Lucy sat at the table chatting with the others when Shaggy and a very shaken Theo returned. She could only grin as her brother excused himself and scurried away like a mouse. She almost felt sorry for him. Almost. Lucas gave Shaggy a questioning look as he joined them at the table.
"What did you say to him?" Anna asked beating Lucas to it.
"I said very little," Shaggy smirked.
"Did you hurt him?" Lucas asked while the others looked at Shaggy with looks of confusion.
"Like, of course not," Shaggy replied.
Lucy grinned. She knew what Shaggy had done. She grasped his hand under the table giving it a thankful squeeze before clearing her throat.
"Now, who wants to see the wedding plans?"
"I thought you'd never ask!" Anna squealed excitedly.
"Shaggy would you mind getting the binder from our room please?" Lucy asked.
"Of course,"
…...
Shaggy entered the room going in search of the wedding plans. He found the huge binder tucked inside Lucy's nightstand. As he stood something caught his eye. Another paper rested on his nightstand. He made his way around the bed and grabbed the paper.
CALL OFF THE WEDDING! It read.
Shaggy growled slightly before shredding the paper and throwing it into the trashcan. Whoever was leaving these notes didn't have the slightest idea who they were dealing with. No one was about to come between him and Lucy.
"Shaggy?"
Shaggy turned to see Lucy standing in the doorway.
"Something wrong?" she asked coming closer.
"No,"
"That's a lie Shaggy,"
"No, it isn't,"
"You forget I can hear your heartbeat,"
"Trust me it's nothing for you to be concerned about,"
"Okay, come on the others are waiting for us,"
…...
When the couple re-entered the dining room they were surprised to see Theo had finally emerged from hiding. He looked at Shaggy wearily as they took their seats.
"Well, let's see already!" Daphne cried her patience long gone.
"Agreed," Anna squealed craning her neck to get a better look as Lucy opened the binder.
"You fail to dazzle me, Lucy," Theo chuckled as she showed them the place where the ceremony was to be held.
"Why because it's in the pasture out back?" Lucy countered.
"Precisely,"
Shaggy couldn't help but growl.
"What? All I'm saying is a bunch of horse droppings doesn't exactly scream wedding," Theo defended himself.
"No one asked you, Theo," Kate replied coolly.
"Not to mention Lucy's pastures are super clean," Anna added.
"I'm just stating my opinion,"
"Like, then maybe you should shut up," Shaggy growled his eyes glinting dangerously.
Theo caught on to the unspoken message and quickly withheld any more comments. Lucy turned the page choosing not to focus on the wedding crasher. Instead, she passed around pictures of the twinkle lights they planned to hang in the trees.
"These are going to look amazing Lu," Kate said.
"I can just see it," Lucy sighed.
"So can I," Shaggy added.
"I can't wait to preside over the wedding," Anna squealed.
"You can do that?" Velma asked.
"Yeah, as head cupid I have the authority," Anna explained.
"Now, if only that day would get here," Shaggy said.
"Agreed," Lucy said.
…...
That night Lucy snuggled close to Shaggy. The two had yet to fall asleep and instead just laid there enjoying each others company. Shaggy turned on the lamp with the realization they weren't going to sleep anytime soon. So, He sat up before wrapping his arms around Lucy as she rested her head against his chest.
"What'd you do to Theo?" Lucy asked looking up at Shaggy with a lopsided grin.
"Well, I simply stated that he'd better not try anything,"
"You went wolf on him didn't you?" Lucy asked a twinkle in her eyes.
"And I thought he couldn't get any paler," Shaggy chuckled.
"I couldn't believe him. I mean, he has the audacity to comment on our wedding plans when he wasn't even invited," Lucy huffed.
"Like, tell me about it,"
"Well, nothing we can do it about it,"
"We can always kick him out,"
"As tempting as that sounds I'd rather just deal with it, besides, I have you to protect me,"
"Just like I always will,"
"Thank goodness,"