Hey guys! Oh wow I'm so sorry for leaving it so long since updating! It's just I've been so busy with University and all that I just haven't had time to sit down and write anythiing unless it's been an essay for Uni! I hope you don't mind! Once again I'm really sorry!

Anyway, I think this chapter is really sweet, it shows just how much Shannon and Cherry care about each other. I hope you enjoy it!

~ CHAPTER TEN ~

HEART TO HEARTS

A few hours later Shannon woke up and glanced at the clock on his bedside table, seeing that it was nine o'clock in the morning, before realising that Cherry was late getting back to Deuce's room. At the thought of Cherry, Shannon glanced towards the girl lying in his arms and was immediately transfixed by her beauty, just like he had been ever since he had first met her. Shannon noticed that Cherry was still fast asleep in his arms unaware of the time. Shannon knew he should wake Cherry up so that he could get her back to Deuce and hopefully minimise the trouble she would be in. However, if Shannon was honest, he didn't want Cherry to go back to Deuce and besides, Cherry looked so happy and peaceful at the moment that Shannon really did not have the heart to wake her up.

With that in mind, Shannon slowly pulled the covers tighter around himself and Cherry and lay down to try and fall back to sleep. However, just as Shannon was settling down and starting to feel sleep overtake him again, there was a loud knock on the door of his room. At the sound of this noise, Cherry jerked awake and gasped loudly. Cherry was about to say something but Shannon motioned for her to be quiet, which she did.

"Moore, are you in there?" roared Deuce's voice "open up, I know you're in there!"

"Just keep quiet Cherry," murmured Shannon, holding a trembling Cherry in his arms "he'll go away."

Deuce continued shouting outside Shannon's door for the next five minutes, before Shannon heard him storm away down the corridor.

"Are you all right Cherry?" asked Shannon gently.

"I think so." said Cherry, in a voice that didn't sound confident at all "what time is it Shannon?"

"About twenty past nine." said Shannon, who prepared himself for Cherry's inevitable reaction.

"What?" said Cherry in an alarmed voice "oh my, I'm going to be in so much trouble with Deuce! That's probably why he came here looking for me, I bet he's been looking everywhere for me! He's going to kill me! I can't believe we overslept Shannon! Oh what am I going to do?"

Cherry was quivering again and Shannon took her small hands in his larger ones and looked her directly in the eyes before saying, in a voice that he hoped would reassure her,

"Cherry calm down honey, you'll be fine! I know we shouldn't have overslept but it couldn't be helped, we both obviously needed the sleep. Listen, I'll take you to your room now, and you can get dressed and then go to Deuce's room, but we'll go the way where we go past Vince's office, so if we see Deuce we can tell him Vince wanted to see us about what I'm going to say tonight. How does that sound?"

"That sounds good," said Cherry, smiling as she hugged Shannon "thank you so much Shannon!"

"Hey, it's ok!" said Shannon, embracing Cherry tightly in his protective and strong arms "do you want to go and get dressed then?"

"OK," said Cherry, although she sounded slightly nervous "will you stay in my room while I get dressed in the bathroom? It's all right if you don't want to it's just I would feel safer if you did."

"Cherry, you know I will!" said Shannon, as he gently cuddled Cherry in his arms "shall we go then?"

"Don't you think you should get dressed first Shannon?" asked Cherry, giggling slightly.

"Oh yeah!" said Shannon grinning "I forgot about that, see Cherry this is why I need you! If it wasn't for you I'd forget everything!"

Cherry laughed as Shannon grabbed some clothes and walked into the bathroom. He walked out fifteen minutes later with a bright smile on his face. Shannon walked over to Cherry, who was still sat on the bed in amongst the covers, and surprised her, by taking her in his arms and hugged her tightly. Cherry was confused, but hugged Shannon back all the same, before saying,

"What's all this in aid of Shannon?"

"Nothing really," Shannon murmured into Cherry's hair "I just wanted to give you a hug."

"Fair enough," said Cherry, settling into Shannon's embrace "I like hugs."

"I know Cherry," said Shannon chuckling "so do I."

Cherry and Shannon sat together in each other's embrace for a couple of minutes before Shannon sighed, and said,

"I wish things were different Cherry."

"What do you mean Shannon?" asked Cherry quietly.

"I wish you weren't with Deuce," said Shannon, in a slightly wistful voice "he doesn't deserve you, and you don't deserve to have to go through what he puts you through."

"I wish things were different too," said Cherry "but right now they can't be."

