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"What?!?" I asked dumbfounded. I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing and almost hit the telephone pole across the street.
"Shayla, pull over. I don't want you crashing up the car but I think we need to talk about this," Shannon said.
"Let me just drive around the cornor and I'll park that way Jeff and Matt can't see us just sitting here."
"Too late." Suddenly there was a loud bang on my window. I slowly turned to see Jeff demanding that I open my window. I quickly rolled it down, while Shannon discretly shoved the ring back in his pocket.
"Shayla! Get out of the car! You just almost hit that pole. Go find out whats wrong with Matt. I'll drop Shannon off and be back soon!" Jeff demanded opening my door. I thought about protesting but thought better of it when I looked at Jeff's face. I reluctantly got out of the car.
"Shanny, call me when you get home," I remarked.
"Come here," Shannon called rolling down his window. I ran around the car to kiss him good-bye. I had to give him a quick peck because Jeff looked extremely mad.
I ran inside as Jeff drove off. Matt was inside pacing around the kitchen slamming cupboards. "Looking for something?" I asked.
"What the heck happened to the cupboards?" Matt asked still slamming around.
"Abagail rearranged them. She said dad and I should have organized cupboards so we could find things. What are you looking for Matt?"
"Coffee. I need some caffine if I'm going to make it through dinner with Abagail tonight." It was a family tradition that when the guys came home we'd have a family dinner. Unfortunately, us kids were not allowed to bring our significant others but dad was.
"Abagail threw it all out."
"What? Why?"
"She says coffee is unhealthy for dad and I. We have herbal teas now instead. I have a hidden stash of Foldgers instant coffee in my room. Boil some water for both of us." I ran and got the coffee.
"Doesn't it bother you?" Matt asked as we sat at the island in the kitchen with our coffee.
"What?" I asked confused.
"That Abagail and dad are getting close. That Abagail is changing everything. You've spent more time with her than me, what do you think of her?"
"I don't really like her..."
"Then we need to break them up," He inturrupted me.
"Please let me finish. I didn't like that dad met her on the internet. I hate how she keeps telling me that I need to act more lady like. I extremely hate how she wants to take mom's place. But, Matt, she makes dad happy. He deserves to be happy. He raised us on his own for the last 14 years. Don't you think he deserves it?"
"Yeah but not with Abagail."
"You need to talk to him, not me." Then the phone rang. I tried to answer it but Matt beat me to it.
"Hello," He answered. I could only hear his side of the conversation. "Oh Hey Shannon." "Yeah she's here, hold on." He handed me the cordless phone.
"Hey honey," I said strolling out of the kitchen. I headed for my bedroom so I could have some privacy.
"Hey sweetie. What are you doing after your family dinner tonight?"
"I don't have plans. But Abagail is going to be here so I don't want to be. Shannon I hate to say this because I know dad loves her, but she gives me the creeps."
"Well, I could pick you up and we can hang at Shane's and my place."
"I'd rather be alone with you. Can we go to our place?" Our place was a spot out in the woods deep away from town. It was a nice place to lay back, look up at the stars, and just relax.
'Will your brothers have a problem with it?"
"Did they threaten you or something? Because you never had a problem with us going to our spot. Now you're afraid of my brothers. What's your problem?"
"Listen, no they didn't. But Shay, I have to work with them. I don't want them mad at me."
"Who would you rather have mad at me, my brothers or your fiance, me?"
"So I take that as a yes to my question?"
"Yeah you can. But we have to keep it a secret for now. My family would have a cow!"
"Okay. Thats a deal. Give me a call after dinner and we'll decide what we're going to do tonight."
"Okay. I love you. Bye hunny."
"I love you too. Bye Sweetie." We hung up. By the time I got downstairs, Jeff was there. Him and Matt were drinking coffee. I realized Jeff was drinking out of my cup.
"Hey brat. Thats my coffee." I protested.
"Here, we'll share," Jeff offered.
"Never mind." I looked at the clock. "I'm putting this away. You'd better hurry up and finish that. Abagail will be here soon," I said picking up the coffee canister.
