Love at First Touch
Chapter 24 - Time To Go
Shawn and Belle had fallen asleep in each other's arms after their moment of passion.
The phone rings.
Shawn is startled, as he did not realize that they were still in his parents' home. A rush of horrific memories ran through his mind as he stumbled from the couch towards the phone.
"Hello?" Shawn said into the receiver with a trembling voice.
"Is this Shawn Brady?" A strange male voice was on the other end.
"Yes, this is. Who's this?" He replied.
"I'm calling from the Salem Police Department. My name is Officer Lopez. I'm calling because your father, Bo Brady, has requested to see you."
"No! I will not see him! Please don't call here again!" Shawn yelled as he slammed down the phone before the officer could let out another word.
Belle walked up behind Shawn and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Shawn, it will be okay. They are never going to hurt anyone again."
Shawn turned around to face Belle; "I can't do this without you." Shawn's eyes were filling up with tears as he was searching for an answer in Belle's eyes.
"Maybe we should get away." Belle said, trying to find a way to get his mind off of all of the miserable things that had happened in the recent past. "It sounds like its time for a little vacation."
The edges of Shawn's lips began to curl up. "Is that a smile I see?" Asked Belle as she softly squeezed Shawn's cheek.
"You always know what to do. You are such an angel, Isabella Black." Shawn replied and scooped up Belle in his arms. "MY angel." he whispered in her ear.
"I will never let you down, Shawn Brady." Belle whispered back.
The embrace lasted several minutes, as they wanted to cherish their happy moment together.
Belle's cell phone rang. "Hey pumpkin, where are you? Dinner is getting cold."
Belle smacked her forehead as she had completely forgotten she was supposed to head home with Shawn.
"Dad. I'm so sorry. I forgot!"
"It's okay, it's understandable under these circumstances." John replied.
"Yeah, but. we aren't exactly going home tonight." Belle told her father.
"What?? Why?? Are you okay??"
"I'm fine. It's just that we need some time away. All this is too much for us to take in. Too many memories are lurking anywhere we look and causing our lives to continue in this turmoil. I know you'll understand. don't you?"
"I do, sweetheart. You are a woman and I can't control what you do. If I could, I'd keep you my little girl for always." He told her.
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaad." Belle said as she instantly grew shy. Shawn could see his girlfriend's cheeks turning a bright shade of red.
"Sorry, I'm a father and get carried away. You still have my credit card?"
"Yes I do. Why?"
"Use it. You've gone through too much and well, you need to get your mind off of things. Tell Shawn the whole trip is on me."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Ok, dad! I love you!!" Belle said with her giddy voice and hung up. She turned to Shawn who was gathering some clothes for the trip and said, "My dad is taking care of us. Where do you want to go?"
"I want to take an Alaskan cruise. How far away is that??" Shawn said with a smile.
"Far enough!" Belle said. "Let's go!"
Belle had planned in her mind to buy all the clothes she'll need as she goes along. She didn't want to waste any time. She also thought that if she did waste time, that something bad may happen and she did NOT want to risk that.
"Belle, I'm so sorry I couldn't go see you in the hospital!!" Mimi yelled on the cell phone.
"I'm surprised you found out everything and weren't waiting for us the whole time."
"Well, I have my connections. I know all." Mimi giggled. "I'm just so glad you two are okay. I don't know what I would do without my bestest friend in the whole world!"
"Meems, we are going away."
"What? What do you mean?" Mimi asked.
"We are going to go on an Alaskan cruise. We need to get as far away as possible for a little while, until things cool down."
"Oooooooh, sounds romantic."
"Meems, this is not a romance trip, this is a 'need to get away' trip." Belle assured Mimi.
"I'm such a hopeless romantic, I guess. What do you expect?"
"That reminds me. where's my brother?"
"I was going to ask you the same thing! I haven't spoken to him since he dropped off this CD. In fact, I haven't been able to get in contact with him." Mimi said.
"That's strange. Well, I'm sure he'll call you soon. I'm going to go before anything gets in my way. I'll keep in touch!"
"Ok, you better! Have fun and don't do anything I wouldn't do." Mimi humorously threw a cough at the end of her sentence.
"Okay, take care of Brady for me! Bye!" Belle hung up the phone and turned to look at Shawn who was driving to the nearest airport. "We're ready."
They smiled at each other and continued on their way.
Mimi looked at her phone as she was anticipating Brady's call.
C'mon boy! Call me already! You are making me a nervous wreck!
Mimi's thoughts were running wild, as she had been waiting for Brady to check in with her to see what she thought about his journal CD.
She couldn't wait any longer so she grabbed her remote control and turned on the television to waste some time.
"This is Diane McPhee and I'm reporting LIVE from the Salem River. We are waiting for the result of this unfortunate accident that was reported earlier today. For those of you that hadn't tuned in, police found the body of a young blonde male badly injured and thrown on the side of the Salem River. They report that he was still alive but in very critical condition.." A man walks up to her and handed her a piece of paper. "This just in, they have positively identified the male as Brady Black. This male as stated previously, is in critical condition at University Hospital. More details to come."
Mimi dropped the remote and fumbled for the phone.
She tried dialing Belle's number, but each time she tried, she was one number off due to her nervousness.
Ok, Meems, take a deep breath.
She tried once more and finally got through. but to Belle's answering machine.
"Belle, you have to call me like RIGHT NOW!" She hung up and jumped off her bed.
Mimi grabbed her coat and ran out the door to the hospital.
