Swear It Again
Chapter 5
**Shelby**
I was sitting in the bleachers cheering, I chuckled watching Billy trip on the base instead of slide. I glanced over at Bob just as a man was walking away from him, I didn't see who he was though, and I waved at Bob. I started cheering for Stephanie, as she was up to bat. "Come on Steph! You can do it baby!" She hit the ball hard making it fly across the field I started screaming as she ran a home run. I ran down the bleachers as fast as I could get to her, swooping her up in my arms. "Yeah! You won!" She was smiling and laughing. I set her down as she started running around with her friends, right after I set her down I saw the man again, he was walking towards the field a bit.
I shook my head not knowing who he was, I walked over to Bob giving him a hug. "That little girl of yours is sure a prize!" I chuckled "Well I've been practicing with her for quite some time now! Looks like the work paid off." He chuckled, I smiled couldn't help but asking. "Who was that guy I saw you talking to?" Bob shrugged "His name was Scott something. He must've been new to the neighborhood or something, he asked me what team was good." I smiled shrugging "Hmm…well what do you say we take our winners to Peter Pipers for the victory party?" Bob sighed "Sorry Shell, Can't tonight. Susan is making a big dinner, you know how she's into that psychic stuff? She predicted this win tonight." I chuckled "Well then next time we'll have to have a gamble! Hope it's good!" We then said our goodbyes.
Stephanie ran over to me grabbing my hand. She smiled up at me "I kicked butt today didn't I!" I chuckled at her "Yeah you sure did. What a big shot you are huh?" She nodded "Yup." I laugh "Well where would little miss big shot like to eat?" She thought a moment jumping up and down. "Peter Pipers!" I unlock the door opening it for her walking around to my side getting in starting the car driving off.
We were having a fun time eating pizza, playing games. She sighed when she asked me the question I dreaded. "Mommy where's my daddy?" I sighed afraid she was going to ask this question some day. "Why do you ask hunny?"
She finished chewing her bite of pizza "Well Billy has a mommy and a daddy. But I only have a mommy, where's my daddy?"
I didn't know how to answer her "Well hunny, your daddy is somewhere out there. Mommy just got scared and left him."
"Why did you get scared mommy?" The little girl asked me I sighed. "I just did baby, I still don't know why I got scared."
"Will I ever meet my daddy?"
I smile slightly at her "I really don't know hun, I really don't know. I hope so though babe, I really do hope so."
I was so happy when she dropped the subject. We soon left Peter Pipers.
I walk into the house, Steph right in front of me. "Okay why don't you go get dressed for bed." She ran upstairs. I sighed walking over to the answering machine pressing the play button. First I heard a click then I heard a voice I never thought I'd hear again. "Hi I was wondering if this was the phone number for Shelby Merrick? If it is I was wondering if you could call me, my name is Juliette Wayborne and my number is 555-3957. Thanks!" I sighed why would Juliette be calling me? How did she get my number? I looked at the clock it's not too late to call her back. I picked up the phone dialing the number it rang a few minutes until someone answered the phone.
"Cicero residence!" The kid talked in to the phone, I chuckled hearing a lot of noise on the other end. "Hi, can I speak to Juliette please?" the kid got off the phone, I heard a woman's voice then "Hello?" "Juliette? It's Shelby." I smiled a bit when she was cheering slightly. "Oh my gosh I'm so glad I finally found you!" I chuckled
"Yeah calm down Jules what did you want to talk to me about?"
"The reunion in a week, it's almost been ten years since the last one. I wish I would've seen you there, hope your little girl is doing good." I chuckled "Yeah she's great, she's six now."
"Why did you move so suddenly? Without even leaving an address."
I sighed "I just had to go, listen I think I'm going to come to this reunion. I've been thinking about Horizon a lot lately."
I heard her cheer a bit "Thank you, you're the second person today who said they'll come!" I got curious for some reason. "Who else have you converted so far?"
I heard her chuckle "Oh I've basically converted everyone, except for David. He's the last one."
"Oh, well I'll be there Jules. You can count me in this time."
"Oh that's great! I'll see you then!"
We then hung up I walked upstairs to check on Stephanie. She was passed out in her bed I walked over covering her up a bit more. What an angel I had, I was so blessed when she was born.
I walked outside to get a breath of fresh air, sitting down on the front steps. I sighed looking up at the sky think of the reunion, what would I say to them? So much has happened in my life that I don't know where to start. Why did I tell her I would come? And Stephanie? How would I explain my past to her? I wish I knew the answers to all of my questions. I was pulled away from my thoughts when I heard a voice behind me "Nice night for star gazing." I flip my head around to see him.
