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A/N: Thanks sooo much for all the reviews!! You guys rock!! Okay, here's the next chapter, up as soon as I could since ff.net has been down for awhile. Enjoy!!
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Two hours later after an in depth ultrasound, sonogram, dye colored MRI, an internal sonogram, and blood tests Shelby was done. It took close to an hour extra then what expected cause they found some problems. And so did Sophie...with a very anxious Scott.
"It's been WAY to long Soph..why don't they tell us anything!?" he said running a hand through his hair and pacing.
"Scott." Sophie said evenly, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"If you DON'T stop pacing.RIGHT NOW, you're gonna BEG for me to put you on shuns!!" Sophie said through narrowed eyes.
"Uh..sorry Soph...I'll sit over here." He said in a little voice sitting way on the other side of the lobby. Just then, the nurse came out.
"Shelby Merrick's family?" she said and they both sprang to her.
"She's out now. She'll be in her room in about a half-hour. You can wait there for her." The nurse said, showing them in. They took a seat, Sophie calling Horizon to give word. When she got off she was smirking.
"What?" Scott asked.
"Huh?..um.Auggie has them all around the campfire outside.PRAYING! Even Daisy!" Sophie smirked. Scott grinned at that as he pictured it. Not that long later they wheeled Shelby in on her bed, Scott looking her all over with concern.
"Is this the famous Scott?" one of the Recovery nurses asked.
"That's me." Scott answered, nodding his head.
"She's been saying your name the moment she started coming to. I can see why. Quite a looker." She smiled motherly. He blushed slightly, but once they had her situated, he took her un-I.V'd hand and held it.
"Shel? Shelby? I'm right here." He whispered kissing her fingers and then her forehead. He noticed the Band-Aid with a cotton ball bandage at the bend in her arm, also the dot Band-Aid on the top of the hand.
"Why does she got more holes?" he asked protectively.
"To draw blood. We couldn't find a vein from all the scar tissue." The nurse said sadly. He grimaced.
"Mmm.Sscott?" Shelby mumbled, wiggling a little.
"Yeah babe..I'm right here. So's Sophie." He said softly, holding her hand. She started blinking her eyes open, then smiled drunkenly.
"Sssoo..tweaked out." She mumbled, then grimaced when she wiggled too much.
"Are you hurting? Want some pain meds?" Scott asked concerned.
"Yeah..very sore..only a little though..can't get hooked." She mumbled, her face all crumpled. He quickly went to find her nurse while Sophie took her hand.
"How you doing kiddo?" Sophie asked smiling.
"Never better..am I okay, ma?" Shelby asked getting worried.
"Don't know. You were in there for over two hours. They did more tests and stuff than expected. But we'll worry later." Sophie said as Scott dragged a nurse in gently by the arm.
"See? She's in pain. Do something. Please." Scott said pointing at Shelby like the nurse was four years old.
"Yes. I see. I'll get HER nurse right away. Gosh, what a guy?! He dragged me from my other patient!" she said, but she was smiling as she went to the door.
"Gonna marry that boy someday" Shelby said weakly, smiling at him.
"You better!" the nurse said leaving. Scott looked like he was going to drag her back, but Shelby's nurse came in with some pills.
"Here you go sweetie, and some applesauce or pudding to help." She said handing it to Scott. He ever so gently sat down next to her on the bed and helped feed it to her, then gave her the pills with some 7-up(not mine).
"Thanks, you're a prince!" Shelby mumbled, pointing to her lips for a kiss. Sophie pretended to be fascinated by the doorknob as Scott stole a sweet kiss from her. She slept for another couple of hours, Scott right by her side, asleep on his folded arms that were resting on her bed. She had her hand tucked in his hands so that his face lay on top of it. Sophie was in the recliner. Around 3:00ish, she woke up and sat up sorely as the rest of the anesthesia wore off. The pain was all right. Nothing she couldn't handle. Finally, now that she was more coherent, the doctor came in to tell her the news on her condition.
"Well Ms. Merrick..It was worse then I thought. One of my worst cases I've seen. Especially in someone so young. I called to the doctor that's covering your sisters case to match data and it comes to find out that apparently you mother had been slipping you birth control pills starting when you were 10.and to your sister at 13. You remember taking these?" he said holding up a tiny zip lock baggie.
"Oh my gosh! She told me they were vitamins!!..I..sometimes switched with Jess's Flintstones ones!!..She's taken them BEFORE she was 13!" Shelby said getting upset. Scott tried to calm her down by putting an arm around her.
