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Love Ain't Like That

Chapter 2

Beth-

I stared at the ceiling in my room for hours. Everyone was asleep, there wasn't a star in the sky or moonlight shining in my window. It was just dark. Lonely and dark.

Mama and Daddy didn't know it, at least I hope they didn't, but on nights like this I've snuck out of the house to meet Shane and I wish I was doin' that now. Even with how bad he treated me the last time we were together.

It's really kind of crazy that I would sneak out to meet him when everyone else my age gets to be open about their relationships. I'm eighteen, an adult, but this is daddy's house and I don't want to disrespect him in any way and I don't think he or anyone else would like me bein' in a relationship with Shane.

Relationship.

I scoffed at myself. We don't have a relationship. He was just using me. Maybe he's still using me?

God! I groaned and sat up in bed. To hell with it. I need to find out what's goin' on between us if there's anythin' at all.

Shane-

"Shit," I muttered when the headlights of a car flashed through my window.

I had just sat down on the couch with a beer and turned on Sports Center.

I slammed the beer down and stood up to go to the door when it swung open.

"Beth?"

"We need to talk," she said firmly.

"Alright. Talk."

"What is this?" She sighed, "between us, I mean."

I shrugged and sat back down, "You tell me."

"I...I don't know what it is. I thought we...I honestly don't know what I thought, she sat down next me and put her head in her hands and started cryin'. "Did you ever love me or were you just tryin' to fuck me?"

I put my hand on her back and leaned in a little closer.

"What the hell do you think, Beth? We ain't done anythin' this whole time and I've still stuck around. If sex was all I wanted, I wouldn't still want to be with you."

She looked up and shook her head. "So what is this? Our relationship or whatever, what is it? Is it only until I leave for college or is it more than that? I need to know, Shane, because I leave in three weeks."

I took my hand off her back and rubbed my eyes. "How 'bout we go out or somethin'? Try to see what this is?"

Beth stared at me, tears still fallin', before she smiled. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah. No more hidin'. Hell, you're eighteen! I ain't doin' nothin' wrong."

Beth-

I couldn't keep from starin' at Shane as he drove me home. He wasn't carrying me all the way, just close enough I could sneak back in.

There was a nagging feelin' that he was playin' me and maybe he was but I prayed he wasn't.

When he stopped the car, he leaned over and kissed me.

"We'll work everythin' out," he whispered.

I smiled and got out of the car.

How was I supposed to know it would be another two days before I heard from him?

It hurt me that I hadn't heard from him but I guess that was too much to ask of him.

After dinner, I went up to my room and pulled my phone out of my pocket to text Shane. I knew what I had to do, what I was going to do and I had to make it as quick and painless as possible.

'It's over.'

Two simple words. That's all I sent to him. Then I waited for him to text back or somethin' before I got ready for bed.

I put my phone on the bed next to me once I was under the covers.

My phone buzzing woke me up at 4:20 a.m. I had four missed calls, three voice mails and one text message. All from Shane.

I opened the text: 'It's over?'

I didn't bother texting him back. What would be the point?

"Beth, baby, call me. This can't be over." Was all he said on the first voice mail. The second one was almost the same as the first but I could tell he was mad. By the third, he was pissed.

I turned my phone off and went back to sleep. Maybe he would get it. Maybe a few days of not hearing from me would make him understand how I feel. I doubt it, but it's worth a try.

Later that evening, Mama invited Shane and the Grimes' over for dinner. Rick and Lori talked about takin' Carl to see the Grand Canyon the following week. They wanted to have a family vacation before school started and asked if I wanted to go. I had never been out of Georgia, so I immediately said yes.

After dinner I had to make sure the horses were in the barn since Shawn wasn't home yet so I left while Mama and Daddy discussed the trip with Rick and Lori.

I had just closed the door to one of the stalls when Shane called out my name. I didn't answer.

Walkin' up beside me he asked, "What the hell's wrong with you?"

I shrugged. "Nothin'. Is there supposed to be somethin' wrong with me?"

"Lose the fuckin' smart mouth. You texted me sayin' it was over and then you don't pick up the God damn phone?"

I snickered. "You sound like such a girl, Shane. Put on your big girl panties and get over it. I have."

I was taken by surprise when he pushed me against the wall then he kissed me.

"It ain't over. I love you, Beth."

"Bullshit," I whispered.

He stepped away from me,. "You know me. You've known me a long time. How many women have I said that to? Huh?"

"I've...I've only heard you say it to one," I muttered.

"Well there ya fuckin' go," he threw his hands up and started walkin' out of the barn.

I ran after him, grabbed his arm and when he turned around, I threw my arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss.

"I...love you...too," I breathed in-between kisses.

He pulled back and smirked. "Yeah?"

"Yeah," I nodded and let go of him. "Help me put the rest of the horses up?"

He nodded and laughed, "That's what I told them I was comin' out here for."

We saved Nelly for last. Shane had a hard time roundin' her up and gettin' her into her stall. When he slammed the door shut and locked it, he leaned back against the wall and held out his hand. I put mine in his and stepped towards him as he put his arm around my waist and pulled me closer.

"I gotta work tomorrow night and the next but I have Saturday night off. Think you can get away?"

"Yeah," I smiled, "where are we gonna go?"

"I can't tell you," he smiled too. "You'll just have to wait and see."

I huffed and poked out my bottom lip.

He laughed. "That ain't workin' this time."