"I know, and that hurts me more than you'll ever know," whispered Shannon "I don't want to take you back to Deuce, I can't bear the thought that you're going to get hurt again, how anyone could ever hurt you I'll never know."
"Why does he do it Shannon?" asked Cherry, in a voice that sounded defeated.

"I don't know Cherry, honey," said Shannon "but you definitely don't deserve it."

"I wish I had someone to love who treated me right," sighed Cherry "someone who loved me back."

"You'll find someone one day Cherry, I know you will," said Shannon, meaning every word "any guy would be so lucky to have you as their girlfriend."

"Thank you Shannon!" said Cherry, smiling a huge, genuine smile.

"Hey it's only the truth!" said Shannon chuckling.

"Why can't I find someone like you to be my boyfriend Shannon?" asked Cherry quietly "you're so amazing, you're perfect, but instead I'm with Deuce and I can't escape him!"

Shannon was shocked at what Cherry had just said. He couldn't believe she saw someone like him as being perfect for her. He had been waiting for her to say that for a long time, and he felt so happy now. Shannon knew that right now, he and Cherry could not be together, but he hoped that one day they would be able to be more than just friends.

"You will escape him I promise you Cherry." said Shannon, squeezing her shoulders.

"You think so?" asked Cherry, desperately seeking reassurance.

"I know so." said Shannon gently.

Cherry and Shannon both smiled before there was a moment of silence shared between them, that was only interrupted when Cherry realised she still wasn't dressed, and started to panic,

"Shannon, oh my, Deuce is going to kill me, I'm going to be in so much trouble, I need to go and get dressed now, but what if he sees me come out of your room? Oh what am I going to do?"

"Cherry, calm down honey, take a deep breath," said Shannon calmly "listen, remember we were going to tell Deuce we were at a meeting with Vince weren't we? I mean he'll probably still be angry but hopefully he'll accept that excuse. Also he's not going to see you because I'll check the corridor and then if it's clear we'll go out together, OK? Trust me Cherry it'll be all right!"

Cherry looked into Shannon's eyes and saw nothing but friendship, care and honestly and she instantly knew that he would look after her. Cherry knew she was going to get hurt by Deuce but she knew that Shannon would be there for her when she needed him.

"I trust you Shannon," said Cherry "I always will."

"Come on then." said Shannon, as he helped Cherry off the bed.

Shannon wrapped his arm around Cherry's shoulder as he led her to the door. He opened the door very slowly, keeping Cherry slightly behind him as he did so. Shannon looked both ways up and down the corridor a couple of times before determining that it was clear and safe.

"OK Cherry," he said quietly "the coast is clear."

Cherry managed to smile slightly, although she was still nervous, as Shannon quickly led her outside into the corridor. Shannon walked Cherry quickly towards her room, his senses alert, even though it was only about twenty metres. Cherry was on edge and she only relaxed when Shannon opened her door, led her inside her room and closed the door.

"Are you all right Cherry?" he asked gently.

"Yeah I think so," said Cherry "I'm just so nervous all the time!"

"I know honey," said Shannon, hugging her to him gently "you've been through some terrible things though, so it's understandable."

"I'm sorry Shannon," said Cherry, in an ashamed voice "I'm sorry for everything I've put you through."

"Cherry don't be silly!" said Shannon "none of this is your fault."

"It is," said Cherry, who now had tears in her eyes, and whose voice was now shaking "I sh-should be able t-t-to d-do this b-by m-myself!"

"No Cherry," said Shannon gently, as he hugged her slightly tighter "no one could cope with this on their own, I wouldn't expect you to cope with it on your own and I wouldn't let you. I care about you too much to let you go through this on your own."

"But why Shannon?" asked Cherry, whose cheeks were glistening with the remnants of tears "you could be friends with anyone you want, why did you choose me? Why do you care about me so much? I'm not special."

"You are Cherry, and don't let anyone ever tell you any different," said Shannon honestly "and I care about you so much because you are amazing, and you are a true friend and a lovely person who really does not deserve to be hurt by the people that are supposed to care most about her."

"If I don't deserve to be treated like I am, why does Deuce think he's doing the right thing?" asked Cherry, in a confused voice, as she detached herself from Shannon's embrace and lay down on her bed.

"Because he's an idiot Cherry," said Shannon, who lay down next to Cherry, and held her hand in his "he's an idiot who doesn't know the right way to treat women!"

There was a short pause between the two friends and Cherry tried to take in the words that Shannon had just said. She knew he was right, it was just difficult for her to accept them because she had been conditioned to believe what Deuce had told her for so long.

