Author's Note: This chapter is a little shorter than the last one. This still going to be a long story. Still got the summer then there's Shego and Merrick's senior year to cover. Also, some not too detailed sexual content.
Chapter 6: Killing Time Till the Summer
School was opened back up a week after New Years' Day. The pattern was the same for the couple except now Merrick and Shego had classes together. They still had to clear up any rumors Duncan spread about them and Shego still got static from her older brothers. It nearly came to a boiling point between Mego and Merrick. Mego accused Merrick to his face that he was nothing but a liar and told his sister anything to get into her pants. That statement caused Merrick to go into a rage and he stepped right into Mego's face. He told Mego that was a lie and if he called Merrick a liar again, he would find out how well that shrinking helped him in a fight. That clash didn't help Shego at home and the badgering at home increased. Which in turn caused Shego to be seen less around the tower and more around Merrick.
Shego still hated school as much as home but at least Merrick was there all of the time and that helped. Especially since he had nearly every class with her. One of the classes she hated the most was an elective class she had to take, which was Home Ec. But she got a laugh out of Merrick for transferring to the class to be with her. His excuse for the transfer was to help her enjoy the class more. The reason she was laughing was because Merrick was the only guy in the class. He told her he didn't care about being the only guy until he ended up doing all the chores the teacher said were 'manly' chores. But the teacher lightened up on giving Merrick all of the 'manly' chores after he learned her a few shortcuts in cooking. Shego accused Merrick of sucking up to the teacher when she learned Merrick was ahead of her in the grades for the class. The next time Shego checked the grades, she saw she was ahead of Merrick and she wondered if Merrick intentionally let her get ahead of him. She could never prove it but deep down she knew he was letting her.
Strangely, Shego didn't resent the other girls in the class talking to Merrick. She trusted Merrick. She even laughed silently at Merrick for the way he acted around the other girls. They would say something to him and he would reply back while he looked away from them. One of the girls even admitted to Shego, after one of the Home Ec. classes, that she was jealous of Shego dating a guy like Merrick. Shego took that as a compliment and eventually all of the girls in the class told her the same thing.
Shego never knew what a catch she had until she got the compliments from the girls in her Home Ec. class. That realization caused Shego to smile at the thought for several days. She showed Merrick, for several days after, how grateful she was to have him in her life during their dates. Shego hugged and kissed Merrick to death and she finally let up after Merrick told her, she was killing him by not letting him breath. That statement got a laugh out of Shego and she told Merrick why she was acting like a woman possessed before she caused Merrick to pant for air again.
For an entire week after, Shego let up on showing Merrick any kind of affection, which ended up causing her to unintentionally tease Merrick. Shego did not kiss, hug, or even let Merrick hold her hands for several days and she laughed at how crazy she making Merrick. She finally snuggled up to Merrick again and they went back to the way they were before Shego caused the resting period.
The days drifted on for the couple's junior year of school. The only event they celebrated was Shego's birthday, which started off rocky for the couple because of her two older brothers. Somehow, the evening when the couple was to go out on a date for Shego's birthday, Merrick managed to get to Go tower to surprise Shego. Shego's brothers couldn't understand how he was able to get to the front door and they wouldn't let Merrick into the tower. They finally let him into the tower after he dropped to his knees and begged them to let him in while he looked up at the camera that hung over the front door.
While Merrick entered the tower with an astonished look, he looked at the inside of the tower and he smiled with amazement at how the place looked. Shego's brothers were sitting at the round table that they usually sit at when they needed to discuss anything. They didn't say a word to Merrick while he stood by them and Merrick returned the silence until Mego started to get out of his chair.
Merrick took that as a threat and said, "Melvin, you better shrink back in that chair before I have to place you in it myself."
At Merrick's threat, Hego let out a sigh and said, "None of us are going to fight in here. Merrick, we're just worried over your true intentions with our sister," while Mego gave Merrick a stern look and sat back in his chair.
"My true intentions? Henry, my intentions are honorable. It's Sheila's decision, not mine on the thoughts you and Melvin are accusing me of having. I'm just happy with going out with Sheila and spending time with her. But if you're really concerned over us dating, you all can follow us some night and see what we're up to. I imagine you all could have anytime you wanted," Merrick said while he continued to stare at Mego.
"We just might since you said we could," Hego said before Shego came into the room.
