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trigger warning: this chapter contains a sexual assault situation, be careful while you read and stay safe.
gemma wasn't mad. but she was disappointed with belly.
the older girl told belly about her argument with conrad on that same night. belly arrived from her own date and went straight to gemma's room so they could talk.
gemma didn't expect her to tell taylor about it.
"gem, I'm sorry open up." belly's voice was muffled by the door. "I'll keep knocking until you let me in."
sighing gemma opened the door and her friend got inside the room before the older girl could change her mind.
"I know I shouldn't have told taylor, but she was bothering me about jeremiah and..."
"I'm not mad, sad maybe," gemma explains. "but I'm not mad."
"I love you, you know that right?" belly sits on the bed and sighs. "you're the sister I've always wish I had."
"god no ew." gemma says and belly looks at her confused. "imagine being steven's sister."
the older girl makes a disgusted face and laughs. belly was thankful that she hadn't ruined everything she had with gemma. they had a strong connection and belly would never forgive herself if she screw that up.
"I promise you I'm not telling anything else to taylor." belly raised her pinky finger in gemma's direction. the girl linked their pinkies together and smiled.
"as if you could hide something from that crazy friend of yours."
"I'll try my best, you have my word."
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later that day everyone gathered on the dinner table for the birthday dinner. belly invited cam, the boy she was hanging out with to the dinner, gemma noticed how down jeremiah was when he saw the boy.
the blonde girl sat between jeremiah and conrad, susannah was the one who designated their places and right now, gemma liked susannah 3% less.
"this is delicious." cam says eating.
"yeah." belly nods.
"so, cam." jeremiah speaks. "you mind if I call you cam cameron?" gemma almost chokes with her salad.
