Terry and Gene 8

"Jesus Christ, Jeannetta." Gene said, disgusted. "I can just imagine what you said to her."

Gino pressed a handkerchief into her hand. Terry covered her face with it and sobbed again.

"I was really mean. Oh, honey. I'm sorry. I really am. You have no idea how often this kind of thing happens. And I've always been right in the past."

Gene put his arm around her shoulders and rested his forehead against her temple. "This big, nasty bitch is my sister. She's protected me my whole life and is just too stubborn to stop. I'm sorry." he said into her ear.

Terry took several deep breaths and tried to calm down.

"Come on, honey. Let's go to the girl's room and fix our make-up. I'll buy a bottle of wine and we'll start over, OK?" Jeannetta's voice sounded teary.

Terry nodded. "OK. I'm sorry." She lifted her head and removed her glasses. When she looked up a slightly blurry Gene looked back at her. It was so easy to get lost in his coffee brown eyes.

She put her glasses back on and looked at Jeannetta who had this amused look on her face as she looked from Terry to Gene and back again.

Jeannetta took her arm and said "I'm stealing her away. We'll meet you at the table. Gino, a good Merlot, please."

Arm in arm, they went to the ladies room. Terry looked at her face in the mirror, grabbed some tissues and started repairing the tear damage. Jeannetta stood beside her and touched up her nose.

"I know I humiliated you and I really am sorry. Gene hasn't dated a 'real' girl since high school. I'm used to meeting brain dead blonds with fake tits." Terry laughed. "Will you please forgive me?"

"It's OK. I'm alright. I can't believe he asked me out, either." Terry laughed again.

"Don't sell yourself short. Something in you sang to him or you wouldn't be here." Jeannetta put her hand on Terry's shoulder and looked at her in the mirror. Terry felt her face get hot. Jeannetta laughed. "You are real. You blush and everything."

"Doesn't everyone?"

"Not the ones without any shame. Come on, honey. He's waiting on you."