Shelby walked into her and Jeff's room. She heard the shower running. Shelby sat the box of invitations down on the table and kicked off her shoes. She was exhausted. Jeff came out drying his hair. "Hey honey." Shelby said. "Hi." He said. "Jeff could I talk to you for a minute?" she asked. "Yea." He said and sat down. He looked tired. "Is there any thing wrong? You seemed preoccupied lately." Shelby said. "No. I'm just working a lot lately." He said. He looked at the invitations. "What's this?" he asked. "Invitations for the wedding." Shelby said. "Is it time to mail them?" he asked. "I will mail them next week. I just wanted to get them finished up." Shelby said. Jeff nodded. "Listen Shelby I'm meeting some of the guys at the bar down the street for a drink. Do you mind?" he asked. "No honey go ahead." Shelby said. Jeff gave her a quick kiss. "Me and Andrew are going to shoot some pool. I'll see you later." Jeff said. Shelby went and took a shower. She got out and threw on a shirt and some jeans. She was tired but couldn't settle down. She decided to go downstairs and get a bite to eat.
Shelby went in the restaurant and found a table. She ordered a burger and some fries and pulled out a book she had brought with her to read. Her food arrived and she put her book away. She looked up and seen Andrew come in. "Hey Andrew." She called out. Andrew came over. "Hi Shelby what's up?" he said. "I thought you and Jeff were playing pool tonight?" Shelby said. "Uhh that kind of fell through. I decided to spend some time with Stacey. I came in here to see if she was eating. I guess she's in her room." Andrew said. "Oh Okay." Shelby said. "Well I'll see you later." Andrew said. Shelby smiled. "Okay you and Stacey have fun." She said. Andrew waved and walked out of the restaurant. "Hey want some company?" Taker said. Shelby looked up smiling. "Of course." She said. Taker sat down. "Where's Jeff?" Taker asked. "He went to a bar with some friends." Shelby said. "Why didn't you go with him?" Taker asked. "I didn't feel up to going out tonight." Shelby said. "Tired huh?" he said. "Yea planning a wedding is something else." She said. Taker ordered his food. "So got a lot left to do?" He asked. "Just mail the invitations. Everything else is pretty much set." She said. "Good maybe you can get some rest, you look tired." Taker said. "Mark I'm fine. Everything will be over in a couple of weeks." She said. Shelby let out a big yawn. "Okay young lady. You're dead on your feet. Let's get you up to your room. I want you to take your ass straight to bed." Taker said. Shelby laughed. "Yes sir." She said.
Taker stood at Shelby's door with her. "You go on to bed now, ya hear?" Taker said. Shelby threw her arms around him and hugged him tight. "What I do to deserve that?" he said smiling. "Besides Trish you're my best friend in the world. Thank you for being so sweet." She said. Taker stroked her hair. "Darlin you aint got to thank me. I care about you." He said. Taker kissed her on top of the head, now git." He said pushing her in the door. "Night." She said. "Good night Darlin." Taker said. Shelby shut the door and pulled off her jeans and crawled in the bed.
Shelby woke up and looked the clock. 3:00am. She turned and saw Jeff was sound asleep beside her. She wrapped her arm around his waist and laid her head on his shoulder. "Shelby." Jeff said. "I'm sorry Jeff I didn't mean to wake you." She said. "Your the sweetest little girl." He said. Shelby smiled. "Go back to sleep Jeff. You're exhausted." She said. He drew the covers over them and kissed Shelby on the cheek. Shelby watched as he drifted back to sleep. She couldn't wait until they were married and went on there honeymoon. Then they could both relax and enjoy each other.
Shelby decided to take a break and went to the cafeteria. Today had been nothing but a pain. Seemed like every piece of equipment was not working right. Shelby got some coffee and sat down. "Hey Shelby." Stacey said. "Hi." Shelby said Stacey had become and stayed friendly over the last couple of months. "So how is the wedding plans going?" Stacey asked. "Fine I just got to mail out the invitations and that's about it." Shelby said. Stacey stared at her for a minute. "What's wrong?" Shelby asked. "Nothing. I've got to go." Stacey said suddenly. Shelby watched her leave. What the hell was up with her Shelby thought.