Shego stopped walking at the sight of Merrick in the tower and she showed she was surprised by the look on her face. She flashed him a smile after she got over her shock. But her smile turned to a frown the second the twins got out of their chairs and left the room in a hurry. That display hinted to Shego that she missed something before she came into the room. She would find out about it in a minute but right now she was wondering how in the world did Merrick even get to the front door of the tower.
"Mal, what are you doing here," Shego question while she started walking to Merrick.
"Oh, I wanted to visit you once at the tower instead of meeting up with you like normal," Merrick said happily while he cut his eyes back at Shego's brothers.
"Well ok, but how did you even get to the tower? No one outside the team can get past the security system," Shego stated while she finally got to Merrick. While she stood there, she looked at her brothers and saw they had a sour look on their faces. She let out a sigh because she knew something did happen, that or they were hating Merrick being there.
Merrick let out a chuckle and said, "Sheila, I think you guys need to update that. It took me about five seconds to hack through the system."
"Thanks for letting us know. What's the deal with you two," Shego said while she continued to stare at her brothers.
"Shego, you know we dislike you dating Merrick," Hego said while he turned his look from his sister because he knew she would go on a rampage if he said too much.
Shego let out an annoyed groan and said, "Hego, how many times do I have to tell you and the others. Mal's different and doesn't think like other teenage boys. I don't care what you or Mego say. I'm going to continue to date Mal. Come on Mal, let's go."
After Shego's statement, she grabbed Merrick by the hand and led him to the front door while her brothers shook their heads at the couple's backsides. When the couple was out of sight of the front door, Shego stopped walking and wrapped her arms around Merrick. She stared at him for a second then kissed him. After the kiss, Shego went back to leading Merrick by the hand while she told him that kiss was for him surprising her and keeping his cool around her brothers.
Merrick treated Shego to a romantic dinner at a high society restaurant and Shego was amazed at the money Merrick was dishing out for her birthday. She couldn't understand how he was able to spend so much money on her. He had no job and Shego had wondered before how he was about to have money. She figured Merrick's dad was giving him money but that night she learned how he was about to spend money on her.
After the couple finished their date and started driving back to Merrick's home, he gave Shego a rose that she didn't know he had. It was like the rose appeared out of thin air and was in his hands. Shego was amazed at the display and took the rose from Merrick. She started to love him more than she thought she could because of him being the first guy to give her a rose. After the surprise of a rose, Shego wondered if Merrick got her something for her birthday while they got out of Merrick's truck and went into his home. He told Shego to make herself comfortable in the living room while he had to go get something. Shego felt anxiety while she sat on the couch because Merrick had fooled her.
Shego never hated the day her birthday was on but for once she did. Her birthday was Valentine's day and she thought Merrick was only going to get her a gift for Valentine's and not her birthday. She thought this because Merrick kept telling her, he might not get her anything for her birthday. He fooled her for an entire month before her birthday and Shego was truly surprised at Merrick's gifts because they were many of them, from very cheap to very expensive. The most expensive gift was a completely diamond necklace and Shego tried to give it back to Merrick but he told her, money was no problem for him while he refused to take the necklace.
"Mal, please. Take it back, you don't have to show your love for me by buying me expensive gifts," Shego pleaded to Merrick while she still held the necklace out to him.
"Trust me, money is no problem for me and I be hurt if you didn't take the necklace," Merrick said with a frown while he folded his arms in front of him and he continued to refuse to take the necklace.
"Ok, but you still didn't have to buy me expensive things. I would have been happy with just the rose," Shego said while she reluctantly cradled the necklace in her hands.
"Well, I wanted you to be as happy on your b-day as you made me on mine," Merrick said sadly while he leaned forward in the couch that was in the living room of his home.
"I am Mal. Just you surprised me at the money you spent on me. I know I never could fork over so much money for you," Shego said before she laid the necklace back in its case and placed it on the coffee table.
"Sheila, money is no problem for me---thanks to my mom and Susie," Merrick said before he turned his look to Shego.
"What you mean," Shego questioned while she wrapped her around him and snuggled up to him.
Merrick let out a sigh and said, "Mom took out a life insurance on the entire family. Me and Susie were the sole heirs to the money. Sheila, your dating a teenage millionaire."
