Love vows and thunderstorms mixed with Monopoly.
Shelly got home around 10:00 in the morning, the confrontation with Eric's dad behind her, she held in her hands two bags full of new clothing, jeans, shirts, and a few posters, her mom unlocked the stained glass wooden door as they went inside, Shelly went straight down to her room and put on the newest Ramones music she had, and was bopping around her room putting clothing away. She looked at the small silver band on her ring finger and smiled, there wasn't really a stone, it was just the band, but she didn't care, though she was thinking they had to break the news eventually...but it had to been when ALL the family was home. " Oh the disaster that will be"she said under her breath trying to cram a pair of jeans in the over stuffed dresser, as her joy division poster collapsed onto the ground . She hummed along to a few tracks, mostly in frustraition, " hurry hurry before I gone insane" she mumbled shoving the door shut with a grunt before falling backwards against the wall. " Finally" she grumbled, and went to find tape for her poster. After coming back downstairs, she locked the bedroom door and opened her window and started to write on her wall " All the love I have poured into one soul, just for you, always for you, till the day I die. No one will ever claim me as I am yours. My awnser is yes, and yes forever, will you hold my heart and keep the key? Never giving it away? will you be there always? And never leave, for someone else? Painted up, like a doll, is all you've seen, for there will be storms with thunder and light with rain, and days of sunshine with days of pain, will you claim that you love me? will you hold on tight? as maybe our ship will sink, will you stay through the night? While trembling tears flow down freely,will you be there to wipe them away? As I will be beside you, nothing can rip me away, except if you tell me to leave. You will have my love now and forever, until my dying days, my heart, my soul, my love, my life, and if death refuse that, then I will wait until the day of acceptance, never losing faith."
Shelly smiled up at the poem and found red lipstick and kissed the wall, as was her signature on poems if they were on her wall. The phone rang, she heard the scraping of chairs and her sisters yell "SHELLY PHONE" she laughed as she ran up the stairs " hello?" " hey barbie" came the sound from the other side, she scowled instantly " what do you want." the sneering voice awnsered " you know. And I know the perfect way to get it" Shelly's pupils narrowed as she gripped the phone until her knuckles went white " do anything and I will hunt you down and kill you myself." she hissed, Chris smirked and laughed before hanging up. Shelly twitched and stomped downstairs, slamming the door, and flung herself on the bed, punching at the mattress and pillow... The night there was a terrible thunderstorm, she sat against the wall her eyes glued to the window as she clutched her brown bunny Eric had given her for her birthday last year. The thunder crashed over head as lightning bolts darted down, she shivered closing her eyes tightly, she faintly heard the three raps on her glass as she opened her eyes and rushed over and opened the window, Eric slid in " thought you might want a hug" he said softly, she nodded without saying anything and hugged him tightly, suddenly the down-pour started. Eric hugged her back tightly, kissing the top of her head, stroking her back as she jumped and trembled lightly as the thunderstorm was right over the house, he looked at her with a faint smile " how about something to do to keep your mind off the storm?" Shelly took a deep breath " got anything in mind" Eric just smirked with a raised eyebrow, she laughed tapping his cheek lightly, and went to her closet and dragged out monopoly, he laughed " nice choice, I would have gone for Clue myself" Shelly stuck her tongue out at him, he just shook his head and plunked down on the floor beside her "so do you want to be the banker?"he asked, she shook her head " nope, I hate being the banker".
The next morning, both of them had fallen asleep around the monopoly board, Shelly was winning by two properties, plus she had hit free parking a few times. Eric woke up first and smiled down at her, she still clutched the metal hat between two fingers. He went up and put a blanket over her, and through the dim light, as her clock said 4:35 am, he read the poem, a small serene smile crossed his face as he traced some of the words, Shelly finally opened her eyes having enough of pretending to be asleep. " I know it's sappy right"she said quietly, Eric shook his head " no no..it's not, it's...I don't know...devotion, love, so did you write this for anyone in particular or just random thoughts" he asked sitting down on her bed, she stood up slowly and walked over to him sitting down beside him, resting her head on his shoulder, "you tell me" she mumbled in between a yawn. He just smiled down at her and pushed her down against the bed gently and lay down beside her. About 20 min later Shelly bolt up shaking and crying and screamed bolting up " ERIC!" she was breathing heavily, Eric bolted up hearing his name, she looked at him, and grabbed him tightly in a hug, pressing her face against his chest crying quietly, he stroked her hair " shhh it was just a dream" he said softly, she shook her head " no no it was real, you were gone..you didn't get up it was real"she said crying, he grabbed her shoulders " I'm here now aren't I" she nodded and sniffled, he wiped away her tears gently and kissed her still trembling lips " tell me what happened" he said softly, she sniffled again and wiped her eyes " we were, I don't know near the water, and I heard gunshots, and you were lying on the ground with" she started trembling while tears welled up in her eyes "there were angel wings forming of blood around you and and" she stoped talking and held him tightly. Eric stroked her back, kissing her forehead and cheeks, trying to reassure her, finally an hour later, both of them fell back asleep. Shelly woke up first this time, and just watched him sleep, the way his chest moved up and down, his eyelids twitching faintly, as he was caught up in a dream, she stroked his hair gently, barely touching him with her fingertips as if he were her guardian angel that would disappear as soon as she touched him. She kissed his temple gently and slid off the bed grabbing a pair of jeans from the over stuffed drawer along with her top, and some undergarments, and went into the bathroom to get dressed. She came back in twenty min later, and sat beside the bed, Eric had moved in his sleep so he was facing her wall. The alarm from her sister's room suddenly went causing Shelly to jump as the peaceful silence was broken and "it's a small word" piercing through the walls, Eric groaned " I hate that song" she laughed and went up on the bed wrapping her arms around him " we should tell them our plans soon" she said softly kissing his neck. Eric groaned " do we have to" she tickled the below his shoulder blades gently, he squirmed laughing some " no fair". "that should awnser your question" she said with a wink, as she slid off the bed. He grabbed her pulling her back "no not really" he said with a smile rubbing her arm gently with his thumb. She stroked his cheek gently "we should, plus I have a feeling Chris is planning something"she said sighing, Eric scowled "damn it." She looked at him curiously, he just shrugged, she nodded "so I'll tell my family...you tell yours...and we'll see what happens" she said unable to hide the nervousness in her voice. Eric nodded and kissed her cheek and went upstairs with her and left. She sighed leaning against the door frame as she watched him leave, she hated it when he left. She always felt so empty. " ah well" now to break the news. She saw her sister in the kitchen " when is mom coming home"she asked her, her sister shrugged " dunno why.." " well...I got something to tell all of you and I want her to be there". Her sister rolled her eyes " let me guess. You and Eric are getting married right."she said her voice dripping with sarcasm. Shelly grinned sheepishly playing with the ring on her finger, her sister's eyes went wide as she dropped the dishes she was drying, her hands shaking. " no way" was all she said.
