A/N: Another short one, I know, but we're almost done now so it'll be worth it, I promise. :)
Elizabeth's hands were shaking so badly as she tried to work the clasp of her necklace that she dropped it several times. She didn't know why she was so nervous but she was. She barely heard someone knock at her door but having thought that she heard something, she looked at the doorway from her bedroom. Someone knocked again and this time Elizabeth definitely heard it. She walked barefoot across the length of her apartment to the door.
"You look fantastic," Shawn said as she opened the door. He didn't even get a good look at her before he said it. He didn't have to; he already knew Elizabeth looked good in the dress. He had seen it on her when he took her to purchase it. She looked stunning then. He knew she'd look even more so now.
Elizabeth shook her head. "I'm so nervous and I don't even know why."
"There's a lot of people down there," he told her, rubbing the length of her bare arms and smiling in a soft, reassuring manner. "The media, the mayor. I even think the governor made it. I'm nervous, too. Don't worry."
She shook her head again, this time a bit more adamently. "No, that's not it," she replied. "I know that's not it."
Shawn slipped into the apartment and closed the door behind himself. He took the necklace from her trembling hands, walked behind her and put it on. He let his fingertips caress the back of her neck. He felt her shiver a bit at his touch which made Shawn smile a little brighter. "You look amazing," he whispered against her hair, which was knotted up quite interestingly on the top of her head. "You don't have anything to worry about. You're going to knock their socks off. Every last one of them."
"Including Jordan?"
Shawn laughed a bit. "Jordan's already impressed with you, Elizabeth. You don't have to worry about that."
Elizabeth slowly turned around. She moved closer, snuggling up to Shawn as he wrapped his arms around her now. It was comforting for her just to be near him. "Okay." She nodded a bit, resting her head against Shawn's chest. "I just need to get my shoes on."
Shawn held her tighter, almost afraid to let her go. "Kind of difficult for you to do that when you're snuggled up all nice right here," he said, smiling to himself.
Elizabeth nodded again, her eyes closing for the moment as she took a deep breath and let it out in a sigh. "I think I want to stay here a little while longer though."
Shawn softly kissed the top of her head. "Take all the time that you need. All right? Take all the time that you need."