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Chapter 22- Fights & Proposals

"What is going on here!" Isabella screamed at the top of her lungs.

Shannon crossed her arms and then glanced at Boone from the corner of her eye as she tried to conceal her smirk. A feeling of triumph was washing over, because she knew that Boone's relationship with Isabella was finally over. Shannon looked at Boone once more, he looked devastated. She lost her proud smile for a second and then looked down. A small part of her felt guilty for being happy about Boone and Isabella ending their relationship, but she couldn't understand why. Isabella was a bitch, and Shannon knew that Boone didn't love her. Shannon watched as Isabella started to approach her with an angry scowl.

"You're both sick and disgusting!" She screamed.

Boone placed his hands to his forehead as a couple strolled outside the open door to his loft. "Can you please keep your voice down?"

"Keep my voice down! Boone are you fucking kidding me!" Isabella yelled.

"There is a baby upstairs, and we aren't exactly in the poorest place in Manhattan! So yes, could you keep your voice down! I know this doesn't look good, but let me explain…"

Isabella held up her hand, "Explain what? What could you possibly explain to me Boone that would make this situation even better? You were kissing your sister…your…God, what is wrong with you!"

"It's not what it looks like." Boone started.

Shannon watched as Boone started to walk over to Isabella. Shannon latched onto his shirt and then pulled him back towards her. "I'm his stepsister…or I was."

"I didn't ask you anything, so you…" Isabella paused to point at Shannon accusingly with wide eyes, "You have done enough to mess with our relationship so…"

Shannon laughed, "Are you kidding me?"
Isabella turned around and stalked back towards the door. She slammed it shut and then spun back around wildly. "I don't care what the hell you are to him, because all that matters is that I don't like you. Ever since you left him to die in that hospital…"

Shannon pushed Boone aside, "Why are you bringing that up!" She snapped.

"Because you left him then, and you would do it again in a heartbeat if you were given the chance!"

"Shut up!" Shannon yelled at the top of her lungs.

Boone could see how defensive Shannon had gotten within the last couple of seconds so he grabbed onto her arm. "Shannon," He pleaded as he tried to ignore the throbbing sensation in his head.

Shannon jerked her arm out of his, "You don't know anything about me so don't act like you do!"

"You're right I don't know anything about you." Isabella challenged. "And I don't need to know a lot about you to see that your superficial bitch that just cares about herself and no one else."

"Call me that again!" Shannon screamed with her cheeks reddening in anger, and her eyes brimming with tears from being so worked up. "Say it again!"

Boone was now right behind Shannon with his arms wrapped tightly around her body as he was tried to hold her back.

Shannon did care about him, and it angered her that Isabella would dare to play the "leaving Boone to die" card at this time.

"Whenever you treat him bad who does he come complaining too…"

Shannon turned to look at Boone surprise, but then looked back at Isabella, because she didn't want to be mad at Boone now. It was Isabella who she couldn't stand.

"She's just going to do it again Boone. Look at her! You told me yourself that she was selfish, I mean you know that's she taken advantage of you your whole life, always trying to get your money…"

Before Isabella could say another word, Shannon had raised her hand and smacked Isabella soundly across the face. "Don't you dare!"

Isabella placed her hand to her burning cheek and then glared daggers back at Shannon. "You bitch!"

Aaron started to cry at the top of his lungs from upstairs.

Boone looked towards the baby monitor, but both Isabella and Shannon ignored it.

"You don't love him, admit it! You're using him." Isabella accused.

Shannon narrowed her eyes back at Isabella. She opened her mouth, but the only words that came to her mind was "I do love Boone," And she definitely wasn't going to admit that.

"If you think that he loves you back then you're wrong. He doesn't love you, no one does, and I don't blame them."

"Just stop it!" Boone yelled.

Isabella walked over to him. "Tell me to my face that she makes you happy."

Aaron stopped crying.

Boone glanced at the baby monitor once more. "I have to check on him."

Isabella then grabbed onto his arm pulling him towards her. "Answer my question first. What kind of life could you have with her? She's the reason you started drinking and smoking in the first place…"

"Get out of our house!" Shannon yelled.

