Disclaimer: Don't own HG, but I own the others.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews it totally made my day so much better J
Part Two
"Who is that?" David asked to no one in particular as Kaitlyn walked into the room.
The other Cliffhanger boys turned to see what he was talking about.
"Please let her be in our group." Ezra added as he looked at the beautiful girl.
"Hey guys!" Juliette exclaimed as she took her seat next to Auggie, "This is the new Cliffhanger Kaitlyn."
Kaitlyn just nodded as a greeting. Juliette was obviously with the cute Latino boy, Daisy was arguing with the one who kept giving her those appraising looks that made her want to run the other way. The other boy was cute in the little boy adorable kind of way. He looked harmless but that didn't make her feel much better.
"They're going to make you eat." Jules said interrupting Kait's thoughts.
A panicked look came over Kaitlyn's face and she quickly pushed back her chair "Excuse me." She murmured.
"Damn." Shelby said as she got up to go over Kait.
Kaitlyn had rushed outside. Shelby found her sitting on the steps just staring out in the distance. Shelby looked at the girl beside her and decided not to push the issue of eating. That was Peter and Sophie's job. Instead they both sat there in silence.
Meanwhile the Cliffhangers continued their meal. Juliette was picking at her food until Auggie nudged her and she gave a little sigh and began to eat. Daisy was still arguing with David and Ezra was just looking at the rest of the group with a sad smile.
"So what's the newbie's story? Other than the not eating thing?" David asked in his blunt manner.
"She's self-destructive." Daisy answered.
"Hey, who here isn't." replied Ezra with a grin.
"She's so destructive that she tried to kill herself. Ya know, end life's magnificent journey early."
"Yo that's not cool." Auggie said as he thought about the kid who had died here earlier.
"Yeah we better not have a repeat of Isaac." said Ezra. The cliffhangers nodded their heads in agreement and went on with the meal.
The next two days passed quickly and were rather uneventful. Kaitlyn mostly kept to herself she didn't mind the other cliffhangers but she wasn't planning on being around here for long, so why get attached. Peter and Sophie hadn't really pushed yet to talk about her situation, they decided it was better to let her get adjusted first. The cliffhangers took the same approach, except for David who always had to make some stupid comment when she was around. They all just watched the tiny girl waiting for something to happen…. and it did.
Shelby kept checking her watch as she waited on the steps to the lodge. He was supposed to be back by now. She had bitten her nails down as far as they would go and now was just pacing nervously. A car pulled up the drive and as soon as it stopped Scott, looking as gorgeous as ever, got out quickly. He grabbed his bags and without a word to his father walked towards Shelby. As they embraced they could hear the car peel away.
"Hey, why are you crying? Aren't you happy to see me?" Scott asked.
Shelby wiped the tears that were streaming down her face; she hadn't even realized she had started to cry. She tried to hide her face form him.
"Shel, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," She said, "it's just um I was afraid that you weren't going to come back…"
"I wouldn't leave you again. I promised, remember?"
She nodded and hand in hand they walked into the lodge.
After Scott had gotten checked back in he went to meet Shelby by the docks. As he approached he saw her sitting with a petite dark haired girl. Shelby turned towards him, as did the other girl.
"Scott this is—"
"Kaitlyn." He said as he looked in amazement at the girl.