Meet the Parents: Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I own Jake (you'll find out about him in this chap)
Author's Note: Hey guys!!! Sorry it took FOREVER me to post this chapter! This chap is
really short, and you STILL don't meet Shelby's parents, but I'm feeling really lazy, so I'll
just put that chap up sometime soon. Anyways, on with the story.


Scott's uneasiness didn't leave him as he and Shelby stepped off the plane, and headed
through the terminal.
Shelby could sense his nervousness so she squeezed his hand to calm him.
He relaxed a little, but he still felt uneasy about meeting Shelby's parents. "What if they
hate me?" he thought to himself. "What if they're really mean? What if..."
Shelby's sweet voice interrupted his thoughts. "Hey," she gently pulled him aside.
Scott looked up at her, worry creases still visible on his face.
Shelby gave him a warm smile. "Scott, I didn't mean to scare you about my dad."
Scott gave her a slight smile, and relaxed his arm around her slender waist. "It's not that,
Shel. It's just..." He trailed off, feeling slightly embarrased. He then looked up again with a sense
of courage. "I'm scared about meeting your parents because I'm not going to know how to impress
someone who brought such a beautiful human being into the world."
Shelby smirked. "Oh, that was sooo touching, Scott. What movie did ya get that on from?"
she sarcastically asked.
Scott shook his head. "It's the truth." He paused. "What if they think I'm not good enough
for you, or that I..."
He stopped as he felt Shelby entwine her arms with his. All of a sudden, he felt like he
had nothing to worry about.
Shelby then tilted her head up towards him, and whispered, "It doesn't matter what my
parents think about you. I love you and that's that. My parents have nothing to do with it."
Scott grinned. "Now what movie did you get THAT one from?" he joked.
Shelby half-smiled. "No movie. I have my romantic moments."
Scott gently cupped his hands on her cheeks, leaned in and lightly kissed her.
Shelby kissed him back more passionately.
Their light kiss turned into an affectionate kiss full of passion.
Scott then slowly pulled away. An airport wasn't a good place for making out.
Shelby pouted a little, but reluctantly broke away from Scott. "Okay, cowboy, let's go."
The two elevated down to baggage claim.
Shelby found her suitcase almost immediatly, but Scott's bag showed up after a few circles around.
Scott quickly grabbed it and turned to Shelby. "I hope this isn't a sign," he said, rather scared.
Shelby rolled her eyes, and grabbed Scott's hand like he was a child. "Come on, Jake
is waiting for us."
Scott squinted his eyes in confusion as Shelby dragged him across the airport. "Who's Jake?"
he asked when Shelby finally let go of his hand.
"The limo driver," Shelby replied as she peeked over people's heads, obviously looking
for Jake.
Scott's eyes went wide. "You have a LIMO DRIVER???" he asked, shocked.
Shelby shrugged, as if it wasn't a big deal. "Yeah, but Daddy prefers driving himself, so
Jake's pretty much being paid for nothing...Wait there he is!"
Once again, Shelby yanked Scott's arm, and led him to a short, stubby man with a mustache.
"Jake!" she squealed, throwing her suitcase on the floor and pulling him into a hug.
"Miss Merrick!" The man replied, returning the hug.
Shelby pulled away and roled her eyes. "How many times have I told you? Call me Shelby!"
The man looked rather shy. "Well, I'm supposed to call you Miss Merrick," he explained.
Shelby put her hand on her hip. "Well, I'm telling you to call you Shelby," she ordered.
Scott just watched her. Was this really Shelby? Did she have some kind of a secret life
he didn't know about? Limo drivers? "Daddy"? This sounded more like Juliette instead of
Shelby.
Shelby finally remembered about Scott. "Oh! Jake, this is Scott Barringer," she explained.
Jake looked over at Scott. "Oh," he stated, obviously surprised. "I didn't know you were
bringing a friend."
Scott nervously over at Shelby. "He didn't know?" he asked her with his eyes.
"Well, now you do," Shelby stated matter-of-factly.
Jake just shrugged and extended his hand to Scott's. "Nice to meet you, Scott," he said
with a welcoming smile.
Scott tried to hide his confusion. "Yeah, nice to meet you, too," he answered.
There was an awkward silence.
"Well, here, let me put your bags in the back of the limo," Jake offered.
He then grabbed the two suitcases and headed outside towards the parking lot.
Shelby started to follow him, but Scott stopped her. "What's going on?" he questioned.
Shelby sighed. "I'll explain in the car," she replied quickly. And she was gone.
Scott groaned. He had a feeling this wasn't going to be a very fun visit.

-I know, I know! Scott STILL hasn't met the parents yet, but I've had a hell of a week, let
me tell you! But I'm ready to start posting regularly again. Except, this week is spring
break, so after spring break, Scott will FINALLY meet Shelby's parents! I've thought of
some funny parts already, but I've still got to plan more. Email me at afgirl122@earthlink.net
if you have some funny ideas. PLEASE REVIEW!!! THE MORE YOU REVIEW, THE
QUICKER I POST!!!

Next:
-Shelby explains everything to Scott (he won't be confused any more!)
-SCOTT MEETS THE PARENTS!!!!!!