CHAPTER TWO
It had been 3 months since everyone left Horizon and a week since he first and last talking to Shelby. When he finally got in touch with her, something wasn't right. There was a different tone in her voice, a new attitude about her. He missed her and all this change wasn't helping him. Then he decided. He pulled out his bag and started packing, he was going to see Shelby and make sure they still had something.
Shelby and Matt were never apart. There was something about him. He was tall, with brown hair and green eyes. He wore hair spiked up and always had a smile on his face. He had never been in trouble. Not the kind of trouble Shelby was used to anyway. He was perfect and Shelby liked having a guy that she could tell her problems to and not worrying about his. She felt safe with him. Not that she didn't feel safe before when she was with Scott but she didn't have to worry about Matt having a breakdown. Even though they had graduated from Horizon, there was still the pain deep inside. It just did hurt as bad.
"Shelby, I'm really glad I met you, and I know you're with this Scott guy, but I can give you so much more than he can. I'm more than a phone call away; I can hold you when you're upset. Can he do that?" Matt said while they sat on a park bench.
"Well no but once he gets things in order like college and a job, we'll be together." Shelby said.
"But how long will that be. I want to be with you. I get this feeling when I'm around you, when I think of you. You're the first thing I think of in the morning and the last thing at night. I can't promise you the future, but I can promise you now. What do you say?" Matt asked with a gently voice.
"But about Scott, I mean I love him, he knows everything about me and he was the first guy-"
"I know you love him, I know he knows everything, but I know something's too. I know about the school and what its there for. You trusted me with that and for the things I don't know, I'm willing to learn. I'm not saying to leave him for good, just for now. Like I said, I can't promise you the future, just now." He said and took her hand. "Can you honestly say you don't feel anything for me, other than friendship?" He asked.
"I do feel for you, I feel safe with you." Shelby said.
"Then lets just see where it goes." He said. Shelby looked up at him and into his beautiful green eyes. She couldn't help but agree she couldn't help but say yes with a kiss.
All Scott could think about on the plane ride there was Shelby's face when she saw him. He knew there would be a smile. He couldn't wait to see her. To hold her and smell her.
"Sir, is that your wife?" A woman sitting next to Scott asked.
"Huh? Oh no, this is my girlfriend, Shelby. I'm going to see her." Scott said and handed the picture of Shelby that he was holding to her.
"Oh she's Beautiful." The women said while handing the picture back to Scott. "I'm Jessica." she said, introducing herself and extended her hand.
"Scott, nice to meet you." He said, shaking her hand.
"Would you like to see a picture of my boyfriend?" Jessica asked.
"Sure." He said. Jessica dug around her purse and pulled out a picture of a nice looking man.
"That's Kurt." She said, handing him the picture. "We've been together for two weeks, but I don't think its gonna last much longer." She said.
"Oh I'm sorry." He said.
"Don't be sorry, It's not your fault. I've liked him for a while now and he finally got a fling for me, but I don't know. Now that I got him and all, there's no point you know? Its like my mission was complete, I got the man I wanted, now I can move on." Jessica said.
"I totally understand." Scott said.
"Ladies and Gentleman, please fasten your seat belt. Flight 19112 is now landing." The pilot said. Jessica fastened hers and watched as Scott had some trouble. He finally took his seat belt and tied it in a knot.
"That will not keep your butt in that seat. It will come loose as the plane goes down and you'll fly forward." Jessica said.
"Well, I can't get it to work any other way." He said. Jessica just sighed.
"Undo it, let me help you." Jessica said as Scott untied his seat belt. She undid hers so she could turn and help Scott. After getting his right she situated herself into her seat and grabbed her seat belt. Before she had a chance to fasten it, the plane tilted downward and started to go for the landing.
"Whoa AH." Jessica said as she put her hands on the seat in front of her to keep her from falling. Scott placed his hands around her waist and helped her to stay in her seat. He pushed her back and held her down as she quickly fastened her seat belt.
