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He held her in a tight embrace, not wanting to ever let go. He promised he'd always protect her.
Bella pulled back and stared into his chest; unable to look him in the eyes. "I'm sorry," she murmured.
Bending down to her eye level he encompassed her tiny hands in his, "It isn't your fault." Gently, he placed a strand of hair behind her ear.
"No," she said, "I got you all wet." Looking into his sapphire eyes she smiled. He laughed and pulled her to his dampened shirt for another hug.
Shelby saw the two of them hugging, laughing, and holding each other. Scott was supposed to be hers and all of the sudden this girl shows up – this Bella – and she is taking him away from Shelby? 'Not in your wildest dreams, honey' she thought.
Casually, Shelby walked over to Scott. "Hey guys what's up?" she asked; glaring all the while at Bella.
Scott looked over to his girlfriend. "Not much," he dropped Bella's hands and took Shelby's. "Hey Shel?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered in a voice as thick as honey.
"Bella and I have a lot of catching up to do so………" he let the end of his sentence trail off as he looked into Shelby's eyes hoping that she would give up easily. He knew what she thought was going on.
"Sooo what, Scott?" playing her role to a hilt she looked confused as she tilted her head to the side causing her blond locks to tumble over her left shoulder.
He knew it wasn't going to be that easy. He made a mental note to tell her later that nothing was happening between Bella and him. She was like a little sister to him. "So, do you mind………I mean, we can catch up later. At the docks," he caressed her lips with his as to say "I promise."
Giving one last glare in Bella's direction, Shelby headed back into the dining hall.
Once again taking her hand, he led her to the dock. She sat at the edge untying and taking off her red Nine West sneakers. She swung her legs over the ledge. She could feel the cool water graze the tips of her toes. They sat like that for sometime before speaking. Then they did; both at once.
"Sco- Bel," they laughed.
"You go first," she said gesturing with her hand.
He was silent, one hand resting on his thigh the other behind him, propping himself up. "I thought everything was okay. I mean, when I left, you were fine. Shane was fine." He stared straight ahead, scared of what her face might reveal if he should look at her now.
She nervously scratched her thumb with her forefinger. Covering her face, her hair slid off of her shoulders as she looked into her lap. "They were fine. Shane stopped for a while," disgusted she laughed as her stomach churned at the thought of what she was about to say. "It was even like we were a real family for a while you know. Like he was really my big brother; instead of just the halfwit asshole son of my step-dad." Another tear slipped down her flushed cheeks.
She couldn't look at him in the face. "About a week after you left," her body began to rack uncontrollably with sobs. Scott tried to pull her close, but she pushed him away. "About a week after you left," she began again, "he lost his job, again. So his dad was giving him shit, you know," she paused and looked up at him, his eyes silently encouraging her to go on. "He came in my room that night. It was the first time I ever – and he forced me to – but I didn't want to." Tears cascaded like crystal rivers dividing into rivulets down her face; flowing in miniature waterfalls off her chin.
"I swear to you, I am going to kill the bastard. I swear." Then he looked into her big green eyes and melted. "I'll be here for you, always. Forever," he looked her in the eyes and she knew he meant it.
She leaned her head on his shoulder as the tears began to slow. Together they stared ahead, watching the sky fill with brilliant colors as the sun slowly sunk beneath the horizon.
"We should talk to Peter," Scott murmured into Bella's hair.
"Why – what are you talking about?" she asked frantically jerking her head off of Scott's shoulder.
"Peter can help- he will tell your mom, explain it to her. They'll work it out – you can come here with me," he explained.
She had already put her shoes on and began violently shaking her head. "No Scott, no. My mom would cart me off to a mental institution. I didn't come for this. I came to tell you – you know what – nevermind! I shouldn't have come here!" She grabbed her car keys and ran across the grass. Scott scurried up to chase after her. He grabbed her by the elbow, tossing her to the ground. He landed awkwardly on top of her. He quickly moved off of her, but not before Daisy, Juliette, and Shelby; who happened to be walking by; saw.
Instantaneously, rage filled every part of Shelby. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" She flung herself at Bella.
"Get off of me," Bella screamed. As Shelby punched her in the stomach Scott pulled her off of his friend.
"What the -?" Scott began, but Shelby only cut him off. "You and her- you and HER?" By then Bella had gotten up from the ground.
"I'm pregnant," everyone stopped screaming and turned to look at her.
"What?" Scott screamed with a confused and horrific expression on his face.
"That's what I came to tell you. I'm pregnant. Shelby, I wasn't trying to take him," Bella gestured towards Scott with the hand that wasn't clutching her stomach. "Honest," she finished out of breath.
They all stood there watching as she climbed in her car and drove off down the dirt road. Silently, she scolded herself for coming.
