
Matter of fact
I'm on your back
If you walk out on me
I'm walking after you
If you'd accept surrender
I'll give up some more
Weren't you adored?
I cannot be without you
Matter of fact
I'm on your back
If you walk out on me
I'm walking after you
Another heart cracked
In two
I'm on your back
She immediately switched the car engine off when the song started. It was a song she'd heard 100 times before, only now it meant something. She cried for a long time before driving off.
*******
She had had no clue where to go or what she was going to do. Where she ended up was Shane McMahon's office. She went straight inside without knocking & Shane was sitting at his desk.
"Gemma! What the hell are you doing here? You're getting married tomorrow!!"
"Look Shane, Im not stopping! I thought you had the right to know...Im quitting!"
"WHAT! What's happened?" He stood up & went to her. "Jesus Gemma you look like shit! What's goin on?!"
"Im....Im not gonna go into that right now! Just so you know, the wedding aint gonna happen...Ive fucked things up big style Shane!"
Shane looked at her amazed!
"Wh.....whatever it is Im sure we can sort it out!"
"No..." She smiled, "No Shane....but thanks! It cant be sorted out by the mighty McMahon's this time!! I quit! And Im sorry Shane!"
She walked out of his office. He called after her but she just kept going, not even bothering to turn around. The tears threatened to come again but she swallowed them down. She wouldnt let them.....not this time. Not any more.
She rounded the corner & bumped into Chris.
"Woah there...Wha...."
She didnt let him finish. She stretched up & forced a long passionate kiss on his open mouth! He looked at her stunned!
"Just to see what it was like before I go!" She smiled & started to walk away.
"GEMMA? Wha..."
"Gemma doesnt live here anymore!"
She smiled & carried on walking, not stopping until she got into the car.
She was driving along with the sun shining & the window open, enjoying the fresh air on her tired face. Her cell phone rang. 'ADAM' came up on the screen, she switched it off. 2 minutes later it rang again...'MIKE'....she switched it off. 3 more times Adam's name came up on the screen & twice she switched it off. The third time she was driving over a bridge so she simply threw her phone out of the window.
"Bye Adam." She said heartlessly.
She got to the airport carpark and sat for a while thinking. No more tears, no more heartache, from now on it was looking out for number 1! She picked up her purse pausing at the stereo & eventually taking out the tape & throwing into her bag. She grabbed her case from the back seat & put on her sunglasses.
"Im goin home!!" She said out loud to anyone....to no one.
She boarded the next available flight to Australia.
*******
Back in Cameron Adam had turned up a Jeff's place looking for her.
"I want to see her Jeff! I know she's here!"
Jeff sighed.
"Look man if she isnt with you I dont know where the hell she is ok?!"
"What's goin on?" Matt said.
"I want to see Gemma.....now!" Adam shouted.
"Jeff....go get her." Matt said looking at his brother.
"MATT She's not here!!! Isnt anyone fucking listening to me!!"
Jeff turned his back to Adam, he'd just come downstairs to answer the door in his sweat pants & vest. Adam saw the red marks all over his back & shoulders.
"You SON OF A BITCH!!" he shouted as he dragged Jeff backwards into the yard. He knocked Jeff to the ground with one punch & while he was getting up Matt grabbed him & held him back. Michael was just comming up the road & saw what was happening. He ran & grabbed hold of Adam.
"I'll fucking kill you you bastard!!" Adam shouted trying to break free of Michael's grip.
Jeff dusted himself off & shook Matt's hand from his arm, wiping the blood from his lip.
"Guys this isnt helping!!" Amy shouted from the porch steps! "Where's Gemma?!"
"Gone!" Adam said & hung his head.
"Gone?! What do you mean gone? Gone where?!!" Jeff shouted & took a step towards Adam before Matt grabbed him again.
"She left this note!" Mike said, handing the piece of paper to Matt. Jeff snatched it out of his hands, read it, scrunched it up & threw it to the ground. He turned and gave Adam one last stare before walking back towards the house.
"I HOPE YOU'RE FUCKING HAPPY JEFF!! I hope it was worth it!" He started to cry. "Now neither of us has her!! I hope you're fucking proud of yourself!!"
Jeff turned just before he got to the door & lunged at Adam grabbing hold of his collar & getting right up in his face.
"Im not proud Adam, " Jeff spat quietly at him, "Im not proud at all!" He shoved him backwards & michael got ready to jump in if Adam went to retalliate, but he didnt.
As for Gemma, neither of them would see her again..........not in a long time.
author's note: Please note I do not own the lyrics to Walking After You! Those are owned by the Foo Fighters & Their record company so please dont sue me! lol
When Gemma opened her eyes it was pitch black & for a few seconds she forgot where she was, then it all came back to her. She glanced over at the clock, it was 2:45am. Slowly she untangled herself from Jeff's body, praying she wouldnt wake him. She searched around until she found all of her clothes & purse & got dressed. She bent down, kissed Jeff's lips as lightly as she dared & whispered, "I'll always love you Jeff Hardy!" Then she bit on her lip to stop the tears comming & she left.
She cried as she walked home but she knew what she had to do.
Quietly she crept into her room. Adam was sound asleep in her bed & she stood over him, watching him for a while.
'I never meant for this to happen!' she thought to herself. 'You're a good guy.....I never deserved you!'
As quietly as she could she opened up her case & threw some clothes into it. She took off her engagement ring & laid it down on the small table beside her bed, right next to Adam's head.
"Bye Adam." She whispered & left the room.
She left a note on the kitchen table. Something along the lines of 'Sorry' 'Im ok' and 'Dont try to find me I'll be in touch!' Then she walked out of the house she'd lived in since she was eight years old, walked away from her old life & set off to start a new one. She took Chris's old car & drove away. she didnt know where she was going & didnt care. The tears streamed down her face as she drove. She fumbled in her purse on the passenger seat for a tissue but couldnt find one!