"It was so great at the start of the relationship though," said Cherry, turning onto her side to face Shannon, as tears filled her eyes "he was the perfect boyfriend. He treated me like a princess, told me I was special, did everything the perfect boyfriend was supposed to do. Then it went wrong!"

"Why did it go wrong Cherry, when was the first time he hit you?" asked Shannon slowly "you don't have to tell me if it hurts too much, I just want to know how long this has been going on for."

"The first time he hit me was when we'd been going out for about a month." said Cherry quietly "he was angry after he lost a match when we were on the independent circuit. He said I should have helped him, but it was in the script that I specifically could not help him. I tried to tell him that but he wouldn't listen. He said that I would listen to him and only him from then on and if I didn't I would be sorry. I tried to reason with him again, telling him I was sorry he lost the match but that I wasn't allowed to interfere or I could have been fired. Then he asked me what was more important him or my job, I said him, but he said I was lying and he told me not to lie to him, I told him I wasn't lying but he said that if it was true I would have helped him tonight. I tried to reason with him again but he went crazy and pinned me against a wall by my throat and punched me in the abdomen three times, before he realised what he was doing. He stopped and pleaded with me, told me he was sorry and that he would never do it again and that he loved me, and I believed him. But it didn't stop as you know."

Cherry had tears running down her cheeks now and Shannon instantly felt guilty for asking her about the first time Deuce had hit her. Shannon gently moved a piece of hair away from Cherry's eyes and wiped her tears away.

"I'm sorry Cherry, I'm so sorry for making you re-live this." he said sadly.

"It's ok Shannon," whispered Cherry "it's probably better if you know, that way we have no secrets."

"If you're sure," said Shannon, slightly sceptically "I still feel guilty though."

"Don't be," said Cherry "I think I need to tell someone everything now, it's been building up inside me for so long, I can't deal with it on my own anymore, and you just seem like a logical person to tell everything to."

"Well all right then," said Shannon quietly, and he stroked Cherry's hand gently with his thumb "but any time you want to stop just say."

"I will," said Cherry "now you can ask me anything you want."

"How long have you been going out with him?" asked Shannon gently.

"About a year." whispered Cherry nervously, knowing what Shannon's reaction would be.

"What?" said Shannon, in a horrified voice "you mean you've been putting up with this for eleven months?"

Cherry nodded, looking down, so that Shannon wouldn't see her tears,

"I always believed what he was doing was right," said Cherry, in an ashamed voice "he was overprotective at first, like he would never let another guy talk to me. Well that was at first. Then he started to get more and more angry as time went on. I should have seen the warning signs but I was only young, I thought that was just normal. He's the first boyfriend I've ever had, so I guess I just believed what he said. I just wanted to feel loved."

"Cherry, honey," said Shannon, who could see, just from the look in Cherry's eyes, how much this was upsetting her "you don't have to carry on if you don't want to."

"No I have to," said Cherry, in a determined, but sad voice "I have to tell you this. I've kept it locked inside me for so long, I feel like I might break completely if I don't tell you!"

"All right darling," said Shannon "but if you can't handle it, just stop, promise me."

"I promise," said Cherry, looking in Shannon's eyes "can you handle this though? Promise me you won't leave me after I've told you everything?"

Shannon looked deep into Cherry's eyes and saw that she needed some reassurance, so he moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her, bringing her into his chest, before saying,

"Listen Cherry, I can handle this, I wouldn't be asking if I couldn't. And I'm going to be here for you forever, I'm never going to leave you."

"Thank you Shannon." said Cherry, smiling, as she lay, comfortably in Shannon's embrace.

"It's all right, so do you want to carry on then?" asked Shannon in a gentle voice.

"Well like I said, Deuce started to get angrier and angrier at time went on, then he hit me for the first time like I said," said Cherry, in a slightly fearful voice "he apologised of course, told me it would never happen again, but it did, and slowly it started to get more frequent and the injuries got worse. But I never told anyone because he told me it was normal to do that, and that he was protecting me from the world. I think I knew in the back of my mind that he was lying to me, and I should have seen sense, I just loved him so much at that time, I still do. I don't know why, I know I shouldn't but I can't help it."

"I know Cherry, you can't help who you fall for," said Shannon "but you know now that how he treats you is completely wrong, don't you?"

"Yeah I know Shannon," said Cherry "I think I'm starting to fall out of love with him too. I'm almost ready to break up with him."

