Scott walked up to the docks and sat down on one of the many benches. He couldn't really sit still. His knees were bouncing and he was trying to find something for his hands to do while he sat there. He was nervous about this little get-together with Shelby. It wasn't that he thought they would get caught for they had successfully snuck out countless times before but he didn't know what to expect from the talk with Shelby. He didn't even know what he was going to say.

Finally, after a few moments, Scott gave up on trying to sit still. He stood up and started to pace back and forth on the docks as he continued to wait for Shelby.

Shelby looked at the clock and saw that it was time for her to leave. She grabbed her black, zip-up sweat shirt and put it on, zippering it up a little more than half way. She walked to the door and opened it, looking out into the night and was about to leave when she stopped dead in her tracks.

Shelby quickly realized that she had no idea how to get to the docks from the girls dorm and she did not want to get lost. She closed the door and turned around, walking over to Daisy, who was only half awake.

"Daisy," She whispered to her as she crouched down onto the floor next to Daisy's bed.

"What?" Daisy asked as her eyes drifted open.

"How do I get to the docks?"

"So, you're actually going to meet him?" Daisy asked, suddenly, fully awake.

"Yeah. So how do I get there?" Shelby asked again.

"Okay," Daisy started and sat up in her bed. "When you walk out the door, you walk right until you hit the equipment shed and once you're there, you take another right and if you keep walking, it should lead you strait to the docks."

"Thanks," Shelby said with a smile and stood up.

Shelby, once again, turned to leave and once again she stopped dead in her tracks. She looked back to Daisy again.

"What the hell am I gonna say to him?" Shelby asked in a worried and frantic tone.

"I have no clue. That whole talk is entirely between you and him," Daisy said and then put a fake smile on her face. "Have fun."

Shelby gave Daisy a look that in between a smile and glare. Daisy smirked at her in response which caused Shelby to roll her eyes slightly before turning to leave, yet again. Only, that time, she actually made it out the door.

Shelby went the way Daisy told her to go. She took a left once she was out of the cabin and walked until she saw the equipment shed. Once she saw the equipment shed she stopped and looked both ways before she turned right. She kept walked until she saw the lights at the docks and sighed.

Shelby continued to walk and she tried to think of something to say to Scott but she came up with nothing. There was nothing she could say to Scott that would change their situation. She just knew that she didn't want to have him continue to be distant around her. She wanted him to talk to her and since he's the one who arranged the meeting, she assumed he was going to.

Shelby walked up to the docks and Scott immediately stopped his pacing and turned to her. Scott watched her carefully as he was still trying to think of what he was going to say.

"Sorry I'm late," Shelby said. "I feel so stupid, I had to ask Daisy how to get here."

Scott gave a small smile at her comment and said, "It's okay. I'm just glad that you decided to come."

"I told you I would," She said.

"Yeah, I know but you've stood me up before."

"Oh. Sorry about that."

There was a quiet, strange moment between them where neither of them said anything or even really looked at each other. Shelby was looking down, at her feat while Scott was looking down, into the water. It was as if they were strangers and, in a way, they were. Scott was a complete stranger to Shelby.

"Okay, so you're the one who wanted to see me," Shelby said after she finally got fed up with the silence between the two. "Why?"

Scott looked at Shelby and then looked back to the water. A sigh left his lips as he looked away from the water again. He sat down on one of the benches and took another glance at Shelby.

"I wanted to talk to you," Scott said and wanted to say more but didn't know where to begin.

"About?" Shelby asked.

Shelby walked over onto the docks and took a seat next to Scott on the bench. He inched away slowly, so slowly that if Shelby wasn't watching him, she wouldn't have noticed. But she was watching him and she could tell that he was uncomfortable with her sitting next to him but she didn't understand why.

"Why are you so weird around me?" Shelby asked in an almost frustrated tone. "I may not have my memory but I'm still the same person I was before."

"I know that," Scott replied quickly and looked at her with sad eyes. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry. Just stop being weird around me," Shelby retorted.

"Don't you think I want?"

"Well, if you do, you have a messed up way of showing it."

"I'm sorry about that, too."

"Stop apologizing for things Scott!" Shelby said, still frustrated.

"I should be apologizing though. I've been completely blocking you out and I don't want to be doing it. I care about you too much," Scott said in a tone that showed how lost he was feeling.

"Well, you have a hell of a way of showing it.

Scott scoffed and stood up. He paced back and forth in front of Shelby and then came to an abrupt stop and looked at her.

"It's just…" Scott started but stopped for he didn't know how to explain what he was feeling.

Scott started pacing again, trying to figure out how to put his feelings into words. He wanted to tell Shelby that he still loved her and that he missed her. He wanted to try and explain that the reason he was ignoring her was because it hurt him to see her, knowing that she didn't remember him. It hurt him to know that there was nothing he could do to help her.

Scott said back down next to Shelby and looked to her. She gave him a look that clearly said she was waiting for him to talk and to, hopefully, answer some of the unsaid questions he knew she was thinking about.

