OK, OK I know that was REALLY mean to do to you. And I haven't updated in
soooooooo long. I apologize people, I'm really sorry. My inspiration just
went "poof" I've been working on this chap all week, and I hope y'all like
it.
Chapter 19
**What is she DOING??** Scott wondered looking down at Shelby's arms around his waist. Her voice whispering in his ear had startled him so much that he'd nearly scalded himself and her. **THAT would've improved things between us,** he thought sarcastically. **But, still, WHAT IS GOING ON???** And then, he decided he didn't really want to know. At least, not yet. **After supper, I'll talk to her.**
"Hey, Shel," he replied, setting the spoon on the stove top and turning around. "Have a nice nap?" She moved away from him.
"Yes," she whispered, not looking at him, as she sat down. Scott glanced at her, puzzled. **Hot then cold. I'll never figure that girl out.**
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(After supper)
Scott and Shelby were sitting on Mrs. Boyd's patio. The air was still and cool, for California anyway. The sum was almost finished setting, but neither Scott nor Shelby said anything. The silence between them was comfortable, but they both felt the heaviness of words unsaid. They both tried to break the silence at the same time.
"Scott, I--"
"Shelby, I--"
They looked at each other and smile. "You first," Scott said. Shelby sighed.
"I'm sorry I've been so difficult today," she said, looking at the ground. Scott knew apologizing didn't come easily for Shelby. It didn't come easily for him, either.
"It's all right, Shel. I think I understand." **What am I SAYING?? That is HUGE lie. I don't understand at all.**
Shelby glanced at Scott out of the corner of her eye as he spoke. She smiled. **He's lying. I know it. He won't look at me.**
"You can be honest with me, you know." She looked at him. He smiled and shrugged sheepishly but didn't say anything. Shelby stared at him and waited.
Finally, Scott spoke. "So....why were you so mad this morning? In Peter's truck?"
Shelby didn't want to answer that question. She'd overreacted, she knew that now. "It wasn't anything. I just freaked out." Scott knew she was lying because she wasn't looking at him.
"Now YOU'RE not being honest with ME. C'mon, Shel. The truth."
She sighed. **Do I really have to do this?** "Well..." she started.
"Scott? Shelby? Are you out there?" Mrs. Boyd asked from in the house. **SAVED.** Shelby silently cheered. She heard Scott sigh.
"Yes, Mom. We are." He gave Shelby a look that said "This discussion is NOT over." **Fine with me,** she thought.
"I thought you two would like to go to..." She stopped. "Am I interrupting something?" she asked, glancing at them.
"No," Shelby answered before Scott could open his mouth. She could feel him glaring at her, but she refused to look at him. "What did you think we could do?" she asked Mrs. Boyd.
"There's a concert down the road a bit. A free one." She added. "I thought you two might like to go."
Shelby looked at Scott. "You want to go?"
He shrugged. "Sure."
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(About midnight after the concert)
"I haven't had that much fun in a LONG time." Shelby slurred her words together. Her glassy eyes looked up at Scott. She'd had more to drink that he had, but they had both had WAY too much. Thankfully, the concert had been only a few blocks away, so neither of them had had to drive.
"Me, either," he replied. They stumbled into the house. Even though they tried not to, they made a LOT of noise walking up the stairs to their rooms. Scott hugged Shelby outside of her room. "Good night, Shel," he whispered in her ear. He felt her body collapse against his. He carried her to her bed and laid her under the covers. "Sweet dreams," he said and kissed her forehead.
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Scott woke with a start. His room was still dark but his alarm clock was shut off. **Power must be out.** But that had never bothered him before. **So why did I wake up?** he wondered. He was just dozing off when he heard a noise outside his room. He listened for a while, but when he didn't hear anything else, he decided he'd been hearing things. "No..No..Stop it!" Now he was certain he wasn't hearing things. **Something's wrong with Shelby.** He got out of bed and quietly walked across the hall to Shelby's room. She was tossing and turning under her covers and moaning in her sleep. **Another nightmare.** He sighed. **Terrific.** He wasn't sure what he should do. Wake her up? Leave her alone? He touched her shoulder lightly. She flinched but didn't wake up. He leaned toward her. "Wake up, Shel," he whispered in her ear. She jerked upright and backed up against the wall. Scott didn't move. "It's just me, Shel. Scott." She relaxed but didn't move closer. He sat on the edge of her bed.
"Why are you in her?" she asked, not looking at him.
"I woke up for some reason and I heard you talking in your sleep. I wanted to make sure you were OK."
"And you woke me up." She sighed. Scott moved closer to her.
"So...you wanna talk about it?" he asked.
"Not really. I'd rather go back to sleep."
"OK." Scott stood up and started to leave.
"Wait." Shelby grabbed his hand. He stopped. "Please don't leave." Scott sat down again.
"Why not?" he asked even though he already knew the answer.
"Because..because I'm...afraid of the dark!" Scott glanced at her, clearly NOT believe what she'd said. He shrugged.
"Fine. I'll keep you company. At least, until you fall asleep."
Shelby sighed. "OK." Less than five minutes later she was sound asleep. Scott sat on the edge of her bed for a few more minutes, then lay down next to her and fell asleep.
