Trish hugged her friend. "We'll see you in two weeks." Trish said. "Okay." Shelby said. She turned and gave Brock a hug. "I love you guys." She said. "We love you to little girl." Brock said. Shelby watched them leave. Two weeks and she would be back with her friends. She had put in her notice yesterday. She looked around for Taker. He had gone to turn in Brock and Trish's rental car and hadn't come back yet. She had the whole weekend with him and she couldn't wait. They had shared nothing but a few kisses but Shelby knew she was falling for him hard. It scared her but excited her at the same time. "Come on darlin. Ready to go?" he asked. "Yea." She said.
Taker wasn't headed in the direction of the house. "Where are you going?" Shelby asked. "I'm taking you to the fair. It's in town." He said. "I never have been to a fair before." She said. "You'll love it." Taker said. He told her about some of the rides and the games. "It sounds like fun." She said. "Slide over here beside me." He said. Shelby slid next to him and he put his arm around her. "Consider this our first date." Taker said. "Date?" she asked. "Yea, we're going to do this right. We're going to date for a while." He said grinning. She smiled and leaned against him.
Shelby had a wonderful time at the fair. Taker had made her ride the ferris wheel even though she said it looked to scary. Once she got on though she loved it. When they were sitting at the top Taker had pulled her close. "I'm going to steal me a kiss." He said and bent and kissed her gently easing her mouth open with his tongue and teasing her tongue with his. He pulled back and smiled at her. They rode every ride there was. Taker bought her cotton candy and funnel cake. Shelby cheered for him at the basket ball shoot where he made every basket and won her a huge teddy bear. She hugged it. "Now when your not here I'll have him to cuddle with." Shelby said grinning at him. "Lord I think I'm jealous of a Teddy bear." He said laughing. Taker's hands never left her. He was either holding her hand or had his arm around her. Shelby felt so cherished by him. Her feelings for him were growing each second she spent with him. It was late when they finally headed home. Shelby was tired and was lying against him yawning and trying to stay awake. "Will you go to the movies and dinner with me tomorrow?" Taker asked stroking her hair. "I would love to." She said. Taker smiled. He was going to do this the right way. There was no way he was going to lose her again.
Taker carried her up to bed. She had fell asleep in the truck. He set her on the bed. "Baby, wake up so you can get these clothes off." Taker said. Shelby just rolled over on her side and kept sleeping. Taker sighed and went and got a t-shirt. He bent and pulled off her jeans and then her shirt. Damn she was beautiful. Okay stop Taker he thought the girl is passed out and you're staring at her like a steak. He quickly pulled the t-shirt over her head and pulled the covers over her. He pulled off his clothes and put some sweats on and got in beside her but stayed on his side of the bed. "Mark." Shelby mumbled sleepily. "What darlin?" he asked. "Why are you way over there?" she asked. "Cause little girl I'm feelin a little frisky if ya know what I mean and it's safer if I stay over here." He said. "Oh." She said. "Mark if you want to make love. I will." She said. Taker turned over to face her. "Shelby there's nothing I want more than to make love to you, but I don't think you're ready for that. When we make love I want ya to be so in love with me your head spins and ya feel dizzy. I want ya to know there no other man on earth for ya but me and I want ya to know its forever. When it happens there will be no doubt in your mind that we were meant to be." Taker said. Shelby nodded and put her hand in his. Taker took her hand and kissed her palm. He held her hand until she fell asleep. "Soon baby." He whispered.
The weekend flew by. Taker had treated her like a queen Taking her too dinner and a movie. Sunday he had took her for a ride on his bike and they had went on a picnic. The weather was chilly but Taker had brought a blanket and they had sat in the park cuddled under the blanket just talking getting to know each other. Taker told her about his marriages and how they hadn't worked out. Shelby told him about her lonely childhood and how lost she had felt being moved from place to place nobody ever really wanting her. Taker saw the sadness in her eyes as she talked about her child hood. He wished he could erase all her pain. They sat under the blanket for hour's just talking and kissing holding on to each other.
Monday rolled around much too quickly and it was time for Taker to go. Shelby stood in the terminal next to him holding his hand not wanting to let him go. His flight was called and Shelby walked him to the gate. "I'm going to miss you." Shelby said. Take hugged her to him. "It's killing you to leave ya girl, you just don't know." Taker said. "Yes I do." She said looking into those fathomless green eyes. He lowered his head and captured her lips in a mind blowing kiss. He sucked and nipped at her lips wanting to memorize her taste. Shelby moaned and clung to him. He pulled back. "I gotta go. Two weeks baby. It won't be so bad." He said. "Okay go before I lose it." She said. He kissed her cheek and turned and left. "It will be the longest two weeks of my life." She whispered as she turned and left.