"That effected her more seriously then you..but still harmed you seriously. This sporadic dosage caused you body to go 'out of whack' so to say. Confused your cycle what to do. This caused scarring to develop and now your body doesn't function on a normal level any more. It's harder for you to produce eggs at a normal, if at all, level. They could be just sporadic and sparingly..hence the discomfort you told us about. And not at a regular cycle. You'll, I'm sorry to say, will have a tough time conceiving children naturally.not medically though. But there is a drug I'm gonna put you on to help regulate everything better..which will in turn, better your chances later when you WANT to start a family. It'll end all the discomfort you've been having." He informed gently. Shelby couldn't see straight. Her own MOTHER!?! And now her future was practically ripped apart?
"That's it..she's done. That's the last straw. Not any more." Shelby said evenly shaking her head angrily as tears were in her eyes. She looked up suddenly.
"My sister?" Shelby asked quickly.
"She's worse, I'm afraid. At such a young age.. It was too much. They have to do a partial hysterectomy. There's just too much scarring that could lead to cysts and tumors. The drugs you mother used wasn't the best or right type for you two. I'm sorry." He said, hating this part of his job.
"She's not my mother. SHE is" Shelby said pointing to Sophie" that women is nothing to me." She finished with clenched teeth. The doctor nodded. He hated what that woman did to these two young sisters.
"Your sister wants to talk to you. I guess she threw you mom.sorry.out of her room. You could call her when your ready." He said kindly. Shelby took a moment to collect herself then nodded.
"Thank you, Dr. Green." Shelby said, smiling quickly at him.
"No problem. Just keep your head up, hun." He said walking out after shaking Scott and Sophie's hands.
"Ma?..Can you call my sister? I need to talk to her." Shelby said softly, tears falling down her cheek. Scott kept wiping them away sweetly, rubbing her cheek.
"Hey there..this is Sophie.yeah, she is." Sophie said handing Shelby the room phone.
"Hey girl..yeah..okay..little sore..Yeah, my doctor told me. Jess, baby girl..I'm SO sorry!..sobPlease don't cry!..I know..hopefully you'll forgive me one day..I know you're scared..I wish I could be there tomorrow for you..Baby girl, don't cry!" Shelby said getting really upset at the sound of her baby sister sobbing on the other end of the line.
"No..I'm not alone..YES, how'd you guess!" Shelby said smiling slightly as she looked over to Scott.
"She says Hi..No, not Peter, just Soph..Oh.um.maybe. I'll see, get some sleep..no worries..I love you so much Jess! Bye." Shelby said hanging up and tearing all over again. It took her a moment of just shaking her head and crying a little, her hand over her mouth.
"She's SOO scared Scott!..Why does this have to happen to HER? Let WHATEVER happen to me, but why my baby sister? This is ALL my fault! If-if I'd not left.if-" she cried softly.
"Shelby May Merrick, you stop that RIGHT this instant! We've been through this many times! It. Is NOT. Your fault!..Say it to me!" Sophie said getting upset, glaring at her. Shelby gulped, then nodded and said back.
"It's not my fault. I was the victim. There was nothing I did to be blamed for." She said evenly, but with some emotion. She'd said it all before.
"She asked if you'd go there, ma." Shelby said a moment later, eyeing Sophie.
"Really?..Sure!" Sophie said, not even needing to think twice.
"You'll go? You'd do that for her? For me?" Shelby said slightly shocked.
"Don't act so shocked. I'll head out there right now. I'll call Peter to send Mark here to take you guys home in the Explorer." Sophie said picking up the phone. Shelby smiled at Scott. He just smiled like 'She's like your ma!'. Sophie got the plan all set up and after an early dinner with Shelby and Scott, she left to see Jess. At 5:00pm, Mark came to pick Shelby up, since she had an outpatient procedure. The Explorer was parked in the loading zone as Walter helped Shelby by wheeling her out. Once they approached the car, he attempted to help her in, but Scott stepped forward.
"I got it bro, thanks." He said with a level voice. He gently helped a grimacing Shelby in.
"Can I lay down Mark?" she asked with nearly crossed eyes from pain.
"Yeah, what ever is more comfortable." Mark replied starting to leave.
"Oh, not on my tushy is..definitely!" she grumbled lying down on her side. She slowly rubbed her abdomen too as they traveled home.
"Okay Shell-bell?" Scott asked, his brow all creased with worry. "I will be. Just really sore. It's okay Scott." She reassured. When they got to Horizon, Scott gingerly got her out of the back and carried her towards the cabins.
