Chapter 6
Trish looked one last time at her reflection in the mirror of the locker room. She was wearing a black boatneck top and black pants.
"Aims?" She said, silently asking her friend for her opinion. Amy looked up from her packing and looked at Trish critically.
"It's good babe...not too booby, but definitely leaves him wanting more." Amy said bluntly.
"Gee thanks for the booby commentary." Trish said giggling, "But okay...so this looks good?"
"Yes! You look hot girly! And I don't even know why you even bother trying. Jeff likes you...he really does."
"I know but...I mean this is our first date. I just want it to be perfect ya know. He already walked in on me holding Chris's hand. I don't want him to think I'm just playing around with him." Trish said as she picked at a piece of lint on her shirt.
Amy looked up at her and frowned. "Back up there Sparky...you were holding Chris's hand?"
"Huh?" Trish said distractedly, "Oh well he had this huge cut on it and I was trying to clean it a bit for him. Then he told me about some ex- girlfriend of his and I was trying to comfort him."
"Ex-Girlfriend? Chris doesn't have an...." Amy began, but a knock on the door interrupted her.
"Oh crap that's Jeff. I better run, don't wanna keep him waiting. Later Aims." Trish said hurriedly as she grabbed her bags and walked out the door.
Amy heard her say, "I'm ready", then listened to the fading footsteps. She smiled. She was really happy for Trish and Jeff. They deserved each other. Her thoughts however led back to Chris and she sat on the bench and frowned. Chris doesn't have an ex-girlfriend...unless it was someone from way back. She thought to herself silently. What was that about? She looked up again when another knock came on the door.
"Come in." She said as she zipped up her last bag. Adam poked his head in the door.
"Yo Lil' Ita..." He said smiling widely at her.
"Ha ha," Amy said rolling her eyes, "You're corny Gums. What's up?"
"Erm, Jay and I are heading out to dinner. Just wanted to know if you wanted to come. Matt's not here right?"
"Yeah, he's at home. His shoulders are acting up again. I'm definitely up for some food though." Amy replied as she stood up and gathered her bags.
"Good, cause I need to talk to you about this Jeff and Trish thing." Adam said, his usual happy grin replaced by a serious expression.
"Huh? What about them?" Amy said as she followed him out of the locker room and into the hallway.
"You mean you don't know?" Adam asked incredulously.
"Don't know what?" Amy said inquiringly.
"Oh man...I don't know if I should tell you." Adam said uncomfortably. He started fidgeting with the buttons on his shirt as he avoided her questioning eyes.
"Oh come on. I'm not going to tell anyone." Amy said indignantly. "What's the deal?" She asked curiously.
"Ah...I think you should be sitting for this." Adam said quietly, he looked around the hallway and made sure no one was listening.
"Dude...what's the problem?" Amy said now worried the something horrible was going on.
"Oh man...It's Chris." Adam finally said. "But we can't talk here. Let's go to the restaurant and have it out."
Meanwhile, in Jeff's Car...
"So...where are we going?" Trish asked inquisitively.
"A place called Fio's. I looked it up on Zagat's. It's supposedly really good Italian food." Jeff said smiling at her.
"Sounds fancy. Are you sure I'm dressed properly?" Trish asked. Jeff had put on a pair of clean khakis and a button down shirt. He looked ridiculously good-looking when he was all dressed up like that.
"You'll be fine. You always look amazing to me." Jeff said quietly.
"Aw..." Trish said, blushing slightly at the compliment.
Jeff looked at her and feigned shock. "Are you blushing? Whoa...Trish Stratus? A blusher? Who would have thought it?"
"Shut up!" Trish said, laughing along with him.
"Seriously though, you look great." Jeff said earnestly, "So good I'm kinda having trouble remembering the turns for this restaurant."
"Oh stop it." Trish said, she blushed even deeper and looked away when Jeff laughed again after seeing her cheeks turn a deeper shade of red.
As he parked the car, he reached over and touched her cheek, his hands felt cool against her warm cheek.
"You're adorable." He said softly before leaning over and kissing her softly on the lips.
"And you...." Trish said quietly against his lips, "are going to have to stop kissing me." She laughed at the shocked expression on his face when he pulled away. "At least feed me first!"
Jeff laughed loudly. "And after I feed you? How many kisses can I have?"
"We'll see how dinner goes buddy boy." Trish said slyly.
Jeff got out of the car and opened her car door. He took her hand in his as they walked towards the entrance of the restaurant.
"Do I get anything for my gentlemanly conduct?" He asked coyly as he pulled out the chair for her at the table.
As he sat across the table from her, Trish smiled. She leaned over and kissed him softly on the cheek.
"Well...it looks like I'm going to have to order expensive champagne tonight. If a kiss on the cheek is gentlemanly behavior, a kiss on the lips is going to be pretty hard to get."
"Oh you have no idea." Trish said flirtatiously.
Dinner consisted of comfortable conversation between as they discussed their different likes and dislikes. Trish was lost in those green pools of color in his eyes. All thoughts of Chris flew to the back of her mind as she lost herself in thoughts of the man sitting in front of her.
Back to Adam, Jay and Amy @ another restaurant:
"Are you serious? Chris likes Trish????" Amy asked in amazement.
"Yep, actually he's kinda in love with her." Adam said directly.
"What the...but what about Jeff?"
"I know, Trish is crazy about Jeff and Chris won't ruin that for her."
"But...oh man." Amy said speechlessly.
"Yep...this is going to be interesting."
**The Friends now know! Whose side will they take? ALRIGHTY KIDS...SOME JEFF AND TRISH flirtations....next up...another angst from Chris...and after the date continues...