Isabella smiled wickedly back at Shannon, "And now she thinks your place belongs to her as well. Boone look at what she's doing to you!"

"If he loved you so much then why was he sleeping with me the whole time you were in a supposedly committed relationship!" Shannon spat.

Boone closed his eyes and clenched his jaw as he tried to wake up from what felt like an episode of the Maury show. "Shannon, Isabella…"

"Shut up Boone!" Isabella snarled as she kept her eyes fixed on Shannon.

"Don't tell him to shut up, you shut up!" Shannon snarled.

"If you three don't calm down I'm calling the police!" A random woman called from outside the door.

"Shut the hell up!" Shannon screamed to the woman through the door.

Boone latched onto Shannon's arm and pulled her towards him. She was shaking, and he wanted to hold her, but then again he couldn't. Because what Isabella said was right, Shannon had left him in that hospital, and the sad thing was he wasn't sure if she would do it again. He clenched his jaw and then looked at his hand which was circled around her thin arm.

"What is it Boone? Who do you want?" Isabella asked crossing her arms.

"I'm not doing this." Boone replied.

"Choose, now! Me or Her!" Isabella declared pointing a finger in Shannon's direction.

"Don't point at me," Shannon grimaced.

"I'll point at you if I want."

"I'm calling the police!" The woman yelled again.

"Choose now Boone!" Isabella demanded. "I love you enough to forget about this all…"

"You don't love him!" Shannon groaned with her arms crossed.

"And you do bitch?" Isabella growled.

"Don't call her that," Boone muttered under his breath in Isabella's direction.

Shannon looked back in surprise but managed to control her reactions. She cleared her throat and then looked back at Boone. Shannon knew that she had hurt him over the years, and maybe it was her fault, but she did love him. Her ice cold heart was trying to tell her that she didn't love him though. That she just liked to use him, use him for his money, and even sex, but deep down she really did love him. Shannon bit her lip. She knew she was a horrible person, and secretly she wanted to change that, but she couldn't. Over the years Shannon had built up this mean persona in order to resist any pain that would come her way.

Boone shoved his hands in his pockets. Isabella was still cowering over him, practically on top of him as she waited for him to make a decision. "I…"

"You could never be happy with her. She's a child Boone, look at how she acts." Isabella said as tried to soften her tone. "What we have is real,"

Shannon refused to fight over Boone, but then again she didn't want him with Isabella. Without thinking Shannon reached for his hand and then pulled him towards her. She couldn't vocally express her love for him, because that just wasn't her style, but maybe a kiss would do. Shannon leaned forward and pressed her lips against his. He was hesitant at first. Shannon felt as if she were kissing a wall, but still she got pleasure from the fact that she was tasting Boone's lips. His nose rested against hers as he started to get deeper into the kiss.

Shannon smiled as Boone's tongue slid inside her mouth. She tilted her head to the side and then pressed her hands against the side of his face. It didn't even matter that Isabella was watching, all Shannon cared about was the fact that Boone was kissing her right in front of Isabella! Boone pulled away seconds later resting his forehead against Shannon's.

His breath tickled her lips as he stared into her eyes. Shannon tried to show him her kiss was sincere, but she just wasn't good at this love game. He closed his eyes and then pulled away.

"Before you choose her, I have to ask you something. I came over here for a reason, and damn it Boone if I'm going to leave tonight without doing it." Isabella pulled him towards her.

Boone hated being pulled around by the two women. He clenched his jaw as he looked back at Isabella. "I can't do this."

"You can," Isabella got down on her knees and then pulled out something from her pocket.

Shannon's mouth dropped open in horror. Oh migod, was she really about to…

"Boone Carlyle, I've waited forever for you to propose to me, but you never did so I decided that I was going to ask you to marry me. I love you, and I know that we can be happy together. I know you've made mistakes with Shannon…"

"Mistakes!" Shannon asked still in shock.

Isabella ignored her, "And I've made mistakes as well Boone, but I just need to know if you'll marry me."