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Aurora laid in the bed she and Shannon were sharing for the time being. Shannon's bed. It was almost 4 AM. The girls had left at 2, and Shannon still wasn't home. Aurora's mind kept traveling over thoughts of the countless women Shannon had been with. How many were there? Had he really cared about any of them? Headlights swept through the room and Aurora heard Shannon's car turn off, his door open, then slam. She didn't know whether to pretend to be asleep or just pretend like nothing was wrong. As she heard Shannon coming up the stairs and she made a quick decision, sleep. She curled into a ball and turned towards the window. The bed room door opened and Shannon seemed to stand still for a moment. Then she could hear rustling as if he was changing and finally she felt his weight on the bed. He pulled her in close and she realized he must have showered before coming home. Aurora always hated it when he would show up to see her smelling like booze or tobacco.

"Sweetie are you awake?" He asked softly. There was no point in lying, much.

"Mmm, I am now." Aurora said turning around to face him.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be." she replied with a smile. He leaned down to kiss her and as their lips touched Aurora couldn't help but think of those other women. The kiss intensified as he moved to lay on top of her but Aurora turned her head.

"Is something wrong darlin?" Shannon asked moving back beside her.

"Shannon, how many women have you been with?" His eyes faltered a bit.

"Why do you want to know?" He asked moving away from her slowly.

"Shannon, please just tell me."

"A few." He said before sitting on the edge of the bed away from her.

"Shannon please talk to me." Aurora said softly moving to sit beside him.

"I've made some mistakes in my life Aurora. Some I probably should have told you about." Aurora sat quietly waiting for him to continue. "After Crystal left I turned to alcohol and women, a lot of women." He hung his head. "I honestly couldn't tell you how many. There are days on end that I don't remember. I almost lost my job. I could have died."

"Did anything serious ever happen with any of the girls?" Aurora asked calmly.

"One girl said she was pregnant. She actually wasn't."

"Did you use protection?"

"You know, I thought I did. That really woke me up though. That and Jeff beating my ass from here to kingdom come. The day I found out she wasn't pregnant I changed my phone numbers, erased any number I had that wasn't a family member or close friend, and went to the doctors. I was checked for every STD under the sun, and somehow I was completely clean. Aurora..." he said taking her hands. "I've made a lot of mistakes which I should have told you about before this, but I couldn't bring myself to. I was scared that you would judge me."

"Shannon." Aurora said keeping as calm as she could. "I care about you, so much. However, you need to learn to trust me if this relationship has any chance of working, and I need to learn to let the past go."

"Aurora I will do what I can to prove to you that I want this relationship to work more than anything." He touched her face and leaned in to kiss her softly. It was screaming in both of their minds... Say it, say it, say it! However, neither of them did. They leaned back onto the bed both crawling under the covers. They fell asleep in each others arms. Though each had something important to say, they were both happy with where they were.

As their week passed Shannon really did try to trust Aurora more. When Robert called he would try to smile, but on the inside he was screaming. He knew he should trust her, but sometimes, the way she spoke to him, he could have sworn she was still in love with him. As their vacation came to a close it was getting harder to control his anger. Even Jeff and Beth didn't agree with how much she talked to Robert on the phone. Shannon and Aurora were making their way to Matt's house just to hang out with everyone before the way back on the road. It was unnaturally cold for North Carolina and it was threatening to pour.

"So who's all going to be there?" Aurora asked softly.

"Well, aside from us Jeff, Beth, Matt, and Gill. It's really just a small group."

"Sounds great." Aurora smiled. She loved hanging out with just a small group of friends especially the Hardy's. As they pulled into Matt's driveway she saw Matt running around outside with his puppy Lucas. Aurora promptly jumped out of Shannon's hummer and started running around with them. In that moment, despite his anger over her ex he couldn't have been more... Could he say it? In love with her? He never said it to her, but he wanted to so badly. As the day wore on the rain started, first sprinkles then pouring.

"So Aurora, you excited to get back to work?" Gill asked her as they sat around Matt's dinner table.

"Well, I'm not gonna lie to you Gill. I've missed wrestling, but your amazing boys, and I mean all three of them..." Matt, Jeff, and Shannon smiled. "Have shown me an amazing time here. Not to mention I am going to miss spending time with actual sane people such as yourself and Beth." Their smiles faded, but it was all in good fun.

"Shannon boy, listen up and listen good." Gill said sternly. "You better not let this one get away." He winked toward Aurora. As the began clearing the plates Gill called Aurora into the living room. "You seem sad girl, what's going on?" Gill was almost like a father to her, and she felt that she could tell him about Robert. She told him about Robert calling her, Shannon getting jealous, and how she didn't know what to do.

"I don't understand why he doesn't trust me."

"It's not you Shannon doesn't trust Aurora. It's this Robert. Shannon loves you." Aurora looked into his eyes. "Trust me he does. He is probably terrified that this guy will come back to you and you'll run right back into his arms."

"But I wont. I'm his, I'm Shannons." Aurora said softly.

"Then you should tell him exactly how you feel." Aurora hugged Gill and returned to help clean the dishes. Several beers for everyone but Aurora and Gill later, the laughter rose. Gill took his place at a comfy chair in the living room watching a football game and everyone else was in the front room just joking around.

"So, I think we should get some footage of Aurora at some point for the Hardy Show." Matt said with a sly smile. Aurora leaned over toward Beth.

"Is that a bad thing?"

"It might end in some bruises." She said with a hint of laughter. "But it's a hell of a time."

"I'm up for it." Aurora declared acting like a bad-ass. Everything seemed blissfully normal, but as if on cue Aurora's phone began to ring. The room fell silent as she pulled her phone from her pocket. It was Robert. She was unsure of what to do. She stood and excused herself as she walked a few feet away and answered the phone.

"I can't do this." Shannon said annoyed. He got up quickly walking towards the door. Time seemed to stand still. Jeff, Beth, and Matt seemed shocked and Gill just shook his head.

"Shannon..." Aurora called after him, but he didn't stop. She closed her phone without even saying good bye and followed him. He pushed the door open and stepped into the pouring rain. The sky was bleak and grey, with no sun even hoping to shine through the clouds. Shannon crossed his arms over his chest trying to block some of the cold as he trudged on. "Shannon please..." Aurora called again, and still he didn't turn. She followed him, the tears pouring down her face mixed with the rain. She stopped and stared as he continued to walk away from her. "I'm yours!" she finally screamed throwing her hands in the air. Shannon turned around and took a few steps toward her.

"What?" He asked, his arms now at his side, his clothes soaked through.

"I'm yours, my heart, my soul, my everything is yours." Aurora replied through her tears. He took a few more cautious steps toward her. "I don't care about him anymore. I haven't since the first time you kissed me, I was just scared!"

"Scared of what?"

"Of getting hurt again." She put her head on her hands. "Scared of falling in love only to have it thrown back in my face." He finally closed the gap between the two of them and he touched her cheek softly.

"Why couldn't you have just told me that." He asked her, his voice laced with a smile.

"I didn't want you to know how much I really cared about you. I didn't want you to know that I..." Her voice caught in her throat.

"Aurora I love you." His words made her turn to stare at him, his blue eyes were shining so intensely. For a moment she wasn't sure if she heard him correctly.

"I... I love you so much Shannon." He smiled at her, pulling her body towards his own and kissed her softly. The kiss intensified as his tongue slid across her bottom lip asking permission with she allowed immediately. It was almost a scene from a film as the rain caressed the two lovers bodies, even though at that moment neither were concerned with anything but each other.