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just
tightened.
    “ What else?”
he asks looking back and forth between me and Matt.
    “ The concert
is tonight, we’re staying in a hotel and then Sophie and Matt are
joining us tomorrow” I try again to get out of his grip.
    “ Why? What’s
happening tomorrow?” he asks narrowing his eyes at me.
    “ Ummm well I
know the drummers fiancé and they are having a joint hen/stag night
tomorrow, I got the three of you invited with me” I close my eyes
tightly when I say it but to my surprise Tucker lets me
go.
    “ Tuck …” Matt
frowns watching him walk around the room.
    “ Are you okay?
Do you not want to go?” I ask him nervously.
    “ I’m thinking”
he waves a hand dismissively at us so we both sit down at the table
and I pour myself a coffee to drink while I wait.
    “ I told you
this was a bad idea” I tell Matt.
    “ He’ll be
fine, just give him a minute” he assures me “Do you know what we’ll
be doing tomorrow night?”
    “ I’m not sure,
there’s a few clubs we’ll be going to but most likely we’ll end up
at a house party to be honest. That’s what has happened when Sophie
and I have gone in the past”
    “ You’ve been
out with them before?” Matt asks me surprised.
    “ Yeah I …” I’m
cut off by my phone ringing.
    “ Hello?”
    “ How’d he take
it?” Sophie asks excitedly.
    “ Umm well he’s
pacing” I answer watching Tucker still silently walking around the
room.
    “ Have you told
him where you are taking him after the concert?” she asks
laughing.
    “ Not yet no,
I’m thinking that’s not such a good idea” I say quietly so he wont
here me.
    “ You have to
do it; just don’t mention it until you get there. Can I speak to
Matt please?” she asks still laughing. I hand the phone over to
Matt and stand up to sort Tucker out.
    “ We really
have to leave if you’re coming” I say stopping him with my hand on
his arm. He just nods at me and starts getting ready.
    “ Is he ever
going to talk again?” I ask Matt once he’s hung up the phone; he
just shrugs at me smiling.
     
    Half an hour
later I finally get Tucker into my car, he still hasn’t said a word
to me. I settle in for a silent journey really wishing I had just
surprised Sophie instead of telling her so she had time to change
my plans.
    “ Does Jason
know?” he finally breaks the silence an hour later.
    I look over
at him and he’s looking out the window, “Does Jason know what?” I
ask frowning.
    “ That you’re
going with me?” he turns to me expectantly.
    “ Umm ... no,
he thinks a few of us are just going out of town for the weekend” I
tell him honestly.
    “ You lied to
him?” he asks turning back to the window.
    “ No, Sophie
did, I was going to tell him but she said not to, with all the
rumours and everything already, she said it would just make it
worse”
    “ Sorry, I
don’t want to put you in an awkward position”
    “ You’re not.
He shouldn’t believe the rumours anyway, it’s not as if he doesn’t
expect me not to listen to the rumours about him. Why should it be
one rule for him and another for me?”
    “ What do you
mean?” he asks turning back to me again.
    “ Some people
have been saying that he’s sleeping with a few girls behind my
back, he denies it”
    “ I heard about
that” Tucker admits sighing “Don’t think that I’m not grateful
because I am, more than you know. I just don’t want to make it
harder for you around the uni”
    “ Forget about
them, let’s just have a good time okay” I pat his leg to reassure
him and he seems to accept it because he grabs my hand and doesn’t
let it go for the rest of the drive.
     
    * *
*
     
    If I ever
doubted my decision to bring anyone but Tucker this weekend then I
take it back now. He has been the best company; he’s been
enthusiastic about everything. He walked around sightseeing with me
all afternoon, we checked into the hotel – separate rooms – and we
had a lovely dinner together in a quiet pub