Chapter 38
Jeff let himself into the house around 5 in the afternoon, since after dropping off his brother, he had to drive almost 2 hours to get to where Beth's caterer friend lived and then back to his own house. He hoped Corinne was ready.
"Jeff, is that you?" He heard her ask from up the stairs.
"No, it's Matt." Jeff said lowering the tone of his voice mockingly.
"Shut up." She said as she ran down the stairs.
"Wow." Jeff said placing down the bags as he saw her.
"What?"
"You look amazing..."Jeff said.
She was wearing a simple, knee-length black strapless dress. Simple strappy sandals and subtle silver jewelry completed the look. Her long curly hair had been left down, the curls rested on her bare shoulders.
"Thanks. Beth helped me fix my hair and then she left. I'm afraid she didn't leave at the time she was supposed but she got all caught up about getting me ready that she just completely forgot the time."
"All this for my brother...he's a lucky guy."
"Really lucky since he has you for a brother. Thank you so much Jeff. You've got to see what Beth did with the outside. I just finished lighting all the candles."
"Woah...damn...Beth did do a good job. She said something about a lot of candles but this is absolutely amazing. She's going to get a big surprise from me for this."
"Yeah, she said she'd better. So lets get the food ready." They turned around to head back into the kitchen. Meanwhile Amy ducked down in the dark trees in the corner of the pool area. Tears streamed down her face as she realized that she had no allies.
"Even Jeff wants them to be together. I don't care...I'm not going to lose Matt. I can't." She said to herself determinedly as she watched Corinne and Jeff get everything ready. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed his number. Inside the house Corinne and Jeff were discussing whether or not she should be waiting for him outside or if she should come out to meet him.
"I think you should come out to meet him. It'll be like double surprise you know. Besides then you can see the look in his face when you come out."
"Okay, fine. He's gonna call right?"
"Yep. He definitely will. Not unless we call him first, but I told him to make sure he called before he comes by. Believe me he will...he uh..walked in on Beth and I one day and it was a very awkward situation."
"I bet. Thanks for leaving the details out. I can just imagine."
"Oh you can't even begin to imagine. All right, now you just sit down and look purty, and I'll get everything ready like the waiter that I am tonight. Beth will kill me if you get anything on your dress." Jeff said grabbing an apron as Corinne sat down and nervously waited.
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"Hello?" Matt said as he answered the phone. He had jumped when the phone had rang since he had been staring at it for over an hour trying to decide whether or not he should call Corinne.
"Hey Matt. It's Amy."
"Amy...hey. How're you?"
"I really need to talk to you." She sniffled on the phone. She knew no matter what that if she needed Matt he would be there for her it was just the way that he was.
"What's wrong?"
"I just need to talk to you. I'm at Jeff's house. I'll meet in the back okay?"
"Okay, I'll be right over." Matt didn't like the tone in her voice. She sounded really upset and even though he was still upset about the night before she was still his friend. His mind was so consumed with thoughts that he forgot to bring his cell phone too.
Jeff let himself into the house around 5 in the afternoon, since after dropping off his brother, he had to drive almost 2 hours to get to where Beth's caterer friend lived and then back to his own house. He hoped Corinne was ready.
"Jeff, is that you?" He heard her ask from up the stairs.
"No, it's Matt." Jeff said lowering the tone of his voice mockingly.
"Shut up." She said as she ran down the stairs.
"Wow." Jeff said placing down the bags as he saw her.
"What?"
"You look amazing..."Jeff said.
She was wearing a simple, knee-length black strapless dress. Simple strappy sandals and subtle silver jewelry completed the look. Her long curly hair had been left down, the curls rested on her bare shoulders.
"Thanks. Beth helped me fix my hair and then she left. I'm afraid she didn't leave at the time she was supposed but she got all caught up about getting me ready that she just completely forgot the time."
"All this for my brother...he's a lucky guy."
"Really lucky since he has you for a brother. Thank you so much Jeff. You've got to see what Beth did with the outside. I just finished lighting all the candles."
"Woah...damn...Beth did do a good job. She said something about a lot of candles but this is absolutely amazing. She's going to get a big surprise from me for this."
"Yeah, she said she'd better. So lets get the food ready." They turned around to head back into the kitchen. Meanwhile Amy ducked down in the dark trees in the corner of the pool area. Tears streamed down her face as she realized that she had no allies.
"Even Jeff wants them to be together. I don't care...I'm not going to lose Matt. I can't." She said to herself determinedly as she watched Corinne and Jeff get everything ready. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed his number. Inside the house Corinne and Jeff were discussing whether or not she should be waiting for him outside or if she should come out to meet him.
"I think you should come out to meet him. It'll be like double surprise you know. Besides then you can see the look in his face when you come out."
"Okay, fine. He's gonna call right?"
"Yep. He definitely will. Not unless we call him first, but I told him to make sure he called before he comes by. Believe me he will...he uh..walked in on Beth and I one day and it was a very awkward situation."
"I bet. Thanks for leaving the details out. I can just imagine."
"Oh you can't even begin to imagine. All right, now you just sit down and look purty, and I'll get everything ready like the waiter that I am tonight. Beth will kill me if you get anything on your dress." Jeff said grabbing an apron as Corinne sat down and nervously waited.
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"Hello?" Matt said as he answered the phone. He had jumped when the phone had rang since he had been staring at it for over an hour trying to decide whether or not he should call Corinne.
"Hey Matt. It's Amy."
"Amy...hey. How're you?"
"I really need to talk to you." She sniffled on the phone. She knew no matter what that if she needed Matt he would be there for her it was just the way that he was.
"What's wrong?"
"I just need to talk to you. I'm at Jeff's house. I'll meet in the back okay?"
"Okay, I'll be right over." Matt didn't like the tone in her voice. She sounded really upset and even though he was still upset about the night before she was still his friend. His mind was so consumed with thoughts that he forgot to bring his cell phone too.