...Later That Night...

-Roadside Diner-

Dean and Shelby walked into the diner and were seated in a booth. Shelby smiled at the waitress.

"Can I get you something to drink to start?" The waitress smiled

"I'll have a diet coke.." Shelby smiled

"Just a water." Dean smiled

"Got you." The waitress walked off.

"So... you wanted to talk... where do we start?" Dean asked

Shelby sighed "From the beginning... I guess." Shelby said she knew it was time to get everything out in the open.

Dean nodded he knew things were going to be dragged up but he wanted to get everything out in the open.

"What is the major issue have with our past... I guess that'd be a good place to start." Shelby said softly.

Dean took a deep breath this is what he'd wanted to know from the start. He looked Shelby in the eyes. "Why'd you leave me for that jerk?... you said you loved me and you'd never leave me..." Dean said "But you did."

The waitress came back and handed them their drinks and took their orders and then walked back off.

Shelby shook her head and sighed she didn't know where to start.

"I want to know Shelby." Dean said sternly

"You owed money...they where going to hurt you..." Shelby said

"What are you talking about what does that have to do with you leaving me for that jerk." Dean shook his head

"I didn't leave you for him... I didn't have anything to do with him." Shelby said. "I left because I had to protect you." Shelby said

Dean raised a brow. "What do you mean?" Dean questioned

"Those guys you owed money to... they were going to hurt you.. or kill you.." Shelby said shaking her head "I asked my dad to give you the money."

"You didn't." Dean shook his head and let out a frustrated sigh

"I did.. but he said no... not unless I... I left you.." Shelby sighed and looked down at the table.

Dean looked at her "So you did.. why did you let me think..." Dean shook his head

"Dean.. I had to make sure you would let me go... I had to protect you.. I loved you more then anything and I'd rather you be safe with out me then not safe with me..." Shelby shook her head

Dean sighed and looked at her. Shelby's head was still facing the table she was un able to look at him.

"I would of rather you let me handle it.. then go to your father... I could of taken care of it Shelby." Dean sighed

"You always said that... but you ended up getting into more trouble... Dean I'm not sorry for protecting you... I'm just sorry... I didn't tell you sooner... " Shelby finally looked up at him her eyes filled with disappointment she was disappointed in her self at the moment. "When I saw you when I come to the main roster... I just had all these..."

Dean could see this and took her hand "Feelings... old feelings came up didn't they?"

Shelby sighed and pulled her hand away she couldn't do this she stood up and ran out of the diner.

Dean shook his head and ran after her. Dean caught up to her and grabbed arm to swing her back to him "Don't run from me Shelby."

Shelby looked at him "I shouldn't of suggested this Dean... we should of kept the past in the past..."

Dean shook his head "No... we shouldn't we need to get this all out... you let these feelings come up when you showed up didn't you.. you still feel something for me to don't you?"

"Dean." Shelby sighed

"You do... and I know that..." Dean said pulling her close to him.

Shelby looked at him the closeness making it hard for her to keep herself together. "Why do you think that?"

"Because I feel the same.. you were my first love Shelby... you don't just shut off that.. you don't just throw that kind of love out the window and forget about it Shelby... you just don't... I used to think you did.. but now I can see you didn't you still have feelings for me." Dean's eyes were locked with hers

Shelby couldn't take her eyes away from him "You still have feelings for me."

"Yeah.. I didn't want to admit it... but I can't lie to myself Shelby... I think that's why I've been such an ass to Barrett.. but then again I never could stand the snuddy pompous ass hole." Dean gritted his teeth

Shelby shook her head "Is this what it's about... Wade?... is this why your saying this?"

Dean shook his head "I could care less about Wade... but I guess a part of it does have to do with him... he wants you Shelby... he got creative to use you as his manager... this has been his plan all along to get to you... "

Shelby shook her head "No.. where did you hear this?"

"He admitted it Shelby.. I guess in a way I was trying to protect you... " Dean said he moved a stray strand of hair from her face and ran a hand through her hair. "Your hair is still soft as silk..."

Shelby looked up at him god when he was this close to her she could lose her self.

"I can't do it... I'm sorry Dean... maybe this was a bad time." Shelby pushed Dean away from her. "I need to get out of here.. I'll call a cab."

Dean shook his head "No.. don't... if you don't want to talk any more tonight that's fine ... I'll give you a ride to the hotel." Dean sighed he didn't want to push Shelby if she wasn't ready to talk about everything. He was glad he did know she didn't leave him for some jerk that she was actually trying to protect him it made him feel like an ass for thinking she could do something like that she was to much of a kind person to be so superficial as to go for some loser with money.

Shelby looked up at Dean and nodded "Alright."

Both got into the car and drove off.

-Hotel-

Dean drove up to the entrance. "Here you are." Dean said softly

Shelby looked over to him "Thank you." Shelby opened the door and got out.

Dean looked over at Shelby and sighed before he knew it he was out of the car and grabbing Shelby's arm. "Wait."

"What?" Shelby looked confused.

"This isn't over... we will finish our talk." Dean said. "But you know what I need to know if you have feelings for me still." Dean said

Shelby sighed "Dean..."

"and I've got a way..." Dean then grabbed Shelby's waist and pulled her close bringing his lips to hers and capturing her mouth with his and kissing her like it was the last time he was going to see her.

Shelby threw her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss savoring every second of it.

After a few seconds Dean pulled away both still had their arms wrapped around each other.

"Why'd you do that?" Shelby asked breathless.

"That proved to me... you still care for me... you can't deny it... if you don't just say it Shelby just tell me." Dean said his lips still with in inches of hers.

Shelby looked up at him and pushed him back away from her "I've got to get going." Shelby gave him a slight smile before walking to the entrance of the hotel.

"That wasn't a no... " Dean yelled with a smile plastered on his face. He knew it. She still cared for him and that proved it he hadn't felt something like that sense they were teenagers.

Shelby gets inside the hotel and up to her room she stops outside the door and lets out a sigh. Dean was right she did still have feelings for him she couldn't deny it any more but now she had to think about Wade she liked Wade but she didn't know what kind of "like" it was yet Shelby was so confused now what was she going to do.