Part Eleven
Two years went by and Shawn and Belle, both living in separate states leading different lives, were able to get over each other and move on. Shawn started dating a girl named Jessica. She was a very pretty, intelligent, and kind person and Shawn fell in love with her. She also fell in love with him and they ended up getting engaged.
Belle concentrated completely on her career as an interior designer. She was well on her way to getting her Master's and she was spending all of her free time with a guy named Andrew. Andrew, who went by Drew, was really cute and extremely nice and outgoing, just like her. She rarely thought of Shawn at all, even when she ran into Bo or Hope.
One day, a card came for Brady from Shawn. Since Belle and Brady were sharing an apartment, Belle saw the card first. She didn't open it, since it wasn't addressed to her, but she noticed the fancy envelope. When Brady got home and opened it, she learned it was an invitation to Shawn's wedding.
"Oh," she said. She remembered how he had once proposed to her. She suddenly wondered what might have happened if she had said yes. "Are you gonna go?"
"Yeah, probably," Brady replied. "It's in a few months. Shawn is my cousin."
"Yeah."
"So what did happen between you two? I never did find out."
Belle took a deep breath. "The day that we graduated from high school, he proposed."
Brady looked shocked. "And you said no?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"I wasn't ready for a commitment like that, even with him. I loved him so much, but I couldn't see the future at that point, and I didn't want to hurt him by saying yes and then backing out."
Brady nodded. "Well, everything makes sense now. Do Mom and Dad know?"
Belle shook her head. "Never told anyone. I don't think Shawn has either."
"Ever wonder what might have been?"
"No, not really. What happened, happened, I'm not in love with him anymore, and he's obviously in love with some other girl."
"A one...Jessica Hart."
"Right. There's no point in wondering what might have been."
TBC
Two years went by and Shawn and Belle, both living in separate states leading different lives, were able to get over each other and move on. Shawn started dating a girl named Jessica. She was a very pretty, intelligent, and kind person and Shawn fell in love with her. She also fell in love with him and they ended up getting engaged.
Belle concentrated completely on her career as an interior designer. She was well on her way to getting her Master's and she was spending all of her free time with a guy named Andrew. Andrew, who went by Drew, was really cute and extremely nice and outgoing, just like her. She rarely thought of Shawn at all, even when she ran into Bo or Hope.
One day, a card came for Brady from Shawn. Since Belle and Brady were sharing an apartment, Belle saw the card first. She didn't open it, since it wasn't addressed to her, but she noticed the fancy envelope. When Brady got home and opened it, she learned it was an invitation to Shawn's wedding.
"Oh," she said. She remembered how he had once proposed to her. She suddenly wondered what might have happened if she had said yes. "Are you gonna go?"
"Yeah, probably," Brady replied. "It's in a few months. Shawn is my cousin."
"Yeah."
"So what did happen between you two? I never did find out."
Belle took a deep breath. "The day that we graduated from high school, he proposed."
Brady looked shocked. "And you said no?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"I wasn't ready for a commitment like that, even with him. I loved him so much, but I couldn't see the future at that point, and I didn't want to hurt him by saying yes and then backing out."
Brady nodded. "Well, everything makes sense now. Do Mom and Dad know?"
Belle shook her head. "Never told anyone. I don't think Shawn has either."
"Ever wonder what might have been?"
"No, not really. What happened, happened, I'm not in love with him anymore, and he's obviously in love with some other girl."
"A one...Jessica Hart."
"Right. There's no point in wondering what might have been."
TBC