Chapter 9
Shawn stumbled back a step and rubbed his eyes. "B B Belle? Is that really you?" She nodded her head slowly. He reached his trembling hand out and gently cupped her cheek, startled that she was real. "But how? The avalanche . . . I tried to save you but I couldn't. I searched for hours . . ." She put her finger across his lips to silence him. "Shhh. . . Don't worry about it. The important thing is that I'm alive and back here with you. I'll tell you all about it, but not right now. Right now all I want is to feel your arms around me." He opened his arms and pulled Belle into an embrace. Tears streamed down his cheeks and into her hair but he didn't care. All he knew was that his prayers had been answered and Belle had come back to him.
After Belle had explained everything that had happened with the avalanche, they sat together on the couch. Shawn kept pinching himself to make sure that he wasn't dreaming. Belle played with Felix and Shawn just stared into the face he thought he would never see again. Belle caught him staring, "What is it Shawn?" He took a moment to collect his thoughts, "Perfect Girl, when you were gone, my heart was lost. I didn't feel anything anymore. I just stumbled through daily life. All I thought about was everything that we were going to do together and never got around to. I didn't want to do anything myself because I had to do it alone. Now, for the first time in months, I want to go out and enjoy life." Belle shifted on the couch so she was snuggled up in Shawn's strong arms. "Well, I'm here now, there's nothing to worry about anymore. We can do everything we wanted to. We've got a second chance and I don't want to waste it." Shawn stroked her hair as Belle petted Felix. Soon she was fast asleep. The cat walked around the back of the couch and nuzzled Shawn's ear. "Yeah buddy I know, we don't have to try to live without her anymore." Felix purred contently and Shawn rested his head against Belle's. Soon all three of them were fast asleep.
Shawn stumbled back a step and rubbed his eyes. "B B Belle? Is that really you?" She nodded her head slowly. He reached his trembling hand out and gently cupped her cheek, startled that she was real. "But how? The avalanche . . . I tried to save you but I couldn't. I searched for hours . . ." She put her finger across his lips to silence him. "Shhh. . . Don't worry about it. The important thing is that I'm alive and back here with you. I'll tell you all about it, but not right now. Right now all I want is to feel your arms around me." He opened his arms and pulled Belle into an embrace. Tears streamed down his cheeks and into her hair but he didn't care. All he knew was that his prayers had been answered and Belle had come back to him.
After Belle had explained everything that had happened with the avalanche, they sat together on the couch. Shawn kept pinching himself to make sure that he wasn't dreaming. Belle played with Felix and Shawn just stared into the face he thought he would never see again. Belle caught him staring, "What is it Shawn?" He took a moment to collect his thoughts, "Perfect Girl, when you were gone, my heart was lost. I didn't feel anything anymore. I just stumbled through daily life. All I thought about was everything that we were going to do together and never got around to. I didn't want to do anything myself because I had to do it alone. Now, for the first time in months, I want to go out and enjoy life." Belle shifted on the couch so she was snuggled up in Shawn's strong arms. "Well, I'm here now, there's nothing to worry about anymore. We can do everything we wanted to. We've got a second chance and I don't want to waste it." Shawn stroked her hair as Belle petted Felix. Soon she was fast asleep. The cat walked around the back of the couch and nuzzled Shawn's ear. "Yeah buddy I know, we don't have to try to live without her anymore." Felix purred contently and Shawn rested his head against Belle's. Soon all three of them were fast asleep.