Shelby looked up at him and his eyes seemed to sparkle, she suddenly felt as if she couldn't breath. She couldn't let herself fall so deep into his eyes not again, he didn't want her and she knew it. There was just no way.
" Shelby I was a jerk and I'm sorry" Scott said pulling her a little closer to him, he just had such an urge to hold her close to him and to kiss her. " Just give a chance to show you that I'm not so bad" Scott whispered as she looked up at him.
" Well… I guess we could get to know each other, maybe even become friends, its better then fighting all the time right?" Shelby said trying to cover up her feelings. But she was far from successful, Scott smiled, he could tell by the look in her eyes by the tone of her voice that she liked him.
" Or maybe eventually more" Scott suggested. Shelby smiled at the goofy look on his face.
" Maybe, I guess we will see." Shelby said she was now so close to Scott she could feel him breathing. " But Jules isn't gonna be happy about this"
" Since when do you care about Juliet?" Scott asked
" I don't, you do remember" Shelby pointed out " I mean you did choose her over me. What happened did she dump you and now I'm like your back up?" Shelby asked
" No as a matter of fact I dumped her and you're not a back up, don't say things like that" Scott smiled
" Then why all the sudden after all this time and effort you used on being mean to me do u suddenly care?" Shelby asked confused
" What can I say, your beautiful and I never gave you a fair chance. Your so hard all the time that I never thought you had a heart, but when I saw you start crying today when I said that to you" Scott shook his head.
" I guess were a lot alike" Shelby laughed a little, and walked down the docks and back to her dorm, leaving Scott alone.
The next day every one was in the kitchen helping carry out things to the fire for the barbecue Peter had insisted they have. Juliet walked into the kitchen and stood against the counter glaring at Shelby. She had noticed how suddenly she and Scott had become so friendly. Shelby realized that she was looking at her and turned around quickly.
" Do you have a problem?" Shelby got in her face.
" Scott is mine Shelby" Juliet said angrily.
" Oh is he really? You might want to check with him on that one because when I was talking to him on the docks last night he said he dumped you" Shelby explained to all the students in the kitchen who began to laugh. " Paybacks a bitch huh?" Shelby said and walked outside throwing a towel at Juliet on her way.
Scott watched Shelby walk out the door and come towards him and smiled at her. Then he watched as Derrick grabbed her arm and they began to talk and laugh. He had heard about them a while ago something about them getting caught after lights out in the woodshed. He could feel the jealousy growing inside him, he barely even knew Shelby but he hated it that so many guys liked her. Finally he and Shelby said there good-byes and she approached him.
" Listen Scott I just got attacked by Princess in the kitchen bout how you belonged to her, so you might want to take care of that" Shelby explained. Scott put his arm around her waist and smiled down at her.
" I'll talk to her." He said.
" Ok" Shelby smiled.
" Why don't we disappear for a little while?" Scott asked. " I will meet you down at the docks in ten minutes"
Just then Juliet came storming out of the lodge and began to walk toward them. Shelby went and sat down next to Auggie knowing that Scott needed to talk to her. Scott sighed at the look on her face he was so tired of her drama queen antics.
" Ok Scott this little game is over you have proved your point" Juliet sighed beginning to touch his face.
" What game?" Scott laughed pushing her away. " Its over Jules as in no more DONE" Scott explained.
" Don't tell me its because that little skank" Juliet said referring to Shelby. At that Shelby got up and joined the conversation.
" Funny how you will say this to other people but not to my face Princess" Shelby said stepping in between her and Scott. Scott put his arm around her waist and laughed.
" Look slut would you just mind your own business" Juliet said, " You know what I think Scott here as a big decision to make"
" Go ahead Scott" Shelby said.
" I don't have a choice to make Jules I already chose." He said pulling Shelby close to him and wrapping his other arm around her. Shelby smiled and Jules ran off embarrassed.