I'm sick, so I get to stay home from school and write…a lot! Anyway, please please please review! Besides that, enjoy!
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The water had long since turned cold. Candy, however, didn't notice. She had tuned out the outside world. Completely cut off from the freezing temperature of the water, the sound of it pounding down around her soaking through her clothes. Candy just shook, all the tears finally having left her, reducing her to a shaking wet blob.
She didn't notice the sounds of yelling coming from the hallway, the smashing of a door being bashed open. She didn't notice as warm arms wrapped around her, pulling her out of the shower. She didn't notice the beautifully tattooed body attached to those arms while they carried her to the bed. She didn't notice that those arms cradled her and comforted her. She didn't note the obvious worry written across his face, as he soothed her. She didn't make the connection that he stayed with her, not questioning her, just holding her even though he didn't know what was wrong.
She just shook, and when the shaking was over she looked up into the face of the man she hadn't noticed. The face of the man she always noticed. And she tried so hard to not break down again.
"Shannon," she cried, wrapping her arms around his neck, afraid to let go and pull back just to find that it was all a dream
"I'm here," he said, holding onto her just as hard as she held onto him, "I'm not going anywhere. I'm never leaving you, not ever again."
"Oh, but Shannon, you wanted time to think. I was gonna give you time to think," Candy said, starting to pull away.
Shannon grasped her, not letting her go. "I don't need time to think. I tried that and it didn't work. I missed you and couldn't stop thinking about you. Where you were, what you were doing. Then I got your voicemail and you were so sad and I got so scared that something was wrong and I was never going to get to see you again."
"How'd you get here so fast," Candy asked, sniffling.
"When I took off, I just drove, not having anywhere in mind. I ended up in Chicago, set myself up in a Motel 6. I basically vegged and went site-seeing. Every where I went though, I saw your face. Enough about me, you're still shivering wet and I don't know who I need to beat the living shit out of for making you sad."
Shannon handed her a bath robe and turned around covering his eyes with one hand.
"Why can't I just change in the bathroom," Candy asked as she stripped out of her clothes.
"Ha, you're funny," Shannon said sarcastically, "like I'm ever letting you alone again. How many days was I gone before you ended up alone in some town, a deranged mess?"
"I'm not alone," Candy protested, throwing her wet clothes at Shannon's head.
"Really? You sure move on quick Candy Vachon. Should I scram, so as not to run into your boy-toy and make things awkward for you," Shannon joked.
"Stop it, Matt and Jeff are with me, you pervert. And if you're trying to do the whole parental full name, guilt trip thing, it'd help if you used my full name."
"Fine," Shannon said, rolling his eyes, "You sure move on quick Candy Hardy Vachon."
Candy laughed, "close, but that's not my full name. You didn't think my mom actually named me Candy, did you? It's such a stripper name."
"Wait, so there's actually a name that Candy is short for," Shannon asked, sitting next to Candy on the bed and taking her hand in his.
"Yea, I can't believe you didn't know. Candrima, it's Sanskrit for Light of the Moon. My mom was Gertrude 'Luna' Vachon and I'm her little guiding light, or I was…" Candy trailed off.
"Candy, what is it?"
"I…my mom…my mom killed herself and I think it's my fault," Candy said, barely audible.
"Oh, Candy come here. I'm so sorry," Shannon said hugging her and kissing the top of her head. He pulled back and held Candy's chin so that they were looking into each other's eyes, "You are one of the sweetest people I know, if anything you kept her going for as long as she did. You can't try and understand why she did this. You can only know that she loved you."
Candy nodded her head and they sat there in silence, absorbing each other.
"Hey Shannon," Candy finally asked, unable to hold back her curiosity any longer.
"Yea, babe?"
"How did you get into my hotel room?"
Shannon paused, whistling and looking anywhere but at Candy.
"You didn't?!"
"What? You weren't answering the door and from your voicemail I didn't know if you were all right and I couldn't very well wait for someone to open it for me," Shannon explained, frantically.