Shego went speechless for a second while she tried to compute in her brain that she was dating a rich guy. It surprised her because Merrick did not act like he was wealthy. He acted like a normal guy on the street and not some snobby jerk who thought he was better than anyone else. The realization of Merrick being well-off didn't change Shego mind about him while she finally figured out how Merrick was able to spend so much money without having a job. She still loved him like she had before she found out she was dating a rich guy. But she was curious about how much Merrick was worth. She wasn't about to ask him and she would overlook the knowledge of him being loaded.
Merrick chuckled at Shego looking surprised and said, "It's ok. Besides dad, you're the only one in this city that knows about me having money---still it feels like blood money to me."
"I promise I won't tell anyone. If I did, I would have to fight off the money hungry girls at school," Shego said while flamed up her hands slightly, causing Merrick to jump at her heating up his side that her hands were laying against.
At realizing what she was doing, Shego unlit her hands and tried to apologize. She was cut off by Merrick kissing her, which resulted in a brief make out secession. Their secessions started to happen more frequently after the new year. Though their sexually tense increased, they refrained from getting too intimate. When Shego felt they were going to far, she would wave Merrick to stop them and he would. Other times Merrick stopped them on his own, mainly just to catch his breath. Shego's hands never tried to betray her again because she learned to control them, though sometimes her hands still had a mind of their own. During those times, Shego would let Merrick hold her hands for her.
Shego was disappointed during the first few make out secessions after the new year. The thing she wanted Merrick to do New Years' Eve, he still didn't do and it was driving Shego crazy. She hinted to him several times that she wanted him to but he never got the hints. That or he really didn't want to. At first Shego got upset, after their dates and Merrick was out of sight, because she thought he was refusing on purpose. She finally asked Merrick one night, after one of their dates, why he was not acting on the permission she gave him. He simply told her, she never gave him permission. This caused Shego to give Merrick a stern look then she smiled at him because he was right. All she did was tell Merrick about what he was teasing her about.
"Alright, Mal. I give you permission to do what I been trying to get you to do," Shego said nervously while she blushed.
That consent was not acted upon that night and Shego got upset again at Merrick. Later on during another make out secession, Shego finally got her wish and she enjoyed Merrick's massaging hands. But like always, Shego would have to ask Merrick to. If she did, he would. If she didn't, he wouldn't. She came to learn to love the respect Merrick showed her and she returned the favor by letting up on her desires. The mutual respect caused the couple to love each other more and they learned to show that love in other ways.
Shego was envied by most girls the next day of school because she wore the necklace, Merrick gave her, to school. Several of the girls in her Home Ec. class asked Shego where did she get the necklace and Shego told them, Merrick gave it to her for her birthday. The rest of the day in that Home Ec. class, and several after, Merrick was bugged by the other girls in the class. They mainly asked him how was he able to afford such a gift and if they went out on a date with him, would he get them a necklace too. Shego resented the girls for flirting with Merrick but she was happy at how Merrick handled it. He would either walk away from the girls without answering them or he would go and stand by Shego, which would keep the girls at bay. The other girls finally got the hint that Merrick was only interested in one girl and that was the one he was already dating. But the fact that Merrick wouldn't date them, didn't help with their jealousy over Shego getting to him before they did.
It became known in school that Merrick had a rich family because of the necklace he got Shego and everyone tried to be his buddy. Little did they know that Merrick's family was not exactly rich. Only three people in the city knew why Merrick had money but none of them were going to preach the truth to anyone. But the other people in the school continued to annoy Merrick to death with wanting him to hang out with them. Merrick treated these people like he did the girls in the Home Ec. class.
Shego was happy and sad at once for Merrick getting popular. He was starting to fit in but for the wrong reasons. Shego felt terrible for several days because she caused the annoyance by wearing the necklace and she started to wear it less to school. Eventually, she did not wear it at all and Merrick didn't blame her. Shego, however, did continue to wear it on their dates, which increased in number to the point the couple was going out every night. Their favorite places were still the restaurant where they met and the field where Shego revealed her powers to Merrick.
