Chapter 33
"Matt, I love her." Jeff said with a look of revelation on his face.
"Umm...you didn't know that before?" Matt retorted smiling at the
shocked expression on his brother's face.
"No...I meant I'm in love with her. I...I love her more than I've ever
loved Beth..."
"Jeff...I don't understand where this realization is coming from...I
mean I would have thought that with the way you guys have been for the
past few months you guys should have already disclosed this
information with each other."
"Well...no we never have. Look, we both know that we care about each
other. A lot. It's just that I don't know...I've never really had the
guts to actually tell her. And the worst thing is...that I need her. I
need her more than I've ever needed anyone in my life. It's like my
day's not complete unless I can hear her voice, see her smile, and
hear her laughter in my ear. I feel lost without her." Jeff said
looking down to the ground as the weight of his emotions overwhelmed
him.
"Jeff...listen to me. I think it's great that you feel this way for
her." Matt responded smiling at the lost puppy dog look on Jeff's
face.
"I uh...got her this the other day. I don't know maybe it's stupid...I
just saw it and I..."
"Holy shit...let me see..." Matt said grabbing the small box from
Jeff's hand. He opened it to reveal a simple but beautiful three-karat
diamond placed on a platinum band.
"Are you going to propose?" Matt asked, his mouth dropping open in
awe.
"Yeah...I hope so. I just...I need her. God, I'm so nervous..." Jeff
ran his fingers through his hair as he looked at his brother's
reaction to the news. He had simply seen the ring at the window of a
jewelers and something inside of him just forced him to buy it...it was
a symbol of all that he felt.
"Oh man! I'm so happy for you bro! And I don't really understand
what the problem is?" Matt said looking at his brother questioningly.
"The problem is...that I don't know how she really feels about me."
"Jeffro...Corinne's crazy about you. I mean all you have to do is look
at her and you'd see that."
"It's different. I mean I know she's the one and... Matt, it's just
that...God...I don't know, I guess I'm just worried." They both turned
around as the sound of the door opening interrupted the conversation.
"What are you worried about?" Corinne said, walking in with a big
smile on her face.
"Corinne! What the hell are you doing here?" Jeff said in amazement as
Matt discreetly put the ring in Jeff's bag.
"Surprise! I missed you." Corinne said walking up to him and kissing
him softly on the lips.
"Oh man...more P.D.A's...I'm out of here." Matt said shaking his head
and slyly winked at his brother as he hurried to the door.
"Going to look for Amy aren't you?" Jeff said laughingly as he put his
arms around Corinne's waist.
"You bet." Matt answered just as the door closed.
"I missed you so much baby." Jeff sighed as he kissed her forehead.
"So does this mean you're done taking over for Stephanie?"
"No...I just flew in for the night."
"Oh...so you're flying back tomorrow morning?" Jeff asked unhappily.
"Actually...tonight. But we have all of tonight."
"Tonight? Are you even staying for the show?" Jeff pulled away
slightly and frowned.
"Yeah, of course, but I'm on a 2 am flight back home. I thought we
could just hang out tonight and I mean I'm coming to the house this
weekend...Jeff I thought you'd be happy." She said concernedly.
"Yeah? Because you were finally able to take time away from your busy
schedule to spend some time with me." Jeff walked towards his bag and
pulled out a shirt, pulling it roughly over his head.
"Jeff that's not fair, come on...what is your problem?" Corinne said
wearily sitting down on a bench.
"I'm sorry...I just miss you, and I feel like I...oh forget it." He
turned away again and Corinne slowly walked over to him.
"No, Jeff, come on...tell me? I hate it when you're mad at me and you
won't tell me how you feel." Corinne said pulling on his arm and
forcing him to look at her.
"I'm not mad at you. I'm sorry," Jeff said, feeling immediately
remorseful when he saw the upset look in her eyes. He hated that look
in her eyes. "Look, I'm just...I can't tell you." He finally murmured
as he looked away again. Corinne stared at him disappointedly, she
had flown here...hoping for some inkling of support from him and she
knew that she couldn't tell him about London.
"Jeff, please." She whispered, and he shook her hand away from his
arm and sat down on a bench. A sudden spurt of anger came to her and
she shook her head.
"You know what? Fine, don't talk to me...I'm going for a walk...see
you later." She walked out of the locker room. *** umm okay...I think I may be making Jeff seem infuriatingly stubborn...but you'll see eventually where this is headed ;-)
"Matt, I love her." Jeff said with a look of revelation on his face.
