When You Say Nothing At All
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
Chapter 4: Deceit and Resolutions
"Hey, Shel!! Open up, it's me!" boomed Scott from the other side of the door. He was making a surprise visit, and nothing could ever have been more surprising than what was yet to come.
"It's open, Scott! Come on it, we're having a little party!" Shelby yelled back as Scott peered into the room and saw the six eyes on his face.
"Congratulations Scott!" Juliette squealed as she jumped up from her seat on the ground to give him a great big hug.
"Ya, Scott. Never thought this day would come," said Daisy with a straight face before removing herself from her seat as well to offer another hug to Scott.
"So what is this? Some kind of an early bachlorette party?" asked the fiancé.
"Just about! We like to get head starts," Shelby responded as she walked over to her man, ready with a big kiss.
It was just about midnight when Scott arrived, and he wasn't in the best mood ever. He had just gotten done talking to his mom before he came over, and their conversation was not in the greatest tone. Even though he thought that he and Shelby should tell their families together, he wanted his mom to have a little knowledge of their engagement before hand. Little did he know how she would have reacted, and in trying to reconcile their relationship, agreed to break off the wedding. Now all he had to do was tell Shelby...
"Uh, listen Shelby. We really need to talk...Alone," Scott started hesitantly.
"Um, okay, sure! Girls, you can just start the movie without me and I will join you later! We can go in here, Scott." She led him into her bedroom and sat on her bed as Scott stood near the door looking towards the floor.
"I love you, Shelby, you know that."
"Of course I know that! And I love you too!" she replied.
"Oh God, this is the hardest thing I have ever had to do." Scott looked up and started to walk toward his love. He knelt before her and put her hands in his. "I love you so, so much...But my mom..." he began.
"Your mom?" Shelby did not know how Scott's mother could fit into all of this.
"I talked to her today...I know that we were going to do that together, but I did not want her to be too surprised, and she was. She said that we were too young...Too different." Tears started stinging Shelby's eyes as Scott's message came into view. "I would never want to hurt you again, Shelby, I hope that you know that." Her cheeks were wet now, and she could even see Scott's eyes becoming damp. "I think we should just put it off for now...Take a break, and then once my mom sees how perfect we are together and how much we love each other, we can love each other for the rest of our lives."
"Scott, we aren't getting married for your mom. Our relationship has nothing to do with your mom. Marriage is about two people...Me, and you," Shelby whispered crying so hard she could barely talk.
"I'm sorry, Shelby. Please forgive me," he said quietly as he rose, kissed her forehead, and walked out the bedroom door.
"Daisy, please don't hate me," were his last words as he exited the apartment.
Immediately, Daisy ran into Shelby's bedroom, only to find her best friend curled up in a ball and looking more miserable than she had ever seen her. She sat on the bed and started stroking her hair.
"I always told you he was no good. Every time you let him into your life, he drops you without warning."
"But I love him, and I can't help but love him," Shelby retorted.
The two stayed in that room all night, Daisy helping to mend her shattered friend. Juliette came in once to see what was wrong, but quickly figured it out when she saw the scene, and said she would talk to them the next day. Never once did Daisy leave her friend's side, and never did she ask to know what had happened. She knew the truth would come in time.
"He broke off the engagement," Shelby said abruptly, breaking the silence between them.
"I'm sorry, Shel."
"It's my own fault, really, never love a guy that hurts you more than once. I just don't know how I can get over it," continued Shelby.
"I know, I know," responded Daisy, trying to offer some comfort.
"He told him mom about us, and it was because of her reaction to the news. She said we were too young, let alone too different. I thought she liked me, but I guess I have a habit of jumping to conclusions too quickly. Now I just need to figure out how to stop loving him," said Shelby, staring at the ceiling.
Daisy was about to make the most surprising move of her life, and she never regretted it again. "I never thought I would find myself saying this, but...Maybe you don't need to stop loving him. Stick with me, hun...We'll get him back," Daisy affirmed with a little smirk.
Shelby looked up to her friend and they both started laughing into the wee hours of the night.