Shawn and Belle had fallen asleep in each other's arms after their moment of passion.
The phone rings.
Shawn is startled, as he did not realize that they were still in his parents' home. A rush of horrific memories ran through his mind as he stumbled from the couch towards the phone.
"Hello?" Shawn said into the receiver with a trembling voice.
"Is this Shawn Brady?" A strange male voice was on the other end.
"Yes, this is. Who's this?" He replied.
"I'm calling from the Salem Police Department. My name is Officer Lopez. I'm calling because your father, Bo Brady, has requested to see you."
"No! I will not see him! Please don't call here again!" Shawn yelled as he slammed down the phone before the officer could let out another word.
Belle walked up behind Shawn and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Shawn, it will be okay. They are never going to hurt anyone again."
Shawn turned around to face Belle; "I can't do this without you." Shawn's eyes were filling up with tears as he was searching for an answer in Belle's eyes.
"Maybe we should get away." Belle said, trying to find a way to get his mind off of all of the miserable things that had happened in the recent past. "It sounds like its time for a little vacation."
The edges of Shawn's lips began to curl up. "Is that a smile I see?" Asked Belle as she softly squeezed Shawn's cheek.
"You always know what to do. You are such an angel, Isabella Black." Shawn replied and scooped up Belle in his arms. "MY angel." he whispered in her ear.
"I will never let you down, Shawn Brady." Belle whispered back.
The embrace lasted several minutes, as they wanted to cherish their happy moment together.
Belle's cell phone rang. "Hey pumpkin, where are you? Dinner is getting cold."
Belle smacked her forehead as she had completely forgotten she was supposed to head home with Shawn.
"Dad. I'm so sorry. I forgot!"
"It's okay, it's understandable under these circumstances." John replied.
"Yeah, but. we aren't exactly going home tonight." Belle told her father.
"What?? Why?? Are you okay??"
"I'm fine. It's just that we need some time away. All this is too much for us to take in. Too many memories are lurking anywhere we look and causing our lives to continue in this turmoil. I know you'll understand. don't you?"
"I do, sweetheart. You are a woman and I can't control what you do. If I could, I'd keep you my little girl for always." He told her.
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaad." Belle said as she instantly grew shy. Shawn could see his girlfriend's cheeks turning a bright shade of red.
"Sorry, I'm a father and get carried away. You still have my credit card?"
"Yes I do. Why?"
"Use it. You've gone through too much and well, you need to get your mind off of things. Tell Shawn the whole trip is on me."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Ok, dad! I love you!!" Belle said with her giddy voice and hung up. She turned to Shawn who was gathering some clothes for the trip and said, "My dad is taking care of us. Where do you want to go?"
"I want to take an Alaskan cruise. How far away is that??" Shawn said with a smile.
"Far enough!" Belle said. "Let's go!"
Belle had planned in her mind to buy all the clothes she'll need as she goes along. She didn't want to waste any time. She also thought that if she did waste time, that something bad may happen and she did NOT want to risk that.
"Belle, I'm so sorry I couldn't go see you in the hospital!!" Mimi yelled on the cell phone.
"I'm surprised you found out everything and weren't waiting for us the whole time."
"Well, I have my connections. I know all." Mimi giggled. "I'm just so glad you two are okay. I don't know what I would do without my bestest friend in the whole world!"
"Meems, we are going away."
"What? What do you mean?" Mimi asked.
"We are going to go on an Alaskan cruise. We need to get as far away as possible for a little while, until things cool down."
"Oooooooh, sounds romantic."
"Meems, this is not a romance trip, this is a 'need to get away' trip." Belle assured Mimi.
"I'm such a hopeless romantic, I guess. What do you expect?"
"That reminds me. where's my brother?"
"I was going to ask you the same thing! I haven't spoken to him since he dropped off this CD. In fact, I haven't been able to get in contact with him." Mimi said.
"That's strange. Well, I'm sure he'll call you soon. I'm going to go before anything gets in my way. I'll keep in touch!"
"Ok, you better! Have fun and don't do anything I wouldn't do." Mimi humorously threw a cough at the end of her sentence.
"Okay, take care of Brady for me! Bye!" Belle hung up the phone and turned to look at Shawn who was driving to the nearest airport. "We're ready."
They smiled at each other and continued on their way.
Mimi looked at her phone as she was anticipating Brady's call.
C'mon boy! Call me already! You are making me a nervous wreck!
Mimi's thoughts were running wild, as she had been waiting for Brady to check in with her to see what she thought about his journal CD.
She couldn't wait any longer so she grabbed her remote control and turned on the television to waste some time.
"This is Diane McPhee and I'm reporting LIVE from the Salem River. We are waiting for the result of this unfortunate accident that was reported earlier today. For those of you that hadn't tuned in, police found the body of a young blonde male badly injured and thrown on the side of the Salem River. They report that he was still alive but in very critical condition.." A man walks up to her and handed her a piece of paper. "This just in, they have positively identified the male as Brady Black. This male as stated previously, is in critical condition at University Hospital. More details to come."
Mimi dropped the remote and fumbled for the phone.
She tried dialing Belle's number, but each time she tried, she was one number off due to her nervousness.
Ok, Meems, take a deep breath.
She tried once more and finally got through. but to Belle's answering machine.
"Belle, you have to call me like RIGHT NOW!" She hung up and jumped off her bed.
Mimi grabbed her coat and ran out the door to the hospital.
