Chapter 33
Shawn, Mimi, Rex, Chloe and Philip sat in the waiting room waiting for Belle to come out of surgery. Shawn was being too quiet and continued to smile. Mimi noticed this and decided to ask about his private time with Belle.
Mimi: So what happened between you and Belle last night?
Shawn: What are you talking about? We just talked.
Mimi: Are you a couple yet?
Shawn: No, we are not a couple.
The others overheard and decided to join in.
Rex: But you are in love with her, Shawn. Why aren't you a couple?
Philip: Yeah man didn't you tell her how much you liked her?
Chloe: Belle is in love with you too. You are all she talks about.
Mimi: See, I'm not the only one that sees the connection you and Belle share.
Shawn: Don't make such a big deal out of this. Belle and I had a long talk yesterday before she fell asleep. We are not a couple yet but that is something I am working on. Right now we just need to focus on getting her leg better.
Chloe: I hope she comes out of surgery soon. We need to have a talk about you.
Shawn: Why do you want to talk about me?
Chloe: It's a girl thing, Shawn.
Shawn: Chloe don't pressure Belle about this. She is afraid of relationships and I want to take this slow with her. She deserves the best and I am going to make sure that is exactly what she gets.
Mimi: Please tell me you at least kissed the girl.
Shawn: MIMI, that is so not your business.
Mimi was about to defend herself when the doctor walked out. They all rushed over to get the latest news. The doctor had a smile on his face so everyone sighed with relief. Shawn was not shy he immediately started hitting the surgeon with a million questions.
Shawn: How did the surgery go?
Dr. Strange: She did amazingly well with all the swelling she had. I think that if she follows doctor's orders she will recover in about 3 weeks. But during those three weeks no weight is to be put on that leg or it will double her recovery time. Basically I think she will need to be helped to every class and absouletly no driving. Can I trust you guys to take care of this.
Shawn: Of course you can trust us. When can we see her?
Dr. Stange: She is still in the recovery room. The nurse will be moving her back into a hospital room within the next 20 minutes.
Mimi: I'm so glad that she is going to be ok.
Dr. Stange: I will have someone come out and tell you when she is back in a room. Have a good day.
Shawn: You guys heard the doctor. We have to make sure Belle doesn't get out of bed.
Mimi: She is going to hate staying in bed all the time.
Shawn: She doesn't have a choice if she wants to get better. She is going to have to deal with it.
Chloe: That is easier said than done.
Shawn: Do you guys mind if I could have some alone time with Belle?
Philip: Shawn, remember now you can't go get it on with her yet.
Everyone laughed and Shawn blushed.
Shawn: I don't want to have sex with Belle. I respect her too much for that. Besides, I'm not that kind of person, Philip, unlike you.
Philip: I'm not a player.
Shawn: Yeah we all know. Anyways, would you guys mind if I could talk to her alone for awhile?
Rex: How about this, we all go in to see Belle and talk for awhile. Then we will all leave and let you stay with her?
Shawn: That sounds perfect. Thank you guys.
Nurse: Excuse me, but are you here with Isabella Black?
Mimi: Yeah, can we go see her now?
Nurse: She is in room 309. Don't stay very long because she needs her rest.
Shawn: Thank you. We won't stay long.
The group headed towards Belle's room, happy that their friend was going to be ok soon. Shawn allowed everyone else to go in and see her first so he could be the last one with her and be alone with her. He needed a minute to think of the perfect thing to say to her. At least Mimi had agreed to be the one to talk to her about not getting out of bed unless she was going to class and she couldn't even do that alone. Shawn saw the group heading out the door and he stopped Mimi.
Shawn: Meems why are you leaving so soon?
Mimi: She is really tired and she is asking for you.
Shawn: She wants to see me.
Mimi: Shawn the girl is falling head over heals in love with you. Who do you think she wants to see.
Shawn hugged Mimi goodbye and headed inside the door to see Belle. His heart was racing trying to think of the perfect thing to say to her. No words came out of his mouth he walked next to her bed and bent down to give her a hug. He was about to ask her how she was feeling when Belle pulled his lips down to hers and planted a mind blowing kiss on him.
Shawn was stunned but his lips crashed into Belle's and the two felt a spark between them. It was like magic. They were meant to be together. Neither wanted to pull apart but they needed air so Shawn slowly pulled away.
Shawn: Uh, that was, uh, wow.
Belle: It was perfect.
Shawn: I've never shared a kiss so wonderful before.
