Connection
A/N: Hello my loves! Thanks for the wonderful reviews on the last chapter! :) I was slightly disappointed though, because my number of reviews went from 32 to 18. No worries, though. Finally, the dramatic chapter is here! Haha, I hope you guys like it. Please review!! :)
Month Seven: Shatter
Shane Gray couldn't remember ever loving someone as much as he loved Mitchie Torres. And the truth was, it scared him.
She was all he thought about. Her voice, her smile, and the way she laughed when he told a stupid joke. He loved everything about her, and today she was going to know.
He was going to tell her how he felt in a cheesy speech over the phone. The kind of thing you would see in the movies, where he would pour his soul out to her, and she would cry tears of joy, agreeing to everything he said.
He felt today was an appropriate day to do this, considering it was Valentine's Day. Nonetheless, he was nervous.
Sure, he had dropped the "L" word a few times before, but only casually. He had never said anything like this to a girl before, and his stomach began to do flip-flops as he picked up the phone.
"Hello?" Her voice immediately put a smile on his face.
"Hey, Mitch. Happy Valentine's Day!"
She giggled. "Thank you, Shane. I got your flowers at school today."
"Did you like them?"
"Very much. Roses are my favorite, you know."
His smile widened. "Mitchie, of course I know that. That's why I got them for you."
"Right. I knew that."
He chuckled. "So, Mitch, I kind of need to talk to you about something."
"Okay. Shoot."
"I'm going to pull a total Lucas Scott here," he paused for a moment, "but I've wanted to tell you this for a while."
"Lucas Scott, huh? Please continue."
"Michelle Elizabeth Torres, I am completely and totally in love with you. This whole 'romantic speech' is really embarrassing for me, but just hear me out."
Mitchie was silent, which Shane took as a cue to go ahead.
"Mitch, you make me heart skip a beat whenever I think about you. You inspire me to be a better person, and my music sounds a million times better with you as my muse. When you talk to me, my stomach does back flips. But most importantly, you make me happy, Mitch. And I love you for that." His voice was shaky as he finished.
On the other end, Mitchie stood with her mouth agape. "Um, Shane, are you sure?"
Shane's eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean?"
"It's just," she sighed before continuing, "How can you fall in love with a person over the phone?"
"Honestly? I don't know. But I meant every word I said, Mitch. Really."
She sighed again, more heavily this time. "I don't know. Don't you think you're getting ahead of yourself?"
Shane ran fingers through his hair out of frustration. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, don't you think we're moving too fast?"
"Mitchie, we've been going out for four months. No, I don't think we're going too fast. Not at all."
"Shane, I was going to wait until a little later to tell you this, but it's probably best to tell you now. I think we need…a break."
Shane felt his heart break into a million pieces. "But…why?"
"I just think that we need to see other people. You know, just to make sure what we're feeling is real."
He groaned. "Mitchie, I don't need a break to know that. I'm in love with you, Mitch. I'm sorry if you don't believe that."
"I do-"
"No, you don't. Mitchie, I think you're afraid."
She snorted. "Afraid of what?"
"What you're feeling. I think you're in love with me too. But I also think that you don't want to admit it."
She huffed angrily. "How can you think that?"
"BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!"
"You know what, Shane? If that's what you think, then we don't need a break."
Shane's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Yes. I think we need to break-up."
He threw his head in his hands. "Is that what you really want, Mitch?"
Mitchie stiffened in her seat. "Yes."
"Well, if that what makes you happy, then I guess I'll go along with it. But I really do love you, Mitchie Torres."
"I know."
After he heard the dial tone on the other end, he laid back onto his bed, and threw his head into his pillow.
He tried to fall asleep, hoping to avoid hearing the sound of his heart breaking.
A/N: Remember guys, this is a TWO-PARTER. I know Mitchie was OOC, but I didn't think it was too bad. It just showed her insecure side. Anyway, I'm rambling. Please review and let me know what you think. You guys are amazing!
-Caitlin:)
