p style="text-align: center;" data-p-id="fa1ccc235d73cddb476ccf858bf0f747"em-/embr /emKat's POV /embr /em-/em/p
p data-p-id="2efebf6383eee7410cecb9e076a94140""I don't know, man. I mean, am I sure about this?"/p
p data-p-id="71ce8500fd9460d81bf2e43dc3e9a9fc"I walked into the bedroom, where Shawn was talking on the phone. I was running a brush through my hair. "Sure about what?"/p
p data-p-id="ec2f8a8e1ed5841775b39c3066cade88""I'll talk to you later, brother. Yeah, love ya too." He hung up the phone before turning to me. "Nothing."/p
p data-p-id="c15c29e9ddbdfff3220976b850e47181"Hmm. "Who was on the phone?"/p
p data-p-id="3a35588376eb730b0f455b39669f6dd5""Just the boys. Scott, Kev. Kid," he answered, shrugging. He was playing this all off so nonchalantly. He was hiding something from me./p
p data-p-id="ba0853ee4646dd2d54ae642a0ae127fd"I pretended to pout. "And they didn't want to talk to me?"/p
p data-p-id="5ff3815aa8e9443fccd1827662d59942""Oh, you know them. Busy. Probably on their third round of drinks. The usual."/p
p data-p-id="8022868602444d7650cc06617507bfc6""Mhm..." I set the brush on the nightstand, sitting down and cuddling into him. "Well, that sure does sound like them." He was an awful liar./p
p data-p-id="97708aee80aa1851e2bcc09fdbfffdf8""Don't worry about it. You can catch them next time," he told me./p
p data-p-id="a44463b96c960ec3d564ee048750892e"Next time was going to be very soon if I couldn't figure out what was going on. I didn't like being kept in the dark./p
p data-p-id="2eed6a288f5ac8509fbe68fe7835a773""emMichael Shawn/em, what are you hiding?" I knew he was going to hate me for that./p
p data-p-id="7f057accb147825b499d1fd3039dafa1""I told you, it's nothing, emSarah Katherine/em," he retorted, mocking my tone./p
p data-p-id="a8711dee81ca1da70ae052ab539919e5""Alright, fine. Don't tell me. I'm just your girlfriend, after all. Not like I tell you everything or take care of you or anything..." I teased./p
p data-p-id="851027fe88d4586fd4676c0845dbb466"He groaned. "Why do you make it so hard to surprise you?"/p
p data-p-id="3d27922f65a6c191f3c9d3b74ab19c65"I perked up. "So it's a surprise for me?"/p
p data-p-id="2418e2434c2dcaec66139002a599e83e"He opened his mouth to say something, but then shut it and started again. "You cheated."/p
p data-p-id="cf0a449fbb1d0bcaff5f5b91a098614d"I just smiled up at him. "What do you mean?"/p
p data-p-id="b9c312e1d3eb1b35a23d4b91113d0a07""I'm onto you, McMahon. You're not as innocent as everyone thinks you are," Shawn commented./p
p data-p-id="ecc16c46dd284dbb9e383adf16d7f604""I have no idea what you're talking about," I replied, smirking./p
p data-p-id="fa8c51cc2d8236035abc7eef5a139f05""Whatever." He pulled my face into his. I wanted to enjoy the kiss, but I knew he was just distracting me./p
p data-p-id="9d1e706f0a8a39a5bc2a1f5e292e197c"I pulled away, much to his displeasure. "So what's my surprise?"/p
p data-p-id="defc4ca2d8e7f92a5479d5ebd4c0a4dd"Shawn groaned again. "If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise."/p
p data-p-id="eae6a79234faf2ba6b6981881a3db9b0"I was thinking of different ways to make him confess to me when my stomach started having a damn seizure. The nasea hit me so quickly. I had to leap up from the bed immediately to make it to the bathroom. After I released the contents of my stomach into the toilet, I rinsed my mouth in the sink./p
p data-p-id="c97abdae69a437221be660ee91b89bc7"Shawn was standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame. He was watching me with his concerned look on his face./p
