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"Why Scott!" Mrs. Merrick exclaimed when he rang their doorbell. Shelby's mother looked as polished as ever in her jean shorts and sleeveless yellow sweater. She gave him a big hug and kiss, then laughed and wiped his cheek to get rid of the red lipstick she'd marked him with. "How are you?"
"Fine Thanks."
"And your dad and Destiny?"
"They're good."
"I'm afraid that Shelby couldn't wait for you to get here before she started on her tan." Mrs. Merrick shaded her pale blue eyes and squinted down at the beach. "She's out there somewhere. Just follow the sounds of Stereohead, or whatever it is you kids are listenening to these days."
Scott laughed. "Okay. See you later."
He was psyched. With a clear blue sky and a sizzling sun, it was a perfect beach day. And he was on his way to see Shelby. Summer had officially begun! As he walked across the boardwalk and down the rickety wooden steps, the salty aste of the ocean air met his lips.
~* I'll have the chance to have some serious hooking up*~ Scott thought excitedly. Everywhere he looked these days, girls caught his eye. Tall ones. Short ones. Thin ones. Round ones. Might as well say every girl, it was easier.
It took him only a few minutes to spot the Merrick's yellow and white flowered umbrella, tilting back toward him in the bright sunlight. He halted when he got near the umbrella. He'd made a mistake-this wasn't Meg's after all. A shiny new cooler sat propped up in the sand next to a sleek silver boom box. Spread out underneath the umbrellla was a giant blue beach towel.
But, these were details, minor details, considering the beautiful female reclining at his feet. Not to mention her extrememly tiny, pale blue bikini that hugged her in all the right places. The girl's hair was long and a golden summery blond... the color Shelby's only turned after they'd been at the beach for weeks. And her legs were so long, Scott couldn't help stare at them like a drunken sailor. All he could see of her face was a pair of perfectly shaped lips that were red and slick with gloss.
Scott's heart began to pump. This girl was hot. And it was the beginning of the summer, too soon for any otherguys to have hit on her already. Maybe he would be first. Taking a breath, he wiped his palms on his wrinkled, kethup stained khakis. He slowly walked over and the person he least expected popped up....
The girl sat up and ripped off her sunglasses.."Scott!"
Scott staggered back in the sand. "Shelby?"
She leaped up and flung her slender, bare shoulders around his neck. "About time you showed up. I've been bored out of my mind!"
Stupefied, Scott let himself be hugged. Then he yanked himself away and gaped at the blue-eyed blonde standing in front of him.
"Shelby!" he repeated once he'd found his voice, poking her bare shoulders accusingly. Now that he was only inches away, there was nodoubt it was her. He hadn't spent 11 summers with her for nothing. But from far away....damn!!
Scott stared at her. "You looked different from a distance, thats all," he said. He thought for a minute, "Older."
"Older? Really?" Shelby broke out into a huge smile, then peered intently at Scott. "You look older too."
"I do?"
Shelby reached over and squeezed his muscles. "A little taller, a little beefier."
She dropped back down on her towel. "When did you get her?" "About an hour ago," Scott said, sitting beside her. "Anyway who cared about all that, I'm just glad were here."
Shelby leaned into him. "I've got so much to tell you, I don't know where to begin." she said. "Can you believe we haven't seen eachother in 10 months? How are things in Roanake? My schedule was killer this year, and everyone says senior year is going to be even---"
Just then 3 girls wearing bikinis and sun visors jogged by. One of them smiled over at Scott. He returned the smile, puffing out his chest ever so slightly.
" What's wrong?" Shelby asked, breaking off. Scott shook his head as slightly as he could "Nothing.:
Shelby leaned closer. "Are you sure? You look all stiff. And what's with that silly grin?"
Scott let his chest and face muscles rela. "Didn't you see those girls?" he asked under his breath. "What girls?" Shelby asked, following his gaze down the beach.
His smiled faded slightly. "The 3 girls giving me the eyes,"he prompted. Shelby got up on one knee and shielded her eyes form the sun, "Where?"
"Shelby!" Scott pulled her back. "Way to be subtle." Shelby rolled her eyes. "Dont get your shorts in a bunch, Scott. No one saw me."
"Lucky for you."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah"
Without warning, Shelby grabbed his hand. "It'd be even worse if they saw me kick you rbutt!" She arm-wrestled him onto the beach towel. She had pinned down his arms, but he quickly got out from under her when she was distracted by a bee. Now Scott was on top o her with her arms pinned to the ground. Slowly Shelby's smile began to fade and started to get nervous.
"Scott, ok let me go you win I'm sorry" Shelby began to get up.
"I don't think so Shelby your not getting up"(joking around) Scott pushed her back down with a smile on his face that he had finally won.
Shelby started to cry, "Scott please dont hurt me I'm sorry. Please Scott."
"Shelby what are you talking about, what's wrong?" Then Scott relized that she thought he was Walt and he was going to harm her. Quickly Scott rolled off of her and looked at her to see Shelby hugging herself and rocking back and forth.
"Shelby it's ok, it's me Scott I'm not going to hurt you don't worry I'm here." Scott moved over to her and put his arm around her and just held her. " Scott please don't let him hurt me, please protect me, " Shelby cried snuggling into Scott's arms.
"Shelby, as long as I'm here I won't let anyone harm you." Scott reassured her.
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Ok guys I hope you liked that so far, I will be posting more over the week. If you have any suggestions on how to make the story better please email me at DeeViNe715@aol.com...thanx guys!!