Before the couple knew it, the spring break was coming up and Shego wondered what Merrick was going to do on the break. He had already hinted to Shego that he would like to go back to Texas for the week. Shego did not want him to go but she was not possessive of Merrick. If he wanted to go, she was not going to stop him. She was, however, surprised at Merrick asking her did she want to go with him to his old hometown. Shego had conflicting thoughts of going. She wanted to but if she left and the city needed saving, she would not be there because her brothers never could handle anything on their own. Merrick, however, continued to ask her did she want to go with him on the trip and Shego finally told Merrick she couldn't leave the city.
Merrick replied back by saying, "If you don't go then I'm not. I'm going to spend Spring break with you even if I have to stay here."
"Mal, just go. I can't leave this city and rely on my brothers to defend it," Shego said sadly while she was snuggled up to Merrick on the living room couch.
Merrick let out a sigh and said, "Sheila, even you need a break every once and awhile. I could have you back here in a moment's notice."
"Sorry, Mal. I just can't," Shego said with annoyance because she knew he was right about her needing a break.
"I'm going to miss you while I'm gone," Merrick said while he hugged Shego.
Merrick gave up asking her and the couple sat in silence for a long time before Shego told Merrick she had to go home. The couple continued to stay silent while Merrick walked Shego home. After they were at the subway entrance, the pair held their embrace for a long time because in the morning, Merrick was going to leave to go back to his hometown for a week. Shego knew she was going to miss him more than she did the week she had to spend away from him before New Years' Eve. At least during those days, Shego could see Merrick while she stood on the rooftop that gave her great view of Merrick's home.
Shego finally gave Merrick a goodbye kiss and told him, she would see him when he got back. She left his side and entered the subway entrance while she felt depressed. The love of her life would be gone for a whole week and she couldn't be with him. She had too many responsibilities that kept her in the city. If it wasn't for her, the city be overrun by criminals. Someday she knew she would leave the city just to get away from it all. Maybe even forever. Until that day, she had to endure not only keeping the city safe but to go a week without Merrick when she didn't have to.
Maybe I should have gone on the vacation with Mal, Shego thought she climbed into her bed.
The week past slowly for Shego. She was beyond bored an hour after she woke up the next day. For many months, she had Merrick to go to if she got bored. Now he was several miles away already and she would have to go back to what she was doing before she met him. To endlessly put up with her brothers and prowling around the city. A rutted pattern she grew accustom to over the years before Merrick. It was dull to her and she wanted to escape it. Merrick was a blessing to her because it gave her a break up in her pattern.
She missed Merrick during the long week and she showed it. Shego became more cranky around her brothers and she would stay in her room when she was not out in the city. The nights she was in the city, she usually ended up at the rooftop that gave her a view of Merrick's home. She would sit on the rooftop with her legs thrown over the side while she stared at his home for hours. There was a hope in Shego and that was her hoping, while she sat there, Merrick's truck would pull up to the home. But every night, Shego went home eventually while she felt depressed at not seeing Merrick's truck.
Finally, the Sunday night before the school opened back up, Shego spotted Merrick's truck pulling in at the house while she sat on the rooftop. She jumped to her feet and bolted from the building. She made it down to the alleyways with ease and she ran none stop to Merrick's home. Not realizing she still had her green and black jump suit on because she was happy Merrick was back, she caused a scene when she tackled Merrick right as he was stepping out of his truck. People walking down the streets saw the event and thought Shego was attacking a car thief. Shego knocked the wind out of Merrick and started to kiss him while he gasped for air.
Before Shego could kiss Merrick, the people on the street started cheering for Shego. She looked at the people sternly and picked Merrick up off the sidewalk then pressed him against the truck. While Shego got nervous over her identity being found out, she started pretending to frisk Merrick like he stole something. Merrick wasn't helping matters by smiling at Shego while she frisked him, which nearly caused Shego to bust out in laughter because she knew he understood everything that just happened. After awhile, the crowd of people got bored with the scene and left. Shego let out a sigh of relief when the crowd left then planted a kiss on Merrick's lips when no one could see them.
Merrick chuckled after Shego kissed him and he said, "I missed you too but did you have to be so rough," while he rubbed the back of his head.
"I'm sorry about that, Mal," Shego said with a giggle.
"You don't have to say sorry. I kinda deserved it for leaving you for a week," Merrick said while he when to the back of the truck and pulled out a duffle bag.
"Yeah, true," Shego said happily while she started to follow Merrick up the steps to his home.