p data-p-id="356917941f36941386c450a3c9522cf2""I still think we should take you to the hospital. You could have a virus or something," he told me./p
p data-p-id="1d84730547aa591a411cb398f9377531"I fought the urge to roll my eyes. I was tired of this argument. I was fine. "If I had a virus, don't you think you were have it, too? We spend every waking moment together. It's probably just some food poisoning, or something."/p
p data-p-id="88bf89793d4e7922a1d98e2fe8f5cfc0""Don't you think if it was food poisoning, I would have it, too? Since we eat the same meals?" He used my own argument against me. Dammit./p
p data-p-id="9df2e81429cee42104ac284245538114"I sighed. "Fine. If it keeps up much longer, we can go see the doctor. Happy?"/p
p data-p-id="71c59da865c5ed758ff87cd3f823ad9e"He nodded as I started brushing my teeth. I finished and joined him on the bed again./p
p data-p-id="887a05596aab28bfb6ebed280df17b37"It was sweet that he was all worried about me, but I really was fine. There was nothing wrong with me except the occasional nasea. It was definitely something I could live with./p
p data-p-id="1ca4bf45cfe23144db3835202c1e3e0f""It's probably just stress about Thanksgiving," I muttered, leaning against his chest./p
p data-p-id="3e19e00b7984338c186f1e9f63997f83"He sighed. "Kat, have you considered the idea that your dad might emactually/em be happy for us?"/p
p data-p-id="4ec0ba6c3318d65a800446c70e013f6c"I shook my head. "Not a chance. I mean, I wish. I really hope. But it just doesn't make sense. I mean, he's been against it for months. Ever since we first met. I swear, he would have broken us up by now if he thought he could get away with it. Then out of the blue, he invites us to Thanksgiving dinner. I just don't get it."/p
p data-p-id="91f39c4e4970539f29f4e376a84559d2"Shawn chuckled into my hair. "And you didn't become a lawyer... why?"/p
p data-p-id="0a4e2c69ba0f6c76e33b79a0dc090c26""I'm serious," I replied. My nerves were going haywire, and here he was making fun of me./p
p data-p-id="eec0721a12f1fe53da18230002221bae""Don't worry about it. We are going to have a great time. Your dad is going to be nice, I am going to be on my best behavior, I'll even make small talk with your mom, Steph will be there, Shane and I will throw punches down by the pool..."/p
p data-p-id="c0ba7291015c0565b510bff0bb1ad617"I couldn't help but laugh, letting out a breath as I did so. I didn't even know I'd been holding it. He knew just how to make me feel better./p
p data-p-id="15274f080e1ad4edd51ae1f69eb70640""What did I say about fighting my brother?" I questioned./p
p data-p-id="a7575b07f59384b4b1aa6332fe5ce469""Okay, so leave the last part out. But the rest of it, totally going to happen. You're going to look gorgeous and have a fanatic time. Okay?"/p
p data-p-id="bfa71d5c9f83cbc2fa320fc1eee9b5a4""Okay," I relented. I took a deep breath. "Thank you, Shawn. I love you."/p
p data-p-id="8652bfc595a99625ce1661dd5861b066""I love you more."/p
p data-p-id="55e6dfc4e7d460fb21f8ef2739995ee2""No you don't."/p
p data-p-id="63dd4fe3567f306d2b8ffe756f7e919a""You messed it up," he told me. "You were supposed to say 'I love you most' like those people in that chick flick you made me watch the other day."/p
p data-p-id="279e1c030d81edf217863a1b09b49a37"I raised an eyebrow. "You actually watched it? I thought you weren't paying attention."/p
p data-p-id="3677464cdb9bd21d8f2cc65b4a3f4304""I watched part of it. What? I can be sappy every once in a while."/p
