Never Let Go

Never Let Go

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I can't claim the Cliffhangers and the rest of the original cast. I may add more characters in later chapters, and if I do, they're all mine. LOL!

~~~~~~~~Docks~~~~~~~~

"No," Scott whispered again, more to himself than to Shelby.

"Well, so much for a warm greeting," the voice continued.

"E..Elaine?" Scott asked.

"Oh, Scottie, do you really have to ask?" Elaine chuckled.

"Get out of here, skank!" Shelby yelled, emerging from behind Scott.

"Excuse me," Elaine shot back, coming closer. "Who do you think that you are, calling me names?"

"I'm Scott's girlfriend, and that's all you need to know," she said sharply.

"Scottie, you mean that you have someone else? I'm disappointed," she cooed, walking up and stroking Scott's cheek.

"Get off of me!" he screamed, slapping her hand off of his face.

"You don't mean that," she said, kissing him on the cheek.

"Stop! You're not going to screw my life up again," he shot, backing away from her.

"Shh, Scottie, not in front of her," she ordered, glaring at Shelby.

"She knows, Elaine. She knows about everything that you did to me," he stated, wrapping his arm around Shelby's waist.

"What? Are you saying that you told her about our secret?" she asked, upset.

"Yes. That is EXACTLY what he is saying," Shelby jumped in.

"No one asked for your opinion," Elaine said, getting into Shelby's face.

"Leave her alone," Scott ordered, stepping between Shelby and Elaine. "What are you doing here, anyway?" Scott asked, confused as to why she showed up.

"Aw… to see you of course," she whispered, but both of them could hear her.

"Why?" he continued.

"Well, Martin…Wait. Did I mention that your father and I are back together? Well, anyway, we heard about your horrible accident, and wanted to come and check on you. But, fortunately for me, Martin couldn't get off of work, so I said that I would come," she explained.

"Yeah, well, as you can see, I'm fine, so there's no need for you to stay any longer." He stated.

"Actually, I'm staying for the rest of the week. Mr. Scarbrow was kind enough to offer a place for me to stay, and I couldn't refuse," she said.

"The WHOLE week?" Shelby yelled, taking Scott's hand. "What do you think that you are doing? Are you crazy, you can't!" she continued.

"Shel..baby…its ok. Just because she is here doesn't mean that we have to see her. C'mon, we need to get back to the dorms," he continued, leading her back.

"Aw, look at the two lovebirds," Elaine said to herself. " They think nothing can come between them, but they'll see what I can do."

~~~~~~~The Next Morning~~~~~~~

Breakfast

Everyone was sitting at the table, eating their so-called breakfast. Scott was sitting by Shelby, Auggie by Jules, David and Ezra were both fighting for a seat by Daisy. Kat has graduated.

"C'mon Jules, you gotta eat," Auggie urged. "You know what Peter said. If you don't keep up on your calorie count, you'll be on shuns for two weeks."

"I know, Aug, but I can't bring myself to eat. Please don't be disappointed," she begged,

"I'm not disappointed, Jules, I'm worried. Worried about what will happen to you," he said.

"Yeah, Jules, we're all worried……" Scott started when Elaine walked in.

"Scott, don't….." Shelby said, seeing this. She grabbed his hand, hoping that he wouldn't do anything stupid.

"Shel..I..I just can't," he whispered in her ear. He dropped her hand and ran out of the cafeteria.

Shelby followed him, knowing what he was capable of. She caught up with him at the picnic tables.

"Scott, wait," she said, gripping his wrist. "Talk to me."

"About what? You know everything," he sighed, sitting on top of one of the tables.

"About what you're thinking, what you're feeling," she pleaded.

"Shel, it's just…. I thought that she was behind me, that I was over everything she did to me. But seeing her again. I…..I feel helpless. I don't know what to do," he admitted to her. He tried not to cry, but the tears just came.

"Scott, its okay. You don't have to do this alone," she told him, sitting beside him on the table.

"I know, Shel, and you don't know how much that means to me," he said kissing her on the cheek.

"Yeah…yeah I do," she whispered so low that he didn't even hear her. She climbed into his lap and started to kiss his neck.

"Shel, stop," he laughed. "I hate shuns, you know."

"Uh-hu," she said, still kissing him.

He tried again to get her to stop, but finally gave in. He laid back on the table and she laid beside him, and they continued. He raised up her shirt a little and started rubbing her stomach. They had been kissing for about ten minutes non-stop, when Elaine came up to them. She had seen the whole thing, and didn't like Scott being involved with someone else.

"Uh-hum," she said trying to break them apart, but they didn't move. "Excuse me!" she tried again, and this time they broke apart.

"What do you want?" Scott shot at her, still holding Shelby's hand.

"Scott, Peter needs to see you in his office," she lied.

"Um..ok," he said. He and Shelby were walking off when she stopped him.

"I think he meant alone," she said as she stared at Shelby.

"Um, Shel, I'll find you when I get through. Ok?" he asked, not really wanting to leave them there alone, but having no choice.

"Ok, see you later," she said, kissing him on the cheek.

He left to find Peter, and Shelby started to go to the dorm when Elaine grabbed her arm.

"Let go of me," she ordered to Elaine.

"Now listen here, hussy. Scottie is mine. So stay away from him or I will make you pay," she threatened.

"Leave me alone. And his name is SCOTT! He loves me, I love him, and there is absolutely nothing that you can do about it," she said.

"Is that what you think?" Elaine chuckled. " I can make your life miserable, and I will if you don't leave him alone," she continued.

"There is nothing you can say or do that will make me leave Scott!" she yelled, running off.

"That's what you think," Elaine thought to herself. "If that little tramp knows what's good for her, she'll listen to my warning.

Whoo!! That was a long one (at least to type). I hope that you like it. PLEASE review and tell me what you think and what you would like to happen. Hey, I'm a people person. I write what you want. But PLEASE don't ask me to break Scott and Shelby up! I may end up doing it, you know, just to shake things up, but I won't if you tell me what you want. Thanx bunches!!!!