D: Not mine. Just borrowing.
A/N:Okay people!! ONE review??!! What's up with that? But I'll let it slide for the first chapters or so. The story is just getting started. So, I would like to thank and give a shout out to Christie. Thanks girl, you made my day. This next chappy is for you. Here goes, enjoy!!
AA/N: Okay, this next part of medical stuff I was a little more informed since I had a cousin going through similar procedures and tests when she found some problems. I based it off of some of what I gathered from her, but I am still not a medical doctor, so don't quote me or whatever. It's still an AU. Thanx!
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The next morning, as the girls trooped off to math class after breakfast, they wished Shelby luck as they left the dorm. She'd just slept in an extra hour or so since she couldn't eat any food any way and figured it would be torture to accompany them to the mess hall. She slowly made her way to the lobby where she was meeting Sophie to leave. She found Sophie there, with a..DONUT!!
"Uh..I'm soo hungry Soph!! That's just..MEAN!" Shelby whined, her bottom lip completely hanging out.
"OH!.sorry Shel! Ready, hun?" Sophie said polishing off the donut and getting her keys.
"Yep..let's get this over with." Shelby said with an unenthusiastic and scared voice. Before Sophie knew it Shelby had her hand laid gently in the crook of Soph's arm. She smiled, holding it close, trying to ease Shelby's nerves.
'Gosh, she's really scared! It's gonna set her back!' Sophie realized as they made they way to the old truck. Shelby was looking down at her feet the whole time, so she didn't see who was at the truck already.
"Your door, m'lady?" a very familiar, fabulous voice said. Shelby's head popped up and she gasped.
"Scott?" she said in a whisper.
"Made a..shall we say..'compromise' with the fatherly one. He tended to see things my way. Someone's gotta help carry you home, .Sophie's not going to lug you home herself!" Scott said all sweet and macholy.
"Oh, can it wise guy! YOU threatened to steal his bike!" Sophie said swatting at him.
"Like I said..MY way!" He smiled happily, giving Shel a quick kiss on the forehead before helping her into the truck, then sliding in next to her as Sophie revved up the old Ford. Scott loved the old classic. Just after driving away awhile, Scott spoke up like a little hopeful boy.
"Um, Soph?..Can-can I drive home?" he said looking all hopeful. Both girls eyes shot open wide. After a moment of silence, Sophie responded.
"Only if Hell froze over." She said evenly. The look on Scott's poor face was enough to cause Shelby to bust up.
"Ahh.my poor prince's heart is shattered. Look at his face, ma.you gotta let him sometime It's a guy thing to.." Shelby said then trailed off when she saw the look on Sophie's face. She glanced at Scott, who looked bewildered back.
"What?!...Why you all looking weird?" Shelby asked confused.
"You just called her 'ma' Shelby!" Scott pointed out, smiling. Shelby looked thoughtful, then it dawned on her. She looked over at Sophie, unsure.
"Oh...uh..sorry...I ..didn't even notice. It just came out. I won'..." Shelby started to say, thinking it'd been rude because of Sophie's condition.
"No! No, please, go ahead!.I love it!" Sophie said, a tear falling. Shelby smiled back, her whole heart into it. Her walls were practically non existent when it came to Sophie now. She liked that.
Too soon for Shelby's concern, they got to the mini-hospital/clinic. In the lobby, they checked her in.
"And when's the last time you ate or drank anything?" the receptionist asked.
"Last night..can't you hear my stomach?" Shelby said grumpily. Then they did hear a stomach. Only it wasn't Shelby's.
"Scott? Didn't you have breakfast?" Shelby asked laughing at the timing.
"Nope..If you couldn't have anything..I couldn't have anything..seemed fair." He said shrugging like it was common knowledge. Shelby's face crumpled with emotion.
"Babe..that's so sweet! But I don't want you passing out on me. Go get something to eat once I'm in there, please?" Shelby asked. He nodded his promise.
"Okay, here's your wristband, for the patient...and since she'll be very much incoherent, we need one for her immediate guardian." The receptionist informed.(Made this little hospital policy up myself, not a real thing, so don't review saying so! thanx!) The nurse looked at Sophie.
"Oh! I-I didn't expect that! She's underage! Oh..Peter doesn't the authority of a guardian..yet." Sophie said.
"Well, I'll do it!" Scott volunteered like it solved everything.
"Oh, sweetie, that's very cute, but unless you're and adult, or her spouse, then I can't." the nurse said, smiling at him.
"Well, I am gonna marry her someday..I'm never gonna let Shelby go." He said quickly. Shelby grinned at that.
"Ma..you're my guardian..there isn't anyone else besides you and Peter. You're all I have, need, anyways." Shelby said softly, almost to herself.
"She's your mother?" the nurse said confused.
