A month later, the two were still going strong after having the greatest week together in England.
They were getting by with weekly Skype dates and scattered emails throughout the week.
Troian was walking along in New York after having wrapped in the early afternoon. She was walking and reading a book at the same time, occasionally looking up to make sure that she wasn't going to run into anyone or anything.
"Troian?" She heard from a few feet in front of her.
"Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell? Wow. Hi." She said somewhat nervously as she closed her book.
"So it is you." Mrs. Mitchell said with a smile.
"I can't believe that I'm finally meeting you in person now. It's great to meet you face to face, I'm sorry it's taken so long for it to happen." She said, hugging the both of them separately.
"That's alright, Troian. We know how busy you and Shannon always are. It must be fate that we were both walking down this street at the same time. Plus, we've spoken over Skype many times, so we already know each other for the most part." Her fiancée's parents assured her.
"Still, it's great to finally see you. Do you two want to go out for lunch?"
"Do you not have to film anything else today?" Mr. Mitchell asked.
"I just wrapped for the day actually, so I'm free if you guys are."
"That would be great." They both smiled and nodded.
"There's a great sandwich place just down the street if you're both interested." She offered up, shoving her book in her bag.
"That's fine with us." They both said as they looked at each other and nodded.
"So are you two just here for the weekend?" Troian asked as they started walking again.
"We are. We thought we'd just pop over the border and hang out for a while. Just for a little vacation." Mrs. Mitchell answered with a smile.
"That's really nice. I've always loved New York in the summer." Troian said with a smile as she opened the Deli's door for her fiancée's parents.
"So have you heard from our Shannon lately?" Mr. Mitchell asked once they ordered and sat down.
"I got an email from her this morning actually and we have a Skype date planned in a few days. Have you talked to her recently?"
"We've been getting tons of emails and pictures from her, and we skyped last week. It seems like she's having a great time!" They all agreed with big smiles.
"Thank you for encouraging her to go." Mrs. Mitchell said sincerely, knowing that Shay had had some reservations about going at the beginning.
"I just want the best for her; in her personal and professional life." The brunette said with a big smile as her parents smiled brightly.
After an hour of visiting with each other, they all decided to part ways with a promise that she and Shay would visit them before the next season started filming.
As they were leaving the deli, a teenaged fan stopped Troian.
"Oh my gosh, hi! I'm such a huge fan of the show. Could I have your autograph, please?" She asked sweetly as the Mitchells watched their future daughter-in-law interact with this young fan.
Troian ended up making out a personalized message, along with her autograph; she also got Mrs. Mitchell to take a picture of the two of them together.
"Is Shay with you by any chance?" The girl, Carly, asked as she looked around.
"I wish! She's actually still in England at the moment; these are her awesome parents though." She told the girl as she looked over at the Mitchells, who smiled at the young girl.
Shay was sitting on set when she felt her phone vibrate, signaling an email.
She smiled brightly when she saw that it was from her fiancée, so she quickly opened it and saw a picture that surprised her.
It was a picture of Troian, standing in the middle of her parents; the three of them had their arms around the others' waist, with big smiles on their faces.
Guess who just ran into your parents in the streets of NY? It was great to meet them in person, I'm just sorry you weren't able to be there with us.
This pic was taken by a fan of the show, Carly. She asked about you and I told her I'd say hi to you for her!
Love you so much!
Talk soon,
XOXO, T
Shay smiled happily before she downloaded the photo on her phone and started a tweet with the picture attached.
Carly of NY, thanks so much for taking this pic of my 3 favorite people! The love of my life and my parents are all looking incredible. Sorry I couldn't be there.
She wrote on twitter before uploading the photo and then getting back to work after emailing Troian back.
T,
I'm glad you finally got to see them in person. I can't wait to be with the three of you in 6 weeks. I miss you so much. Skype soon so I can hear your voice?
All my love,
Shan
About 5 weeks later, Troian and her cast mates had literally just wrapped the movie they were working on and decided to head out for celebratory food and drinks.
It was going to be Adam, her costar, his wife Sarah, their director Chris, his wife Laura, and herself.
They all walked into the fancy Italian restaurant they had a reservation at and were just being seated when Troian asked a question.
"Are we expecting someone else?" The brunette asked as they all sat down as a group at the restaurants table, leaving her sitting next to an empty seat.
"We are actually. Oh, here she comes now." Chris, her director and friend responded as he saw someone walking in behind Troian with a huge smile on her face.
"What?" Troian asked confusedly.
"Miss Mitchell, thank you for joining us." Chris said, as Troian almost gave herself whiplash trying to see if it was in fact her fiancée.
It was.
"Thanks so much for having me, I really appreciate it." The tanned beauty said as she walked closer to them.
"Shan! What are you doing back?" The brunette asked as she launched out of her seat and immediately threw herself into Shay, the both of them reveling in how good it felt to hold the other.
"I wrapped early, so here I am!" She answered, squeezing her fiancée tightly.
"You guys, this is my incredibly gorgeous and talented fiancée, Shay Mitchell. Shay, this is Adam, Sarah, Chris, and Laura." Troian said once she turned back around, her arm firmly rested around Shay's waist.
"Hi Shay, it's great to finally meet you. This one talks about you constantly." Adam said with a smirk as Troian blushed and looked away, smiling when Shay threaded their hands together.
"How about we get a bottle of red for the table?" Chris suggested as he glanced at everyone to see if they were in agreement.
"Yeah, that sounds nice." They all agreed with a nod.
After two hours of chatting and telling stories, they all decided to part ways and get some rest.
"Have a good night guys, I'll see you later." Troian said, hugging everyone.
"Bye Troian, bye Shay. Have a good night. It was nice to meet you Shay." Chris said sincerely.
"You too, I'm sure I'll see you again sometime soon."
"So is that why you had to miss our Skype date earlier? Because you were gonna be on a plane, you sneaky girl?" The brunette asked once they made it out of the restaurant.
"Yeah, I wanted to come and surprise you." She answered happily as she swung their arms.
"Best surprise ever." Troian said slowly as she stopped them and kissed her fiancée deeply.
"How long have you been waiting to do that?" The tanned girl asked with a smirk before she instigated an equally as deep kiss.
"Since the last time I saw you and definitely all through dinner. It was like torture." Troian admitted as Shay barked out a laugh.
"Oh you and your rules about PDA and professionalism." She said with a knowing smile and a wink before they started walking again.
"How about a nice walk through Central Park before we go back to our room?" Troian suggested as Shay looked over at her.
"Our room, huh? What makes you think I'm staying with you?" She asked jokingly.
"Based on my irresistible Bellisario charm, I'd say that you will most certainly be staying with me."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, that and the fact that I'm more entertaining than some empty hotel room." Troian added with a shrug.
"And how are you gonna entertain me?" Shay asked with a quirked eyebrow.
"I can think of a few ways." She added as she kissed Shay's engagement ring clad hand, causing the girl to stop happily and pull the brunette into a hug.
Troian smiled brightly as Shay whispered 'I love you' into her ear.
The brunette kissed right behind her ear before whispering it back to her, causing Shay to smile happily.
After only one visit in person, many emails, and many Skype dates, they were finally together again.