"Peter said if you want, you can come to group in the lobby, or go straight to bed." Mark informed.
"I wanna go see everyone. I miss them." Shelby said but what she wasn't saying is she needed group right now. To vent.
"K.they should've just started." Mark said holding the door for them. Scott walked into the lobby and all of the Cliffhangers were sitting around the fireplace. They all jumped up when they saw them come in.
"Shelby!" they all said.
"How ya' doing Shel?" Danny asked asked, getting off the couch to make room. He kicked David in the shoe to get him to move as well. David scowled, but moved anyway. Scott gently laid her down, with her only grimacing a little. This got everyone to frown.
"I'm okay, just sore, It's my mind that's blown away." she said half- heartidly. Peter took a look at her face and saw the look that he used to see before..in the beginning of her stay at Horizon.
"Shelby?" he asked concerned. Sophie hadn't told him the newest developments when they'd spoken figuring it was Shelby's place to share, not hers.
"Oh, just that WOMEN finding yet ANOTHER way to screw my AND my little sisters life up even more." Shelby said tearing up.
"What happened Shelby?" Daisy asked softly. Shelby almost hesitated on saying since it wasn't like her to share to everyone. But from experience from her stay at Horizon, she knew talking about it was better, and the people around her now where like her family and they would only help her and her sister through this tough time, nothing else.
"Oh, let's just say it's all her fault we're like this. Apparently, slipping your very young daughter's birth control wreaks havoc on their bodies..Now she won't have to worry about being called a 'grandma' ever. Except for Danny, of course." Shelby vented, feeling Scott's hand rubbing her back. They all got it.
"Ever?" Juliette breathed, a tear forming.
"Well, probably Jess. She's having a partial hysterectomy in the morning..Me?..it'll be VERY difficult without some help." She said softly. Everybody was around her now, sitting on the floor or in the nearest chairs.
"I'm okay. Just need to heal up. Probably be walking around REALLY slow for awhile." She said trying to lighten the mood.
"Why?" David asked, completely not understanding. Daisy rolled her eyes, then leaned over and whispered in his ear.
"It's like shoving an egg beater up..THERE, beat it around like crazy for awhile, and then rip it back out. THEN pound on your abdomen for about an hour. Got it, Sherlock?" Daisy said. He just nodded, bug-eyed.
"Got it." He choked out.
"Can we have group now?" Shelby said, turning slightly pink at David's grimaced face peering at her. He looked like she felt.
"Yeah, okay. How 'bout an 'I feel'." Peter said, starting off with Juliette. Ten minutes later, the guys all said goodbye to Shel, then headed to bed.
"Where ya' going?" Scott said, staying behind to carry her.
"I wanna walk. You go get some sleep. And..thank you." She said, kissing him sweetly. He nodded and reluctantly left.
"Need some help?" Peter asked, giving her his hand.
"Yeah, just up. Jules and Dais can help me back to the cabins." Shelby said, taking hold of his hand. He gently pulled her up with only a grimace and small grunt from Shel.
"I'm good, thanks. C'mere girls." She said, reaching for Daisy and Jules. They each put an arm around her waist and held her hands with their other free hands. Then they slowly walked out the door towards the girls' cabin where they helped her into bed.
"Ah..made it." Shelby said, snuggling under the covers. "Considering we left twenty minutes ago from a place ONE minute away." Daisy teased.
"Shut-up Dais." Shelby kidded back, smiling in the dark. Just before she fell asleep she heard Jules speak.
"Sorry, Shel." She spoke softly.
"What for?" Shelby asked back confused.
"For everything you're going through. For not being able to have a family..world's gonna miss out on having pretty little ones like you running around." She said truthfully. A rare, but becoming more often moment between them. Shelby was touched.
"MIGHT not...and I don't want people to feel sorry. HE'LL be sorry when he gets what's coming and SHE'LL miss out on my children not being anywhere near her life. She won't be their grandmother 'cause she's not my mother..Sophie is." Shelby said whole heartidly. Jules smiled in the dark.
"Karma" Jules said.
"Exactly." Shelby responded before wishing her goodnight and falling asleep.
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A/N: There it is! Hope you all liked that! Do you like and understand what I had written about Jess and Shelby? Please Review and tell me if this is okay!! I'll update as soon as possible, but I want to warn you, I start back to school full time next week, so I'm not sure I'll be able to update quite so fast after that gets underway. Don't forget to review!!! Thanx!