Trish looked one last time at her reflection in the mirror of the locker room. She was wearing a black boatneck top and black pants.
"Aims?" She said, silently asking her friend for her opinion. Amy looked up from her packing and looked at Trish critically.
"It's good babe...not too booby, but definitely leaves him wanting more." Amy said bluntly.
"Gee thanks for the booby commentary." Trish said giggling, "But okay...so this looks good?"
"Yes! You look hot girly! And I don't even know why you even bother trying. Jeff likes you...he really does."
"I know but...I mean this is our first date. I just want it to be perfect ya know. He already walked in on me holding Chris's hand. I don't want him to think I'm just playing around with him." Trish said as she picked at a piece of lint on her shirt.
Amy looked up at her and frowned. "Back up there Sparky...you were holding Chris's hand?"
"Huh?" Trish said distractedly, "Oh well he had this huge cut on it and I was trying to clean it a bit for him. Then he told me about some ex- girlfriend of his and I was trying to comfort him."
"Ex-Girlfriend? Chris doesn't have an...." Amy began, but a knock on the door interrupted her.
"Oh crap that's Jeff. I better run, don't wanna keep him waiting. Later Aims." Trish said hurriedly as she grabbed her bags and walked out the door.
Amy heard her say, "I'm ready", then listened to the fading footsteps. She smiled. She was really happy for Trish and Jeff. They deserved each other. Her thoughts however led back to Chris and she sat on the bench and frowned. Chris doesn't have an ex-girlfriend...unless it was someone from way back. She thought to herself silently. What was that about? She looked up again when another knock came on the door.
"Come in." She said as she zipped up her last bag. Adam poked his head in the door.
"Yo Lil' Ita..." He said smiling widely at her.
"Ha ha," Amy said rolling her eyes, "You're corny Gums. What's up?"
"Erm, Jay and I are heading out to dinner. Just wanted to know if you wanted to come. Matt's not here right?"
"Yeah, he's at home. His shoulders are acting up again. I'm definitely up for some food though." Amy replied as she stood up and gathered her bags.
"Good, cause I need to talk to you about this Jeff and Trish thing." Adam said, his usual happy grin replaced by a serious expression.
"Huh? What about them?" Amy said as she followed him out of the locker room and into the hallway.
"You mean you don't know?" Adam asked incredulously.
"Don't know what?" Amy said inquiringly.
"Oh man...I don't know if I should tell you." Adam said uncomfortably. He started fidgeting with the buttons on his shirt as he avoided her questioning eyes.
"Oh come on. I'm not going to tell anyone." Amy said indignantly. "What's the deal?" She asked curiously.
"Ah...I think you should be sitting for this." Adam said quietly, he looked around the hallway and made sure no one was listening.
"Dude...what's the problem?" Amy said now worried the something horrible was going on.
"Oh man...It's Chris." Adam finally said. "But we can't talk here. Let's go to the restaurant and have it out."
Meanwhile, in Jeff's Car...
"So...where are we going?" Trish asked inquisitively.
"A place called Fio's. I looked it up on Zagat's. It's supposedly really good Italian food." Jeff said smiling at her.
"Sounds fancy. Are you sure I'm dressed properly?" Trish asked. Jeff had put on a pair of clean khakis and a button down shirt. He looked ridiculously good-looking when he was all dressed up like that.
"You'll be fine. You always look amazing to me." Jeff said quietly.
"Aw..." Trish said, blushing slightly at the compliment.
Jeff looked at her and feigned shock. "Are you blushing? Whoa...Trish Stratus? A blusher? Who would have thought it?"
"Shut up!" Trish said, laughing along with him.
"Seriously though, you look great." Jeff said earnestly, "So good I'm kinda having trouble remembering the turns for this restaurant."
"Oh stop it." Trish said, she blushed even deeper and looked away when Jeff laughed again after seeing her cheeks turn a deeper shade of red.
As he parked the car, he reached over and touched her cheek, his hands felt cool against her warm cheek.
"You're adorable." He said softly before leaning over and kissing her softly on the lips.
"And you...." Trish said quietly against his lips, "are going to have to stop kissing me." She laughed at the shocked expression on his face when he pulled away. "At least feed me first!"
Jeff laughed loudly. "And after I feed you? How many kisses can I have?"
"We'll see how dinner goes buddy boy." Trish said slyly.
Jeff got out of the car and opened her car door. He took her hand in his as they walked towards the entrance of the restaurant.
"Do I get anything for my gentlemanly conduct?" He asked coyly as he pulled out the chair for her at the table.
As he sat across the table from her, Trish smiled. She leaned over and kissed him softly on the cheek.
"Well...it looks like I'm going to have to order expensive champagne tonight. If a kiss on the cheek is gentlemanly behavior, a kiss on the lips is going to be pretty hard to get."
"Oh you have no idea." Trish said flirtatiously.
Dinner consisted of comfortable conversation between as they discussed their different likes and dislikes. Trish was lost in those green pools of color in his eyes. All thoughts of Chris flew to the back of her mind as she lost herself in thoughts of the man sitting in front of her.
Back to Adam, Jay and Amy @ another restaurant:
"Are you serious? Chris likes Trish????" Amy asked in amazement.
"Yep, actually he's kinda in love with her." Adam said directly.
"What the...but what about Jeff?"
"I know, Trish is crazy about Jeff and Chris won't ruin that for her."
"But...oh man." Amy said speechlessly.
"Yep...this is going to be interesting."
**The Friends now know! Whose side will they take? ALRIGHTY KIDS...SOME JEFF AND TRISH flirtations....next up...another angst from Chris...and after the date continues...