p data-p-id="b6c0f26e971bee3aac8e138bdce52fbd"I just shook my head, smiling. "I love you most." I really did./p
p data-p-id="2efebf6383eee7410cecb9e076a94140""I don't know, man. I mean, am I sure about this?"/p
p data-p-id="71ce8500fd9460d81bf2e43dc3e9a9fc"I walked into the bedroom, where Shawn was talking on the phone. I was running a brush through my hair. "Sure about what?"/p
p data-p-id="ec2f8a8e1ed5841775b39c3066cade88""I'll talk to you later, brother. Yeah, love ya too." He hung up the phone before turning to me. "Nothing."/p
p data-p-id="c15c29e9ddbdfff3220976b850e47181"Hmm. "Who was on the phone?"/p
p data-p-id="3a35588376eb730b0f455b39669f6dd5""Just the boys. Scott, Kev. Kid," he answered, shrugging. He was playing this all off so nonchalantly. He was hiding something from me./p
p data-p-id="ba0853ee4646dd2d54ae642a0ae127fd"I pretended to pout. "And they didn't want to talk to me?"/p
p data-p-id="5ff3815aa8e9443fccd1827662d59942""Oh, you know them. Busy. Probably on their third round of drinks. The usual."/p
p data-p-id="8022868602444d7650cc06617507bfc6""Mhm..." I set the brush on the nightstand, sitting down and cuddling into him. "Well, that sure does sound like them." He was an awful liar./p
p data-p-id="97708aee80aa1851e2bcc09fdbfffdf8""Don't worry about it. You can catch them next time," he told me./p
p data-p-id="a44463b96c960ec3d564ee048750892e"Next time was going to be very soon if I couldn't figure out what was going on. I didn't like being kept in the dark./p
p data-p-id="2eed6a288f5ac8509fbe68fe7835a773""emMichael Shawn/em, what are you hiding?" I knew he was going to hate me for that./p
p data-p-id="7f057accb147825b499d1fd3039dafa1""I told you, it's nothing, emSarah Katherine/em," he retorted, mocking my tone./p
p data-p-id="a8711dee81ca1da70ae052ab539919e5""Alright, fine. Don't tell me. I'm just your girlfriend, after all. Not like I tell you everything or take care of you or anything..." I teased./p
p data-p-id="851027fe88d4586fd4676c0845dbb466"He groaned. "Why do you make it so hard to surprise you?"/p
p data-p-id="3d27922f65a6c191f3c9d3b74ab19c65"I perked up. "So it's a surprise for me?"/p
p data-p-id="2418e2434c2dcaec66139002a599e83e"He opened his mouth to say something, but then shut it and started again. "You cheated."/p
p data-p-id="cf0a449fbb1d0bcaff5f5b91a098614d"I just smiled up at him. "What do you mean?"/p
p data-p-id="b9c312e1d3eb1b35a23d4b91113d0a07""I'm onto you, McMahon. You're not as innocent as everyone thinks you are," Shawn commented./p
p data-p-id="ecc16c46dd284dbb9e383adf16d7f604""I have no idea what you're talking about," I replied, smirking./p
p data-p-id="fa8c51cc2d8236035abc7eef5a139f05""Whatever." He pulled my face into his. I wanted to enjoy the kiss, but I knew he was just distracting me./p
p data-p-id="9d1e706f0a8a39a5bc2a1f5e292e197c"I pulled away, much to his displeasure. "So what's my surprise?"/p
p data-p-id="defc4ca2d8e7f92a5479d5ebd4c0a4dd"Shawn groaned again. "If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise."/p
p data-p-id="eae6a79234faf2ba6b6981881a3db9b0"I was thinking of different ways to make him confess to me when my stomach started having a damn seizure. The nasea hit me so quickly. I had to leap up from the bed immediately to make it to the bathroom. After I released the contents of my stomach into the toilet, I rinsed my mouth in the sink./p
p data-p-id="c97abdae69a437221be660ee91b89bc7"Shawn was standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame. He was watching me with his concerned look on his face./p
