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Shannon stared at himself in the mirror. He sighed looking down at the tiny piece of material that covered his… Well, let's just say kissing Candy hadn't helped. He shouldn't have kissed Candy. But, he had had to, he needed to know if it was as good as he remembered their first kiss to be. It was. It was passionate and fiery, sweet and smooth. And yet, it was wrong. He grabbed a towel from the cabinet and wrapped it around his waist. He walked out on Matt's deck. Only Jeff and Matt were in the pool. Shannon walked down the steps of the deck and jumped into the pool, letting the water wash over him as he plunged beneath the surface.

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Candy lay on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. Frustrated she brought her hands to her face and they came away wet. She was crying. Candy hated when she cried, and now here she was crying over a stupid boy. A stupid boy with stupid green eyes and stupid lips and stupid arms. A stupid boy with stupid tattoos. A stupid boy who opened up things in her soul that made her share secrets she hadn't even known she was keeping.

"Gahh," Candy sat up, throwing a pillow at the wall.

Candy wondered for the hundredth time if maybe she had taken things too far. The boys had spent the week in front of the TV. Candy had decided she wasn't going to let the two be poor sports, she won and was going to flaunt it to the best of her ability. However, she was going to have to squeeze all of her fun into one day. She'd started the day off by forcing them to go swimming. She'd enjoyed the looks on their faces when she showed them the bikinis they had to wear. But, she wasn't currently enjoying the fruits of her labors.

She headed downstairs checking on the food as she walked through the kitchen. She slipped out the sliding doors and took off at a run. Jeff heard my war cry and turned around just as she leapt into the pool, performing a diving crossbody on Jeff.

Candy sputtered up to the surface. Jeff emerged next to her. Candy giggled.

"What," Jeff asked.

"Your top."

Jeff feinted embarrassment, covering his chest and turning around.

"Oh my god," Jeff whined in a girly impression, "put it back on for me!"

"At least you're having fun with this," Candy said as she tied the suit back on.

"Why not? I have to do it. No regrets, right?"

"Right," Candy nodded swimming over and climbing onto a raft. "No regrets," she thought to herself.

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Candy stirred the tomatoe sauce for a little bit and then put the lid on. She pulled the apron over her head. Candy headed upstairs into her room to change for tonight. Candy jumped when she saw Shannon sitting on her bed.

"What are you doing here," she asked, crossing to her closet and pulling out a dress.

"A dare."

"What?"

"Any dare you want, you dare me. I do it and me and Jeff are free of the bet."

"Shannon?"

For the first time, he looked up and Candy and him locked eyes.

"Shannon…" Candy crossed the floor and sat beside him on the bed, "if I had known it upset you this much…I would never have…"

"It's not that," Shannon said cutting her off, "I…I'm messed up inside right now and I don't know what to do. I feel this pull inside me that draws me to you and every fiber of my being is telling me to let it. But…"

"What?"

"There are just so many things in the way. You're my best friends' sister and you're fourteen years younger than me. I just need time to clear my head and think."

"Okay."

"Seriously," Shannon asked, surprised.

"Yes, I like you a lot and I'm willing to take the risk and try to see if things could ever work out between us. But, you need to be sure you want to try it too. So take the time, but know that I won't wait forever."

Shannon nodded his head and Candy got up heading for the door.

"So what's the dare," Shannon asked quietly.

As Candy was closing the door behind her, she turned around looking right into Shannon's green eyes, "make the right choice."

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Candy walked into the living room, taking a seat on the couch next to Jeff and Matt.

"The bet's off."

"Thank god," Matt mumbled under his breath.

"Yea," Jeff said, "I mean I can get into it just as much as the next guy and I won't back down. But what you had for tonight? That's just wicked evil man. Must be from your mom's side."

"Seriously," Matt joined in, "evening gowns and like every single superstar in the WWE coming over for dinner. How do you come up with that stuff?"

"It's a gift," Candy said, reaching over and grabbing the remote out of Matt's hand.

"So what made you change your mind, your supreme evilness?"

"I saw the cocktail dress Shannon was planning on wearing," Candy joked, "decided it wasn't worth it."

"Ohh, this means I can wear my new suit. It's still formal dress right," Jeff asked.

"Yeaaaaa, but why are you so worked up over a suit?"

"Heeheehee," Jeff laughed, "you'll see."

"So, why exactly is it still 'formal'," Matt asked using air quotes, "the bet's off. You might as well just let everyone relax and be themselves."

Candy pouted, "But dressing up is so much more fun."

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Candy tried not to burst out laughing, when she opened the door for Jeff and his girlfriend Beth.

"Where the hell did you find a neon green suit?"

"I got my connections," Jeff laughed, "costume lady made it for the 2012 Hall of Fame ceremony. I wanted to try it out before hand."

"Come in," Candy said, ushering them inside.

"It's nice to finally meet you," Beth said, giving Candy a hug.

"You too," Candy said, sincerely.

Candy ushers them into the living room, playing hostess for the night.

She left them to mingle with the other WWE Superstars and their dates. She checked to make sure everything was ready one last time and then returned to announce that dinner was ready.

After the huge Italian feast, which Candy had made from scratch, everyone separated into their own little groups throughout the house and backyard. Candy was mingling in the front hall, when she heard a knock at the door. She opened it to find Shannon standing in the shadows.

"What…" Candy was cut off before she could finish, because Shannon grabbed her wrist and pulled her outside, closing the door.

"I'm going away for a little while to think, but I had to see you first before I left."

"Shannon…"

"No, this is something I need to say as your friend because I don't think anyone else will. You need to truly get over your fears. You need to come to terms with that night and stop acting like it didn't affect you."

"Why do you make it out to be such a bad thing," Candy asked, suddenly angry at Shannon for bringing up the whole business with the tattoo.

"Because it messed with your mind that makes it a bad thing."

"You mess with my mind. Does that make you a bad thing?"

Shannon recoiled as if she'd slapped him. Then sighed admitting to himself that she was right.

"I don't want to hurt you. Just give me a little time," Shannon turned to leave, "I'm here for you Candy, if you need anything just call me."

Shannon climbed in his car and drove off. Candy leaned against the porch and whispered, "Hurry back to me," before heading back inside.

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So, finally! Sorry it took so long to write this, I got like half way through and then stopped for a break and wrote some one-shots. Please review this and I'd love it if people also read some of the one-shots! My favorites are Camera Girl and The Real Me, a Randy Orton/OC and The Miz/OC, respectively.