Free Save the Date! by Heather C. Myers Page B

said with a smile. "So congratulations to you."
    Saturday morning was a blessing for Gemma, and she managed to sleep in until nine o'clock. She knew her parents had something to go to today and wouldn't be back until late this evening. She slipped out of bed and glanced up at her bulletin board, preparing herself with a wince, ready to get one of her mother's constant reminders about this or that or whatever. But, much to her utter delight and relief, there was nothing there. She had this day completely to herself, without the worry of her parents or even Code Blue.
    Although… Gemma halted her steps and bit her bottom lip. He wasn't as bad as she had originally thought. And after looking at their picture together in the announcement section a few days ago, she admitted, at least to herself, that he was quite a catch when it concerned physical attributes. He was very handsome, and she hadn't quite seen anything like him before, especially those eyes.
    Actually, Hugh Laurie had pretty kick ass eyes, but they didn't compare to seeing Dixon's in person.
    Whenever the CIA agent and her fake fiancé looked at her, she felt as though he was looking through her, like maybe he could see something inside of her that she couldn't. This, of course, scared her to no end because she didn't like the fact that he might know something about her that she didn't.
    Maybe she was overanalyzing the whole situation. She had always been good at doing things like that, especially when it came to guys. Once she hit college, she had promised herself that she would go with the flow, see where something was going without trying to figure it out. She hadn't, of course, expected Dixon to walk into her life. She hadn't expected him at all.
    "Don't think about him now, Gems," she told herself as she walked out of her bedroom. "You have the whole day to yourself."
    Gemma bounded down the stairs in a loose white t-shirt and pink boy shorts. The weather was ridiculously hot, especially at night, and since nobody was home, she didn't think it was necessary that she had to change. Instead, she headed into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of orange juice. She took a seat in the dining table and contemplated what she was going to do that day. It took twenty minutes before a sly smirk decorated her face. She placed the glass in the sink after rinsing it out and headed into the living room.
    Gemma had never seen Risky Business before, but she knew the infamous scene with Tom Cruise dancing around in his underwear. She had always wanted to try it, but never had the time or if she did, somebody else was in the house. She felt that a perfect opportunity had presented itself and she wasn't going to let it go to waste.
    The young woman walked over to the expensive stereo system her father had bought on a whim, and inserted Lady Gaga's The Fame . The first track was probably the best since it was a song about dancing.
    At first, Gemma felt silly wiggling around the living room, but after a couple of minutes, she allowed herself to get swept away in the music.
    Of course, she didn't know someone was watching her as she danced around in nothing but a t-shirt and boy shorts, or she probably would have stopped.
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    Dixon awoke this morning due to the sounds of footsteps walking down a staircase. Last night had been his first night at the Harrisons, though he hadn't seen Gemma that night. Her mother reassured him that she was out while Gemma was in her room, staying up late on Tumblr, so there was nothing to worry about. Oh, and they hadn't told Gemma of the new addition to the house because… well, even they didn't know why they hadn't informed their daughter.
    "It would be like a surprise," Carlene said, though it should be noted that her nose was buried in the planner she kept with her much like a shadow.
    Humph. A surprise. Yeah right.
    When music started playing, he had already started to get out of bed. His hands encompassed his face and he quickly wiped away