Chapter 5
**Shelby**
I was sitting in the bleachers cheering, I chuckled watching Billy trip on the base instead of slide. I glanced over at Bob just as a man was walking away from him, I didn't see who he was though, and I waved at Bob. I started cheering for Stephanie, as she was up to bat. "Come on Steph! You can do it baby!" She hit the ball hard making it fly across the field I started screaming as she ran a home run. I ran down the bleachers as fast as I could get to her, swooping her up in my arms. "Yeah! You won!" She was smiling and laughing. I set her down as she started running around with her friends, right after I set her down I saw the man again, he was walking towards the field a bit.
I shook my head not knowing who he was, I walked over to Bob giving him a hug. "That little girl of yours is sure a prize!" I chuckled "Well I've been practicing with her for quite some time now! Looks like the work paid off." He chuckled, I smiled couldn't help but asking. "Who was that guy I saw you talking to?" Bob shrugged "His name was Scott something. He must've been new to the neighborhood or something, he asked me what team was good." I smiled shrugging "Hmm…well what do you say we take our winners to Peter Pipers for the victory party?" Bob sighed "Sorry Shell, Can't tonight. Susan is making a big dinner, you know how she's into that psychic stuff? She predicted this win tonight." I chuckled "Well then next time we'll have to have a gamble! Hope it's good!" We then said our goodbyes.
Stephanie ran over to me grabbing my hand. She smiled up at me "I kicked butt today didn't I!" I chuckled at her "Yeah you sure did. What a big shot you are huh?" She nodded "Yup." I laugh "Well where would little miss big shot like to eat?" She thought a moment jumping up and down. "Peter Pipers!" I unlock the door opening it for her walking around to my side getting in starting the car driving off.
We were having a fun time eating pizza, playing games. She sighed when she asked me the question I dreaded. "Mommy where's my daddy?" I sighed afraid she was going to ask this question some day. "Why do you ask hunny?"
She finished chewing her bite of pizza "Well Billy has a mommy and a daddy. But I only have a mommy, where's my daddy?"
I didn't know how to answer her "Well hunny, your daddy is somewhere out there. Mommy just got scared and left him."
"Why did you get scared mommy?" The little girl asked me I sighed. "I just did baby, I still don't know why I got scared."
"Will I ever meet my daddy?"
I smile slightly at her "I really don't know hun, I really don't know. I hope so though babe, I really do hope so."
I was so happy when she dropped the subject. We soon left Peter Pipers.
I walk into the house, Steph right in front of me. "Okay why don't you go get dressed for bed." She ran upstairs. I sighed walking over to the answering machine pressing the play button. First I heard a click then I heard a voice I never thought I'd hear again. "Hi I was wondering if this was the phone number for Shelby Merrick? If it is I was wondering if you could call me, my name is Juliette Wayborne and my number is 555-3957. Thanks!" I sighed why would Juliette be calling me? How did she get my number? I looked at the clock it's not too late to call her back. I picked up the phone dialing the number it rang a few minutes until someone answered the phone.
"Cicero residence!" The kid talked in to the phone, I chuckled hearing a lot of noise on the other end. "Hi, can I speak to Juliette please?" the kid got off the phone, I heard a woman's voice then "Hello?" "Juliette? It's Shelby." I smiled a bit when she was cheering slightly. "Oh my gosh I'm so glad I finally found you!" I chuckled
"Yeah calm down Jules what did you want to talk to me about?"
"The reunion in a week, it's almost been ten years since the last one. I wish I would've seen you there, hope your little girl is doing good." I chuckled "Yeah she's great, she's six now."
"Why did you move so suddenly? Without even leaving an address."
I sighed "I just had to go, listen I think I'm going to come to this reunion. I've been thinking about Horizon a lot lately."
I heard her cheer a bit "Thank you, you're the second person today who said they'll come!" I got curious for some reason. "Who else have you converted so far?"
I heard her chuckle "Oh I've basically converted everyone, except for David. He's the last one."
"Oh, well I'll be there Jules. You can count me in this time."
"Oh that's great! I'll see you then!"
We then hung up I walked upstairs to check on Stephanie. She was passed out in her bed I walked over covering her up a bit more. What an angel I had, I was so blessed when she was born.
I walked outside to get a breath of fresh air, sitting down on the front steps. I sighed looking up at the sky think of the reunion, what would I say to them? So much has happened in my life that I don't know where to start. Why did I tell her I would come? And Stephanie? How would I explain my past to her? I wish I knew the answers to all of my questions. I was pulled away from my thoughts when I heard a voice behind me "Nice night for star gazing." I flip my head around to see him.