Belle: I've never had a kiss before. Did I do it right?
Shawn tried to hide his smile at her innocence.
Shawn: Oh yeah you did it perfectly. How are you feeling?
Belle: I'm a little sore and my ankle hurts. Mimi gave me the news that I'm not allowed to do anything for three weeks.
Shawn: Well I'm going to stand by your side and do whatever needs to be done for you.
Belle: You are so sweet, Shawn Brady.
Shawn: Belle, please. I have a reputation to protect. Please don't call me sweet.
Belle: Well you are being sweet to me. I'm sorry that I was a jerk to you before.
Shawn: I understand and its ok. Now I'm going to leave soon so you can get some rest but before I do, there is something I think we should do.
Belle: Please don't leave. I want you to stay here with me in the hospital. I don't want to be alone.
Shawn: You want me to stay? Of course I will stay with you.
Belle: Now what was your idea? I'm going to fall asleep soon so you better tell me now.
Shawn: Well I was just thinking we could do a little more of this.
Shawn bent down and began to kiss Belle. His tongue met hers and danced around in her mouth. Shawn moved his hands through Belle's hair. They would have kept up their kiss if not for the nurse coming in the room, causing them to break apart.
Nurse: I'm sorry. You can continue if you would like.
She went to check Belle's I.V. while Shawn and Belle tried to hide their embarrassment.
Shawn: Next time. Now you get some rest.
Belle: I am going to hold you to that next time. Goodnight Shawn and thank you for staying.
Shawn: Where else would I be? Goodnight angel.
The nurse arranged for a cot to be put up in Belle's room so Shawn would have something to sleep on. Shawn told her that it wasn't necessary. He knew there was no way he would be getting any sleep. His heart was still pounding from the intense kiss that he shared with Belle. After hours of watching her sleep and studying her beautiful face he finally fell asleep. He had such wonderful dreams only to awaken to his worst nightmare. Shawn looked up to see Kyle Woods from the basketball team sitting by Belle's bedside. He tried to keep his eyes closed so no one would know that he was awake. From what he heard in the conversation they apparently had class together. His insides were boiling the guy had brought her flowers and kept touching her arm. And she was flirting right back. He knew it was a mistake to open up to her and now he was paying for it with a broken heart. Shawn opened his eyes and jumped out of the cot avoiding the eyes of the flirting couple. Shawn grabbed his coat and walked out the door without paying a second thought to the nauseating scene he just watched.
Shawn slammed his fist into the elevator button anger boiling through out his whole body. He couldn't believe how stupid he had been. It made him sick. He headed straight to his room to be alone and blow off some steam. Shawn walked into his apartment room to see Rex and Mimi making out on the couch. Shawn just slammed the door and headed down to the gym. He needed to be alone or he was going to explode. Rex had jumped off the couch and headed after Shawn knowing that angry look on his face. But Shawn was too fast he couldn't catch up to him. Mimi ran over to Rex's side wondering what in the world was up with Shawn.
Mimi: What in the world is wrong with him?
Rex: Whatever it is, I feel sorry for whoever put him in that mood.
Mimi: I hate to see him this upset. Belle is okay and Thanksgiving break is in 2 days.
Rex: I know he was planning on asking Belle to go home with him because he knew her parents are out of the country on a vacation.
Mimi: Belle never said anything about it.
Rex: He hasn't asked her yet. Speaking of which what are you doing Thanksgiving?
Mimi: Sorry sweetheart have to spend time with the family.
Rex: Well maybe Christmas then.
Mimi: Don't you and Shawn need to get ready for basketball practice?
Rex: Nope coach gave us a week off.
Mimi: Shawn doesn't have classes tomorrow so I guess he hasn't headed home yet cause of Belle's surgery.
Rex: Yeah pretty much. Look let's go look for him.
Mimi and Rex headed off to look for Shawn. They headed down to the basketball courts thinking that is where he had headed. They ran into Philip and Stephaine and they started a game of two on two totally forgetting about Shawn. Shawn on the other hand had just finished blowing off steam. He needed to get away. To get away from the hurt and confusion. He knew that he had promised Belle to be by her side to help her through this. But she didn't need him anymore Kyle was there. The thought made him sick. He quickly headed to his apartment praying that Rex and Mimi were gone. He unlocked the door and to his surprise he was in luck. Shawn grabbed his clothes and took a quick shower. Then he grabbed the notepad leaving Rex a quick note. Shawn grabbed his bag and car keys and headed down to his Explorer.