When Merrick noticed Shego following him, he turned to her and asked her while he raised an eyebrow, "Umm, Shego. Wouldn't it be better to go back to crime fighting or go home and change, so you could be Sheila?"
Shego giggled at the question and said, "I guess you're right. Just happy about you being back has caused me to lose my senses."
"I'm just has happy to see you," Merrick said with a smile while he dropped the duffle bag on the steps.
"Well, I'll go home and change," Shego said while turned to run home.
"Shego, I got some things to tell you about my vacation. Some very unpleasant things," Merrick said sadly while he fished in his pockets for the door key.
Merrick's statement caused Shego to stop where she was and look back at Merrick with a concern look. If he wanted to tell her something then Shego knew it was bad news or at least something that bothered Merrick. She was grateful that Merrick was telling her things now because when they first started dating, she had to ask him over and over what was bothering him. Sometimes he caved and told her. Then there were times when he would eventually forget what was bothering him and never told Shego; those times annoyed Shego but she was glad Merrick got over what was bothering him.
Shego nodded to Merrick started to go home again but Merrick stopped her again by telling her, he would leave the door open for her and he be either in the living room or up in his bedroom. That was a first for Shego, Merrick was telling her to come into his home at her own discretion. She wasn't sure how to react to that but she knew her and Merrick was close enough for her to be welcomed at his home anytime she wanted to be there.
Shego was worried over what Merrick had to tell her while she changed cloths and made herself look like a normal girl. She hoped it didn't have anything to do with Merrick moving again. If he had to, Shego knew she would lose it and never be able to recover from such a heart break. Merrick was the love of her life now and she couldn't stand life without him.
The closer Shego came back to Merrick's home, the more nervous she felt. She tapped on the front door of Merrick's home while her hands shook but she did not get a response. Shego had an uneasy feeling while she turned the door knob. It was the first time she was entering Merrick's home by her own free will. Though Shego was troubled over going into Merrick's home without him knowing, she strangely like the idea of what she could do in the home if she was a thief.
Shego walked into the living room and did not see Merrick in the room and she wondered where he was until she remembered he saying he might be in his bedroom. She took her time to the stair well while she thought how easy it would be for her if she was a thief. Then Shego felt terrible at the idea because she was pretending to steal from the guy she loved. When Shego was finally at the stair well, she let out a sigh and shook her head. Finally, she hollered out her pet name for Merrick and she heard Merrick answer her from in his bedroom.
The happiness Shego felt when Merrick returned, surfaced in her and she ran up the stairs. When she came in sight of the door that led into Merrick's room, she saw he had changed too and he had nothing but cotton pajama pants on while he was unpacking the suitcases he brought with him on his trip. Shego had to keep herself from giggling at the way Merrick was dressed. She knew he would have been in boxers if he knew she wasn't going to be around.
Shego stood in the doorway and watched Merrick unpack the suitcases until Merrick waved her over to the chair that sat in front of his desk. She flashed him a smile and walked to the chair while she didn't keep her eyes off of Merrick. Even though he didn't have boxers on, Shego had thoughts about him in the pajamas. She sat down in the chair and watched Merrick while she continued to think over the pajamas. Before long Shego was blushing and she knew what would happen if either of them kissed the other. They didn't care about the secessions any more. Mainly, because they were comfortable with them now. Shego, however, was welcoming the making out on this night because she wanted to show Merrick how much she missed him.
While Shego continued to blush because of her thoughts, Merrick noticed her face was red. He stopped what he was doing and told Shego, she could keep her thought to herself but please control the urge to tackle him again. What Merrick told her caused Shego to laugh and the laughter helped her uneasy feelings about what Merrick had to tell her. She promised Merrick she wouldn't tackle him again unless he needed it while Merrick went back to unpacking the suitcases.
Finally Shego spoke up and asked, "So, Mal, what was unpleasant about your trip."
Merrick stopped unpacking the suitcases and sat down on his bed. He waved Shego to him and lowered his look to the floor while she walked over to him. Shego thought this was odd and her worried fears increased.
"Sheila, there's things that happened during my trip that I'm afraid you'll get mad over," Merrick said sadly while Shego sat down beside him.
"Why would I get mad," Shego questioned while she felt a sadness coming over her.
Merrick let out a sigh and looked at the ceiling while he said, "Because it deals with my ex from my hometown."
"Oh," was all Shego said while she wondered what he and his ex did.
