Chapter 4: Mitchie's Story
Mitchie watched as her parents looked from Mike to her and back again trying to figure out which one would speak first and Shane could see her nervousness.
"You don't have to do this right now angel," Shane whispered into her ears but she nodded anyways and decided she had better get this over with.
"You all now I was closer to Lacey than anybody, she was my sister. When I saw her plane crash into that water it felt like my heart being ripped out of my chest. I loved my sister so much but what I have never told anybody before now was that I knew something no one else did about Lacey. She called me the day before her flight in tears when I asked her what was up she said she had just found out from her doctor that she was pregnant again. I was so happy for her, I told her that I wouldn't tell anyone until she had the chance to tell everyone herself. When her plane went down and they brought us her body it was the hardest secret I ever had to keep, that's why every year I become depressed and with drawn," Mitchie said.
By the time she finished explaining everyone in the room had tears in their eyes but Mitchie was crying freely once again and Shane just sat there and held her close to him.
"WHY DIDN"T YOU TELL US?" Mike yelled at Mitchie, he jumped out of her seat, pulled her out of Shane's hold and started to shake her, "WHY?"
"Mitchie," Shane said immediately getting up from his spot on the ground. He punched Mike in the face and he wrapped Mitchie in his arms for support because she was shaking so hard.
"Mike, she wanted to surprise you all I couldn't not when we were all grieving for a daughter, a sister a wife, it would have torn this family further apart because you'd all hate me for telling you for being the first and only one to know. I kept this to myself until I couldn't anymore," Mitchie explained.
"Shane take Mitchie upstairs to bed she's had a very trying day today," Connie said hugging her daughter to her, "No matter what Mitchie no one would have hated you, you and Lacey told each other everything and you did what she trusted you to do.'
"Thanks Mom," Mitchie said before following Shane upstairs to bed.
When they got up there she immediately felt Shane's arms come around her and they fell fast asleep on the bed.
Mitchie had the best sleep that night that she had had in awhile. When she woke up the next morning she quietly gathered her things up and walked into her private bathroom where she took a shower and got ready to face the world.
Shane woke up no long after and realized Mitchie wasn't beside him but he could hear the water running in the shower so he lied there some more. Today he wanted to do something special for her to help her cheer up back into the girl he knew at camp. He decided to leave a note on her pillow while she went next door to talk to Caitlyn and Sierra.
Mitchie came out of the shower dressed and her wet hair in a towel she noticed Shane wasn't there but there was a folded note on her bed.
Mitchie,
I love you more than anything, I had something to do this morning but I'll be back by lunch meet me at the park.
Love Shane
Mitchie smiled as she went downstairs she felt a pair of hands encircle her legs and noticed that Mikayla was up pretty early too.
"Hey squirt, where's your daddy huh?" Mitchie asked her still wary of Mike's reaction to her story last night but she felt a load better as if this huge burden was lifted from her shoulder's.
"He's sleepin," Mikayla said.
"Oh how about I take you out for breakfast huh?" Mitchie said with a smile.
"Yay," Mikayla yelled.
"Just let me go and tell my mom who is in the kitchen by the smell coming from in there alright?" Mitchie said and Mikayla followed her aunt into the kitchen.
"Morning girls, Mitchie honey how did you sleep?" Connie asked her daughter.
"Amazing actually, I felt so safe and at peace something I haven't felt in three years," Mitchie said and Connie smiled.
"That's great honey," Connie said.
"Mom I'm gunna take Mikayla out for breakfast alright?" Mitchie asked her mother.
"Sure sweetie I'll tell Mike when he gets up," Connie said and Mikayla smiled.
"Alright let's go do our hair and get out of here squirt," Mitchie said and Mikayla jumped into her aunt's arms as they went back upstairs to get ready.
Meanwhile Shane had grabbed the girls and they were all currently in the guest house talking with Nate and Jason.
"Guys what do you think I should do to help Mitchie cheer up a bit?" Shane asked his brothers and friends.
"I think you should take her out somewhere maybe on a picnic," Caitlyn and Sierra suggested and Shane nodded.
"Thanks guys I'm gunna go talk to Connie and see what we can do about that," Shane said with a wide smile on his face as he left.
"He certainly will do anything to make Mitchie happy again," Nate said with a grin.
Shane walked into the kitchen to find Connie in the kitchen working on cookies and brownies.
"Good morning Shane," Connie said with a smile.
"Morning Connie could you help me make a picnic lunch for Mitchie?" Shane asked.
"Of course you leave the food to me, go before she comes down with Mikayla. That way you can get everything done by the time she comes back from breakfast," Connie said.
"Thanks," Shane yelled running back out the door where he approached Rob.
"Hey Rob we have something to do this morning if you're up to it?" Shane asked the bodyguard.
"What's up Shane?" Rob asked him.
"Let's go to the store and I'll explain on the way," Shane said getting into the car as Rob did the same. Shane explained as they drove away what he waned to do this afternoon and Rob agreed to stand near by.
"You ready squirt, let's go get some breakfast," Mitchie said to the young girl beside her.
"Let's go Aunty," Mikayla said with a wide smile on her face, because her aunty was happy once again.
Mitchie unbuckled the booster seat in her uncles car and put it in hers, where she buckled Mikayla into the back seat and then got into her seat. She put her CD of the songs she recorded with Caitlyn into the player to play her favorite one.
