"I need to address a problem that has been going on these past few weeks,"
Peter announced at the end of group.
"By problem, I assume you're referring to Adrienne," Shelby stated.
"Yes, what has been going on?" Peter asked the cliffhangers.
The guys exchanged blank looks, except for Auggie who glared across towards Shelby.
"Stop looking at me," Shelby told him.
"You're the one who started all this," Auggie said.
"It wasn't just me," she replied.
"No, sorry, I forgot about Mini-Shelby," Auggie remarked.
"You're just jealous," Natalie retorted.
"Why do you two hate her so much?" Auggie asked.
"Well, she is cocky, stuck up, total B." Shelby started to say.
"I'm right here, Shelby," Adrienne said standing up.
Peter watched waiting for things to get out off hand before he intervened.
"All right, Miss Perfect, you're act like you're shy, but you just want to cover up who you really are," Shelby explained.
"Okay that is enough, Natalie go to my office we're going to talk. Adrienne, I think, I've found your next friend. You will be able to start the assignment on your buddy hike with Shelby," Peter stated.
"This is crap," Shelby stated.
"I'll let you know when the hike starts; I have to find a counselor to go with you," Peter told them. "Group is dismissed."
Natalie trudged off to Peter's office, while the rest of the group lingered behind.
"Shel, I know you don't like her, but you don't have to be so mean," Scott told his girlfriend.
"Does it really matter? I'm going to be away from you for a few days," Shelby replied.
"I miss you," Scott told her.
"I'll miss you too," Shelby said.
"They're starting already," Daisy complained.
"Let's leave the love birds alone," Ezra suggested.
Juliette rolled her eyes, Adrienne stomped off, and the rest left the room quietly.
*** That Night ***
"You're up late," Peter said as he entered the house.
"I couldn't sleep," Sophie answered. "I miss work."
"I thought we decided you were going to stay home," he stated.
"Yes, but I want something different," she replied.
"You want to drop our children off at some daycare center in the morning and pick them up at an ungodly hour everyday?" He questioned.
"I don't appreciate your tone, and I wasn't saying that at all. I was just telling what has been bothering me these past few days," Sophie explained.
"I'm sorry," Peter told her.
"Oh, you think it's that easy to make amends?" she questioned.
"I do," he responded.
"Come here," Sophie said embracing her husband.
Peter awoke few hours later, and he couldn't get back to sleep. He walked over to the girls' room. He was horrified to see Ivy standing on the crib rail. He hurried over a picked her up. Peter brought her over to the rocking chair and sat down.
"Ivy, you need to stay in bed," he told his smiling daughter. "You could fall and break your sweet little head open."
Ivy rested her head against him, and he rocked her until she fell asleep. Peter was upset, but he couldn't stop smiling; There was nothing wrong with Ivy.
***The Next Day***
"Who is going with us?" Shelby asked Peter.
"Jeff," Peter answered.
"All right, tie us up so we can get this over with," Shelby said.
Peter fastened the rope, and Shelby and Adrienne walked towards the trail.
Several hours later, they found a spot to spend the night. They gathered twigs to start a fire, and Shelby searched for edible wildlife.
"Want some?" Shelby said offering Adrienne some green looking goo.
"No, thanks I'd rather digest the food in my stomach than regurgitate it back up," Adrienne responded.
"So, you have to write some paper about me or something?" Shelby questioned.
"Yeah," Adrienne replied.
"Well, there isn't much to say besides what you already know from group," Shelby stated.
"I figured as much, but I don't think that will fly with Peter," Adrienne said.
"True, you could make up something about how talking to me has been a life changing experience," Shelby offered.
"I could, but it has to be believable," Adrienne remarked.
No one said a thing until Shelby asked, "Did you really love the teacher?"
"Yeah," Adrienne answered. "He was everything I had ever dreamed of, I even named our future children."
"Wow," Shelby said. "Where is he now?"
"I heard he was getting a real estate license because they won't let him teach anymore," Adrienne replied.
"Didn't have to go to jail or anything for statutory rape?" Shelby asked.
"Nope, my parents wanted to keep the whole thing hush-hush, so they made sure no one ever asked me about having sex with him. The police were never even involved," Adrienne answered.
"That is crazy," Shelby said.
"My family is crazy," Adrienne responded after yawing. "I'm very tired, I think, we should go to sleep."
"Adrienne?" Shelby said.
"Yeah?"
"Sorry, I was such a ." Shelby started to say.
"Don't worry about it," Adrienne cut her off.
*** In the Morning ***
"How did things go?" Peter asked Jeff.
"Ruff at first, but I think they are beginning to understand one another," Jeff commented.
"I'm glad," Peter answered with a nod.
The phone rang.
"Mt. Horizon, this is." Peter began.
"Peter, it's Sophie, Ivy fell down the stairs," Sophie told him.
"Is she all right?" Peter asked with concern.
"There are going to be taking x-rays in a few minutes," Sophie explained.
"Someone has to take Adrienne to get her cast off today, so I might make it a double trip," he said.
"I'll see you in a little while," she replied.
" I'll be there as soon as I can," Peter said ending the conversation.
*~*~* Note from Banana Belle *~*~*
Sorry it has been so long between chapters, but I've been busy. Thanks for the reviews, and keep reviewing. Reviews may not make me write faster, but they motivate me. TTFN -Kelly
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"By problem, I assume you're referring to Adrienne," Shelby stated.