"Well, yeah. Closes one to one anyways." Shelby said truthfully. Scott still had hope in his eyes though.
"Okay..Ma..let me have your left wrist.And Mr. Shelby Merrick to be..since you just made my day with that Prince Charming act....let's have your left wrist." The nurse said grinning at the look on his excited face. Oh boy was Scott happy. He liked being someone important to Shelby's well being.
After some waiting in the lobby for a few minutes, a young candy stripper guy came out to escort her to her room.
"You her brother?" the young guy asked a little rudely.
"No..boyfriend." Scott answered protectively.
"You have to stay out here." The guy informed. Shelby instantly started to get upset.
"He's coming. He's got a clearance." Sophie said pointing to his wristband. The guy couldn't argue, but looked annoyed. Scott for a second caught a glint of something in his eye, but focused back on Shelby as her hand squeezed tighter in his hand. They went into a small hospital room. She changed into a gown and was about to have an I.V. put in for fluids, if she had a lot of bleeding and for the dye they would be using.
"Ms. Merrick, you're one hard stick!" the nurse commented. Shelby nodded knowingly.
"Yeah, always have been...I just go for my wrist vein, save me the pain of trying to find it else where." Shelby said. So they had to put it in her wrist, with Shelby burying her face in Scott's stomach as Sophie rubbed her back.
"Owwww ooooouuch! Eeeee.gosh I hate needles!" Shelby cried out as they put in the I.V. Then they strapped her to a board, since she could easily lose it. After she settled back some, they came in and administered the local, just before she drifted off, Scott holding on to her hand, she whispered.
"Love you." and conked out. That's when Scott and Sophie went back to the lobby to call Peter and get some food.
Every so often Scott would see the candy stripper with the nametag 'Walter' glance over at him and scowl. Finally by the 5th time, even Sophie took notice.
"What's with him?" she whispered at a nervous Scott (over Shel, not Walter.)
"I think he's upset that Shelby's MY girl. I saw the way he first eyed her. He'll just have to get over it. She's spoken for." Scott said protectively.
"Oh, you tell him Barringer. Protect your women!" Sophie kidded. Scott gave her a 'grunt' man sound then smiled lopsidedly. They sat there talking every so often about different things as they waited for Shelby to be finished.
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A/N: How do you like it so far? Does it make since to you! Hope you like the way I went. Please review and tell me what you think!! Next chapter up soon, but will be faster if I get more reviews! Thanx!
A/N:Okay people!! ONE review??!! What's up with that? But I'll let it slide for the first chapters or so. The story is just getting started. So, I would like to thank and give a shout out to Christie. Thanks girl, you made my day. This next chappy is for you. Here goes, enjoy!!
AA/N: Okay, this next part of medical stuff I was a little more informed since I had a cousin going through similar procedures and tests when she found some problems. I based it off of some of what I gathered from her, but I am still not a medical doctor, so don't quote me or whatever. It's still an AU. Thanx!
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The next morning, as the girls trooped off to math class after breakfast, they wished Shelby luck as they left the dorm. She'd just slept in an extra hour or so since she couldn't eat any food any way and figured it would be torture to accompany them to the mess hall. She slowly made her way to the lobby where she was meeting Sophie to leave. She found Sophie there, with a..DONUT!!
"Uh..I'm soo hungry Soph!! That's just..MEAN!" Shelby whined, her bottom lip completely hanging out.
"OH!.sorry Shel! Ready, hun?" Sophie said polishing off the donut and getting her keys.
"Yep..let's get this over with." Shelby said with an unenthusiastic and scared voice. Before Sophie knew it Shelby had her hand laid gently in the crook of Soph's arm. She smiled, holding it close, trying to ease Shelby's nerves.
'Gosh, she's really scared! It's gonna set her back!' Sophie realized as they made they way to the old truck. Shelby was looking down at her feet the whole time, so she didn't see who was at the truck already.
"Your door, m'lady?" a very familiar, fabulous voice said. Shelby's head popped up and she gasped.
"Scott?" she said in a whisper.
"Made a..shall we say..'compromise' with the fatherly one. He tended to see things my way. Someone's gotta help carry you home, .Sophie's not going to lug you home herself!" Scott said all sweet and macholy.
"Oh, can it wise guy! YOU threatened to steal his bike!" Sophie said swatting at him.
"Like I said..MY way!" He smiled happily, giving Shel a quick kiss on the forehead before helping her into the truck, then sliding in next to her as Sophie revved up the old Ford. Scott loved the old classic. Just after driving away awhile, Scott spoke up like a little hopeful boy.
"Um, Soph?..Can-can I drive home?" he said looking all hopeful. Both girls eyes shot open wide. After a moment of silence, Sophie responded.
"Only if Hell froze over." She said evenly. The look on Scott's poor face was enough to cause Shelby to bust up.