A/N: Thanks sooo much for all the reviews!! You guys rock!! Okay, here's the next chapter, up as soon as I could since ff.net has been down for awhile. Enjoy!!
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Two hours later after an in depth ultrasound, sonogram, dye colored MRI, an internal sonogram, and blood tests Shelby was done. It took close to an hour extra then what expected cause they found some problems. And so did Sophie...with a very anxious Scott.
"It's been WAY to long Soph..why don't they tell us anything!?" he said running a hand through his hair and pacing.
"Scott." Sophie said evenly, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"If you DON'T stop pacing.RIGHT NOW, you're gonna BEG for me to put you on shuns!!" Sophie said through narrowed eyes.
"Uh..sorry Soph...I'll sit over here." He said in a little voice sitting way on the other side of the lobby. Just then, the nurse came out.
"Shelby Merrick's family?" she said and they both sprang to her.
"She's out now. She'll be in her room in about a half-hour. You can wait there for her." The nurse said, showing them in. They took a seat, Sophie calling Horizon to give word. When she got off she was smirking.
"What?" Scott asked.
"Huh?..um.Auggie has them all around the campfire outside.PRAYING! Even Daisy!" Sophie smirked. Scott grinned at that as he pictured it. Not that long later they wheeled Shelby in on her bed, Scott looking her all over with concern.
"Is this the famous Scott?" one of the Recovery nurses asked.
"That's me." Scott answered, nodding his head.
"She's been saying your name the moment she started coming to. I can see why. Quite a looker." She smiled motherly. He blushed slightly, but once they had her situated, he took her un-I.V'd hand and held it.
"Shel? Shelby? I'm right here." He whispered kissing her fingers and then her forehead. He noticed the Band-Aid with a cotton ball bandage at the bend in her arm, also the dot Band-Aid on the top of the hand.
"Why does she got more holes?" he asked protectively.
"To draw blood. We couldn't find a vein from all the scar tissue." The nurse said sadly. He grimaced.
"Mmm.Sscott?" Shelby mumbled, wiggling a little.
"Yeah babe..I'm right here. So's Sophie." He said softly, holding her hand. She started blinking her eyes open, then smiled drunkenly.
"Sssoo..tweaked out." She mumbled, then grimaced when she wiggled too much.
"Are you hurting? Want some pain meds?" Scott asked concerned.
"Yeah..very sore..only a little though..can't get hooked." She mumbled, her face all crumpled. He quickly went to find her nurse while Sophie took her hand.
"How you doing kiddo?" Sophie asked smiling.
"Never better..am I okay, ma?" Shelby asked getting worried.
"Don't know. You were in there for over two hours. They did more tests and stuff than expected. But we'll worry later." Sophie said as Scott dragged a nurse in gently by the arm.
"See? She's in pain. Do something. Please." Scott said pointing at Shelby like the nurse was four years old.
"Yes. I see. I'll get HER nurse right away. Gosh, what a guy?! He dragged me from my other patient!" she said, but she was smiling as she went to the door.
"Gonna marry that boy someday" Shelby said weakly, smiling at him.
"You better!" the nurse said leaving. Scott looked like he was going to drag her back, but Shelby's nurse came in with some pills.
"Here you go sweetie, and some applesauce or pudding to help." She said handing it to Scott. He ever so gently sat down next to her on the bed and helped feed it to her, then gave her the pills with some 7-up(not mine).
"Thanks, you're a prince!" Shelby mumbled, pointing to her lips for a kiss. Sophie pretended to be fascinated by the doorknob as Scott stole a sweet kiss from her. She slept for another couple of hours, Scott right by her side, asleep on his folded arms that were resting on her bed. She had her hand tucked in his hands so that his face lay on top of it. Sophie was in the recliner. Around 3:00ish, she woke up and sat up sorely as the rest of the anesthesia wore off. The pain was all right. Nothing she couldn't handle. Finally, now that she was more coherent, the doctor came in to tell her the news on her condition.
"Well Ms. Merrick..It was worse then I thought. One of my worst cases I've seen. Especially in someone so young. I called to the doctor that's covering your sisters case to match data and it comes to find out that apparently you mother had been slipping you birth control pills starting when you were 10.and to your sister at 13. You remember taking these?" he said holding up a tiny zip lock baggie.
"Oh my gosh! She told me they were vitamins!!..I..sometimes switched with Jess's Flintstones ones!!..She's taken them BEFORE she was 13!" Shelby said getting upset. Scott tried to calm her down by putting an arm around her.
