With that Shane ascended the stairs and walked in front of the bedroom door. He rapped at it lightly hoping she would answer. When no answer came, he almost turned around and left, but something in him told him to try and open the door. As it turns out, she left it unlocked. As the door opened he saw her lying on the bed sound asleep. The tear tracks still evident on her face as she had apparently cried herself to sleep. He sat down next to her, brushing the hairs that had came out of her signature bun with a heavy sigh.
"Fancy, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to go off on you so hard like I did. It just still hurts to even hear someone mention Marissa's name since the divorce. It makes me feel like a failure in so many things. If I had only known that you didn't know about it, my reaction might have been different. I know when you see me again, you'll probably tell me "I told you so.", but I probably deserve it."
"No one deserves to hurt S.B."
"So you aren't asleep. You were gonna let me sit here and spill my guts weren't you?"
"For a little bit yea, then I would have ended the torture."
"Oh I see. Can we talk for a minute?"
"It's been a while since we did that. We've more like yelled at each other. I've missed having you to talk to about a lot of things."
"I have too. I've also missed being able to do this!"
With that, Shane pulls Shelby so she's sitting up in bed. He crawls in behind her leaning up against the headboard and pulls Shelby close to him.
"What? You miss abusing me?"
"No, I miss being able to have you like this."
"Oh."
"So, what's going on with you? Stephanie mentioned something during my asshole reaming about you not having a job in Chicago anymore."
"Yea, two weeks ago, the entire company was basically told to find another job because corporate was relocating to Mexico. My last day was yesterday."
"Sweetheart, I am so sorry. I know how much you loved that job, and how hard it had to be for you to let it go."
"I didn't really want to leave Chicago because I need to find a job enabling me to keep my apartment. However, I don't think it's possible to find a job in Chicago making as much as I was there, so it may be apartment hunting time once I go back."
"Well, how about this? I've got a job opening up in New Media in a week. You qualify for it and with your past experiences only a little training is needed."
"S.B. I don't want a job because of whom I know. That's why I went to Chicago in the first place."
"Well, look at it as a starting point, somewhere that you can use as a spring board. If you like the job, you can stay as long as you like. If you find something else, then you are more than free to leave."
"The job's in Manhattan though Shane. Finding a place to live in NY is twice as hard as finding a place in Chicago."
"Oh I know. That's why I am offering you my spare bedroom. I am aware that you don't want to barge in on Stephanie and Paul, so I am saving you the hassle of having to rush and find a place here."
"You're really trying to convince me to move here aren't you?"
"Is it working? (laughs)"
"Yea. It's working."
"Good."