"Are you ok?" Scott asked, not sure rather to laugh at the irony or be concerned. Jessica smiled and chuckled a little.
"I'm fine, a little scared from that but fine." She said and breathed with relief. "That wasn't something I was expecting." She said.
"I'm sorry, if I would've known how to work my own seat belt this wouldn't have happened."
"Once again, don't be sorry, it's not your fault. I don't know if the whole seat belt tied thing I told you was true or not, I just didn't want to sit and find out. Besides, there's no such thing as it being someone's fault." She said.
"Huh?" He said.
"Well think about it. If you knew that that whole me flying forward thing was gonna happen, wouldn't you have warned me or asked for help with your seat belt in the first place?" Jessica asked.
"Probably not, seeing you fly like that and squeal was kinda cute." He said with a cheesy grin. Jessica couldn't help but laugh.
"You know what I mean. If you knew something bad was gonna happen in result of your action you wouldn't have done that. Right? Right. So there for it's not your fault." She said.
"I'm still really lost." He said.
"When people say don't be so sorry, you didn't know its not your fault its because you didn't know, it was not your fault. If you know it was gonna happen then it would be your fault but since you didn't it wasn't." Jessica said, seeing Scott was still really confused. "Forget it." She said.
"Ladies and Gentleman, thank you for flying with America number 1 flight service, you may now exit the plane." The pilot said.
Jessica unbuckled her seat belt and stood up at the same time as Scott.
"It was nice meeting you Scott." She said as she walked into the isle.
"Yeah, to bad we cant be friends or anything." Scott said.
"Yeah well you know, meet someone on the plane never forget them, wind up on a talk show. I don't want to miss that. If we become friends we'll ruin the talk show." Jessica said. "Besides if we're truly meant to be friends, we'll run into each other again." Jessica said as she headed for the exit.
"Dawson's Creek." Scott said from behind her.
"What?" Jessica questioned.
"He said to that chick, if we're truly meant to be, we'll find a way back to each other. What you said was kinda like what he said." Scott said.
"You what Dawson's Creek?" Jessica asked.
"No, my cousin did, she gave some advice on Shelby and told me where she got it from." Scott said as the reached the exit and shield their eyes from the sunlight.
"Well I did get it from Dawson, I don't watch the show, I just heard it on a commercial."
Scott and Jessica talked for a few more minutes, and then Jessica's ride came from her. Scott watched her until she was gone and then worked his way to Shelby's house.
Shelby and Matt sat on her couch and watched movies all night. It was about three in the morning when they got a little distracted. They held onto each other so tightly. Shelby never wanted to let him go. Scott was now just a memory.
"What was that?" Matt asked and let go of Shelby.
"What was what?" Shelby questioned.
"I thought I heard something." He said looking out the window. Shelby grabbed his shirt and pulled him close to her.
"It was nothing." She said before kissing him again.
"Well, Scott this is it. You're finally going to get to Shelby. Sure its late, but she'll be happy to see you. There's no turning back now; it took too long to figure out where she lived. If you leave now you'll just get lost. So go for it, knock on the door. She'll open with shining eyes, wanting only you." Scott said to himself before knocking. He slowly raised his hand and knocked three times, then stepped back and waited a moment.
"Who is that?" Matt asked.
"I don't know, who would be out this time at night?" Shelby said and she walked to the door and unlocked it. Scott's heart stopped and he heard the clicking of the locks being unlocked and the squeak from the doorknob turning. It was all happening in slow motion. For what seemed like an eternity went by before the door actually opened. The light from a lamp shined outside on Scott's face.
"Shelby, I've missed you so much." Scott said before dropping his bags and hugging her.
"Scott, what are you doing here?" Shelby asked.
"What do you mean what am I doing here? I missed you. I had to see you." Scott said. He wasn't expecting that reaction from her. She didn't seem happy. Maybe seeing her was a mistake.
"Shelby, who's at the door." Scott heard a voice. The voice of a young man. A young deep voice.
"Who is that?" Scott asked.
