Gary and Libby - Take One

Chapter Thirty One

  "...Lib?..Baby, wake up for me,...huh?..Libby?"
I wake up to Garys smiley eyes looking over me, i must have nodded off again.
"You okay? Eh look, ive bought you this, try and eat it ye? You havent eaten for about seventeen hours." Gary places a mug of tea on the bedside table and hands me two rounds of dry toast. "You wont be sick, its fairly plain."
"Thank you," I murmur, as he helps me sit up right in bed.
"How you feeling?"
"Better, a little less weak now." I smile, taking a bite of the toast. I had no idea how hungry i was.
"Well, when youve finished that the bath is run for you."
"Thank you Gary, you didnt have to do this you know."
"I did!" Gary grins at me, handing me the mug if tea. "Ive got to look after you. -Both of you."
I cant help but grin at him, his so cute, oh my God hes so cute. I just want to...I dont know i just. I just love him. Thats the long and short of it.
"I love you Gary." I smile softly.
"Really?"
"Yes, of course!"
"Well will you eat the rest of this for me? Im worried about you."
I shake my head at him, my eyes smiling as i much on the rest of the toast.
"Done?" Gary asks, taking the plate from my hands. I nod. "Bath time then?" he holds out a hand for me to take.
"Yea.. " I smile climbing out of the bed. Gary leads me through to the bathroom, i gasp at the sight.

"Gary!" I turn round and hit him playfully on the shoulder. "You shouldnt have done this, id have been fine with just a standard bath yanno." Ive been greeted by the sight of the beautiful bath tub overflowing with pink bubbles, it smells so sweet, like candy.
"How did you get them pink?" I grin, unclasping my bra.
"Im not a total failure as a boyfriend you know?" Gary smirks, i watch as he eyes devourer my body before i slip under the bubbles, reaching the warm water.
"I never said you were Gary." I grin. "I just want to know how you got them pink."
Gary slides down and sits on the floor next to the bath, his fingers dipping in and swirling around in the bubbles. "Its my secret." He smirks.
"Tell me!" I playfully splash him with the bath water.
"You'll be disappointed with the truth though." He smiles, that sexy ass lopsided smile.
"Nothing you could ever do would disappoint me Gary..." I grin. He absorbs what i say like a sponge and grins.
"Okay then, i it came like that. I just put it in the bath, if im honest i didnt even know that it was going to be pink..."
I bite my cheek and try not to laugh. "See..." I smirk. "Do i look disappointed?..."
"Oh i take it your feeling better then you sarky bitch?" He grins. I nod slowly.
"A little..." I sink into the water more so it comes up to my neck. "...Your helping."
"Am i now?" Gary raises an eye brow at me, the whole of his forearm is now submerged under the water, his fingers lightly ticking my the sides of my stomach.
"Yes you are." I smile, shutting my eyes. I could just fall asleep in here, its so lovely.
"Go to sleep if you want." Gary says asif reading my mind. "Ill watch you and make sure you dont drown or anything."
I open one eye and smurk a him, shaking my head slightly. I dont really have the energy to do anything else.

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I wake up to find the temperature of the bath water has dropped considerably. Garys arm is now resting on my shoulder. I turn to face him.
"Hey."
"Ah, your awake." He grins, i notice hes dressed in a black and white striped T-shirt and his jeans. "Youve been asleep for about forty five minuets you know?" He stands up and holds a big fluffy cream towel out for me. I step out of the bath and he wraps it under my arms, pulling me too him for a while and kissing my shoulder lightly.
"How you feeling now?"
"Better. I should go and see Dad really." I mutter, almost talking to myself.
"If thats what you want to do." Gary says between planting kisses across my shoulder blades. "Then thats what we'll do."

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So, dads better, well i mean well enough to come out of hospital. Hes being discharged tomorrow and so Gary and I will drive back down to London at the weekend, so i can return to work on Monday morning.
"Lib?" Gary says as we sit at the table eating dinner.
"Mm-huh?" I nod, as i put down my glass.
"I- erm, nah it doesnt matter." He waves a hand dismissively before smiling at me.
"Noo," I smile back. "What where you gonna say."
"No honestly Lib, i doesnt matter, its okay." He stands up. "Finished?"
I stand too as he wonders over to put the plates in the dish washer. "Eh," I wrap my arms around his torso from behind. "What were you going to say?"
"Libby it doesnt matter! Okay?!" Gary snaps sharply. I pull away from him quickly.
"Alright." I mutter, and leave the room. I think he needs a little space.

Half an hour later i still havent seen Gary, ive been sat in the living room, but he hasnt come in. I decide to go in search of him, however i already have a pretty good idea of where he'll be. Hes there of course. Sat there in his bright red studio, twisting on the chair slightly. I dont knock, i just walk in and stand behind him slightly.
"Gary?" I mutter. He doesnt reply, he just blanks me. Actually blanks me. God hes so childish sometimes! "Come on Gaz," I say again. "What have i done? Tell me what ive done and i can fix it..."
Gary just folds his arms on the desk in front of him and pretends to read something on the computer screen. Right then.
"You sulking Gary?..." I coo, dropping my arms down over his shoulders. "Eh?...You sulking with me Gaz?" I watch as he bites the inside of his cheek, trying desperately not to laugh. Yes! "Its no good Gary..." I continue. "Your eyes are smiling, youve given your self away."
He lets out a small, sharp, chuckle and puts his face in his hands to hide the laughter.
"Okay!" He mumbles from inside his hands. "Im sorry!"
I grin at him, and he grins back.
"Do you wanna know what i was going to say?" He smiles after a while. I nod enthusiastically. "Well, i was wondering, now your Dads better and we're going back to London. Well, seen as...well, err, with the baby and that, y'know. I was just, erm, wondering if you want to come and live with me? Like, live together?..."
I cant help but grin at him. Damn hes so cute! "Id like that very much Mr Barlow." I smile, tracing the seam on his T-shirt with my finger.
"Really?!" His eyes light up.
"Really."
"Oh Libby," Gary grins, standing up and graspng my waist. "You've made my night!"