"Bethie?" Mama called out for me from the porch.

Shane leaned down and kissed me again. "I'll text ya later and let ya know when and where to meet me, alright?"

"Okay."

"Hey," he put his finger under my chin and tilted my head up, "I love you."

"I love you, too."

Shane and I walked back to the together where he said goodnight to everyone and left.

Rick and Lori were still talkin' but Carl had already fallen asleep.

"So, Bethie," Rick said, "we'll be leavin' early next Thursday mornin'. If you want to stay Wednesday night at our house, you can or we can come get you."

"I'll stay," I said, "I can just go home with y'all after church. If that's alright."

"There's no problem with that at all," Lori said.

It was gettin' late so I said goodnight to everyone and went upstairs.

As I fell asleep, I could hear Mama, Daddy, Rick and Lori still talkin'.

It may sound crazy but the next two nights I was okay with not hearing from Shane. I knew he had to work and was planning somethin' for Saturday.

So when Saturday mornin' tolled around and I woke up to four missed texts, I smiled to myself.

I was a little disappointed to see that three of the texts were from Maggie. They were pictures of her new car.

The fourth text though, was from Shane. 'My house 9 a.m.'

I looked at my clock to see it was already 8:28 a.m. I hurried around and got ready, putting on a yellow sundress and my boots, before runnin' downstairs.

"Whoa, slow down and no runnin' in the house," daddy chided.

"Yes sir."

"Where are you off to this mornin'?" Mama asked.

"Library," I answered a little too quickly.

"Library?" Daddy asked.

"Yep. Today is my day to help out," I lied.

Shane's car wasn't in the driveway when I get to his house but there was a note on the door.

'You know where the key is. -Shane'

I walked around to the back of his house and picked up one of the bricks on his patio. I got the key out and unlocked the back door.

On the kitchen table was a bouquet of roses and another note.

'Pull your car into the garage. Keys are in the Jeep.'

I did as the note said and got into the Jeep where I found another note.

'Meet me at the cabin.'

I laughed to myself when I started the Jeep. Shane was actually tryin'.

Shane-

I was puttin' some steaks on the grill when Beth pulled up.

She smiled when she got out ans grabbed the flowers I'd left for her and bounced up the stairs.

"Thank you for the roses," she said and put her arms around my neck. "So, what are we doin'?"

"Dinner and a movie alright?"

"Yeah," she kissed my cheek and let go of me, "what are we havin'?"

"Steaks and baked potatoes."

"Sounds good. What movie?"

"Just hold your damn horses. You'll find out."

She smiled again and went inside while I finished up the food. When I brought the tray with the steaks and potatoes in, I saw that she had set the table and opened two beers.

I picked up mine and took a sip then looked at her starin' at her bottle.

"I ain't gonna arrest you. Go on and drink it," I chuckled.

"I...I don't know if I should."

"Take a sip. If ya don't like it you can drink somethin' else. There's soda in the fridge."

She nodded, took a sip and scrunched up her nose.

"That's disgusting," she said before takin' another sip.

It wasn't long before we'd finished eatin' and Beth was on her third beer while I was on my sixth.

I took her hand and led her over to the couch, pullin' her down onto my lap and I started to kiss her neck.

When she stopped me, I gently pushed her down on the couch so she was lyin' on her back. She pulled me down on top of her and started kissin' me.

Beth-

I felt Shane's hand move under me and he unzipped my dress, then he shifted and started tugging at the front of my dress until it was below my breats while I kissed him. It wasn't anythin' we hadn't done before but as his lips moved to my neck, his hand moved between us and under the front of my dress.

"Shane," I pushed his shoulders, "Shane. Stop!"

He raised his head and removed his hand. "I'm sorry," he said before returning his lips to my neck.

Everythin' was fine after that. I wanted to be with him.

He raised up and pulled my dress off of me the rest of the way as I reached for his belt.

All of a sudden I began to panic.

"Shane," I tried pushing him away, "Shane. I can't breathe."

I pushed on his shoulders again but his hands gripped my sides so hard I choked back tears.

"Shane," I cried, "please stop!"

He raised himself up and stared down at me.

"Beth?" He lifted his hand to wipe the tears from my cheek but I turned my head away from him. "Beth, you alright?"

"No," I cried, "I can't do this. I don't want to."

He sat all the way up and rubbed his eyes while I got up and put my dress back on.

He rested his head on the back of the couch. I could tell he was pissed.

"I'm sorry, Shane."

"Just get the fuck out."

"Okay," I nodded, "I'll leave your keys on the kitchen table. I'm sorry, Shane. I really want to be with you but I just can't right now."

He scoffed. "There's always some kind of fuckin' excuse with you, Beth. Lori was easier to fuck than you!"

I didn't realize Shane had followed me outside until he grabbed my arm, spun me around and slammed me back against the car.

"You gotta get shit together, Beth. These games you're playin' ain't workin' no more. You understand?"

"Y...yes," I nodded.

He let go of my arm after what felt like minutes and stormed back into the cabin. I looked down to where his hand had been and saw the bright red mark. I gently rubbed at it but that just made it worse.

I didn't cry the whole way home or even when I got there. I went straight upstairs to my room and changed clothes. I finally let the tears I had been holdin' back fall when I reached the barn.

While sittin' there cryin', I told myself that I wouldn't cry anymore, at least not over what happened.

This was the last time I would cry becaue of Shane Walsh.