A/N: A BIG THANK YOU goes to Ainat and ChainGangShorty54 for the reviews posted. I was excited to see them. Here is the next chapter of Unexpected Love. I hope you guys like it!!

"Shan, I think I'm going to be sick!" Tori exclamied as she and Shannon walked through the doorway into the restaurant.

"Everything will be ok, I promise!"

"I certainly hope so," she replied as she scanned the dining room, eventually spotting her parents. "There they are. Are you ready?"

"Yeah. How do I look?" Shannon asked her.

"You look incredibly sexy!" she said kissing his cheek. When he picked her up earlier in the evening, she was really impressed how he was dressed in a white button down shirt and kahkis, and even took out his earrings and nose ring.

Shannon and Tori held hands as they made their to the table. "Hi Mom. Hi Dad," she said, trying to sound happy. "This is my wonderful boyfriend, Shannon."

"Its nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Jackson," he said as he shook hands with Tori's parents. He knew right off the bat they weren't impressed, but wanted to be nice for Tori's sake.

"Hi Shannon," Mr. Jackson said trying to sound nice. Tori's mom still hadn't said anything as both Shannon and Tori sat down with them.

Things got even more awkward as the four ordered dinner and sat in silence for a little bit. Tori glanced at Shannon, and appreciated him for trying, but knew it wasn't working.

"So, Shannon," Tori's dad began, "What do you do for a living?"

"I actually own a tattoo shop, Gas Chamber Ink. I also used to be a professional wrestler."

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson looked at each other in shock, and then looked toward Tori. "Does your...tattoo shop do well?" Mr. Jackson asked.

"Yes, actually it does. We keep pretty busy throughout the week."

"How did you meet Tori?" Mrs. Jackson asked.

"Her friend Angela, who is my cousin, introduced us," he said as he glanced at Tori, and smiled at her.

"Now, I have a question, Shannon," Tori's dad said. "Do you and Tori plan on getting married before the baby is born?"

Shannon laughed nervously. "Honestly, we haven't talked about it."

"Don't you think the baby deserves parents who are married, and what if this baby isn't yours?" Mrs. Jackson asked.

"Well, this baby deserves parents who care about each other. I will agree with you there. If this baby isn't mine, then I already told Tori I will help her any way I can and take care of it like my own. I'm in it for the long haul."

"Yeah, until you meet someone else..." Mrs. Jackson said.

Before Shannon could respond, Tori stood up angrily. "Stop it! Stop it both of you! I don't appreciate these questions toward Shannon, and I'm sure he doesn't appreciate them either. Listen, whether you guys like it or not, Jason and I are not together anymore. Two months ago, he did rape me, and if you don't want to see it with your own eyes, that is your business. Shannon is helping me and supporting me throughout this, and I would have thought that would have been good enough for you. You know what...this was a mistake," Tori said angrily as she walked off, Shannon running after her.

Once in the parking lot, Shannon unlocked the car and they rode home in silence. Every once in awhile, he would sneak glances at Tori, and could see tears rolling down her cheek. "Tor, are you ok?"

"No," she said. "I'm so sorry you had to go through that."

"Its ok," he told her as he stopped the car in her apartment parking lot. "I didn't want to say anything to them because they are your parents, but their questions were kind of rude."

"I told you."

"I know," he said as they walked through the front door. "You know what, I can completely understand why you don't get along with them."

"Yeah, they have treated me like that since Jason and I broke up, and I am done with them. I only need one person to be my support person."

"Who would that be?" Shannon asked slyly as he wrapped his arms around Tori's waist.

"You of course....and maybe Angela."

Shannon laughed as he tightly hugged Tori. "Your amazing, you know that?"

Biting her lip, she smiled back at him. "I have a surprise for you." she told him as she led him to her bedroom door.

"What do you have up that pretty sleeve of yours?"

"Open the door, and see for yourself."

Shannon did as he was asked, and was shocked to see the sight in front of him. Tori had candles all over the room, and watched as she began to light them, and there were flower petals scattered over the bed. "Babe, what's this all for?"

"Well, I knew that our meeting with my parents would be a disaster from the start, and I knew this would get us in a better mood. Plus, I wanted our first time as an actual couple to be in a more comfortable spot than behind your desk."

Shannon smirked as he wrapped Tori closer to him, kissing her hungrily. He then lifted her, wrapping her legs around his waist and placed her ever so softly on the bed. "Yeah, I think your bed will be more comfortable than an office floor, he whispered.