"Yeah, she showed up at the farm house minutes after I did. Her excuse was she saw me drive through town and she wanted to see what I was up to. She stayed at the house for only a few minutes and most of the talk was about you."
"About me," Shego questioned while she started to feel better about what went on between Merrick and his ex.
"She asked me all kinds of questions about you. I told her the truth about you except you being Shego. She seemed up beat and left. I figured that be the end of her. The next day, she showed up again and tried to act just like a friend while she forced her way into the home. I knew of only way to get her out of the house and that was to throw her out. But I hate to lay a hand on any woman. So, I went outside to get away from her and when I came back later into the house, I hoped she had left but right as I went into the living room, I saw she was still there and was butt naked on the couch. She waved me to her the second she saw me---" Merrick said then he trailed off at the sight of Shego flaming her hands.
He let out a sigh and continued, "I was shocked at the sight and shield my eyes from her while I screamed at her to get dress and leave. She refused to and even giggled at the way I was acting. Then I heard footsteps and before I knew it she was standing right at me. I tried to turn away from her but she wrapped her arms around me and kissed me---" Merrick said while he trailed off again at the look of Shego being mad and speechless while she held her jaw tightly shut.
Merrick lowered his eyes to the floor while he cupped his hands together in front of him while he said, "I managed to fight out of her arms and shoved her to the floor. She cussed me and grabbed her cloths while she left. I thought my problems be over but the next day my ex showed up with her boyfriend and I found out from them that my ex accused me of sleeping with her and beating her. Her boyfriend wasn't happy about those lies and we got into a fight right there in the front of the farmhouse. My ex needs to get boyfriends who know how to fight. I finally let him up and they both left me alone the rest of the time I was there. I'm sorry about what happened, Sheila. But I said I was honest and I had to tell you what happened."
Shego sat by Merrick for a moment without saying a word while she continued to look mad. Merrick looked away from her after he was finished telling his tale and went silent. Shego peeked a look at Merrick and saw how sad he looked.
Shego finally spoke up and said, while she unlit her hands, "Mal, I'm not mad at you because I know what you said happened was true. I believe ya. That slut is the one that got me ticked!"
"That she is," Merrick said sadly while he looked back at Shego.
"Don't worry about it, Mal. She just better be glad I wasn't there," Shego said with a smile while she ignited her hands again.
"I wish you were there but I'm ashamed of letting that girl kiss me," Merrick said while he looked away from Shego again.
Shego shook her head at Merrick and she said, "Mal, come here," while she reached over to Merrick and pulled him to her.
"I'm still sorry, Sheila. It's like I cheated on you by letting that girl kiss me," Merrick said while he wrapped his arms around Shego.
Shego let out a sigh and said, "No, you didn't. Cheating would have been you crawling up in the couch with her. She kissed you and you shoved her to the floor. I don't blame you for what happened. You acted like I hoped you would have. I know you're a catch and all, but that girl has it bad for you for some reason."
Merrick chuckled weakly and said, "She knows the same thing you learned on your b-day. It took me a few months after we broke up to figure it out but she's a gold digger."
"Do you think I'm the same way," Shego questioned while Merrick hugged her.
"No, I know who you really are," Merrick said which caused Shego to tear up for some reason then she let go of Merrick and covered her face with her hands.
Merrick looked at Shego with concern while he held her in his arms. After a moment, Shego uncovered her face and looked up at Merrick with a smile while tears streamed down her face.
"Sheila, I don't like to see you cry," Merrick said softly while he brushed a tear off her cheek.
"I'm just happy, silly," Shego said while she wrapped her arms around Merrick's neck and forced him to lie on his back.
The couple laid on Merrick's bed while they stared into one another's eyes. Shego flashed Merrick a smile then kissed him, which started what Shego knew would happen if one of them kissed the other. This time Shego had a reason to make out with Merrick. The pajamas started it but knowing how faithful Merrick was to her caused her to want to kiss Merrick until he begged for air. Merrick's faithfulness earned him intense kissing from Shego and she was not being shy about it. Eventually, Shego lost control of her hands again and one of them started playing with the string that kept Merrick's pajamas on him.
Shego stopped kissing Merrick and whispered, "Mal," when she couldn't control her hands.