So? Was it worth the wait? I'll do my best to have another out soon (like before Christmas) but I'm not making any promises. You guyz can review anyhow though, cuz I really appreciate them!
Chapter 19
**What is she DOING??** Scott wondered looking down at Shelby's arms around his waist. Her voice whispering in his ear had startled him so much that he'd nearly scalded himself and her. **THAT would've improved things between us,** he thought sarcastically. **But, still, WHAT IS GOING ON???** And then, he decided he didn't really want to know. At least, not yet. **After supper, I'll talk to her.**
"Hey, Shel," he replied, setting the spoon on the stove top and turning around. "Have a nice nap?" She moved away from him.
"Yes," she whispered, not looking at him, as she sat down. Scott glanced at her, puzzled. **Hot then cold. I'll never figure that girl out.**
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(After supper)
Scott and Shelby were sitting on Mrs. Boyd's patio. The air was still and cool, for California anyway. The sum was almost finished setting, but neither Scott nor Shelby said anything. The silence between them was comfortable, but they both felt the heaviness of words unsaid. They both tried to break the silence at the same time.
"Scott, I--"
"Shelby, I--"
They looked at each other and smile. "You first," Scott said. Shelby sighed.
"I'm sorry I've been so difficult today," she said, looking at the ground. Scott knew apologizing didn't come easily for Shelby. It didn't come easily for him, either.
"It's all right, Shel. I think I understand." **What am I SAYING?? That is HUGE lie. I don't understand at all.**
Shelby glanced at Scott out of the corner of her eye as he spoke. She smiled. **He's lying. I know it. He won't look at me.**
"You can be honest with me, you know." She looked at him. He smiled and shrugged sheepishly but didn't say anything. Shelby stared at him and waited.
Finally, Scott spoke. "So....why were you so mad this morning? In Peter's truck?"
Shelby didn't want to answer that question. She'd overreacted, she knew that now. "It wasn't anything. I just freaked out." Scott knew she was lying because she wasn't looking at him.
"Now YOU'RE not being honest with ME. C'mon, Shel. The truth."
She sighed. **Do I really have to do this?** "Well..." she started.
"Scott? Shelby? Are you out there?" Mrs. Boyd asked from in the house. **SAVED.** Shelby silently cheered. She heard Scott sigh.
"Yes, Mom. We are." He gave Shelby a look that said "This discussion is NOT over." **Fine with me,** she thought.
"I thought you two would like to go to..." She stopped. "Am I interrupting something?" she asked, glancing at them.
"No," Shelby answered before Scott could open his mouth. She could feel him glaring at her, but she refused to look at him. "What did you think we could do?" she asked Mrs. Boyd.
"There's a concert down the road a bit. A free one." She added. "I thought you two might like to go."
Shelby looked at Scott. "You want to go?"
He shrugged. "Sure."
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(About midnight after the concert)
"I haven't had that much fun in a LONG time." Shelby slurred her words together. Her glassy eyes looked up at Scott. She'd had more to drink that he had, but they had both had WAY too much. Thankfully, the concert had been only a few blocks away, so neither of them had had to drive.
"Me, either," he replied. They stumbled into the house. Even though they tried not to, they made a LOT of noise walking up the stairs to their rooms. Scott hugged Shelby outside of her room. "Good night, Shel," he whispered in her ear. He felt her body collapse against his. He carried her to her bed and laid her under the covers. "Sweet dreams," he said and kissed her forehead.
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Scott woke with a start. His room was still dark but his alarm clock was shut off. **Power must be out.** But that had never bothered him before. **So why did I wake up?** he wondered. He was just dozing off when he heard a noise outside his room. He listened for a while, but when he didn't hear anything else, he decided he'd been hearing things. "No..No..Stop it!" Now he was certain he wasn't hearing things. **Something's wrong with Shelby.** He got out of bed and quietly walked across the hall to Shelby's room. She was tossing and turning under her covers and moaning in her sleep. **Another nightmare.** He sighed. **Terrific.** He wasn't sure what he should do. Wake her up? Leave her alone? He touched her shoulder lightly. She flinched but didn't wake up. He leaned toward her. "Wake up, Shel," he whispered in her ear. She jerked upright and backed up against the wall. Scott didn't move. "It's just me, Shel. Scott." She relaxed but didn't move closer. He sat on the edge of her bed.
"Why are you in her?" she asked, not looking at him.
"I woke up for some reason and I heard you talking in your sleep. I wanted to make sure you were OK."
"And you woke me up." She sighed. Scott moved closer to her.
"So...you wanna talk about it?" he asked.
"Not really. I'd rather go back to sleep."
"OK." Scott stood up and started to leave.
"Wait." Shelby grabbed his hand. He stopped. "Please don't leave." Scott sat down again.
"Why not?" he asked even though he already knew the answer.
"Because..because I'm...afraid of the dark!" Scott glanced at her, clearly NOT believe what she'd said. He shrugged.
"Fine. I'll keep you company. At least, until you fall asleep."
Shelby sighed. "OK." Less than five minutes later she was sound asleep. Scott sat on the edge of her bed for a few more minutes, then lay down next to her and fell asleep.
So? Was it worth the wait? I'll do my best to have another out soon (like before Christmas) but I'm not making any promises. You guyz can review anyhow though, cuz I really appreciate them!