Shawn, Mimi, Rex, Chloe and Philip sat in the waiting room waiting for Belle to come out of surgery. Shawn was being too quiet and continued to smile. Mimi noticed this and decided to ask about his private time with Belle.
Mimi: So what happened between you and Belle last night?
Shawn: What are you talking about? We just talked.
Mimi: Are you a couple yet?
Shawn: No, we are not a couple.
The others overheard and decided to join in.
Rex: But you are in love with her, Shawn. Why aren't you a couple?
Philip: Yeah man didn't you tell her how much you liked her?
Chloe: Belle is in love with you too. You are all she talks about.
Mimi: See, I'm not the only one that sees the connection you and Belle share.
Shawn: Don't make such a big deal out of this. Belle and I had a long talk yesterday before she fell asleep. We are not a couple yet but that is something I am working on. Right now we just need to focus on getting her leg better.
Chloe: I hope she comes out of surgery soon. We need to have a talk about you.
Shawn: Why do you want to talk about me?
Chloe: It's a girl thing, Shawn.
Shawn: Chloe don't pressure Belle about this. She is afraid of relationships and I want to take this slow with her. She deserves the best and I am going to make sure that is exactly what she gets.
Mimi: Please tell me you at least kissed the girl.
Shawn: MIMI, that is so not your business.
Mimi was about to defend herself when the doctor walked out. They all rushed over to get the latest news. The doctor had a smile on his face so everyone sighed with relief. Shawn was not shy he immediately started hitting the surgeon with a million questions.
Shawn: How did the surgery go?
Dr. Strange: She did amazingly well with all the swelling she had. I think that if she follows doctor's orders she will recover in about 3 weeks. But during those three weeks no weight is to be put on that leg or it will double her recovery time. Basically I think she will need to be helped to every class and absouletly no driving. Can I trust you guys to take care of this.
Shawn: Of course you can trust us. When can we see her?
Dr. Stange: She is still in the recovery room. The nurse will be moving her back into a hospital room within the next 20 minutes.
Mimi: I'm so glad that she is going to be ok.
Dr. Stange: I will have someone come out and tell you when she is back in a room. Have a good day.
Shawn: You guys heard the doctor. We have to make sure Belle doesn't get out of bed.
Mimi: She is going to hate staying in bed all the time.
Shawn: She doesn't have a choice if she wants to get better. She is going to have to deal with it.
Chloe: That is easier said than done.
Shawn: Do you guys mind if I could have some alone time with Belle?
Philip: Shawn, remember now you can't go get it on with her yet.
Everyone laughed and Shawn blushed.
Shawn: I don't want to have sex with Belle. I respect her too much for that. Besides, I'm not that kind of person, Philip, unlike you.
Philip: I'm not a player.
Shawn: Yeah we all know. Anyways, would you guys mind if I could talk to her alone for awhile?
Rex: How about this, we all go in to see Belle and talk for awhile. Then we will all leave and let you stay with her?
Shawn: That sounds perfect. Thank you guys.
Nurse: Excuse me, but are you here with Isabella Black?
Mimi: Yeah, can we go see her now?
Nurse: She is in room 309. Don't stay very long because she needs her rest.
Shawn: Thank you. We won't stay long.
The group headed towards Belle's room, happy that their friend was going to be ok soon. Shawn allowed everyone else to go in and see her first so he could be the last one with her and be alone with her. He needed a minute to think of the perfect thing to say to her. At least Mimi had agreed to be the one to talk to her about not getting out of bed unless she was going to class and she couldn't even do that alone. Shawn saw the group heading out the door and he stopped Mimi.
Shawn: Meems why are you leaving so soon?
Mimi: She is really tired and she is asking for you.
Shawn: She wants to see me.
Mimi: Shawn the girl is falling head over heals in love with you. Who do you think she wants to see.
Shawn hugged Mimi goodbye and headed inside the door to see Belle. His heart was racing trying to think of the perfect thing to say to her. No words came out of his mouth he walked next to her bed and bent down to give her a hug. He was about to ask her how she was feeling when Belle pulled his lips down to hers and planted a mind blowing kiss on him.
Shawn was stunned but his lips crashed into Belle's and the two felt a spark between them. It was like magic. They were meant to be together. Neither wanted to pull apart but they needed air so Shawn slowly pulled away.
Shawn: Uh, that was, uh, wow.
Belle: It was perfect.
Shawn: I've never shared a kiss so wonderful before.
