“What?” Gabby asked looking over her shoulder.
“This” Eryn sighed “It’s so gorgeous and I’m so poor. “
They were in Harrods on Eryn’s lunch break. They went out to Primrose first to look at Gabby’s new ‘flat’ and Eryn had insisted on helping her decorate. Gabby agreed and they decided that a bit of shopping and some lovely lunch at Harrods was in order. Gabby decided to go liquid lunch and ordered a glass of champagne. Now they were tooling about in the dress department, a tiny bit giddy.
“Oh I’ll buy it for you” Gabby sighed
“Oh, god Gabby. No” Eryn protested. “You just can’t”
“I can” Gabby snorted. She grabbed the blue dress and shoved it at Eryn. “There is it your size?”
Eryn sighed and held it up to herself. “I don’t know, shall I try it on?”
“Of course” Gabby grinned and held up a silk chiffon dress in pale pink. “What d’you think?” she giggled
“Ooh… pretty” Eryn whispered. “Jeremy will love it”
“Oh” Gabby nodded. “Well… I wasn’t really thinking of Jeremy, but I guess so”
Eryn raised her eyebrows “Who were you thinking of?”
Gabby hesitated “No one really, I guess” she said softly.
Eryn’s eyes lit up suddenly. “Jane!” she exclaimed. Gabby whirled around and to her surprise saw Jane Asher with a small girl who was most likely her sister Claire. Jane was wearing Jeans and a sweater and despite her dressed down state looked as lovly as ever. She beamed at Gabby and Eryn.
“Hi!” she laughed. “How are you gabby?”
Gabby nearly blushed, of course, proper Jane must have thought poor scouser little Gabby was a bit on the mad side after that whole running out of Abby Road incident. George had told her (though she suspected that he was having her on) that Jane thought her deranged and was avoiding her at all costs.
Jane came over and introduced her sister. Claire was just as gorgeous as he older sister, and seemed to Gabby very well spoken and intelligent.
“You’re George’s friend, aren’t you?” she said.
“That’s right” Gabby nodded
“She thinks George is the cutest Beatle” Jane giggled, poking her sister in the side.
Claire frowned. “I do not!” she looked at Gabby “Don’t tell George that anyway” she fretted “I think I would blush every time is saw him if he knew that”
“Don’t worry” Gabby grinned “Your secret’s safe with me”
“So what are you two up to today?” Jane wanted to know.
“Gabby was just giving me a tour of her new house on my lunch break and we had a bit of time left” Eryn said happily.
“Oh, are you moving house from George and ring’s flat?” Jane looked surprised “Where too?”
“Just over to Primrose” Gabby said, she shifted her dress to the other arm. “It’s just you know… need a bit of space from the lads sometimes”
“Oh yes, I understand” Jane grinned “They can be a bit much all together sometimes. But they can also be dreadfully sweet” she paused “But I bet you know that better then anyone, Gabby” she smiled “Paul said your almost like the fifth Beatle”
“Oh” Gabby nearly blushed. Almost. “No, I’m not. I’ve just spent far too much time around them.”
“Well, in any case” Jane shrugged “They all think very highly of you”
Oh erm… was there something she was missing? Gabby wondered, if maybe there was something underlying Jane’s cheery tone. Had Paul told her something? Or was Gabby just being paranoid.
“Gabby?” Claire asked “We’re just trying to waste a bit of time before we go home. Can we go see your new house/”
‘”Yeah” Gabby nodded “Yeah sure.”
*
“So I’m thinking this will be my bedroom” Gabby said as she led Jane and Claire into a large room with French doors leading out to a balcony and a great Edwardian Fireplace in the corner. Eryn had gone back to Abby Road, so that she would not in fact get fired.
“Wow” Claire bubbled “Can I go look at the other rooms?”
“Yeah, of course” Gabby nodded and the younger girl left to go explore.
Jane sighed “This place is great. I’d love to help you decorate it”
“Good” Gabby laughed “I have no artistic style what so ever.”
“No, that’s not true. Paul said you were studying photography”
“Eh” Gabby shrugged “It was something to pay the bills, so to speak. If I ever happened to need money that’s what I would try to get into, knowarimean?”
“Yeah I knowaryemean” Jane mimicked her. Gabby shrugged and laughed. “But seriously” said Jane, she put her hand on Gabby’s shoulder and looked at her eyes for a moment. “Paul and i… he was just saying at diner last night, you could you know, if you wanted, go into modeling”
Gabby snorted “Cor blimey, pull the other one, Asher” she said
Jane laughed appreciatively. “Really! Gabby you could”
“Look” Gabby sighed “No offence to the actress/model career you’ve built up for yourself, because Jane you’re fabulous at what you do. I just…er. I couldn’t” she shook her head. “I am so not a model I’m… I’m not”
Jane put her hands on her hips “Why not?” she asked stubbornly
“Er…” Gaby made a face “Because I’m short and I’m not skinny and I have crooked teeth and my eyes are…. Are like daft cow eyes”
“Gabby” Jane laughed and shook her head. “I think I’ll have a word with my manager about getting a job”
“If I don’t show up can I still get paid?” Gabby joked
*
AN: Right. Ok First off i would like to ask who is still reading this... because i feel as if i've lost a load of you from Fanfiction.net or Soupfiction and er.. yeah... Bell? Bell? Aimee Bell are you out there? Secondly, would all the amy's as there seem to be about thirty of you please use possible Amy alises like Amy H. or Amy C., etc. Thirdley...
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Lyf: as alwayws, for being absolutly fabulous and fo editing. And i think you're training me for typos! Woo!
Tiffany: You are fabulous as well. Thank you for your stories and letting me rant. You're the best.
The Clean Hippie: *bear hug* emotions have run rampent on this end. I'm glad you're still here, everyone is going mad. But then again we all went mad a long time ago.
Nuwanda: You got hit on by Mick Jagger because you are the tres best and full of groovyosity and fabulous ness. Oh wow. Must stop reading Georgia Nicholson Books. :D Make sure you watch out for Mick's Nunga Nunga's though....oh yes. the slash. I remeber a logn time ago i said there would be a three way. Hm. I think i shall.
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