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He held her in a tight embrace, not wanting to ever let go. He promised he'd always protect her.
Bella pulled back and stared into his chest; unable to look him in the eyes. "I'm sorry," she murmured.
Bending down to her eye level he encompassed her tiny hands in his, "It isn't your fault." Gently, he placed a strand of hair behind her ear.
"No," she said, "I got you all wet." Looking into his sapphire eyes she smiled. He laughed and pulled her to his dampened shirt for another hug.
Shelby saw the two of them hugging, laughing, and holding each other. Scott was supposed to be hers and all of the sudden this girl shows up – this Bella – and she is taking him away from Shelby? 'Not in your wildest dreams, honey' she thought.
Casually, Shelby walked over to Scott. "Hey guys what's up?" she asked; glaring all the while at Bella.
Scott looked over to his girlfriend. "Not much," he dropped Bella's hands and took Shelby's. "Hey Shel?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered in a voice as thick as honey.
"Bella and I have a lot of catching up to do so………" he let the end of his sentence trail off as he looked into Shelby's eyes hoping that she would give up easily. He knew what she thought was going on.
"Sooo what, Scott?" playing her role to a hilt she looked confused as she tilted her head to the side causing her blond locks to tumble over her left shoulder.
He knew it wasn't going to be that easy. He made a mental note to tell her later that nothing was happening between Bella and him. She was like a little sister to him. "So, do you mind………I mean, we can catch up later. At the docks," he caressed her lips with his as to say "I promise."
Giving one last glare in Bella's direction, Shelby headed back into the dining hall.
Once again taking her hand, he led her to the dock. She sat at the edge untying and taking off her red Nine West sneakers. She swung her legs over the ledge. She could feel the cool water graze the tips of her toes. They sat like that for sometime before speaking. Then they did; both at once.
"Sco- Bel," they laughed.
"You go first," she said gesturing with her hand.
He was silent, one hand resting on his thigh the other behind him, propping himself up. "I thought everything was okay. I mean, when I left, you were fine. Shane was fine." He stared straight ahead, scared of what her face might reveal if he should look at her now.
She nervously scratched her thumb with her forefinger. Covering her face, her hair slid off of her shoulders as she looked into her lap. "They were fine. Shane stopped for a while," disgusted she laughed as her stomach churned at the thought of what she was about to say. "It was even like we were a real family for a while you know. Like he was really my big brother; instead of just the halfwit asshole son of my step-dad." Another tear slipped down her flushed cheeks.
She couldn't look at him in the face. "About a week after you left," her body began to rack uncontrollably with sobs. Scott tried to pull her close, but she pushed him away. "About a week after you left," she began again, "he lost his job, again. So his dad was giving him shit, you know," she paused and looked up at him, his eyes silently encouraging her to go on. "He came in my room that night. It was the first time I ever – and he forced me to – but I didn't want to." Tears cascaded like crystal rivers dividing into rivulets down her face; flowing in miniature waterfalls off her chin.
"I swear to you, I am going to kill the bastard. I swear." Then he looked into her big green eyes and melted. "I'll be here for you, always. Forever," he looked her in the eyes and she knew he meant it.
She leaned her head on his shoulder as the tears began to slow. Together they stared ahead, watching the sky fill with brilliant colors as the sun slowly sunk beneath the horizon.
"We should talk to Peter," Scott murmured into Bella's hair.
"Why – what are you talking about?" she asked frantically jerking her head off of Scott's shoulder.
"Peter can help- he will tell your mom, explain it to her. They'll work it out – you can come here with me," he explained.
She had already put her shoes on and began violently shaking her head. "No Scott, no. My mom would cart me off to a mental institution. I didn't come for this. I came to tell you – you know what – nevermind! I shouldn't have come here!" She grabbed her car keys and ran across the grass. Scott scurried up to chase after her. He grabbed her by the elbow, tossing her to the ground. He landed awkwardly on top of her. He quickly moved off of her, but not before Daisy, Juliette, and Shelby; who happened to be walking by; saw.
Instantaneously, rage filled every part of Shelby. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" She flung herself at Bella.
"Get off of me," Bella screamed. As Shelby punched her in the stomach Scott pulled her off of his friend.
"What the -?" Scott began, but Shelby only cut him off. "You and her- you and HER?" By then Bella had gotten up from the ground.
"I'm pregnant," everyone stopped screaming and turned to look at her.
"What?" Scott screamed with a confused and horrific expression on his face.
"That's what I came to tell you. I'm pregnant. Shelby, I wasn't trying to take him," Bella gestured towards Scott with the hand that wasn't clutching her stomach. "Honest," she finished out of breath.
They all stood there watching as she climbed in her car and drove off down the dirt road. Silently, she scolded herself for coming.
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