I've always been the type of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I've got to say
But I've had this dream
Bright inside of me
I'm gunna let it show
It's time to let you know
To let you know…
This is real this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed
To be now
Gunna let the light shine on me
Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me
Do you know what it's like
To feel so in the dark
To dream about a life
Where you're the shinning star
Even though it seems
Like its too far away
I have to believe
In myself it's the only wayyy
This is real this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed
To be now
Gunna let the light shine on me
Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is meeeee
"That awesome Aunty," Mikayla said as the song finished and Mitchie pulled into the diner.
"Thanks sweetie, now let's go have breakfast," Mitchie said taking the little girl's hand and walked into the diner where she saw not only Kelly but Tess as well who had turned over a new leaf after final jam and over the next days of camp the became good friends.
Mitchie picked up her niece and walked over to their regular booth and her friend Sarah came over to take their order after they ordered their regular Tess noticed them and smiled.
"Hey Mitchie how are you? Is this your sister?" Tess asked her coming over to their table much to the annoyance of her cousin Kelly.
"Hey Tess, I'm good actually and this is my niece Mikayla," Mitchie said introducing Tess to her niece.
"Cool I'm here to visit my cousin Kelly whats the background between you that she glares daggers at you?" Tess said waving at her cousin to antagonize her.
"She makes my life miserable at school cuz she's popular and I'm not. How come you like to antagonize her," Mitchie asked offering Tess the place beside her.
"She thinks she's better then me but I am sorry she treats you poorly. Say how's Shane seen him lately?" Tess asked with a smile.
"Actually their staying at my house because their label wants them to help out in a school near here," Mitchie said.
"That's cool are they going on tour soon?" Tess asked.
"TESS WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH ITCHIE?" Kelly yelled asking.
"Catching up with a real friend Kelly unlike you who have to pay your friends. Listen Kelly if you ever think your going to come on the road with me and my mother then you leave Mitchie here alone. GOT IT," Tess asked.
"Yeah," Kelly said walking away.
"Thanks Tess but you didn't have too," Mitchie said.
"I know but what can I say its my way of apologizing for what happened at camp this summer," Tess said.
"What are you doing for dinner? Why don't you come to our house for dinner?" Mitchie asked Tess.
"Sure I'd like that, seven good for you?" Tess asked and Mitchie nodded paying for her bill and picking her niece up into her arms once more.
When they walked outside Tess smiled at the car Mitchie was strapping Mikayla.
"Nice ride," Tess said.
"Yeah the guys and their label gave it to me," Mitchie said.
"Anyways so I'll see you tonight then," Tess said waving goodbye as she left with her cousin.
Mitchie took Mikayla home and found Sierra and Caitlyn waiting for her on the front porch.
It was coming on noon and Mitchie had just finished getting ready to go to the park so she said goodbye to the others and walked to the park.
When she got there she found her favourite spot by the small water fall at the spring where she found Shane laying on a blanket.
"Hey Rock star," Mitchie said coming up in front of him.
"Hey angel how was your breakfast with Mikayla?" Shane asked pulling her down on the blanket with him.
"It was good actually we ran into Kelly but she was put in her place today by her own cousin, Tess. We sat talking and so she's coming to dinner tonight," Mitchie said.
"Are we talking the same Tess Tyler?" Shane said and when Mitchie nodded he laughed.
"I know hard to believe but she'll be staying with Kelly until January so she'll be coming to school with me, Sierra and Caitlyn tomorrow," Mitchie said.
"Are you sure you're o.k. with everything that happened last night?" Shane asked.
"Yeah I'm alright, it feels like a huge burden has been lifted off my shoulders. Thank you for making me talk about it you were right it helped a lot," Mitchie said.
"Anything for you angel," Shane said kissing her passionately.
"How did you know about this place anyways?" Mitchie asked him watching the waterfall.
"I've got my sources," Shane replied removing a long thin box out of his pocket.
She laughed and he handed her the package he was holding.
"What's this baby?" Mitchie asked him.
"It's for you because you're happiness is more important to me then anything," Shane said opening the box.
"Its gorgeous Shane. Thank you," Mitchie said as he put it around her neck and did up the clasp it was a beautiful silver angel outlined in beautiful diamonds.
They sat and ate their lunches which Mitchie automatically knew her mother made it and smiled.
"Thank you for this all of this Shane," Mitchie said as she leaned in and kissed him passionately. They sat there and their innocent kisses turned into a make out session. They were in their own little world that neither of them noticed Rob run up to shield them from view of photographers.
Mitchie broke their session when she noticed the flashes and hid her face in Shane's shirt. Shane grew even more upset that the media had even found them that he and Rob immediately grabbed everything and they ran to Mitchie's home but they took the long way around and went through the backyard. Rob and Mitchie went one way while Shane went another to lose the media and once he did he met them back at the house.
The rest of the night went by quickly and the girls got Mitchie to sing her song to them which she obliged only because they were her best friends. Tess decided to stay in Mitchie's guest house with Sierra, Nate and Jason girls in one room and the guys in another.
She fell asleep with a huge smile on her face and Shane beside her she was the happiest girl in the world. All she wanted to do was sing and spend time with Shane she was a little upset she had to go back to school tomorrow.