"That effected her more seriously then you..but still harmed you seriously. This sporadic dosage caused you body to go 'out of whack' so to say. Confused your cycle what to do. This caused scarring to develop and now your body doesn't function on a normal level any more. It's harder for you to produce eggs at a normal, if at all, level. They could be just sporadic and sparingly..hence the discomfort you told us about. And not at a regular cycle. You'll, I'm sorry to say, will have a tough time conceiving children naturally.not medically though. But there is a drug I'm gonna put you on to help regulate everything better..which will in turn, better your chances later when you WANT to start a family. It'll end all the discomfort you've been having." He informed gently. Shelby couldn't see straight. Her own MOTHER!?! And now her future was practically ripped apart?
"That's it..she's done. That's the last straw. Not any more." Shelby said evenly shaking her head angrily as tears were in her eyes. She looked up suddenly.
"My sister?" Shelby asked quickly.
"She's worse, I'm afraid. At such a young age.. It was too much. They have to do a partial hysterectomy. There's just too much scarring that could lead to cysts and tumors. The drugs you mother used wasn't the best or right type for you two. I'm sorry." He said, hating this part of his job.
"She's not my mother. SHE is" Shelby said pointing to Sophie" that women is nothing to me." She finished with clenched teeth. The doctor nodded. He hated what that woman did to these two young sisters.
"Your sister wants to talk to you. I guess she threw you mom.sorry.out of her room. You could call her when your ready." He said kindly. Shelby took a moment to collect herself then nodded.
"Thank you, Dr. Green." Shelby said, smiling quickly at him.
"No problem. Just keep your head up, hun." He said walking out after shaking Scott and Sophie's hands.
"Ma?..Can you call my sister? I need to talk to her." Shelby said softly, tears falling down her cheek. Scott kept wiping them away sweetly, rubbing her cheek.
"Hey there..this is Sophie.yeah, she is." Sophie said handing Shelby the room phone.
"Hey girl..yeah..okay..little sore..Yeah, my doctor told me. Jess, baby girl..I'm SO sorry!..sobPlease don't cry!..I know..hopefully you'll forgive me one day..I know you're scared..I wish I could be there tomorrow for you..Baby girl, don't cry!" Shelby said getting really upset at the sound of her baby sister sobbing on the other end of the line.
"No..I'm not alone..YES, how'd you guess!" Shelby said smiling slightly as she looked over to Scott.
"She says Hi..No, not Peter, just Soph..Oh.um.maybe. I'll see, get some sleep..no worries..I love you so much Jess! Bye." Shelby said hanging up and tearing all over again. It took her a moment of just shaking her head and crying a little, her hand over her mouth.
"She's SOO scared Scott!..Why does this have to happen to HER? Let WHATEVER happen to me, but why my baby sister? This is ALL my fault! If-if I'd not left.if-" she cried softly.
"Shelby May Merrick, you stop that RIGHT this instant! We've been through this many times! It. Is NOT. Your fault!..Say it to me!" Sophie said getting upset, glaring at her. Shelby gulped, then nodded and said back.
"It's not my fault. I was the victim. There was nothing I did to be blamed for." She said evenly, but with some emotion. She'd said it all before.
"She asked if you'd go there, ma." Shelby said a moment later, eyeing Sophie.
"Really?..Sure!" Sophie said, not even needing to think twice.
"You'll go? You'd do that for her? For me?" Shelby said slightly shocked.
"Don't act so shocked. I'll head out there right now. I'll call Peter to send Mark here to take you guys home in the Explorer." Sophie said picking up the phone. Shelby smiled at Scott. He just smiled like 'She's like your ma!'. Sophie got the plan all set up and after an early dinner with Shelby and Scott, she left to see Jess. At 5:00pm, Mark came to pick Shelby up, since she had an outpatient procedure. The Explorer was parked in the loading zone as Walter helped Shelby by wheeling her out. Once they approached the car, he attempted to help her in, but Scott stepped forward.
"I got it bro, thanks." He said with a level voice. He gently helped a grimacing Shelby in.
"Can I lay down Mark?" she asked with nearly crossed eyes from pain.
"Yeah, what ever is more comfortable." Mark replied starting to leave.
"Oh, not on my tushy is..definitely!" she grumbled lying down on her side. She slowly rubbed her abdomen too as they traveled home.
"Okay Shell-bell?" Scott asked, his brow all creased with worry. "I will be. Just really sore. It's okay Scott." She reassured. When they got to Horizon, Scott gingerly got her out of the back and carried her towards the cabins.