Merrick knew what she was meaning and smiled at her while he gasped her hands with his. Shego went back to kissing Merrick until Merrick let go of one of her hands to stop her from kissing him to death by lifting her face from his. He whispered he needed a breather and Shego giggled at the request while she laid down beside him and let her head and arm lay across his bare chest.
After a moment of silence, Shego whispered, "Mal?"
"Hmm," was all that came from Merrick while he stared at the ceiling.
"Mal," Shego questioned again.
"What is it, Sheila," Merrick asked softly.
"Did you like seeing your ex naked," Shego then asked.
"No, and I wished I didn't," Merrick said sadly while he continued to look at the ceiling.
Shego giggled for some reason then she said, "In that case, I must have caused this."
"What do you me---," Merrick said while he turned his look to Shego and saw what she was looking at.
Merrick's face turned red and he reached over at took a pillow from his bed. He threw the pillow on his lap and this caused Shego to bust out in laughter.
"Mal, I thought you had a grip on things," Shego said while she continued to laugh.
"Hey, I can't help the things you cause," Merrick said while his face stopped showing red.
Shego let out a giggle and said, "Well, at least I know I can get you excited. Want to make out again?"
"That's up to---," Merrick said and was cut off by Shego kissing him again.
Shego would stop kissing Merrick and peek at the pillow in his lap. She would giggle and go back to kissing Merrick. Finally Shego stopped kissing Merrick and told Merrick she had to go home. Merrick got her to wait on leaving a few minutes so he could walk her to the door. Shego laughed at knowing why Merrick couldn't get up and she waited on him. Merrick, finally, took the pillow out of his lap and took Shego by the hand while he led her down stairs. All the way to the front door, Shego laughed at Merrick being embarrassed. Shego joked with Merrick about wanting to hug her but she let him while she could tell Merrick was still embarrassed. They held their embrace for several minutes before Shego gave Merrick a French goodbye kiss and she slipped through the front door.
When Shego got home, she thought over the news Merrick told her and she knew Merrick was telling the truth because of the way he acted. Other than being mad at how Merrick's ex acted, she was mad at herself because she could have gone with Merrick on the trip. Nothing happened in the city that would have needed her to be there. Shego made up her mind if Merrick left to go back to his hometown again, she was going this time. She needed a break like Merrick said she needed. That and she could confront Merrick's ex if she ran into the money hungry girl. She was looking forwarded to that day, no other girl gets to kiss her man without paying a painful price.
The events that happened on Merrick's vacation didn't faze Shego. She still loved Merrick like she always did, if not more and she showed it on all of their dates after Merrick returned. Shego wasn't bashful during their make out secessions, which Merrick had to stop on his own now because Shego kept him from breathing most of the time. She about caused Merrick to pass out from lack of oxygen during one of their make out secessions and Shego only let up the kissing so Merrick could catch his breath.
After that make out secession in Merrick's home, Shego asked Merrick what would his dad do if he caught them. Merrick simply told her, his dad would say something about getting themselves a room or at least go up stairs and nothing else because Merrick's home was his home. Shego was puzzled at what Merrick was meaning it was his home and asked Merrick to explain. He did by telling Shego that he bought the house with some of his millions.
Shego couldn't believe she was dating a guy who already owned a home while he was still in high school. It was as if she was dating a college guy or at least someone older. But Merrick was her own age and she started to see how mature Merrick was compared to other guys his age. He could handle large amounts of money and treated Shego like a lady instead of some piece of meat. Shego figured he was like he was because of him being around adults most of his life. That caused Shego to fall in love with Merrick and she wanted to thank anyone that helped Merrick be the way he was. They created a guy who she knew was her soul mate now, though she still didn't see it that way.
In the closing months of the couple's junior year, they shared a depressing moment together. Their depression was caused by a single event. The senior prom. Merrick was asked to the prom by a senior girl while Shego wasn't asked. It appeared that the senior guys had given up on asking Shego to anything because she was dating Merrick now. They saw what Merrick was capable of in a fight after his first day at the school in Go City. The senior guys wanted to graduate with all of their teeth still intact.
Shego had mixed emotions because Merrick was asked to the prom. She was happy he was asked to the prom and wanted him to go but he turned down the offer because of the way he was. He told Shego, it wouldn't be right of him to go to any dance with another girl.
"I would go if you were going too. We could abandon our dates and dance together," Merrick said happily while he drove Shego home after school.
