Coffee - Chapter Eight
"You?" Belle stared at the figure in front of her. "What are YOU doing here?"
Shawn gave a small smile to Belle. "I came to bring you this." He handed her the purse. "You forgot it."
"Oh, well, you could have given it to Mimi, you know."
"I know, but I wanted to bring it."
"How did you find my apartment anyway, did you hire someone to investigate me?" she remarked sarcastically.
"No, Mimi told me."
"Oh, well it's getting late so I don't mean to be rude but good night."
Shawn placed his hand on the door as Belle began to close it.
"What are you doing?"
"I want to talk."
"I think we've already talked. Now if you don't mind, I would like to get some sleep. I've had quite a rough night."
"So have I but I can't go to sleep knowing that there's a woman thinking that I am a?" Shawn paused. "How did she put it, a cold-hearted ass."
Belle remained silent.
"Look what I said to you, about you... was wrong. I'm sorry."
"You're sorry? For what? Calling me a bitch. Making me feel even worse than I already did. Apology unaccepted. Good night."
Belle attempted to close the door once more but Shawn didn't move.
"You're right. I was wrong. You had a right to slap me for what I said about you. I didn't mean it. I had a rough week. I hope you can understand."
"Just leave me alone."
Belle brought her hand to Shawn's chest to push him out of her doorway. He didn't budge.
Instead of moving, Shawn placed his hands around Belle's waist and brought her lips to his.
Belle relaxed as her body melted into Shawn's arms as she wrapped her arms around Shawn's neck.
Shawn kept the kiss gentle and sweet as his tongue stroked her bottom lip tasting the flavor of her lip gloss.
After what seemed like an eternity, Shawn slowly pulled away and Belle's eyes fluttered open.
She could barely breathe.
"Forgive me?" smiled Shawn.
"After that, how could I not?"
Shawn chuckled as Belle brought her mouth back to Shawn's.
He pulled his head back. "Not yet."
Belle's smile begin to fade.
"I want to take this slow. You're not the only one who's had bad relationships." Shawn reassured Belle.
"I'd like that."
"I better go. It's getting late. I'll call you tomorrow okay?"
"Sounds good."
Shawn kissed Belle's cheek and left as Belle closed the door.
Belle walked over to the window as she crossed her arms over her chest, sparkles replacing the nearly forgotten tears. Her smile grew wider as she looked out the window up into the stars, thinking of Shawn.
The End
"You?" Belle stared at the figure in front of her. "What are YOU doing here?"
Shawn gave a small smile to Belle. "I came to bring you this." He handed her the purse. "You forgot it."
"Oh, well, you could have given it to Mimi, you know."
"I know, but I wanted to bring it."
"How did you find my apartment anyway, did you hire someone to investigate me?" she remarked sarcastically.
"No, Mimi told me."
"Oh, well it's getting late so I don't mean to be rude but good night."
Shawn placed his hand on the door as Belle began to close it.
"What are you doing?"
"I want to talk."
"I think we've already talked. Now if you don't mind, I would like to get some sleep. I've had quite a rough night."
"So have I but I can't go to sleep knowing that there's a woman thinking that I am a?" Shawn paused. "How did she put it, a cold-hearted ass."
Belle remained silent.
"Look what I said to you, about you... was wrong. I'm sorry."
"You're sorry? For what? Calling me a bitch. Making me feel even worse than I already did. Apology unaccepted. Good night."
Belle attempted to close the door once more but Shawn didn't move.
"You're right. I was wrong. You had a right to slap me for what I said about you. I didn't mean it. I had a rough week. I hope you can understand."
"Just leave me alone."
Belle brought her hand to Shawn's chest to push him out of her doorway. He didn't budge.
Instead of moving, Shawn placed his hands around Belle's waist and brought her lips to his.
Belle relaxed as her body melted into Shawn's arms as she wrapped her arms around Shawn's neck.
Shawn kept the kiss gentle and sweet as his tongue stroked her bottom lip tasting the flavor of her lip gloss.
After what seemed like an eternity, Shawn slowly pulled away and Belle's eyes fluttered open.
She could barely breathe.
"Forgive me?" smiled Shawn.
"After that, how could I not?"
Shawn chuckled as Belle brought her mouth back to Shawn's.
He pulled his head back. "Not yet."
Belle's smile begin to fade.
"I want to take this slow. You're not the only one who's had bad relationships." Shawn reassured Belle.
"I'd like that."
"I better go. It's getting late. I'll call you tomorrow okay?"
"Sounds good."
Shawn kissed Belle's cheek and left as Belle closed the door.
Belle walked over to the window as she crossed her arms over her chest, sparkles replacing the nearly forgotten tears. Her smile grew wider as she looked out the window up into the stars, thinking of Shawn.
The End