The Tyler Perry Chronicles

"OVERHEARD" Part 8

Author: CBW1986

DISCLAIMER: Story material is not based on actual events and all content (with the exception of character names) is completely fictional, as a result of creative story telling for recreational purposes only. All story material is copyrighted and all rights are reserved to the original creator.

Gelila awoke to the sound of running water. After the good lovin' she received last night, she was tempted to join Tyler in the shower. She replayed last night's love making in her head and realized how different in bed, Tyler seemed to have been. Never has he been so aggressive. So passionate. He loved her hard, and she had to admit...it was amazing. Gelila quietly got out of bed with the sheet wrapped around her because it was a cool morning in Chicago. She walked over to the mini fridge to get a bottle of water and take her birth control pill....a ritual she completes every single morning. She's never forgotten to take one, and after last night, certainly would not start.

Gelila knew Tyler wouldn't be long in the shower, so she hurriedly looked around for his cell phone. She found it on the dresser next to his overnight bag. She turned her back to the bathroom door and proceeded to dial Briana's number. "Wait! What am I doing?" she thought stopping short and quickly putting Tyler's cell phone down. "If I'm going to do this, I've got to do it right." she thought to herself. Taking a deep breath, Gelila calmed herself down because she was getting too excited. She's never done anything like this before. She stole a quick glance towards the bathroom door, and turned her attention back to Tyler's cell phone. She went to recent calls and found Briana's name. She selected it and sent a text message: "WHERE R U?". She knew Briana would respond almost immediately, and sure enough, Briana texts back: "NY. U?". "Perfect!" Gelila thought to herself, smiling. Not answering Briana's question, Gelila sent the "CAN U MEET ME?". Looking down at Tyler's cell phone, Gelila anxiously awaited Briana's response, which seemed to take forever. "NOW?" Briana texts back. Gelila had to hurry because she heard the water shut off in the bathroom. She looked at the alarm clock on the nightstand, which read 7:00 AM, and text to Briana: "NOON. LUNCH. LE BERNARDIN."

TYLER : "What are you doing?"
GELILA : (gasps and turns around quickly) "You scared me!" (holding Tyler's cell phone slightly behind her back)
TYLER : "Was my phone ringing?" (moving towards Gelila)
GELILA : (quickly says) "No. I was just about to call my phone because I can't find it.
TYLER : (looks at Gelila with suspision, walks over to her and stands in front of her)
GELILA : (looks up into Tyler's eyes)
TYLER : (leaned down a bit and kisses Gelila on her cheek)"Goodmorning."
GELILA : (smiling warrily) "Goodmorning."
(as Tyler reached for his overnight bag, Gelila walked to the side of the bed she slept on and "dialed" her phone number. She was really looking for Briana's response to her last text message. The text was there and read: "OK")
TYLER : "I don't hear it ringing." (walking back into the bathroom)
GELILA : (jumping slightly at the unexpected sound of Tyler's deep voice interrupting the thoughts in her head) "It's on vibrate." (bends down and looks under the bed) "I think I hear it...yeah. I got it." (although she knew where it was all along) "Are we leaving soon?" (she asked Tyler as he began to get dressed)
TYLER : "Yeah, in about half an hour. If you were planning on taking a shower, you should definitely make your way in there." (walking back out of the bathroom)
GELILA : "Yeah. Okay." (quickly walking past Tyler, who was sitting on the edge of the bed...the same spot they both reached pleasure just the night before, putting on his socks)

Gelila exited the message center on Tyler's cell phone, and placed it back on the dresser. Letting the bed sheet slip away from her body and drop to the floor, she made her way to the bathroom to take a shower and calm her nerves, because she was starting to get nervous. Gelila has never lied to Tyler about anything, and she's definitely never set a date to meet with Briana. What made her so bold? Perhaps it was the numerous "she's just a friend, and there's nothing going on between us" arguments that always turned into fights, between her and Tyler. Or was it the matching lingerie set a couple of sizes to big for her, she found in an empty drawer at Tyler's house, when she went to put her own belongings there. Or was it the more recent diamond earring she found lodged between the sofa cushions, indicating Briana's time spent there.

Gelila let the hot water massage her entire body as she realized how fed up she was with the whole "Briana situation". She closed her eyes and got so caught up in thinking about her next move, that she almost didn't hear Tyler calling for her...

TYLER : (knocking on the bathroom door) "C'mon. 15 minutes."
(Tyler grabbed both his and Gelila's overnight bag, his laptop case, and Gelila's large red D&G purse, and proceeded to place everything by the door. He accidently dropped Gelila's purse, spilling most of the contents)
GELILA : (ends her shower, dries off as she walks out of the bathroom and calls flirtaciously from the bedroom) "And what do you suppose I wear, if you have my bag all the way in there?"
TYLER : "We have to go." (kneeling down and refilling Gelila's purse)
GELILA : (walking into the living room part of the hotel suite with a towel wrapped around her body, playfully says) "I know, but can I get dressed first..." (stops dead in her tracks when she sees Tyler with her purse) "What are you doing?
TYLER : "Your whole life fell out of your purse, and I'm putting it all back."
GELILA : (rushing over to her purse) "No, no. I got it." (she didn't want Tyler to find Briana's earring or her birth control pills)
TYLER : "Gelila, get dressed. I got this."
(quickly surveying the remaining contents on the floor, and seeing neither the earring or the pills, Gelila stood up and unzipped her overnight bag. She never took her eyes off of Tyler, or her purse, as she dropped the wet towel on the floor and pulled on a long, blue, stretch cotton sundress over her head, slipped into a pair of nude thongs and slid on a pair of white sandals)
TYLER : (handing Gelila her purse, which she cautiously took) "Let's go." (opening the hotel door and quickly ushering Gelila out)

Once out in the hallway, Gelila reached inside her purse to grab her dark, oversized sunglasses, as Tyler pulled his fitted baseball cap over his head. Gelila looked over at Tyler wondering if he saw her birth control pills, because she knew they had to be in absolute plain sight at the bottom of her purse. Gelila quickly dismissed that thought, because Tyler would have said something by now, if he had, and besides...that was the least of her worries. Gelila discretely reached her hand in the front pocket of her purse to feel for Briana's earring; it was still there. She thanked God for the bejeweled clasp that held the front pocket of her purse shut, or she's sure it would have fallen out as well.

At the airport, Tyler and Gelila were preparing to go their separate ways. Tyler back to his Atlanta based studio, and Gelila, back to New York for what she told Tyler was for "a few go-sees". Tyler and Gelila kissed each other goodbye and said their "I love you's", and were on their way. Now all Gelila had to do was pray for the courage and the right words to say to Briana, when she confronted her, later that day, because all of a sudden, she had this sickening feeling that their meeting wouldn't go as planned...

To Be Continued…