"What?!?" I asked dumbfounded. I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing and almost hit the telephone pole across the street.
"Shayla, pull over. I don't want you crashing up the car but I think we need to talk about this," Shannon said.
"Let me just drive around the cornor and I'll park that way Jeff and Matt can't see us just sitting here."
"Too late." Suddenly there was a loud bang on my window. I slowly turned to see Jeff demanding that I open my window. I quickly rolled it down, while Shannon discretly shoved the ring back in his pocket.
"Shayla! Get out of the car! You just almost hit that pole. Go find out whats wrong with Matt. I'll drop Shannon off and be back soon!" Jeff demanded opening my door. I thought about protesting but thought better of it when I looked at Jeff's face. I reluctantly got out of the car.
"Shanny, call me when you get home," I remarked.
"Come here," Shannon called rolling down his window. I ran around the car to kiss him good-bye. I had to give him a quick peck because Jeff looked extremely mad.
I ran inside as Jeff drove off. Matt was inside pacing around the kitchen slamming cupboards. "Looking for something?" I asked.
"What the heck happened to the cupboards?" Matt asked still slamming around.
"Abagail rearranged them. She said dad and I should have organized cupboards so we could find things. What are you looking for Matt?"
"Coffee. I need some caffine if I'm going to make it through dinner with Abagail tonight." It was a family tradition that when the guys came home we'd have a family dinner. Unfortunately, us kids were not allowed to bring our significant others but dad was.
"Abagail threw it all out."
"What? Why?"
"She says coffee is unhealthy for dad and I. We have herbal teas now instead. I have a hidden stash of Foldgers instant coffee in my room. Boil some water for both of us." I ran and got the coffee.
"Doesn't it bother you?" Matt asked as we sat at the island in the kitchen with our coffee.
"What?" I asked confused.
"That Abagail and dad are getting close. That Abagail is changing everything. You've spent more time with her than me, what do you think of her?"
"I don't really like her..."
"Then we need to break them up," He inturrupted me.
"Please let me finish. I didn't like that dad met her on the internet. I hate how she keeps telling me that I need to act more lady like. I extremely hate how she wants to take mom's place. But, Matt, she makes dad happy. He deserves to be happy. He raised us on his own for the last 14 years. Don't you think he deserves it?"
"Yeah but not with Abagail."
"You need to talk to him, not me." Then the phone rang. I tried to answer it but Matt beat me to it.
"Hello," He answered. I could only hear his side of the conversation. "Oh Hey Shannon." "Yeah she's here, hold on." He handed me the cordless phone.
"Hey honey," I said strolling out of the kitchen. I headed for my bedroom so I could have some privacy.
"Hey sweetie. What are you doing after your family dinner tonight?"
"I don't have plans. But Abagail is going to be here so I don't want to be. Shannon I hate to say this because I know dad loves her, but she gives me the creeps."
"Well, I could pick you up and we can hang at Shane's and my place."
"I'd rather be alone with you. Can we go to our place?" Our place was a spot out in the woods deep away from town. It was a nice place to lay back, look up at the stars, and just relax.
'Will your brothers have a problem with it?"
"Did they threaten you or something? Because you never had a problem with us going to our spot. Now you're afraid of my brothers. What's your problem?"
"Listen, no they didn't. But Shay, I have to work with them. I don't want them mad at me."
"Who would you rather have mad at me, my brothers or your fiance, me?"
"So I take that as a yes to my question?"
"Yeah you can. But we have to keep it a secret for now. My family would have a cow!"
"Okay. Thats a deal. Give me a call after dinner and we'll decide what we're going to do tonight."
"Okay. I love you. Bye hunny."
"I love you too. Bye Sweetie." We hung up. By the time I got downstairs, Jeff was there. Him and Matt were drinking coffee. I realized Jeff was drinking out of my cup.
"Hey brat. Thats my coffee." I protested.
"Here, we'll share," Jeff offered.
"Never mind." I looked at the clock. "I'm putting this away. You'd better hurry up and finish that. Abagail will be here soon," I said picking up the coffee canister.