"Ahh.my poor prince's heart is shattered. Look at his face, ma.you gotta let him sometime It's a guy thing to.." Shelby said then trailed off when she saw the look on Sophie's face. She glanced at Scott, who looked bewildered back.
"What?!...Why you all looking weird?" Shelby asked confused.
"You just called her 'ma' Shelby!" Scott pointed out, smiling. Shelby looked thoughtful, then it dawned on her. She looked over at Sophie, unsure.
"Oh...uh..sorry...I ..didn't even notice. It just came out. I won'..." Shelby started to say, thinking it'd been rude because of Sophie's condition.
"No! No, please, go ahead!.I love it!" Sophie said, a tear falling. Shelby smiled back, her whole heart into it. Her walls were practically non existent when it came to Sophie now. She liked that.
Too soon for Shelby's concern, they got to the mini-hospital/clinic. In the lobby, they checked her in.
"And when's the last time you ate or drank anything?" the receptionist asked.
"Last night..can't you hear my stomach?" Shelby said grumpily. Then they did hear a stomach. Only it wasn't Shelby's.
"Scott? Didn't you have breakfast?" Shelby asked laughing at the timing.
"Nope..If you couldn't have anything..I couldn't have anything..seemed fair." He said shrugging like it was common knowledge. Shelby's face crumpled with emotion.
"Babe..that's so sweet! But I don't want you passing out on me. Go get something to eat once I'm in there, please?" Shelby asked. He nodded his promise.
"Okay, here's your wristband, for the patient...and since she'll be very much incoherent, we need one for her immediate guardian." The receptionist informed.(Made this little hospital policy up myself, not a real thing, so don't review saying so! thanx!) The nurse looked at Sophie.
"Oh! I-I didn't expect that! She's underage! Oh..Peter doesn't the authority of a guardian..yet." Sophie said.
"Well, I'll do it!" Scott volunteered like it solved everything.
"Oh, sweetie, that's very cute, but unless you're and adult, or her spouse, then I can't." the nurse said, smiling at him.
"Well, I am gonna marry her someday..I'm never gonna let Shelby go." He said quickly. Shelby grinned at that.
"Ma..you're my guardian..there isn't anyone else besides you and Peter. You're all I have, need, anyways." Shelby said softly, almost to herself.
"She's your mother?" the nurse said confused.
"Well, yeah. Closes one to one anyways." Shelby said truthfully. Scott still had hope in his eyes though.
"Okay..Ma..let me have your left wrist.And Mr. Shelby Merrick to be..since you just made my day with that Prince Charming act....let's have your left wrist." The nurse said grinning at the look on his excited face. Oh boy was Scott happy. He liked being someone important to Shelby's well being.
After some waiting in the lobby for a few minutes, a young candy stripper guy came out to escort her to her room.
"You her brother?" the young guy asked a little rudely.
"No..boyfriend." Scott answered protectively.
"You have to stay out here." The guy informed. Shelby instantly started to get upset.
"He's coming. He's got a clearance." Sophie said pointing to his wristband. The guy couldn't argue, but looked annoyed. Scott for a second caught a glint of something in his eye, but focused back on Shelby as her hand squeezed tighter in his hand. They went into a small hospital room. She changed into a gown and was about to have an I.V. put in for fluids, if she had a lot of bleeding and for the dye they would be using.
"Ms. Merrick, you're one hard stick!" the nurse commented. Shelby nodded knowingly.
"Yeah, always have been...I just go for my wrist vein, save me the pain of trying to find it else where." Shelby said. So they had to put it in her wrist, with Shelby burying her face in Scott's stomach as Sophie rubbed her back.
"Owwww ooooouuch! Eeeee.gosh I hate needles!" Shelby cried out as they put in the I.V. Then they strapped her to a board, since she could easily lose it. After she settled back some, they came in and administered the local, just before she drifted off, Scott holding on to her hand, she whispered.
"Love you." and conked out. That's when Scott and Sophie went back to the lobby to call Peter and get some food.
Every so often Scott would see the candy stripper with the nametag 'Walter' glance over at him and scowl. Finally by the 5th time, even Sophie took notice.
"What's with him?" she whispered at a nervous Scott (over Shel, not Walter.)
"I think he's upset that Shelby's MY girl. I saw the way he first eyed her. He'll just have to get over it. She's spoken for." Scott said protectively.
"Oh, you tell him Barringer. Protect your women!" Sophie kidded. Scott gave her a 'grunt' man sound then smiled lopsidedly. They sat there talking every so often about different things as they waited for Shelby to be finished.
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A/N: How do you like it so far? Does it make since to you! Hope you like the way I went. Please review and tell me what you think!! Next chapter up soon, but will be faster if I get more reviews! Thanx!