"Being around you is a constant reminder that the real Shelby isn't here," Scott started but was stopped by Shelby.

"Scott," Shelby said but Scott raised his hand to stop her.

"Let me try to get this out first. Please?" Scott questioned and Shelby nodded. "I know that you're the real Shelby, deep down, but that fact that you don't remember me hurts me a little. We have a lot of memories together and there are a lot of things about me that I only told you. And I miss being with the girl who knows everything about me and who's always been there for me."

Scott let out a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment as he tried to think of how to explain things better or at least more so that she would understand.

"I know that you're still the same amazing girl that I fell in love with but it's still strange for me," Scott said. "You don't remember anything we've been through together. You don't remember when I first told you that I loved you. You don't remember the first night we were together. You don't remember that you even loved me back."

Scott looked back to Shelby and saw that she was watching him with careful eyes. He looked into her blue eyes and saw the Shelby he always knew and loved. His heart kept telling him that the girl sitting next to him right then was Shelby but his mind kept telling him different.

"I don't know about that last one," Shelby said softly and looked down at her hands. "I don't know what it is about you but you ignoring me hurt. And I'm not even sure why. You're right, I don't remember you or anything that you talked about but I know that I love you. Even if I can't remember how that came about, I know that I do."

Shelby looked back to Scott and saw him watching her how she was watching him while he was the one speaking. She didn't know what to say or what to do but she knew that she didn't want to loose him. She felt connected to him in a way and didn't want that connection to be broken again.

Scott let a smile sneak onto his face. He didn't try and fight it or anything else he was feeling. His mind kept telling him, 'she's not the real Shelby' but at that point, he wasn't listening to his mind anymore; he was listening to his heart. After all, love was ruled by the heart, not the mind and love was exactly what he felt for Shelby, with or without a memory.

Scott wanted to act on how he felt but he wasn't sure how. He looked at her lips and wanted so badly to kiss her but he wasn't sure how she would act. She didn't know him so it would be almost like kissing a stranger. However, if what Shelby said was how she really felt, then she would welcome the kiss.

Scott decided to take a leap of faith and leaned into Shelby for a kiss. They both closed their eyes and gave themselves completely to the kiss, simply enjoying the feeling of touching each other and being with each other. Shelby wrapped her arms around Scott's neck and he wrapped one of his around her waist. They were at a strange angle so it limited their moving ability but they enjoyed it none-the-less.

After the kiss lasted for several long, sweet moments, they both gently and almost reluctantly pulled away from each other's mouths. They both opened their eyes and looked at each other with nothing showing in their eyes but love. A smile danced on both of their faces and neither of them shoved it away.

"If you always kiss like that, I think that might be one of the things that helped me fall in love with you," Shelby breathed with a grin.

Scott chuckled at Shelby's comment and pulled away a little bit more. She let go of him but Scott kept his one arm around her waist, not wanting to let her go. He already lost her once and didn't want to loose her again. Ever.

Scott kept his eyes on Shelby. She was looking into the water but after a few moments, she turned back to him and saw him watching her. She looked down quickly with a smile. Shelby looked back up at him and saw a smile on his face and couldn't help but being a little bit confused.

"What?" Shelby asked.

"Nothing," He replied but still didn't look away.

"Then why are you looking at me?" She asked with a smile.

"Is it wrong to want to look at you?" Scott asked with a hint of teasing in his voice. "After all, you are the most beautiful girl I've ever met."

Shelby couldn't stop herself from blushing at his words despite how corny they were. She looked down again and smiled. She tried to get the reddening of her cheeks under control but was loosing the battle.

"Don't blush," Scott said gently. "You can't blush at the truth."

"Bull shit," Shelby replied, still trying to not blush. "And do you have any idea how corny that sounded?"

"Yeah, but it worked."

"What do you mean?" Shelby asked and looked at him.

"I wanted to know if I could still make you blush by calling you beautiful," Scott said with a smile.

"Well, it worked. Congratulations."

Scott smiled down to Shelby and pulled her into a sort of half hug which she welcomed. She wrapped one of her arms around him and hugged him back. She couldn't help but feeling content in Scott's arms. She was so relaxed and it simply felt so right for her to be in Scott's arms.

"Were we always like this?" Shelby asked softly. "I mean, before the accident."

"Yeah," Scott replied softly with a gentle nod.

"That's good"

Shelby gave herself completely to being relaxed. She let herself be comforted and be happy in Scott's arms without protest. Scott was simply enjoying feeling Shelby in his arms. After over a week of her being in a coma and then he was avoiding her for over another week or so. Almost three weeks of not being with her was too long for him.

They stayed in each other's arms for several minutes. Neither of them moved. Neither of them talked. It was almost as if time stopped and it was just them, in each others arms. Everything was so still and so content. Shelby was so relaxed in Scott's arms and Scott was so happy with Shelby in his arms.