"Umm...you didn't know that before?" Matt retorted smiling at the
shocked expression on his brother's face.
"No...I meant I'm in love with her. I...I love her more than I've ever
loved Beth..."
"Jeff...I don't understand where this realization is coming from...I
mean I would have thought that with the way you guys have been for the
past few months you guys should have already disclosed this
information with each other."
"Well...no we never have. Look, we both know that we care about each
other. A lot. It's just that I don't know...I've never really had the
guts to actually tell her. And the worst thing is...that I need her. I
need her more than I've ever needed anyone in my life. It's like my
day's not complete unless I can hear her voice, see her smile, and
hear her laughter in my ear. I feel lost without her." Jeff said
looking down to the ground as the weight of his emotions overwhelmed
him.
"Jeff...listen to me. I think it's great that you feel this way for
her." Matt responded smiling at the lost puppy dog look on Jeff's
face.
"I uh...got her this the other day. I don't know maybe it's stupid...I
just saw it and I..."
"Holy shit...let me see..." Matt said grabbing the small box from
Jeff's hand. He opened it to reveal a simple but beautiful three-karat
diamond placed on a platinum band.
"Are you going to propose?" Matt asked, his mouth dropping open in
awe.
"Yeah...I hope so. I just...I need her. God, I'm so nervous..." Jeff
ran his fingers through his hair as he looked at his brother's
reaction to the news. He had simply seen the ring at the window of a
jewelers and something inside of him just forced him to buy it...it was
a symbol of all that he felt.
"Oh man! I'm so happy for you bro! And I don't really understand
what the problem is?" Matt said looking at his brother questioningly.
"The problem is...that I don't know how she really feels about me."
"Jeffro...Corinne's crazy about you. I mean all you have to do is look
at her and you'd see that."
"It's different. I mean I know she's the one and... Matt, it's just
that...God...I don't know, I guess I'm just worried." They both turned
around as the sound of the door opening interrupted the conversation.
"What are you worried about?" Corinne said, walking in with a big
smile on her face.
"Corinne! What the hell are you doing here?" Jeff said in amazement as
Matt discreetly put the ring in Jeff's bag.
"Surprise! I missed you." Corinne said walking up to him and kissing
him softly on the lips.
"Oh man...more P.D.A's...I'm out of here." Matt said shaking his head
and slyly winked at his brother as he hurried to the door.
"Going to look for Amy aren't you?" Jeff said laughingly as he put his
arms around Corinne's waist.
"You bet." Matt answered just as the door closed.
"I missed you so much baby." Jeff sighed as he kissed her forehead.
"So does this mean you're done taking over for Stephanie?"
"No...I just flew in for the night."
"Oh...so you're flying back tomorrow morning?" Jeff asked unhappily.
"Actually...tonight. But we have all of tonight."
"Tonight? Are you even staying for the show?" Jeff pulled away
slightly and frowned.
"Yeah, of course, but I'm on a 2 am flight back home. I thought we
could just hang out tonight and I mean I'm coming to the house this
weekend...Jeff I thought you'd be happy." She said concernedly.
"Yeah? Because you were finally able to take time away from your busy
schedule to spend some time with me." Jeff walked towards his bag and
pulled out a shirt, pulling it roughly over his head.
"Jeff that's not fair, come on...what is your problem?" Corinne said
wearily sitting down on a bench.
"I'm sorry...I just miss you, and I feel like I...oh forget it." He
turned away again and Corinne slowly walked over to him.
"No, Jeff, come on...tell me? I hate it when you're mad at me and you
won't tell me how you feel." Corinne said pulling on his arm and
forcing him to look at her.
"I'm not mad at you. I'm sorry," Jeff said, feeling immediately
remorseful when he saw the upset look in her eyes. He hated that look
in her eyes. "Look, I'm just...I can't tell you." He finally murmured
as he looked away again. Corinne stared at him disappointedly, she
had flown here...hoping for some inkling of support from him and she
knew that she couldn't tell him about London.
"Jeff, please." She whispered, and he shook her hand away from his
arm and sat down on a bench. A sudden spurt of anger came to her and
she shook her head.
"You know what? Fine, don't talk to me...I'm going for a walk...see
you later." She walked out of the locker room. *** umm okay...I think I may be making Jeff seem infuriatingly stubborn...but you'll see eventually where this is headed ;-)
