Proposal

Chapter 3, Gemma's House

The bell rang and Gemma got all her stuff. She looked around to try and find Steven. He was leaning up against a wall talking to two girls that were in a few of her classes. She was not sure what she wanted to do. Did she want to feel jealous or should she just leave it alone? She walked over to where he was. He turned his head and smiled at her.

“Hey, baby you are ready to go”, Steven said while pulling her to his side. Gemma smiled at him and put her arm around his waist. “Yeah, let's go”, she said. She looked at the two girls who were still there. “Hi”, Gemma said. The girl’s eyes went wide. “Who are you”, Kade said with attitude. “Oh, I’m sorry I did not tell you. This is my girlfriend, Gemma”, Steven said, looking at Gemma. The two girls were not happy, but they also did not think he was a dating type. Gemma was smiling at them. Gemma looked up at Steven. “Can we go, baby? I got a lot of work to do at home before Friday”, she said. “Yeah, come on. I will give you a hand with some of the work”, Steven said, taking her hand in his and walking out of the school, leaving the other two girls still standing there.

Steven linked their fighters together as they walked over to the car. Gemma smiled up at Steven. That was when he looked down. Gemma wanted to make sure that the girls knew they were dating so she got on her tiptoes a little. She turned Steven's head back around to her and kissed him on the lips. He was surprised at first, but then he started to kiss her back. He put one hand on her cheek and the other one around her waist to pull her closer to him. The two girls' eyes were popping out of their sockets, and Gemma was afraid they were going to fall out.

They both pulled away. Steven had a big smile on his face. “Come on, let's get you home, so we can start to work on your room”, he said, pulling her over to the car. Gemma nodded her head yes. Steven pulled Gemma alone with him to the front door of the school. When they were no longer in-ear range of the two girls Steven said to Gemma. “So are you always the jealous type”. She rolled her eyes at him. “I was not jealous of them. I just wanted to make sure they knew we were dating”, she said, looking at him through the side of her eyes.

When they got to a truck, he opened the door for her. He gave her a hand because it was a little high up. “This is Nash’s car. Mine is a sports car, but I also have a bike”, he said, shutting the door. He walked over to the driver's side and got in. “Are you ready to do this”, he said, looking at her. She gave him a weak smile. “I am as ready as I ever will be. We will see how it all goes. Just don't listen to my parents”, she said, giving him a weak smile. “Don't worry about me. Just do what you have to do. I can take care of myself. Now come on, we have room to pack”, he said, starting the truck engine. She turned her head a little too fast. “What do you mean ‘we’ have room to pack? Are you saying that you are coming into my house”, she asked with a worried face.

He laughed at her. “Would you calm down? You will be fine by just telling the truth. But don't let them change your mind. Don't let them control you. They can't keep you at home forever, you are an adult now”, Steven said, grabbing her hand and giving it a small squeeze. She gave a small smile. “I will try not to, but my parents are not so easy to talk to”, she said, looking out the window. He looked at her. “Gemma, would you like to leave the house sooner? Do you want to move out before Friday? We can do that if you want”, he said.

She was not sure what to say. She did want to leave sooner, but she did not want to bug the boys too much. “I don't know", she said, looking down at their hands in her lap. He did not say anything else. He started to back out of the parking spot and drive to Gemma’s house. He also was not going to let her stay there anymore. He did not want to leave her with her parents. He had seen what they had done to her.

When they finally got to her house, Steven parked in the driveway. He looked over to Gemma. She was scared of what they would do to her. He grabbed her hand, “hey, you will be fine, I am right here. They will not lay a hand on you while I am here. Just tell them that I am your boyfriend and that you are going to be moving in with me, and they don't have a say in that, he said, giving her a reassuring smile. She gave him a smile, “Ok, I guess I can do that. Just don't leave me alone with them”, she said, looking him in the eyes. “Don't worry, I am not going anywhere. Come on, I have got boxes in the back already. Let's start packing”, he said, opening his door.

He got the boxes from the back and walked over to Gemma. She smiled at him, and he gave a smile back and grabbed her hand, linking their fighters together. She started pulling him with her up to the house. She unlocked the door and walked in with him right behind her. It was a little quiet, maybe no one was home, she thought. But then she heard her mom's voice. “Gemma, come here now”, her mom said, kinda yelling. She was worried about what was going to happen. She was holding Stevens’s hand. She walked into the living room to see her mom sitting and doing something on her laptop.

“Yes mom, what do you need”, Gemma said. When her mom finally looked up from her laptop she finally saw that Gemma was holding some guy's hand. “I’m sorry, who are you,” her mom said, looking at Steven. Instead of letting him talk, Gemma answered her mom. “Mom, this is Steven. And we have been dating for a while now. And you are not going to change my mind on this and you also don't have a say in this. But I am moving out and living with him”, Gemma said. Her mom was just sitting there listening to her. She was not saying a thing.

Gemma was not sure what was going to happen next. Her mom put her laptop down on the table in front of her. “Ok, when will you be leaving? And do you need help”, her mom said. Gemma was shocked at how her mom was taking it. It was like she did not care but also like she just wanted to get rid of her. “I will be out before Friday. And no, I don't need help, I have him for that. If you need us, we will be up in my room”, Gemma said, pulling Steven towards her.