p data-p-id="356917941f36941386c450a3c9522cf2""I still think we should take you to the hospital. You could have a virus or something," he told me./p
p data-p-id="1d84730547aa591a411cb398f9377531"I fought the urge to roll my eyes. I was tired of this argument. I was fine. "If I had a virus, don't you think you were have it, too? We spend every waking moment together. It's probably just some food poisoning, or something."/p
p data-p-id="88bf89793d4e7922a1d98e2fe8f5cfc0""Don't you think if it was food poisoning, I would have it, too? Since we eat the same meals?" He used my own argument against me. Dammit./p
p data-p-id="9df2e81429cee42104ac284245538114"I sighed. "Fine. If it keeps up much longer, we can go see the doctor. Happy?"/p
p data-p-id="71c59da865c5ed758ff87cd3f823ad9e"He nodded as I started brushing my teeth. I finished and joined him on the bed again./p
p data-p-id="887a05596aab28bfb6ebed280df17b37"It was sweet that he was all worried about me, but I really was fine. There was nothing wrong with me except the occasional nasea. It was definitely something I could live with./p
p data-p-id="1ca4bf45cfe23144db3835202c1e3e0f""It's probably just stress about Thanksgiving," I muttered, leaning against his chest./p
p data-p-id="3e19e00b7984338c186f1e9f63997f83"He sighed. "Kat, have you considered the idea that your dad might emactually/em be happy for us?"/p
p data-p-id="4ec0ba6c3318d65a800446c70e013f6c"I shook my head. "Not a chance. I mean, I wish. I really hope. But it just doesn't make sense. I mean, he's been against it for months. Ever since we first met. I swear, he would have broken us up by now if he thought he could get away with it. Then out of the blue, he invites us to Thanksgiving dinner. I just don't get it."/p
p data-p-id="91f39c4e4970539f29f4e376a84559d2"Shawn chuckled into my hair. "And you didn't become a lawyer... why?"/p
p data-p-id="0a4e2c69ba0f6c76e33b79a0dc090c26""I'm serious," I replied. My nerves were going haywire, and here he was making fun of me./p
p data-p-id="eec0721a12f1fe53da18230002221bae""Don't worry about it. We are going to have a great time. Your dad is going to be nice, I am going to be on my best behavior, I'll even make small talk with your mom, Steph will be there, Shane and I will throw punches down by the pool..."/p
p data-p-id="c0ba7291015c0565b510bff0bb1ad617"I couldn't help but laugh, letting out a breath as I did so. I didn't even know I'd been holding it. He knew just how to make me feel better./p
p data-p-id="15274f080e1ad4edd51ae1f69eb70640""What did I say about fighting my brother?" I questioned./p
p data-p-id="a7575b07f59384b4b1aa6332fe5ce469""Okay, so leave the last part out. But the rest of it, totally going to happen. You're going to look gorgeous and have a fanatic time. Okay?"/p
p data-p-id="bfa71d5c9f83cbc2fa320fc1eee9b5a4""Okay," I relented. I took a deep breath. "Thank you, Shawn. I love you."/p
p data-p-id="8652bfc595a99625ce1661dd5861b066""I love you more."/p
p data-p-id="55e6dfc4e7d460fb21f8ef2739995ee2""No you don't."/p
p data-p-id="63dd4fe3567f306d2b8ffe756f7e919a""You messed it up," he told me. "You were supposed to say 'I love you most' like those people in that chick flick you made me watch the other day."/p
p data-p-id="279e1c030d81edf217863a1b09b49a37"I raised an eyebrow. "You actually watched it? I thought you weren't paying attention."/p
p data-p-id="3677464cdb9bd21d8f2cc65b4a3f4304""I watched part of it. What? I can be sappy every once in a while."/p
p data-p-id="b6c0f26e971bee3aac8e138bdce52fbd"I just shook my head, smiling. "I love you most." I really did./p