"Fuck it!" She tossed it onto the floor & pulled the car over to the side of the road. She put her head on the stearing wheel & sobbed her heart out.
When she looked up again it was getting light. She pulled herself together & looked in the mirror trying to tidy herself up a bit. She grabbed her purse off the floor & a small package fell out. She picked it up & looked at both sides, all it had written on it was 'From Jeff'. Sha had no idea when he'd put it in there or what it was! She figured it had to have been last night before the shit hit the fan or she would have seen it by now. She tore open the envelope & a cassette fell out onto the seat. She smiled. Jeff was always doing this, putting her favourite songs onto a tape for her. There was a note too....
"Figured something might happen. Take note of the song, by now Im sure you will understand. Jeff."
She wiped her face & slid the tape into the car stereo, started up the car & waited for the music to start. What was on there was one song. A song by The Foo Fighters, one of Gemma's favourite bands.
Tonight I'm tangled in my Blanket of clouds
Dreaming aloud
Things just won't do without you
Matter of fact
I'm on your back
If you walk out on me
I'm walking after you
If you'd accept surrender
I'll give up some more
Weren't you adored?
I cannot be without you
Matter of fact
I'm on your back
If you walk out on me
I'm walking after you
Another heart cracked
In two
I'm on your back
She immediately switched the car engine off when the song started. It was a song she'd heard 100 times before, only now it meant something. She cried for a long time before driving off.
*******
She had had no clue where to go or what she was going to do. Where she ended up was Shane McMahon's office. She went straight inside without knocking & Shane was sitting at his desk.
"Gemma! What the hell are you doing here? You're getting married tomorrow!!"
"Look Shane, Im not stopping! I thought you had the right to know...Im quitting!"
"WHAT! What's happened?" He stood up & went to her. "Jesus Gemma you look like shit! What's goin on?!"
"Im....Im not gonna go into that right now! Just so you know, the wedding aint gonna happen...Ive fucked things up big style Shane!"
Shane looked at her amazed!
"Wh.....whatever it is Im sure we can sort it out!"
"No..." She smiled, "No Shane....but thanks! It cant be sorted out by the mighty McMahon's this time!! I quit! And Im sorry Shane!"
She walked out of his office. He called after her but she just kept going, not even bothering to turn around. The tears threatened to come again but she swallowed them down. She wouldnt let them.....not this time. Not any more.
She rounded the corner & bumped into Chris.
"Woah there...Wha...."
She didnt let him finish. She stretched up & forced a long passionate kiss on his open mouth! He looked at her stunned!
"Just to see what it was like before I go!" She smiled & started to walk away.
"GEMMA? Wha..."
"Gemma doesnt live here anymore!"
She smiled & carried on walking, not stopping until she got into the car.
She was driving along with the sun shining & the window open, enjoying the fresh air on her tired face. Her cell phone rang. 'ADAM' came up on the screen, she switched it off. 2 minutes later it rang again...'MIKE'....she switched it off. 3 more times Adam's name came up on the screen & twice she switched it off. The third time she was driving over a bridge so she simply threw her phone out of the window.
"Bye Adam." She said heartlessly.
She got to the airport carpark and sat for a while thinking. No more tears, no more heartache, from now on it was looking out for number 1! She picked up her purse pausing at the stereo & eventually taking out the tape & throwing into her bag. She grabbed her case from the back seat & put on her sunglasses.
"Im goin home!!" She said out loud to anyone....to no one.
She boarded the next available flight to Australia.
*******
Back in Cameron Adam had turned up a Jeff's place looking for her.
"I want to see her Jeff! I know she's here!"
Jeff sighed.
"Look man if she isnt with you I dont know where the hell she is ok?!"
"What's goin on?" Matt said.
"I want to see Gemma.....now!" Adam shouted.
"Jeff....go get her." Matt said looking at his brother.
"MATT She's not here!!! Isnt anyone fucking listening to me!!"
Jeff turned his back to Adam, he'd just come downstairs to answer the door in his sweat pants & vest. Adam saw the red marks all over his back & shoulders.
"You SON OF A BITCH!!" he shouted as he dragged Jeff backwards into the yard. He knocked Jeff to the ground with one punch & while he was getting up Matt grabbed him & held him back. Michael was just comming up the road & saw what was happening. He ran & grabbed hold of Adam.
"I'll fucking kill you you bastard!!" Adam shouted trying to break free of Michael's grip.
Jeff dusted himself off & shook Matt's hand from his arm, wiping the blood from his lip.
"Guys this isnt helping!!" Amy shouted from the porch steps! "Where's Gemma?!"
"Gone!" Adam said & hung his head.
"Gone?! What do you mean gone? Gone where?!!" Jeff shouted & took a step towards Adam before Matt grabbed him again.
"She left this note!" Mike said, handing the piece of paper to Matt. Jeff snatched it out of his hands, read it, scrunched it up & threw it to the ground. He turned and gave Adam one last stare before walking back towards the house.
"I HOPE YOU'RE FUCKING HAPPY JEFF!! I hope it was worth it!" He started to cry. "Now neither of us has her!! I hope you're fucking proud of yourself!!"
Jeff turned just before he got to the door & lunged at Adam grabbing hold of his collar & getting right up in his face.
"Im not proud Adam, " Jeff spat quietly at him, "Im not proud at all!" He shoved him backwards & michael got ready to jump in if Adam went to retalliate, but he didnt.
As for Gemma, neither of them would see her again..........not in a long time.
author's note: Please note I do not own the lyrics to Walking After You! Those are owned by the Foo Fighters & Their record company so please dont sue me! lol