It had been 3 months since everyone left Horizon and a week since he first and last talking to Shelby. When he finally got in touch with her, something wasn't right. There was a different tone in her voice, a new attitude about her. He missed her and all this change wasn't helping him. Then he decided. He pulled out his bag and started packing, he was going to see Shelby and make sure they still had something.
Shelby and Matt were never apart. There was something about him. He was tall, with brown hair and green eyes. He wore hair spiked up and always had a smile on his face. He had never been in trouble. Not the kind of trouble Shelby was used to anyway. He was perfect and Shelby liked having a guy that she could tell her problems to and not worrying about his. She felt safe with him. Not that she didn't feel safe before when she was with Scott but she didn't have to worry about Matt having a breakdown. Even though they had graduated from Horizon, there was still the pain deep inside. It just did hurt as bad.
"Shelby, I'm really glad I met you, and I know you're with this Scott guy, but I can give you so much more than he can. I'm more than a phone call away; I can hold you when you're upset. Can he do that?" Matt said while they sat on a park bench.
"Well no but once he gets things in order like college and a job, we'll be together." Shelby said.
"But how long will that be. I want to be with you. I get this feeling when I'm around you, when I think of you. You're the first thing I think of in the morning and the last thing at night. I can't promise you the future, but I can promise you now. What do you say?" Matt asked with a gently voice.
"But about Scott, I mean I love him, he knows everything about me and he was the first guy-"
"I know you love him, I know he knows everything, but I know something's too. I know about the school and what its there for. You trusted me with that and for the things I don't know, I'm willing to learn. I'm not saying to leave him for good, just for now. Like I said, I can't promise you the future, just now." He said and took her hand. "Can you honestly say you don't feel anything for me, other than friendship?" He asked.
"I do feel for you, I feel safe with you." Shelby said.
"Then lets just see where it goes." He said. Shelby looked up at him and into his beautiful green eyes. She couldn't help but agree she couldn't help but say yes with a kiss.
All Scott could think about on the plane ride there was Shelby's face when she saw him. He knew there would be a smile. He couldn't wait to see her. To hold her and smell her.
"Sir, is that your wife?" A woman sitting next to Scott asked.
"Huh? Oh no, this is my girlfriend, Shelby. I'm going to see her." Scott said and handed the picture of Shelby that he was holding to her.
"Oh she's Beautiful." The women said while handing the picture back to Scott. "I'm Jessica." she said, introducing herself and extended her hand.
"Scott, nice to meet you." He said, shaking her hand.
"Would you like to see a picture of my boyfriend?" Jessica asked.
"Sure." He said. Jessica dug around her purse and pulled out a picture of a nice looking man.
"That's Kurt." She said, handing him the picture. "We've been together for two weeks, but I don't think its gonna last much longer." She said.
"Oh I'm sorry." He said.
"Don't be sorry, It's not your fault. I've liked him for a while now and he finally got a fling for me, but I don't know. Now that I got him and all, there's no point you know? Its like my mission was complete, I got the man I wanted, now I can move on." Jessica said.
"I totally understand." Scott said.
"Ladies and Gentleman, please fasten your seat belt. Flight 19112 is now landing." The pilot said. Jessica fastened hers and watched as Scott had some trouble. He finally took his seat belt and tied it in a knot.
"That will not keep your butt in that seat. It will come loose as the plane goes down and you'll fly forward." Jessica said.
"Well, I can't get it to work any other way." He said. Jessica just sighed.
"Undo it, let me help you." Jessica said as Scott untied his seat belt. She undid hers so she could turn and help Scott. After getting his right she situated herself into her seat and grabbed her seat belt. Before she had a chance to fasten it, the plane tilted downward and started to go for the landing.
"Whoa AH." Jessica said as she put her hands on the seat in front of her to keep her from falling. Scott placed his hands around her waist and helped her to stay in her seat. He pushed her back and held her down as she quickly fastened her seat belt.
