Joe looked at me, not breaking contact.
"Nick, could you leave us alone?" Joe asked, still not breaking eye contact with me.
"Who said that I wanted to talk, let alone be in the same room with you?"
"Shelby, please. I need to talk to you; I can't live my life without you! Please. I just realized how much you really mean to me!" He pleaded.
"Nick, would you mind?" I asked, giving Nick a soft look.
"No, not at all." He picked up his guitar and walked out of the room.
"Okay Joe, I'm listening." I said, sitting up, wincing in pain.
He sat in the chair that Nick had recently been sitting in.
He took my hand and looked deep into my eyes.
"Shelby, I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. See this ring on your finger that I gave you," He said, pointing to the finger on my right ring finger. "I promised you with this ring that I would never leave you and I would stand by your side forever. I still mean it! I will stand by you even if you are having a baby, and I mean that."
You could hear his voice drying up, indicating that he was about to cry.
"Joe, please don't cry you know what you do to me!" I said, tearing up.
"Let me finish, "he said, tears forming in his eyes. "I need you, and I'll do whatever it takes to get you back. I'll carry you around I'll do your laundry, I'll tend to your every need, just please, take me back!"
Tears slipped out of his eyes, and I started to bawl.
"Oh my gosh, Joe, I could never stay mad at you! Please don't cry! Please don't cry!"
I moved the ice pack off of my stomach and leaped into his arms, causing the chair to fall over.
I planted a soft kiss on his lips and he wiped the tears from my eyes using his thumb.
I smiled and laid my head on his chest.
Nick burst through the door with Kevin and yelled, "I heard a crash! What happened?!"
I smiled and said, "I fell, nothing much."
They both calmed down and Nick helped me up.
I let Joe grab my hand and I helped him up.
"Dinner? You and Me? 7 pm." Joe asked with a sly smile on his face.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." I replied, straightening out my shirt.
"Okay." Joe walked out of the room and Kevin following close behind him.
"So…" Nick said awkwardly.
"So…" I replied awkwardly.
"How were things with Joe?"
"Good…"
"I'll leave now…" He said, pointing to the door and walking out.
"Bye!"
I walked to the closet and looked for what I might wear.