Chapter Title: Blonde hair, Green eyes
Summary: Scott tries to figure out if he is really the father of the little girl that showed up at his hotel room.
A/N: If anyone can help me with my spacing problem, please email me at morgsyncer@yahoo.com. Thank you!
" Scott?" Shelby slid onto her knees next to him. When he didn't answer, she took the note, reading it. " Oh my god" she gasped. " Some graduation present". She looked at the girl, then back at the note, " maybe.maybe it's not true". Shelby looked at her again, " how old are you, sweetheart?". Two tiny fingers stood off her hand, Scott watched. " What's your name?". " Morgan" her voice was a soft and weak. Shelby continued, placing her hand on Scott's wrist, " do you know who he is?". She paused, " my daddy". Scott didn't react, just looked between both girls, " okay, I think we could use some help" Shelby raised herself, closing the door. She stood up, walking back to her bed. Scott then stood, offering his hand to her, she accepted. They both walked to the bed opposite Shelby, who was already on the phone. " Hi, can you call Peter Scarbrow's room and tell him to come to room three-eighteen? It's really important" then she hung up. " Morgan, you must be warm, do you want me to take your coat?" she nodded. Shelby bent down, pulling the zipper, then walking to the closet. When there, she heard Scott say something, " Scott, can you come over here for a second?" holding two objects in her hand when he got there. " Do you remember when this was taken?". She handed him a wrinkled picture. It had been cut so only Scott was in it, "no". " This was also in her pocket". An old, ratted teddy bear with patches of fur and an eye missing, the ear was about to go as well. He didn't look for very long, " it was mine". " Are you sure?". " My grandma gave it to me one day when I was sick, I thought my dad threw it away a long time ago. I think she really is.". There was a knock, Peter, it was him this time for sure. He didn't seem too surprised, seeing them alone in the same room, except now they weren't alone. " Isn't this a pretty sight". " We got a better one" Shelby pulled him inside. " What's going on?". She stopped pulling when he was in clear view of the little girl, raising en eyebrow. " Peter, meet Morgan" Scott introduced. He stared at her for a moment, slowly frightening. Morgan jumped off the bed, running to hide behind Scott's leg. " Why do you have a little kid here? Where are her parents?". " Well" Shelby took a deep breath, " we think her father is.right here" she pointed to Scott. He handed Peter the note, " she has the same stuffed animal I did, and she says that I am her dad". Peter sighed, shocked, " okay, if Scott is her father, who's the mother?". Shelby bit her hip, looking at Scott, who looked at Morgan behind him, then Peter, who eventually figured it out. " I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned that". " It's okay" Scott shrugged, " it's the truth". He looked at his watch, " alright, I have to stay here, but I want you two to take.Morgan back to Horizon. Sophie is there, make whatever phone calls you have to make to get this straightened out". He tossed the car keys to Scott, who slid them in his pocket. Scott carefully detached Morgan from his jeans, but she wouldn't take his hand. She was scared. He bent down, she ran into his arms and he carried her out of the room.
" I'm surprised that you're so calm" Shelby broke the silence while driving on the dark road, the rain was more of a distraction for him. " Me too". " You have every right too. Not most guys find out they have a two-year-old daughter when they're eighteen" she looked in the backseat where Morgan had fallen asleep along the seat. She then though that not many guys went through a lot that he did. " She's scared, seeing me like that wouldn't help her one bit" he checked on her himself. " She looks like you" Shelby commented, " is there any way she couldn't.be yours?". Scott drew in a deep breath, " that's Elaine's handwriting, after all those notes for why I wasn't in school it became easy to memorize. She wasn't much of a fan for protection". Shelby silently controlled her anger towards the women she never met who was corrupting the life of the guy she loved. Father or not, she paid some teenager to leave a little kid at a hotel room. Scott was graduating in less than a month, Shelby was too. They had plans for the future, after Horizon, together, something they were both looking forward to. Where there's a dream, there's Elaine, and that use to be literally. Neither said another word until he pulled onto the gravel driveway. Shelby waited in the rain while Scott wrapped Morgan in his windbreaker before carrying her once again.
" Boy I love surprises" Sophie greeted when they entered her office. " What do you mean?" Shelby closed the door once Scott walked in. Sophie walked around the desk, " Peter called and said you were coming, with someone named Morgan" she noticed the sleeping body in Scott's arms, " who are we calling?". " My dad, I guess" Scott answered. " We have reasons to believe that Morgan here is Scott's.daughter" Shelby added. Sophie didn't speak, reevaluating Scott's past in her mind, knowing where Morgan most likely came from. " What are those reasons?". While Scott laid Morgan down on the couch, Shelby answered, " Elaine wrote him a note, saying Morgan was his daughter and she could no longer handle it, it was some guy who dropped her off at the hotel. " So that's who it was" Sophie said to herself, " Scott, when was the last time you spoke to your dad?". He hesitated remembering, " two years ago", Scott had a rocky relationship with anyone at home, which affected his decision to talk to them, " Morgan's two" he quietly said. Sophie dialed eleven numbers on the phone's keypad, " do you want Shelby to stay for this?" he nodded, definitely, then she pressed the speaker phone buton.