"That's great Cherry," said Shannon, smiling "you're doing the right thing, you know that don't you, ? He doesn't deserve you."

"I know." said Cherry "you will be there for me after I've broken up with him won't you Shannon?"

"Of course I will honey," said Shannon "I'll even be there when you do it if you want."

"No, I have to do it myself," said Cherry, in a scared voice "he's going to hurt me afterwards, but please just promise me you'll be there when I need you!"

"You know I will Cherry." said Shannon, quietly.

"Thank you." said Cherry gratefully "now I guess we should get back to the story. Well about two months into the relationship, Deuce started being more…physical with what he wanted from me…he wanted me to sleep with him. He was my first boyfriend, so I wanted to wait until I was completely comfortable. I told him that, but he didn't accept it. I kept saying no to his…advances, and I would always pay for that when he hit me after I'd refused. Anyway, one night he came back to the hotel room in a foul mood. I wasn't sure why, but I just tried to stay out of his way. He kept making…advances towards me all night and I kept refusing, I just wasn't ready! Anyway, he'd been drinking since he got back to the hotel and at about midnight, just as we were getting into bed, he tried to get me to sleep with him again, I refused again, and then he told me I would do what he said, and I would sleep with him whether I liked it or not. He held me down and started to kiss me, I tried to fight him off but he was too strong. I cried and cried and tried to scream, but he put his hand over my mouth. Before I knew what was happening, it was all over, he had taken my innocence, forced me to sleep with him. I was hurting everywhere, bruised and emotionally destroyed. Then he hit me and told me he expected me to sleep with him every night from now on. I cried and cried as I went to get dressed. Then I just got into bed, where he was already asleep, and cried myself to sleep, and then had nightmares. That has been going on every night since then. Over time I sort of learnt it was easier to accept it and to not fight as he made it more painful if I fought, so I just let him do it."

At this point, Cherry now had tears streaming down her face, this had been extremely painful for her to relive and Shannon knew it, as he stared at her in shock. He could not believe that she had been going through that horror for the past ten months and she hadn't told anyone about it until about six weeks ago when he had found out.

"Cherry, honey," whispered Shannon, in a shocked voice "it's all right sweetie, I'm here, you can cry."

These simple words allowed Cherry to let go of any kind of hold she had over here emotions as Shannon pulled her to his chest, in a desperate attempt to try and make her feel better.

"Shannon, it, it's n-not f-fair." sobbed Cherry, in a broken voice.

"I know Cherry," said Shannon sympathetically "you deserve so much better than him."
"A-All I w-wanted w-was t-t-to b-be l-loved, s-so I d-did e-everything and h-he s-still d-doesn't l-love m-me!" cried Cherry, almost hysterically "w-what d-did I d-do w-wrong Shannon?"

"Cherry you didn't do anything wrong, I promise." whispered Shannon.

"B-But w-why d-does h-he t-treat m-me l-like that then?"stammered Cherry.

"Because he's an idiot who doesn't know how to treat a lady," said Shannon, who knew he just had to keep repeating these comments until Cherry believed them, and the truth was that he was happy to do that if it helped Cherry "he's the one with the problem Cherry, not you."

"I k-know," sobbed Cherry "It h-hurts s-s-so m-much Shannon!"

"I know honey," said Shannon gently "I can't imagine the pain you're going through, it must be so hard. But listen honey, one thing I do know is that I'm going to help you through this pain I promise. You need someone to help heal your pain, and I will do that, if you will let me."

"I d-don't w-want t-to b-bring y-you d-d-down t-to m-my l-level th-though Shannon." cried Cherry.

"What do you mean Cherry?" asked Shannon, who was genuinely confused.

"I d-don't w-want t-to b-bring y-you d-d-down," said Cherry, through tears "I d-don't w-want t-to m-make y-you as w-w-worthless as m-me!"

Shannon looked at Cherry in shock. She looked absolutely heartbroken when she said that and she looked like she honestly believed every word she was saying. Shannon understood why Cherry believed this, it had all been what Deuce had told her, and it would take a long time for that way of thinking to be replaced by Cherry thinking for herself. Even though Shannon understood why Cherry felt that she was worthless and he knew it wasn't her fault Shannon was taken aback by the idea that Cherry thought Shannon would become worthless by association with her. Shannon of course did not believe this, he believed that every single moment he spent with Cherry, no matter how she was feeling, whether she was happy or sad, was a priceless moment, and each of these moments made Shannon the luckiest person in the world.