Shego let out a happy sigh at Merrick being like he was and said, "Yeah we could but no one has asked me and it doesn't look like anyone will. Just go, Mal, I trust you to make the right decisions during the dance."
"No, I learned a lesson the hard way during my vacation. I'm not going to let another girl touch me as long as I'm dating you. I love you too much to let them," Merrick said which dropped the issue over Merrick going to the prom or not.
Shego caved at trying to persuade Merrick into going to the prom. He was still showing how faithful he was to her and she knew she couldn't have asked for anyone better. Shego knew if they stayed together and continued to be like they were, she would look forward to Merrick bending down to one knee while she held the ring he just gave her. The thought of marriage was in Shego's mind more and she would have admitted to Merrick that she wanted to get married if he asked her about it. But Shego knew it was still too soon for such talk and she continued to enjoy being with Merrick while she didn't hint anything about wedding bells.
Finally after several months, the junior year for the couple ended and they looked forward to the summer. Shego wasn't sure what all the couple could get into during the summer. Whatever it was would be like all the time the couple spent together since they became an item. Shego finally asked Merrick what he had planned for the summer and he told her, to spend every second he could with her. Merrick's statement earned him a reward of Shego nearly kissing him to death again while they laid on the couch in the living room of Merrick's home.
After the make out, Merrick asked Shego, if she could leave Go City for a week and go with him back to his hometown. Shego said, she couldn't because of the same reasons from before but deep down she wanted to see Merrick's old life for once. Merrick took Shego's reply to heart and told her he wouldn't go on any more vacations if she couldn't go. The couple let the issue die down and Merrick never mentioned anything about going on vacation until Shego pleaded to him to just go. Merrick caved at the look Shego was giving him and he said, he would go on the trip just because she wanted him to. Shego laughed at getting Merrick, for once, to do as she asked.
Shego had planned, since the day Merrick told her what happened on his last vacation, that she would go with him to his hometown. She was going to because she needed to get away for a while. The only reason she acted like she wasn't going on the trip was because she wanted to see if Merrick really would do as she asked.
Mal's going to be in a rude awaking tomorrow, Shego thought happily after Merrick walked her home and let her leave his side.
Shego did surprise Merrick the next morning while he was packing his bags in his truck. She caused him to be speechless because of the cloths she had on. Merrick was finally seeing Shego in a cowgirl look and Shego could tell he liked the look because of his jaw dropping, wide-eyed look. Shego only giggled at his expression while she threw her bags into the back of the truck.
Before Shego got into the truck, she said with a giggle, "Hey, you wanted to see the look."
Merrick finally came out of his daze and finished packing his suitcases into the truck. While he climbed into the driver side of the truck, his eyes were glued to Shego and her look. The attention Shego was getting from Merrick caused her to laugh again and she blushed at knowing she had Merrick turned on because of her look. She didn't like the cowgirl look but if it caused Merrick to act the same way every time, then she would wear his cowboy hat and a pair of cut off jeans more.
After a few second of Merrick staring at Shego with a smile on his face, he turned in the seat and cranked the truck up. He didn't put the truck in gear until Shego reassured him that she was going. She could tell Merrick was truly happy by her surprise of going on the trip with him. She was too because for once she was doing something for herself instead of for others who only cared about themselves. Shego wanted Merrick to be happy as well and she planned for him to be while she gets to see how his life was before her.
While Merrick drove them past the city limits, he said with excitement, "Last stop, Toyah."
Merrick's statement caused Shego to giggle and she slid over in the seat to sit by Merrick. She reached over and held his hand while she snuggled up to him. Before they even traveled a mile, Shego placed Merrick's hand on her bare knee and she felt Merrick's hand tense up for a second before it relaxed. She giggled again at Merrick's hand tickling her knee and she knew their trip will cause them to become closer than ever.
I might even tell you about my marriage thoughts, Shego mentally commented to herself before she giggled again at Merrick tickling her knee.
Shego didn't know what all will happen while they were on their trip. But she decided to let it happen, even if it was things she didn't really care to happen between her and Merrick. He was the love of her life and she was going to find out if he felt the same was about her. The only way she could do that was spent time truly alone with Merrick without interruptions. Even if they ended up doing the one thing neither her nor Merrick cared about doing.