Belle: I've never had a kiss before. Did I do it right?
Shawn tried to hide his smile at her innocence.
Shawn: Oh yeah you did it perfectly. How are you feeling?
Belle: I'm a little sore and my ankle hurts. Mimi gave me the news that I'm not allowed to do anything for three weeks.
Shawn: Well I'm going to stand by your side and do whatever needs to be done for you.
Belle: You are so sweet, Shawn Brady.
Shawn: Belle, please. I have a reputation to protect. Please don't call me sweet.
Belle: Well you are being sweet to me. I'm sorry that I was a jerk to you before.
Shawn: I understand and its ok. Now I'm going to leave soon so you can get some rest but before I do, there is something I think we should do.
Belle: Please don't leave. I want you to stay here with me in the hospital. I don't want to be alone.
Shawn: You want me to stay? Of course I will stay with you.
Belle: Now what was your idea? I'm going to fall asleep soon so you better tell me now.
Shawn: Well I was just thinking we could do a little more of this.
Shawn bent down and began to kiss Belle. His tongue met hers and danced around in her mouth. Shawn moved his hands through Belle's hair. They would have kept up their kiss if not for the nurse coming in the room, causing them to break apart.
Nurse: I'm sorry. You can continue if you would like.
She went to check Belle's I.V. while Shawn and Belle tried to hide their embarrassment.
Shawn: Next time. Now you get some rest.
Belle: I am going to hold you to that next time. Goodnight Shawn and thank you for staying.
Shawn: Where else would I be? Goodnight angel.
The nurse arranged for a cot to be put up in Belle's room so Shawn would have something to sleep on. Shawn told her that it wasn't necessary. He knew there was no way he would be getting any sleep. His heart was still pounding from the intense kiss that he shared with Belle. After hours of watching her sleep and studying her beautiful face he finally fell asleep. He had such wonderful dreams only to awaken to his worst nightmare. Shawn looked up to see Kyle Woods from the basketball team sitting by Belle's bedside. He tried to keep his eyes closed so no one would know that he was awake. From what he heard in the conversation they apparently had class together. His insides were boiling the guy had brought her flowers and kept touching her arm. And she was flirting right back. He knew it was a mistake to open up to her and now he was paying for it with a broken heart. Shawn opened his eyes and jumped out of the cot avoiding the eyes of the flirting couple. Shawn grabbed his coat and walked out the door without paying a second thought to the nauseating scene he just watched.
Shawn slammed his fist into the elevator button anger boiling through out his whole body. He couldn't believe how stupid he had been. It made him sick. He headed straight to his room to be alone and blow off some steam. Shawn walked into his apartment room to see Rex and Mimi making out on the couch. Shawn just slammed the door and headed down to the gym. He needed to be alone or he was going to explode. Rex had jumped off the couch and headed after Shawn knowing that angry look on his face. But Shawn was too fast he couldn't catch up to him. Mimi ran over to Rex's side wondering what in the world was up with Shawn.
Mimi: What in the world is wrong with him?
Rex: Whatever it is, I feel sorry for whoever put him in that mood.
Mimi: I hate to see him this upset. Belle is okay and Thanksgiving break is in 2 days.
Rex: I know he was planning on asking Belle to go home with him because he knew her parents are out of the country on a vacation.
Mimi: Belle never said anything about it.
Rex: He hasn't asked her yet. Speaking of which what are you doing Thanksgiving?
Mimi: Sorry sweetheart have to spend time with the family.
Rex: Well maybe Christmas then.
Mimi: Don't you and Shawn need to get ready for basketball practice?
Rex: Nope coach gave us a week off.
Mimi: Shawn doesn't have classes tomorrow so I guess he hasn't headed home yet cause of Belle's surgery.
Rex: Yeah pretty much. Look let's go look for him.
Mimi and Rex headed off to look for Shawn. They headed down to the basketball courts thinking that is where he had headed. They ran into Philip and Stephaine and they started a game of two on two totally forgetting about Shawn. Shawn on the other hand had just finished blowing off steam. He needed to get away. To get away from the hurt and confusion. He knew that he had promised Belle to be by her side to help her through this. But she didn't need him anymore Kyle was there. The thought made him sick. He quickly headed to his apartment praying that Rex and Mimi were gone. He unlocked the door and to his surprise he was in luck. Shawn grabbed his clothes and took a quick shower. Then he grabbed the notepad leaving Rex a quick note. Shawn grabbed his bag and car keys and headed down to his Explorer.