"Yes, what has been going on?" Peter asked the cliffhangers.
The guys exchanged blank looks, except for Auggie who glared across towards Shelby.
"Stop looking at me," Shelby told him.
"You're the one who started all this," Auggie said.
"It wasn't just me," she replied.
"No, sorry, I forgot about Mini-Shelby," Auggie remarked.
"You're just jealous," Natalie retorted.
"Why do you two hate her so much?" Auggie asked.
"Well, she is cocky, stuck up, total B." Shelby started to say.
"I'm right here, Shelby," Adrienne said standing up.
Peter watched waiting for things to get out off hand before he intervened.
"All right, Miss Perfect, you're act like you're shy, but you just want to cover up who you really are," Shelby explained.
"Okay that is enough, Natalie go to my office we're going to talk. Adrienne, I think, I've found your next friend. You will be able to start the assignment on your buddy hike with Shelby," Peter stated.
"This is crap," Shelby stated.
"I'll let you know when the hike starts; I have to find a counselor to go with you," Peter told them. "Group is dismissed."
Natalie trudged off to Peter's office, while the rest of the group lingered behind.
"Shel, I know you don't like her, but you don't have to be so mean," Scott told his girlfriend.
"Does it really matter? I'm going to be away from you for a few days," Shelby replied.
"I miss you," Scott told her.
"I'll miss you too," Shelby said.
"They're starting already," Daisy complained.
"Let's leave the love birds alone," Ezra suggested.
Juliette rolled her eyes, Adrienne stomped off, and the rest left the room quietly.
*** That Night ***
"You're up late," Peter said as he entered the house.
"I couldn't sleep," Sophie answered. "I miss work."
"I thought we decided you were going to stay home," he stated.
"Yes, but I want something different," she replied.
"You want to drop our children off at some daycare center in the morning and pick them up at an ungodly hour everyday?" He questioned.
"I don't appreciate your tone, and I wasn't saying that at all. I was just telling what has been bothering me these past few days," Sophie explained.
"I'm sorry," Peter told her.
"Oh, you think it's that easy to make amends?" she questioned.
"I do," he responded.
"Come here," Sophie said embracing her husband.
Peter awoke few hours later, and he couldn't get back to sleep. He walked over to the girls' room. He was horrified to see Ivy standing on the crib rail. He hurried over a picked her up. Peter brought her over to the rocking chair and sat down.
"Ivy, you need to stay in bed," he told his smiling daughter. "You could fall and break your sweet little head open."
Ivy rested her head against him, and he rocked her until she fell asleep. Peter was upset, but he couldn't stop smiling; There was nothing wrong with Ivy.
***The Next Day***
"Who is going with us?" Shelby asked Peter.
"Jeff," Peter answered.
"All right, tie us up so we can get this over with," Shelby said.
Peter fastened the rope, and Shelby and Adrienne walked towards the trail.
Several hours later, they found a spot to spend the night. They gathered twigs to start a fire, and Shelby searched for edible wildlife.
"Want some?" Shelby said offering Adrienne some green looking goo.
"No, thanks I'd rather digest the food in my stomach than regurgitate it back up," Adrienne responded.
"So, you have to write some paper about me or something?" Shelby questioned.
"Yeah," Adrienne replied.
"Well, there isn't much to say besides what you already know from group," Shelby stated.
"I figured as much, but I don't think that will fly with Peter," Adrienne said.
"True, you could make up something about how talking to me has been a life changing experience," Shelby offered.
"I could, but it has to be believable," Adrienne remarked.
No one said a thing until Shelby asked, "Did you really love the teacher?"
"Yeah," Adrienne answered. "He was everything I had ever dreamed of, I even named our future children."
"Wow," Shelby said. "Where is he now?"
"I heard he was getting a real estate license because they won't let him teach anymore," Adrienne replied.
"Didn't have to go to jail or anything for statutory rape?" Shelby asked.
"Nope, my parents wanted to keep the whole thing hush-hush, so they made sure no one ever asked me about having sex with him. The police were never even involved," Adrienne answered.
"That is crazy," Shelby said.
"My family is crazy," Adrienne responded after yawing. "I'm very tired, I think, we should go to sleep."
"Adrienne?" Shelby said.
"Yeah?"
"Sorry, I was such a ." Shelby started to say.
"Don't worry about it," Adrienne cut her off.
*** In the Morning ***
"How did things go?" Peter asked Jeff.
"Ruff at first, but I think they are beginning to understand one another," Jeff commented.
"I'm glad," Peter answered with a nod.
The phone rang.
"Mt. Horizon, this is." Peter began.
"Peter, it's Sophie, Ivy fell down the stairs," Sophie told him.
"Is she all right?" Peter asked with concern.
"There are going to be taking x-rays in a few minutes," Sophie explained.
"Someone has to take Adrienne to get her cast off today, so I might make it a double trip," he said.
"I'll see you in a little while," she replied.
" I'll be there as soon as I can," Peter said ending the conversation.
*~*~* Note from Banana Belle *~*~*
Sorry it has been so long between chapters, but I've been busy. Thanks for the reviews, and keep reviewing. Reviews may not make me write faster, but they motivate me. TTFN -Kelly
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