love you some Justin.â
Gemma cocked her head to the side, peering at the photo. He did kind of resemble Justin. âThatâs the final one,â she announced. âAnd I think the choices are pretty good.â
Gemma saved the page in her Favorites, and clicked off the computer. Maria plopped back down onto Gemmaâs bed and propped her feet up against the wall again.
âSo whoâs it going to beâDrew, Dan, Ethan or Christopher?â
Gemma thought for a minute. âGood question.â
âDrew sounds nice,â Maria said. âTotally unlike the previous jerks youâve run into lately.â
âTrue,â Gemma conceded. âBut thereâs something about his profile that makes me feel like heâs working too hard.â
âWhatâs wrong with trying to impress the ladies with how well heâs going to treat them?â Maria argued. âStill, he could be a total bow-wow. No picture, not even a hint about who he resembles.â
âThough you did say I have to stop being swayed by the guyâs looks,â Gemma pointed out.
âDan didnât give you much to go on there, either,â Maria said. âThereâs a reason Picasso didnât get hired to do passport pictures. The subjects donât look anything like their portraits!â
âIt might be nice to be with a guy who is into art. He doesnât come across like a thug wannabe,â Gemma mused. âBut how do I act around a guy like that?â
âConfident,â Maria said. âIt says so right in his profile.â
âHow do I act confident with a guy who has such different interests?â Gemma worried.
Maria shrugged. âSo then what about Ethan? Youâd know exactly how to work that scene.â
âMaybe too well.â Gemma sighed. âMight be a matter of been there, done that. He might turn out to be another Nick Simmons.â
âBut he is sooooooooo hot,â Maria said.
âQuit drooling,â Gemma said, laughing. âIâm not denying his utter, complete hotness. But you know how I feel about basketball playersâtheyâre all high on themselves. And what if it doesnât work out? We go to the same school. It could get awkward. And he did go out with Angela Rattner.â
âOooh, youâre right,â Maria said. âThat doesnât speak so well of him.â
âThough itâs possible they did break up,â Gemma said. âMaybe he came to his senses. Unless,â she added, âAngela dumped him.â
âSo what about the surfer dude?â Maria suggested. âHe doesnât go to J. Marshall, he hasnât dated anyone you know, he has a killer bod, is really athletic and is totally cute.â
âAnd we may have absolutely nothing in common,â Gemma said. âIâve never gone out with a white guy.â
Maria raised an eyebrow. âYou said you wanted someone different from the guys youâve dated before.â
âTrue. But is Christopher too different?â
Maria grinned. âOnly one way to find out!â
âThis is hard,â Gemma complained. âThey all have good points but they also all have strikes against them.â
âGee. You mean like all people?â Maria said. âNobodyâs one hundred percent perfect. Come on, make a decision and letâs get this party started.â
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IF GEMMA PICKS DREW THE GENTLEMAN,
read on.
IF GEMMA CHOOSES ARTSY DAN,
turn to page 83.
IF GEMMA DECIDES ON ATHLETIC ETHAN,
go to page 135.
IF GEMMA PICKS CHRISTOPHER, THE SURFER DUDE,
skip to page 193.
Chapter 4
The Gentleman Gangsta
âT he poem is pretty romantic,â Gemma admitted. Definitely a creative approach,â Maria concurred. âA little mysterious.â
âBut what about the lack of a picture?â Gemma wondered.
âYou never know,â Maria told her. âThis guy could look like the