"Oh Cherry sweetie," said Shannon, in a kind voice "you aren't worthless and don't you ever let anyone tell you that you are. You are the most important, the sweetest, the kindest, the most wonderful and the most amazing girl in the world and you deserve the world. And as for me, let me in, let me help you, I want to help. I see every moment I spend with you as priceless and it makes me feel like the luckiest person in the world when I'm with you. So what if other people think you're not worth it? I think you're worth it and I always will, so please let me in, share the pain with me, I won't think any less of you if you do, you can't deal with this all on your own."

"B-But I've d-done it o-on m-my o-own f-for s-s-so l-long!" sobbed Cherry "I d-don't k-know h-how t-to l-let y-you in!"

"Technically darling, you already have," whispered Shannon "by telling me all the stuff you did, and by coming to me when you needed help, you let me get to know you. When you were happy and we were together I got to see the real you, but I watch you every time I leave you outside his door and I watch the sparkle disappear from your eyes and it breaks my heart. I want you to let me in so I can make that sparkle stay in your eye. But to let me in you've got to tell me everything that's in your mind, but you can't because he still has a hold of you, it's a mental hold and you can't escape it, and I want you to let me in so I can help you try to escape it, because you deserve so much better."

"I w-want to let you in," said Cherry, who had now calmed down considerably "it's j-just hard, I'm s-scared that if I tell you everything then I'll l-lose you."

"Honey, you'll never ever lose me no matter what." said Shannon.

"You mean it?" asked Cherry, as she searched Shannon's eyes with her own, desperately looking for reassurance.

"I promise you Cherry," said Shannon truthfully "I'm not going anywhere, you can tell me anything you want, you will never ever lose me. So are you going to tell me? I mean it is up to you though."

"I don't even know where to start." said Cherry honestly "I mean do we even have time? What about getting back to Deuce?"

"Don't you worry about that," said Shannon "this is more important all right? And Deuce isn't going to find out, OK?"

Cherry nodded, before going quiet for a little while and trying to think about what to say to Shannon. She sighed and realised just how nervous she actually was. Her hands began to tremble, she had never let anyone except Deuce this deep into her heart and mind, and of course, she knew how it had turned out with Deuce, but something told her Shannon would be different. As if to confirm this thought, Shannon took Cherry's trembling hands in his, and ran his thumb along them, before saying,

"Take your time sweetie."

"I don't know how to explain it really, but I'm going to try," said Cherry "I just have so many emotions running through my mind. I know what Deuce is doing is wrong but for some reason I still feel a little bit of love for him, but that love is getting smaller and smaller each day. I feel sick whenever he touches me, but I just want a hug and for him to tell me he loves me. I feel guilty because I obviously did something wrong, or else why would he do what he does? I just want him to stop it because I can't handle it anymore. It feels like I'm tearing apart inside, because I want to stay with Deuce because I love him, but I know what he's doing is wrong so I know I shouldn't stay with him. I feel like I'm invisible and that no one sees me because there must be other people that know what he does but no one else has ever done anything, so maybe I do deserve it. Most of all I just want someone to make it stop. I just want someone who is going to be there no matter what. I just want someone to take me away from it all and show me what love is, but then I think I'm being selfish and I should just accept what I have, because it's the best I'm going to get really."

Shannon lay next to Cherry in silence, trying to think how to respond to that. Cherry had obviously just poured her heart out to him, and now he couldn't think what to say.

"Cherry, I really don't know how to respond to that, so if I say the wrong thing I'm sorry," said Shannon slowly "you really fell deep for Deuce didn't you? I mean to still love him after everything he's done, that just shows how selfless you actually are. Deuce does not deserve your love and you still love him. I think although you say you want a hug from Deuce and for him to say he loves you, you know that's never going to happen, but it's your dream so you hold onto it. You didn't do anything wrong, he just does what he does because he's an idiot and he doesn't know how to treat a lady. I think you want to love Deuce but because of what he's done to you, you think you love him but actually you hate him. You definitely don't deserve it and you have to remember that Deuce plays mind games with you, so that could be why no one else has ever noticed, because Deuce has forced you to put up this veneer that no one can see through, except me. You're not being selfish by wanting someone to take you away from this, anyone would want someone to take them away from the pain that you have to suffer, and one day you are going to find someone who treats you better than Deuce I know you are. You'll find someone who will make it all stop and to be there no matter what and to take you away front it all and to show you what love is, and the fact is that whoever that person is he'll be a lucky person."