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
Chapter 4: Deceit and Resolutions
"Hey, Shel!! Open up, it's me!" boomed Scott from the other side of the door. He was making a surprise visit, and nothing could ever have been more surprising than what was yet to come.
"It's open, Scott! Come on it, we're having a little party!" Shelby yelled back as Scott peered into the room and saw the six eyes on his face.
"Congratulations Scott!" Juliette squealed as she jumped up from her seat on the ground to give him a great big hug.
"Ya, Scott. Never thought this day would come," said Daisy with a straight face before removing herself from her seat as well to offer another hug to Scott.
"So what is this? Some kind of an early bachlorette party?" asked the fiancé.
"Just about! We like to get head starts," Shelby responded as she walked over to her man, ready with a big kiss.
It was just about midnight when Scott arrived, and he wasn't in the best mood ever. He had just gotten done talking to his mom before he came over, and their conversation was not in the greatest tone. Even though he thought that he and Shelby should tell their families together, he wanted his mom to have a little knowledge of their engagement before hand. Little did he know how she would have reacted, and in trying to reconcile their relationship, agreed to break off the wedding. Now all he had to do was tell Shelby...
"Uh, listen Shelby. We really need to talk...Alone," Scott started hesitantly.
"Um, okay, sure! Girls, you can just start the movie without me and I will join you later! We can go in here, Scott." She led him into her bedroom and sat on her bed as Scott stood near the door looking towards the floor.
"I love you, Shelby, you know that."
"Of course I know that! And I love you too!" she replied.
"Oh God, this is the hardest thing I have ever had to do." Scott looked up and started to walk toward his love. He knelt before her and put her hands in his. "I love you so, so much...But my mom..." he began.
"Your mom?" Shelby did not know how Scott's mother could fit into all of this.
"I talked to her today...I know that we were going to do that together, but I did not want her to be too surprised, and she was. She said that we were too young...Too different." Tears started stinging Shelby's eyes as Scott's message came into view. "I would never want to hurt you again, Shelby, I hope that you know that." Her cheeks were wet now, and she could even see Scott's eyes becoming damp. "I think we should just put it off for now...Take a break, and then once my mom sees how perfect we are together and how much we love each other, we can love each other for the rest of our lives."
"Scott, we aren't getting married for your mom. Our relationship has nothing to do with your mom. Marriage is about two people...Me, and you," Shelby whispered crying so hard she could barely talk.
"I'm sorry, Shelby. Please forgive me," he said quietly as he rose, kissed her forehead, and walked out the bedroom door.
"Daisy, please don't hate me," were his last words as he exited the apartment.
Immediately, Daisy ran into Shelby's bedroom, only to find her best friend curled up in a ball and looking more miserable than she had ever seen her. She sat on the bed and started stroking her hair.
"I always told you he was no good. Every time you let him into your life, he drops you without warning."
"But I love him, and I can't help but love him," Shelby retorted.
The two stayed in that room all night, Daisy helping to mend her shattered friend. Juliette came in once to see what was wrong, but quickly figured it out when she saw the scene, and said she would talk to them the next day. Never once did Daisy leave her friend's side, and never did she ask to know what had happened. She knew the truth would come in time.
"He broke off the engagement," Shelby said abruptly, breaking the silence between them.
"I'm sorry, Shel."
"It's my own fault, really, never love a guy that hurts you more than once. I just don't know how I can get over it," continued Shelby.
"I know, I know," responded Daisy, trying to offer some comfort.
"He told him mom about us, and it was because of her reaction to the news. She said we were too young, let alone too different. I thought she liked me, but I guess I have a habit of jumping to conclusions too quickly. Now I just need to figure out how to stop loving him," said Shelby, staring at the ceiling.
Daisy was about to make the most surprising move of her life, and she never regretted it again. "I never thought I would find myself saying this, but...Maybe you don't need to stop loving him. Stick with me, hun...We'll get him back," Daisy affirmed with a little smirk.
Shelby looked up to her friend and they both started laughing into the wee hours of the night.