"Peter said if you want, you can come to group in the lobby, or go straight to bed." Mark informed.
"I wanna go see everyone. I miss them." Shelby said but what she wasn't saying is she needed group right now. To vent.
"K.they should've just started." Mark said holding the door for them. Scott walked into the lobby and all of the Cliffhangers were sitting around the fireplace. They all jumped up when they saw them come in.
"Shelby!" they all said.
"How ya' doing Shel?" Danny asked asked, getting off the couch to make room. He kicked David in the shoe to get him to move as well. David scowled, but moved anyway. Scott gently laid her down, with her only grimacing a little. This got everyone to frown.
"I'm okay, just sore, It's my mind that's blown away." she said half- heartidly. Peter took a look at her face and saw the look that he used to see before..in the beginning of her stay at Horizon.
"Shelby?" he asked concerned. Sophie hadn't told him the newest developments when they'd spoken figuring it was Shelby's place to share, not hers.
"Oh, just that WOMEN finding yet ANOTHER way to screw my AND my little sisters life up even more." Shelby said tearing up.
"What happened Shelby?" Daisy asked softly. Shelby almost hesitated on saying since it wasn't like her to share to everyone. But from experience from her stay at Horizon, she knew talking about it was better, and the people around her now where like her family and they would only help her and her sister through this tough time, nothing else.
"Oh, let's just say it's all her fault we're like this. Apparently, slipping your very young daughter's birth control wreaks havoc on their bodies..Now she won't have to worry about being called a 'grandma' ever. Except for Danny, of course." Shelby vented, feeling Scott's hand rubbing her back. They all got it.
"Ever?" Juliette breathed, a tear forming.
"Well, probably Jess. She's having a partial hysterectomy in the morning..Me?..it'll be VERY difficult without some help." She said softly. Everybody was around her now, sitting on the floor or in the nearest chairs.
"I'm okay. Just need to heal up. Probably be walking around REALLY slow for awhile." She said trying to lighten the mood.
"Why?" David asked, completely not understanding. Daisy rolled her eyes, then leaned over and whispered in his ear.
"It's like shoving an egg beater up..THERE, beat it around like crazy for awhile, and then rip it back out. THEN pound on your abdomen for about an hour. Got it, Sherlock?" Daisy said. He just nodded, bug-eyed.
"Got it." He choked out.
"Can we have group now?" Shelby said, turning slightly pink at David's grimaced face peering at her. He looked like she felt.
"Yeah, okay. How 'bout an 'I feel'." Peter said, starting off with Juliette. Ten minutes later, the guys all said goodbye to Shel, then headed to bed.
"Where ya' going?" Scott said, staying behind to carry her.
"I wanna walk. You go get some sleep. And..thank you." She said, kissing him sweetly. He nodded and reluctantly left.
"Need some help?" Peter asked, giving her his hand.
"Yeah, just up. Jules and Dais can help me back to the cabins." Shelby said, taking hold of his hand. He gently pulled her up with only a grimace and small grunt from Shel.
"I'm good, thanks. C'mere girls." She said, reaching for Daisy and Jules. They each put an arm around her waist and held her hands with their other free hands. Then they slowly walked out the door towards the girls' cabin where they helped her into bed.
"Ah..made it." Shelby said, snuggling under the covers. "Considering we left twenty minutes ago from a place ONE minute away." Daisy teased.
"Shut-up Dais." Shelby kidded back, smiling in the dark. Just before she fell asleep she heard Jules speak.
"Sorry, Shel." She spoke softly.
"What for?" Shelby asked back confused.
"For everything you're going through. For not being able to have a family..world's gonna miss out on having pretty little ones like you running around." She said truthfully. A rare, but becoming more often moment between them. Shelby was touched.
"MIGHT not...and I don't want people to feel sorry. HE'LL be sorry when he gets what's coming and SHE'LL miss out on my children not being anywhere near her life. She won't be their grandmother 'cause she's not my mother..Sophie is." Shelby said whole heartidly. Jules smiled in the dark.
"Karma" Jules said.
"Exactly." Shelby responded before wishing her goodnight and falling asleep.
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A/N: There it is! Hope you all liked that! Do you like and understand what I had written about Jess and Shelby? Please Review and tell me if this is okay!! I'll update as soon as possible, but I want to warn you, I start back to school full time next week, so I'm not sure I'll be able to update quite so fast after that gets underway. Don't forget to review!!! Thanx!