Part Five
It had been two weeks since Shawn was released from the hospital. The whole Brady family---and the town of Salem, for that matter-- had hailed Shawn a hero, but he would have nothing of it. "I did what, hopefully, any other brother or sister would have done," he had said. "All the credit goes to the firemen for getting everybody out alive."
By this time, Marlena and Hope made a bet about how long it would be until Belle and Shawn's first date.
The first couple of days, Shawn slept off the enormous amount of painkillers he was having to take for his head and for his arm. But after the pain started to subside on its own, Shawn finally officially asked Belle on a date.
"Oh, this is so exciting!" Marlena squealed as she prepared her camera. Shawn was due any moment. John and Brady sat at the table discussing which of them got to give Shawn the "talk" about dating Belle.
The doorbell rang. Marlena rushed to the door, but then opened slowly and casually. She was slightly surprised to see Hope standing behind Shawn, who looked a bit embarrassed.
"She wants to take a picture of me and Belle," Shawn explained as he and Hope entered. Marlena laughed and showed Hope her camera. Brady and John simultaneously stood up and walked over to Shawn.
"Have her home NO LATER than eleven," John started, without so much as a greeting.
"If she comes home crying, think PAIN," Brady warned.
"If she comes home more than ten minutes late, your dating privileges with her will be provoked."
"If you pressure her into doing anything that she doesn't want you to do, then your head will be mounted on the wall in my bedroom."
"If you give her more than just a peck when you drop her off, I will not allow her to see you ever again."
"Daddy! Brady!" Belle screeched as she came out of her bedroom. "Stop it!"
She turned to Shawn as she came down the stairs. "Sorry about that."
"No problem, you're worth it."
John broke out into a smile. "Have fun kids. Now, I assume that you two are going to Tuscany, since you're both decked out in fancy clothes."
"Tuscany it is," Shawn beamed. He smiled at Belle. "Shall we go?" He offered his arm.
"Nope," Marlena interrupted. âE?Picture time."
"Mom," Belle whined. "Stop embarrassing me!"
"It's okay, we can be embarrassed together. See that woman over there? Doesn't she remind you a lot of MY mother?"
Belle grinned. "Our mothers are dorks."
After the pictures had been taken, Shawn and Belle were off to Tuscany.
Before Hope left the Penthouse, she turned to Marlena. "By the way," she told Marlena, "You owe me ten dollars."
It had been two weeks since Shawn was released from the hospital. The whole Brady family---and the town of Salem, for that matter-- had hailed Shawn a hero, but he would have nothing of it. "I did what, hopefully, any other brother or sister would have done," he had said. "All the credit goes to the firemen for getting everybody out alive."
By this time, Marlena and Hope made a bet about how long it would be until Belle and Shawn's first date.
The first couple of days, Shawn slept off the enormous amount of painkillers he was having to take for his head and for his arm. But after the pain started to subside on its own, Shawn finally officially asked Belle on a date.
"Oh, this is so exciting!" Marlena squealed as she prepared her camera. Shawn was due any moment. John and Brady sat at the table discussing which of them got to give Shawn the "talk" about dating Belle.
The doorbell rang. Marlena rushed to the door, but then opened slowly and casually. She was slightly surprised to see Hope standing behind Shawn, who looked a bit embarrassed.
"She wants to take a picture of me and Belle," Shawn explained as he and Hope entered. Marlena laughed and showed Hope her camera. Brady and John simultaneously stood up and walked over to Shawn.
"Have her home NO LATER than eleven," John started, without so much as a greeting.
"If she comes home crying, think PAIN," Brady warned.
"If she comes home more than ten minutes late, your dating privileges with her will be provoked."
"If you pressure her into doing anything that she doesn't want you to do, then your head will be mounted on the wall in my bedroom."
"If you give her more than just a peck when you drop her off, I will not allow her to see you ever again."
"Daddy! Brady!" Belle screeched as she came out of her bedroom. "Stop it!"
She turned to Shawn as she came down the stairs. "Sorry about that."
"No problem, you're worth it."
John broke out into a smile. "Have fun kids. Now, I assume that you two are going to Tuscany, since you're both decked out in fancy clothes."
"Tuscany it is," Shawn beamed. He smiled at Belle. "Shall we go?" He offered his arm.
"Nope," Marlena interrupted. âE?Picture time."
"Mom," Belle whined. "Stop embarrassing me!"
"It's okay, we can be embarrassed together. See that woman over there? Doesn't she remind you a lot of MY mother?"
Belle grinned. "Our mothers are dorks."
After the pictures had been taken, Shawn and Belle were off to Tuscany.
Before Hope left the Penthouse, she turned to Marlena. "By the way," she told Marlena, "You owe me ten dollars."