"Oh my god, Shannon," Candy said. She walked through the sliding door that separated the room into two halves, "you broke down the door," she groaned.
Shannon approached her from behind, wrapping his arms around her. "You aren't mad, are you," Shannon whispered into her ear.
"I'm not mad; I'm just not paying for it."
Shannon chuckled and Candy felt his body reverberate with his laughter.
"It's not that funny," Candy managed between laughs, "how am I supposed to explain that to Matt and Jeff? They don't even know you're here."
"Why don't we worry about that later," Shannon said, nuzzling her neck.
"Then what should we worry about now," Candy asked, turning herself in Shannon's arms. She coiled her arms around his neck and smiled up at him.
"Well," Shannon said, playing it up, "my shoulder really hurts from slamming into that door."
"Oh, poor baby, let Nurse Candy take a look at that."
They slipped back into the bedroom, kicking the door closed. Shannon pealed his shirt off, over his head. He sat down on the edge of the bed and Candy walked over to him, still in the bath robe. She straddled his waist and knocked the backwards baseball cap off his head, running her hands through his hair. Shannon placed two hands firmly on her back and pulled her into him for a kiss.
Shannon's warm, soft mouth pressed against hers. Shannon used his tongue to push apart her lips and delved inside, tasting her. Candy moaned into his mouth and Shannon pushed the robe off her shoulders. Her nipples were already hardened and he took one in his mouth, flicking his tongue over it. One hand held her waist, while the other groped her free breast. He switched off, moving his mouth to the other, swirling his tongue around the nipple and kissing all over it. His fingers pinched and rolled her nipple. She arched her back, grinding her hips against him.
"What the hell?!"
Candy stumbled off Shannon and stood, pulling the bathrobe back up. She turned around and saw Matt and Jeff standing in the doorway.
"Oh my god," Candy said, completely horrified.
Shannon stood up, protecting Candy, unsure of what Matt and Jeff's reactions would be.
"That's our little sister, you creep," Matt shouted.
As adorable as ever, Jeff said, "See, I knew I saw Shannon earlier." Matt elbowed him in the ribs, "I mean, ahhh, grrr what he said."
Matt glared at Jeff.
"Don't look at me, I saw this coming. It's not my fault you're oblivious."
"What," all three asked.
Jeff just shrugged his shoulders, "have fun with the lecture, you two lovebirds. I'm going to get some food."
Matt stared at Jeff, as he left. He turned back around, giving Shannon the death glare.
"Sit. Now. Both of you."
They obeyed immediately. Matt paced back and forth.
"I don't know what to say. I really don't know what to say. Actually, wait, yes I do…WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!"
"Umm…we weren't thinking," Candy offered helpfully.
Shannon nudged her lightly and mouthed, "That hasn't worked since fifth grade."
Matt knelt in front of Candy, "of course you weren't thinking," pushing a lock of hair behind her ear, "you sweet little girl, this is such a hard time for you and Shannon just came in here taking advantage of you."
"Matt," Shannon groaned.
"And you," Matt said, directing his attention to Shannon, "robbing the cradle. I could kill you; actually I think I still might. She's my sister and you're my best friend. You're supposed to have my back, not be stabbing me in it."
"Matt, you're overreacting," Shannon said, trying to calm him down.
"No, me overreacting is punching you in the face. This is me reacting just enough."
"Matt, please," Candy cut in, "I…I really like Shannon, and he likes me too. Please, just, it's not what you think it is."
"He says he likes you, but men will…"
"Matt, he wore a bikini for me. He ran through a freakin' door for me. I'm pretty sure he likes me and besides it's my decision to believe him, not yours. No matter how much I appreciate you looking out for me, you gotta remember that."
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Ahhh!!! X es happy!!! Please review! So, yes this chapter was a little raunchy and I just want to warn that it's going to get worse before it gets better. You heard me, Shannon and Candy sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g…
But, it's not like a have a problem with it. Oooh, and I think I'm gonna add a bit where they actually kiss in a tree.
Please review!