Chapter 11

Belle knelt down in front of the cross at the church. Her eyes were closed as she began to desperately pray.

"Dear God, please bring him home safetly. Please let him survive this. Without him, I don't know if I can move on. Without him, I will feel like I am nothing. I need him here with me in my life. Please don't take him away from me. I'd give up everything, even my own life just to have him safe. Please watch out for him tonight and please watch out for Bo and Hope as well. Please let them all wind up okay."

She couldn't quite explain it, but as she was praying now, she couldn't help but feel at peace suddenly. She felt this sudden rush of calmness rush through her body that she hadn't felt in days.

And then, she felt a hand touch her shoulder. She jumped, for she felt absolutely startled. She opened her eyes wildly and turned around. She was rather surprised to see Brady standing there.

"Brady!" She exclaimed. She took a deep breath, "What? What are you doing here? Is there news?"

"Belle," He suddenly had a huge smile on his face, "I think that your prayers were just answered. I just recieved the best news from Bo. They tried calling your cell phone but you forgot it at the house Belle so I answered it for you."

Shock and disbelief overwhelmed her as she somehow knew what the news was before he even told her, "They found him, didn't they?" her eyes were wide with so much hope as she looked at him, "Oh please tell me they found him. I just can't take this much more! I have to know that Shawn is okay!"

"They found Shawn and they brought him home. He is at the hospital right now and he is very anxious to see you," Brady told her. He was still smiling as he did. He was so happy he was able to tell his sister this news that she had been waiting for.

"Are you serious? Oh my God!" Belle exclaimed happily. A few happy tears slid down her face suddenly. She reached over and wrapped her arms around Brady wildly. They both whirled around in a hug, "Woohoo!" she pulled away though. She had the happiest smile on her face as she did.

"Let's go see him," Belle suddenly demanded. Her eyes were bright with excitement, "I can't stand another moment without him." She couldn't seem to stop smiling. She just absolutely couldn't wait to see Shawn and was so happy to know that she could. She was so happy to know he was alive and away from Larry. Finally he was home. Finally he was safe.

"Then let's go," Brady laughed.

And together they walked happily out of the church.

"He needs to stay here overnight for a night or so," Craig instructed to Bo and Hope. They both looked at him as he did so, "But other than that, he'll be fine."

"I will be fine," Shawn informed them with a smile on his face.

Hope smiled wide, as she placed her hand over his, and clutched it tightly, "I'm just so thankful that Bo got to you in time. One minute later and we might not be having this reunion. I don't even want to think about what might of happened had he not got there when he did." She continued to smile at her son, for she was so happy that he was going to be okay. She was so relieved they were all going to be.

"Thank goodness we don't have to worry about that," Bo smiled at both his son and at his wife, "That I am thankful for. And i am thankful you are both able to be here right now." They all just smiled at each other for a moment. They were all just so greatful to be able to be together after all they had gone through.

Bo however suddenly looked up. He then spotted someone else who was just outside the room. It was someone he knew his son was really anxious to reunite with. He had a smile on his face as he turned to gaze back at his son, "And I think here's someone else who really wants to be reunited with you."

Shawn quickly turned to the doorway, and his entire face lit up as he saw Belle, the love of his life standing there, "Belle!" he exclaimed. He couldn't believe he was finally seeing her and that he was able to see her. He was so thrilled to be able to. She had never before looked so beautiful to him as he saw her there. She looked like an angel to him at that moment. Their eyes suddenly met and Belle had the hugest smile on her face as she finally saw him.

"Your alive! " Belle cried, "I can't believe i'm finally looking at you! I was so worried and scared I'd loose you!" She suddenly raced over to him as fast as she could. Once she finally got to him she anxiously reached over to lightly wrap her arms around him. It felt so wonderful to finally be able to.

After a few moments Belle suddenly pulled away and gasped at him. She studied him up and down worriedly, "Oh my God Shawn! What did he do to you?"

"He just knocked me around a little," Shawn told her, "But i'll be fine. I'll be back to normal in no time." He looked at her and smiled. He didn't want to take his eyes off of her. He still couldn't believe she was really there. It was just so wonderful to finally be with her. He suddenly very gazed deeply at her, "And we'll be back to living our life together just like we've always dreamed of. Larry lost and couldn't take that away from us. I was so scared he'd win and take that from us but he didn't," Shawn suddenly took a deep breath. He continued to gaze at Belle, "Thank the lord he couldn't."

She smiled lovingly at him as she squeezed his hand, "Yes, thank the lord," she took a deep breath, "And I absolutely can't wait to live the rest of our lives together. I really can't wait for that."

At that moment she suddenly froze however. She looked around the room at everyone, "But what about Larry? What happened to him?"

"You didn't hear?" Shawn looked surprised. He thought for sure someone would of told her, "My dad shot and killed him. And thankfully, he didn't miss this time."

Belle looked stunned. She then looked away from Shawn and looked over at Bo, "You actually shot him?"

"Just in time to," Hope smiled at her husband, "Larry was inches from killing Shawn. It was extremely close. You have no idea how close we came to loosing him."

"I would never allow that, don't you know that?" Bo told her. He gazed lovingly at his wife.

"I know," Hope breathed. She gazed back at him. She suddenly leaned over to anxiously kiss him. She pulled away for a second, "I love you Brady." she whispered.

"And i love you, Fancy Face," Bo gazed at her for a second. They suddenly kissed each other again. They kissed each other rather lovingly. Bo was so happy that he was able to kiss Hope and was so happy to know that she and Shawn were going to be okay. As Hope kissed Bo she couldn't help but feel happy to know that everything was going to be okay.

"I was so afraid something horrible had happened and that you wouldn't make it out." Belle told Shawn, "Thank God that didn't happen."

"Yeah," Shawn nodded. He gazed deeply into her eyes, "Thank God it didn't. I was scared that I'd never make it back to you. But luckily I did. And now we have our whole life to live, forever and always. If we can defeat this obstacle, we can defeat all the other bad ones together. I know we can."

"Amen to that," Belle smiled. She leaned in and their lips met. They kissed passionately, and as they kissed Belle felt a sense of happiness she hadn't felt since this whole thing started. It felt so wonderful to be able to feel this way.

She pulled away just so she could gaze adoringly into his eyes, "I love you, Shawn Brady. I love you so incredibly much."

"I love you to, Isabella Black," Shawn smiled rather happily at her, for he was so happy she was really there in front of him. He then quickly pulled her back closer to him, and they kissed for what felt like forever.

And as they kissed, Shawn couldn't help but be so incredibly thankful he was back where he belonged.

The End