The first place Rex thought to look for Mimi was her dorm. He knocked on
the door and his half-sister stepped out. "Rex, what a nice surprise!" she
greeted pulling him into an embrace.
Rex, trying to free himself from his sister's tight grip, asked, "Hey Belle. Is-"
"Is Mimi here you mean?" she beamed. "Sorry half-bro. She's not here."
"How did you know?" he asked. The answer hit him like a ton of bricks. "Shawn!" he exclaimed fuming.
"Don't be mad. He was just trying to help," she said confirming Rex's guess.
"He swore on his lucky baseball glove!" he said more enraged than before. "I can never trust him again."
"He didn't exactly tell me," she confessed.
"What do you mean?"
"Why don't we take this conversation inside. I don't think you want our neighbors over-hearing."
Once they entered, she closed the door behind them and plopped herself down on her inflatable chair.
"Okay, we're inside. Now tell me how you found out without Shawn telling you," he demanded.
"After you left, Shawn called me to ask if Mimi was around because you were looking for her and that you had something important to ask her."
"Oh," he relieved that Shawn hadn't completely betrayed him.
"So what did you want to ask her?"
"Nothing important," he lied.
"Well if it wasn't important, why were you getting so worked? And did the question you had to ask Mimi have anything to do with the upcoming dance?" she asked.
When Rex didn't answer, she knew she'd hit the jackpot. "Rex?"
"Alright, yes I wanted to ask her because I have a crush on her!" he blurted.
"Rex, you can trust me. I'm your sister remember."
"I thought I could trust Shawn and look how that turned out," he answered hurt.
"But Shawn didn't do anything wrong. He just wanted to make sure that if Mimi was there, that I gave you two some time alone, without arousing any suspicion on her part. Can you understand that?"
"Yeah. I guess so. It's just that this crush thing is new to me. I have all these feelings inside that I'm scared to share with other people, so I keep them to myself."
"Well you made a huge leap today. You opened up to me and to Shawn. Now maybe you should do the same with Mimi," she advised.
"Thanks Belle," he said hugging her.
"Anytime." When they pulled apart, Belle had another piece of advice for her brother. "If you still want to ask her, she's in the library."
"Well, then that's where I'm headed. Thanks again Belle."
Rex, trying to free himself from his sister's tight grip, asked, "Hey Belle. Is-"
"Is Mimi here you mean?" she beamed. "Sorry half-bro. She's not here."
"How did you know?" he asked. The answer hit him like a ton of bricks. "Shawn!" he exclaimed fuming.
"Don't be mad. He was just trying to help," she said confirming Rex's guess.
"He swore on his lucky baseball glove!" he said more enraged than before. "I can never trust him again."
"He didn't exactly tell me," she confessed.
"What do you mean?"
"Why don't we take this conversation inside. I don't think you want our neighbors over-hearing."
Once they entered, she closed the door behind them and plopped herself down on her inflatable chair.
"Okay, we're inside. Now tell me how you found out without Shawn telling you," he demanded.
"After you left, Shawn called me to ask if Mimi was around because you were looking for her and that you had something important to ask her."
"Oh," he relieved that Shawn hadn't completely betrayed him.
"So what did you want to ask her?"
"Nothing important," he lied.
"Well if it wasn't important, why were you getting so worked? And did the question you had to ask Mimi have anything to do with the upcoming dance?" she asked.
When Rex didn't answer, she knew she'd hit the jackpot. "Rex?"
"Alright, yes I wanted to ask her because I have a crush on her!" he blurted.
"Rex, you can trust me. I'm your sister remember."
"I thought I could trust Shawn and look how that turned out," he answered hurt.
"But Shawn didn't do anything wrong. He just wanted to make sure that if Mimi was there, that I gave you two some time alone, without arousing any suspicion on her part. Can you understand that?"
"Yeah. I guess so. It's just that this crush thing is new to me. I have all these feelings inside that I'm scared to share with other people, so I keep them to myself."
"Well you made a huge leap today. You opened up to me and to Shawn. Now maybe you should do the same with Mimi," she advised.
"Thanks Belle," he said hugging her.
"Anytime." When they pulled apart, Belle had another piece of advice for her brother. "If you still want to ask her, she's in the library."
"Well, then that's where I'm headed. Thanks again Belle."