Shelby had no trouble falling asleep in Scott's arms. She didn't know that when she gave herself completely to the relaxation Scott was provided that she fell asleep. Scott had no trouble sleeping either. He was in an awkward position but he didn't care in the least. He was too happy to let that bother him. They slept in each others arms, neither of them noticing the other was asleep for they, too, were asleep.

It was hours later, when false dawn was first appearing, that Scott gently touched Shelby's cheek and she was startled awake. Scott didn't know what woke him but he was happy it did. He knew that they could both get into trouble for being out together. He didn't want to wake Shelby but knew that he had to or they would be caught.

"What?" Shelby asked, voice still groggy from sleep.

"We have to go," Scott whispered gently.

Shelby looked around and noticed how late, or rather early, it was and knew that Scott was correct. They did have to go. Shelby wasn't there long and still was unclear on some of the rules but she did know that if they got caught, they were in trouble. However, she didn't want to move. She was so comfortable and content in Scott's arms that she didn't want to move for she was afraid that she would never feel like that again.

"No," Shelby stated, as she snuggled even more into Scott.

Scott smiled and looked down at Shelby. He didn't want to move either but he, like Shelby, knew they had to.

"Come on," Scott said gently. "If we don't go, we'll get in trouble."

"I don't care," She responded with a smile.

"I do. If we get caught, we'll be lucky if we get to see each other at all in the next few weeks. We'll get put on shuns. Another two weeks of not talking to you is too long."

Shelby thought about that for a second and then turned to Scott and said, "I agree. Let's go."

Shelby stood up from the bench and put her hand out to Scott. He took it and stood up. They turned and walked back towards the dorms. They didn't bother trying to be careful for they knew that Peter still wasn't there. Even he didn't come to Horizon that early.

After a few minutes of walking, they reached the dorms. They stood in between the two buildings, equal space between each one, still holding each others hand and not wanting to let go.

"I'll see you in a couple of hours," Scott said.

"Okay," Shelby said but didn't look any happier about them being parted.

Scott leaned down and kissed Shelby quickly on the lips. He turned away from her and reluctantly walked into the boy's dorm. He didn't want to be parted from Shelby but the idea that it was only a few hours before they were reunited was enough to last him until breakfast.

Shelby walked into the girl's dorm with a huge smile on her face. She was as quiet as she could be for she didn't want to wake the other girls. Shelby as being as quiet as humanly possible but somehow, Daisy still woke up.

"How go?" Daisy asked with her words bleeding together so much from still being half asleep that it sounded like baby talk.

Shelby didn't say anything. She thought about saying 'good' but she didn't. She simply looked at Daisy with a smile. If Daisy had been fully awake, she would have known that it was a good sign but she was too tired to comprehend fully so she just shook her head and turned over, going back to sleep.

Shelby yawned and knew that she was still incredibly tired. She looked at the time and saw that she still had at least an hour and a half still to sleep. She took that opportunity gladly. Shelby kicked off her shoes, fell onto her bed and within a matter of moments, she was sleeping again.

A couple hours after Shelby had fallen asleep again, Sophie's voice rang through the air, waking up the girls. Shelby woke up with the rest of the girls but was more tired than the others for she had been up and extra hour while she was with Scott.

The girls got out of bed and all got ready, like they normally did. It was too long before they were walking out the door and heading towards the kitchen for breakfast. The girls walked into the kitchen and got in line to get their food. For once, they were earlier than the boys.

Only moments after, the boys walked into the kitchen.

"You gotta tell me what happened, man," Auggie said to Scott. "You haven't stopped smiling since you woke up."

"Something good," Scott stated and caught eye of Shelby with a smile. "Something very good."

The boys walked over by the girls to join them in line. Scott went strait to Shelby and looked around quickly before giving her a small kiss on the lips. She returned the kiss quickly with a smile.

Scott and Shelby looked away from each other after almost a minute of gazing at each other and saw all the other Cliffhangers looking at them with shocked and confused expressions.

"What?" Shelby asked innocently, as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

Scott and Shelby laughed as if they were laughing at someone joke that no one else understood. And, in a way, they were. They were laughing at the fact that they were back together. They were together again, just like before.

(A/N)- First off, thanks so much for the reviews from: Melms213, Snoopy22, Linkie, ScottandShelby4ever, SnowyOwl-17, nefftys, tracy, hdrox, keke1, bubbly, Mickey, AliciaClark, Ossie, rogue-angel07, Ishbugirl, 2008ccampbell, luthien telemnar, Delia, Mandy, tribaltaism, Jill, Kala, PaceyandJoey4everAndAlways, Gaia, Anna, Ghostwriter, Ashley, FrostySnake, PaceynJoey4Eva, HigherGroundfan4Ever, DracoxGinnyfirexIce and Ashley 0918. If I missed you, tell me. I'm soo happy that you're all enjoying this story.

Okay, I like most of this chapter. I don't think I captured the falling asleep part well but it was the best I could do. I re-wrote that a couple of times and this is the closest I came to being satisfied with it. As always, it all up to you guys though so let me know what you thought of it. Please review!