They went up the stairs and to her room. They walked to the middle of the hallway and stopped at a door to her left. It was a nice red/ purple color. Steven gave her a look. “What is that for”, she said. “I would have thought they would keep you in the basement or somewhere else,” he said. “Yeah, I was waiting for them to do that. But they never did”, she said, opening the door.

She opened the door to review the good size of the room. Steven was looking around. She had a dark blue room. The bed was a queen-sized bed. He walked in and put the box on the bed. “So where do you want to start”, he said, turning to her while clapping his hands together. “You can do my books yourself, I will work on packing some of my clothes I don't use”, she said, walking over and getting a box ready, and then going to her closet. He picked up a box, and he went to walk over to the self but turned around.

“Why can't I help you with that”, he said with a smile. “Yeah, I don't think so. You are not there yet”, she said, walking into her walk-in closet. Steven was doing well. He was not bothering her too badly. She went over to her desk and started to do that. She did not have much, she had a few books or binders. She was too much in her world, she did not hear or see Steven looking through the box of clothes she did.

“What is this”, he said, pulling it out. Gemma turned around to see what he was talking about. He was holding up a pair of her underwear that her mom got her. But her mom only got them because she thought Gemma was being a slut. “Put that back, that is why I did not want you boxing that box”, Gemma said, getting up. She was walking over to Steven to get it out of his hands. But, of course, he was not going to give up.

She went to reach for them, but he pulled his hand away. “Why should I put them back? I like how they look. Maybe I might like them even better if you were wearing them,” Steven said, looking down at her and smirking. “No, I am not doing that. No, give it back”, Gemma said, stressing out her hand to him. He walked away from her and was now standing near her bed. “I think I am going to keep these”, he said, moving his hand to put them in his back pocket. But, Gemma ran over to him and grabbed them out of his hand. “No, do not touch that box again”, she said, glaring at him while putting the underwear back in the box. He smiled at her, “I would not have to look in that box if you would show me yourself”, he said. “I am not going to talk to you about it. Now go back to packing, please”, she said.

He smiled at her and went back to what he was doing. “Don't worry, I will one day see them on you. With or without you knowing, I have”, he said over his shoulder. She rolled her eyes at him. “Just do your packing”, she said.

They got a lot done that day. Especially with Steven there. The only thing she had to do was put the rest of the stuff she was using now in boxes and then load things into the car. She went and plopped down on her bed. After a minute, Steven was standing in front of her just looking at her. “Yes, can I help you with something”, she said while caulking her head to the side a little. Steven raised a brow at her. Then he started to walk over to her more. “I know two things you could help me with”, he said with a smirk. Gemma raised her elbows to look at him. “What are you talking about”, she said. Once, he got to where he was just an inch away from her. He smiled, “We could have some fun in this big bed you have”, he said while leaning in towards her.

Gemma’s eyes went wide, “Sorry but you are out of luck with that one. Now come on I am hungry”, she said, getting to her feet and pulling Steven with her to the door. She went to get up, but Steven pulls her back down on the bed. He was now hovering over her. “Hey, we don't have to go that far. Come on I want some kisses”, Steven said, starting to lean in.

She giggled at him, “When do you not want a kiss”, she said with a smile on her face. He did not answer her he just keeps on leaning in. She smiled and put her hands on his chest. “Come on can't you wait, I want food”, she said, pushing him away. He shook his head no. And went to lean in again. She rolled her eyes at him and let him lean in.

When he was only an inch away he stopped getting closer. He wanted her to close the space between them. She smiled and leaned up, the kiss was soft and sweet. Steven had one hand on the bed near her head the other one was on her hip. It was only supposed to be a little kiss but it was getting a little heated. She pulled away from him, “Come on, I want food before I kill someone”, she said. He had his head in the crook of her neck. “Fine come on, I will get you something. What do you want”, he said pulling her to her feet.

She thought about it for a minute, then she got a smile on her face. “I want some chick tenders”, Gemma said. Steven smiled at her. “Ok come on, we can go to Tully's to get some. My treat”, he said, pulling her to the door of her room. She smiled and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. “Just let me change into something a little better. I will be right back”, she said, walking over to her closet. Steven raised a brow. “Can I help with that”, he said, about to walk over to the box again. She looked over her shoulder. “Don’t you even think about it” she said to him.

Maybe next time, if you are a good boy, you can help me get some of it off”, she said with a teasing smirk on her lips. He smiled, “It is like Christmas, but the presents are not toys. I can be a good boy. I so can't wait,” he said with a smile and a wink at her. She rolled her eyes at him. As she was walking to her closet she said to him, “I am not getting out of it, am I? You will hold me to it”, Gemma said, looking at him. “You should know my answer. Why did you even ask that”, he said, laughing a little at the end.

She closed the door to her closet and looked for a better shirt. She found an off-the-shoulder shirt that had flowers on it. She got out her skinny jeans that were dark blue/black. She also got out some wedges for some shoes. When she was ok with her appearance, she went back out to Steven.