"Are you ok?" Scott asked, not sure rather to laugh at the irony or be concerned. Jessica smiled and chuckled a little.
"I'm fine, a little scared from that but fine." She said and breathed with relief. "That wasn't something I was expecting." She said.
"I'm sorry, if I would've known how to work my own seat belt this wouldn't have happened."
"Once again, don't be sorry, it's not your fault. I don't know if the whole seat belt tied thing I told you was true or not, I just didn't want to sit and find out. Besides, there's no such thing as it being someone's fault." She said.
"Huh?" He said.
"Well think about it. If you knew that that whole me flying forward thing was gonna happen, wouldn't you have warned me or asked for help with your seat belt in the first place?" Jessica asked.
"Probably not, seeing you fly like that and squeal was kinda cute." He said with a cheesy grin. Jessica couldn't help but laugh.
"You know what I mean. If you knew something bad was gonna happen in result of your action you wouldn't have done that. Right? Right. So there for it's not your fault." She said.
"I'm still really lost." He said.
"When people say don't be so sorry, you didn't know its not your fault its because you didn't know, it was not your fault. If you know it was gonna happen then it would be your fault but since you didn't it wasn't." Jessica said, seeing Scott was still really confused. "Forget it." She said.
"Ladies and Gentleman, thank you for flying with America number 1 flight service, you may now exit the plane." The pilot said.
Jessica unbuckled her seat belt and stood up at the same time as Scott.
"It was nice meeting you Scott." She said as she walked into the isle.
"Yeah, to bad we cant be friends or anything." Scott said.
"Yeah well you know, meet someone on the plane never forget them, wind up on a talk show. I don't want to miss that. If we become friends we'll ruin the talk show." Jessica said. "Besides if we're truly meant to be friends, we'll run into each other again." Jessica said as she headed for the exit.
"Dawson's Creek." Scott said from behind her.
"What?" Jessica questioned.
"He said to that chick, if we're truly meant to be, we'll find a way back to each other. What you said was kinda like what he said." Scott said.
"You what Dawson's Creek?" Jessica asked.
"No, my cousin did, she gave some advice on Shelby and told me where she got it from." Scott said as the reached the exit and shield their eyes from the sunlight.
"Well I did get it from Dawson, I don't watch the show, I just heard it on a commercial."
Scott and Jessica talked for a few more minutes, and then Jessica's ride came from her. Scott watched her until she was gone and then worked his way to Shelby's house.
Shelby and Matt sat on her couch and watched movies all night. It was about three in the morning when they got a little distracted. They held onto each other so tightly. Shelby never wanted to let him go. Scott was now just a memory.
"What was that?" Matt asked and let go of Shelby.
"What was what?" Shelby questioned.
"I thought I heard something." He said looking out the window. Shelby grabbed his shirt and pulled him close to her.
"It was nothing." She said before kissing him again.
"Well, Scott this is it. You're finally going to get to Shelby. Sure its late, but she'll be happy to see you. There's no turning back now; it took too long to figure out where she lived. If you leave now you'll just get lost. So go for it, knock on the door. She'll open with shining eyes, wanting only you." Scott said to himself before knocking. He slowly raised his hand and knocked three times, then stepped back and waited a moment.
"Who is that?" Matt asked.
"I don't know, who would be out this time at night?" Shelby said and she walked to the door and unlocked it. Scott's heart stopped and he heard the clicking of the locks being unlocked and the squeak from the doorknob turning. It was all happening in slow motion. For what seemed like an eternity went by before the door actually opened. The light from a lamp shined outside on Scott's face.
"Shelby, I've missed you so much." Scott said before dropping his bags and hugging her.
"Scott, what are you doing here?" Shelby asked.
"What do you mean what am I doing here? I missed you. I had to see you." Scott said. He wasn't expecting that reaction from her. She didn't seem happy. Maybe seeing her was a mistake.
"Shelby, who's at the door." Scott heard a voice. The voice of a young man. A young deep voice.
"Who is that?" Scott asked.