"But really I feel like I have already found someone who can stop it all and who will be there for me no matter what," said Cherry, in an almost wistful voice "I think I've found someone who can take me away and make me realise that life if worth living. I really don't know what I would do without you Shannon."

"Well you're never going to have to find out Cherry," said Shannon, smiling "because I'm always going to be here for you."

"Thank you." said Cherry, smiling, as she gently hugged Shannon and Shannon hugged her back.

"Are you all right now sweetie?" asked Shannon.

"I think so," said Cherry "just nervous about what Deuce is going to say and do."

"Well would you rather stay here until we have to go to the taping tonight?" asked Shannon, who would be far happier if Cherry decided to do that.

"I should get back to Deuce," said Cherry "but I would much rather stay .with you."

"Then stay with me." said Shannon.

"But that will just make Deuce angrier with me, and I'll get punished even worse than usual." said Cherry, who sounded quite worried.

"OK then honey, I guess you're right, I don't want to risk you getting hurt," said Shannon "do you want me to take you back?"

"No," said Cherry "I don't want to go back I have to, so will you walk me back?"

"Of course I will honey!" said Shannon "now why don't you go and get dressed?"

"OK," said Cherry "will you be all right if I leave you for a bit?"

"I'm sure I'll survive," said Shannon, putting on a sad face, while still grinning "somehow."

Cherry smiled widely before getting up, grabbing some clothes and walking into the bathroom to get changed. She emerged twenty minutes later, looking, in Shannon's opinion absolutely gorgeous. Her hair had been brushed and tied up in two adorable pigtails and she had a light dusting of pink lip gloss on her lips. She was wearing black jeans and a red t-shirt with a black musical note on it and a black hooded top. She was wearing a black belt with red studs on it and she had put on her black converse shoes. In Shannon's opinion Cherry was the most gorgeous girl ever.

"You look beautiful Cherry." said Shannon, meaning every word.

"Thank you!" said Cherry, smiling as she blushed, which made Shannon fall even deeper in love with her.

"Hey it's only the truth," said Shannon "now shall we go?"

"Do we have to?" asked Cherry, who now looked incredibly depressed.

"We don't have to if you don't want to Cherry," said Shannon "it's up to you."

"I guess we should," said Cherry, sighing unhappily "it'll make him less angry later on."

"You really don't have to if you don't want to Cherry," said Shannon "it your choice honey, I'll protect you either way."

"I'll go, I can't run away from him can I? I've got to face him." said Cherry, in what she hoped was a confident voice, although Shannon heard her voice crack.

"Are you sure?" asked Shannon worriedly.

"Yes." said Cherry although her voice broke again.

"You're so brave Cherry," said Shannon "and I'll be there for you when you need me I promise."

"Thank you Shannon, I'm going to need you." said Cherry, nervously "shall we go then?"

"If you're ready to go," said Shannon "are you ready?"

"I'll never be ready, but the sooner I go the sooner it'll be over." said Cherry.

"All right then." said Shannon, standing up a hugging Cherry tightly "I'm going to miss you while you're gone."

"I'll miss you too," said Cherry "but I'll see you later, and you can give him a piece of your mind."

This made Shannon smile as he regretfully let Cherry go. He really did not want to take her back to Deuce and he knew she didn't want to go back either, but he understood her reasoning. So Shannon took hold of Cherry's hand and together they walked out of the room and through the corridors towards Deuce's room. As they got closer to Deuce's room Shannon felt Cherry become more and more tense beside him, and he knew she was nervous, so he gently squeezed her hand trying to reassure her and himself. Soon Shannon and Cherry were outside the door to Deuce's room. Shannon turned to face Cherry and saw the fear in her eyes.

"It'll be all right Cherry," he murmured in what he hoped was a reassuring voice "just keep thinking about tonight, and how I get to give him a piece of my mind, OK?"

"Promise you'll be there?" whispered Cherry.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world honey," muttered Shannon smiling "and just think, this is the start to you breaking up with him, so that's good isn't it."

"Yeah," whispered Cherry, nervously "well I'd better go, so I'll see you later?"

"Of course you will." murmured Shannon.

Before Shannon left he embraced Cherry tightly in his arms and Cherry returned the embrace, both of them using this as an attempt to reassure themselves that everything would be fine. A couple of minutes later, they both regretfully let go of each other and Shannon walked away. However, before he turned the corner, Shannon looked back and saw Cherry going into Deuce's room, knowing that the results of this could only be bad.

So what did you think?? Let me know!

Anyway once again I'm so sorry about making you wait so long! Hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter written quicker!

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