Summary: Scott tries to figure out if he is really the father of the little girl that showed up at his hotel room.
A/N: If anyone can help me with my spacing problem, please email me at morgsyncer@yahoo.com. Thank you!
" Scott?" Shelby slid onto her knees next to him. When he didn't answer, she took the note, reading it. " Oh my god" she gasped. " Some graduation present". She looked at the girl, then back at the note, " maybe.maybe it's not true". Shelby looked at her again, " how old are you, sweetheart?". Two tiny fingers stood off her hand, Scott watched. " What's your name?". " Morgan" her voice was a soft and weak. Shelby continued, placing her hand on Scott's wrist, " do you know who he is?". She paused, " my daddy". Scott didn't react, just looked between both girls, " okay, I think we could use some help" Shelby raised herself, closing the door. She stood up, walking back to her bed. Scott then stood, offering his hand to her, she accepted. They both walked to the bed opposite Shelby, who was already on the phone. " Hi, can you call Peter Scarbrow's room and tell him to come to room three-eighteen? It's really important" then she hung up. " Morgan, you must be warm, do you want me to take your coat?" she nodded. Shelby bent down, pulling the zipper, then walking to the closet. When there, she heard Scott say something, " Scott, can you come over here for a second?" holding two objects in her hand when he got there. " Do you remember when this was taken?". She handed him a wrinkled picture. It had been cut so only Scott was in it, "no". " This was also in her pocket". An old, ratted teddy bear with patches of fur and an eye missing, the ear was about to go as well. He didn't look for very long, " it was mine". " Are you sure?". " My grandma gave it to me one day when I was sick, I thought my dad threw it away a long time ago. I think she really is.". There was a knock, Peter, it was him this time for sure. He didn't seem too surprised, seeing them alone in the same room, except now they weren't alone. " Isn't this a pretty sight". " We got a better one" Shelby pulled him inside. " What's going on?". She stopped pulling when he was in clear view of the little girl, raising en eyebrow. " Peter, meet Morgan" Scott introduced. He stared at her for a moment, slowly frightening. Morgan jumped off the bed, running to hide behind Scott's leg. " Why do you have a little kid here? Where are her parents?". " Well" Shelby took a deep breath, " we think her father is.right here" she pointed to Scott. He handed Peter the note, " she has the same stuffed animal I did, and she says that I am her dad". Peter sighed, shocked, " okay, if Scott is her father, who's the mother?". Shelby bit her hip, looking at Scott, who looked at Morgan behind him, then Peter, who eventually figured it out. " I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned that". " It's okay" Scott shrugged, " it's the truth". He looked at his watch, " alright, I have to stay here, but I want you two to take.Morgan back to Horizon. Sophie is there, make whatever phone calls you have to make to get this straightened out". He tossed the car keys to Scott, who slid them in his pocket. Scott carefully detached Morgan from his jeans, but she wouldn't take his hand. She was scared. He bent down, she ran into his arms and he carried her out of the room.
" I'm surprised that you're so calm" Shelby broke the silence while driving on the dark road, the rain was more of a distraction for him. " Me too". " You have every right too. Not most guys find out they have a two-year-old daughter when they're eighteen" she looked in the backseat where Morgan had fallen asleep along the seat. She then though that not many guys went through a lot that he did. " She's scared, seeing me like that wouldn't help her one bit" he checked on her himself. " She looks like you" Shelby commented, " is there any way she couldn't.be yours?". Scott drew in a deep breath, " that's Elaine's handwriting, after all those notes for why I wasn't in school it became easy to memorize. She wasn't much of a fan for protection". Shelby silently controlled her anger towards the women she never met who was corrupting the life of the guy she loved. Father or not, she paid some teenager to leave a little kid at a hotel room. Scott was graduating in less than a month, Shelby was too. They had plans for the future, after Horizon, together, something they were both looking forward to. Where there's a dream, there's Elaine, and that use to be literally. Neither said another word until he pulled onto the gravel driveway. Shelby waited in the rain while Scott wrapped Morgan in his windbreaker before carrying her once again.
" Boy I love surprises" Sophie greeted when they entered her office. " What do you mean?" Shelby closed the door once Scott walked in. Sophie walked around the desk, " Peter called and said you were coming, with someone named Morgan" she noticed the sleeping body in Scott's arms, " who are we calling?". " My dad, I guess" Scott answered. " We have reasons to believe that Morgan here is Scott's.daughter" Shelby added. Sophie didn't speak, reevaluating Scott's past in her mind, knowing where Morgan most likely came from. " What are those reasons?". While Scott laid Morgan down on the couch, Shelby answered, " Elaine wrote him a note, saying Morgan was his daughter and she could no longer handle it, it was some guy who dropped her off at the hotel. " So that's who it was" Sophie said to herself, " Scott, when was the last time you spoke to your dad?". He hesitated remembering, " two years ago", Scott had a rocky relationship with anyone at home, which affected his decision to talk to them, " Morgan's two" he quietly said. Sophie dialed eleven numbers on the phone's keypad, " do you want Shelby to stay for this?" he nodded, definitely, then she pressed the speaker phone buton.
