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|Shaylee Love|

“I told you to never call me that again!” I exclaimed giving Xavier a hard glare. He grinned “Aw come on Shay don’t be like that” Xavier teased and giving a small poke to my nose. I sighed “You are hopeless” I muttered before flopping down onto the couch. I guess some explanations are in order?

Well you see when Xavier and I were best friends we sorta… kinda got well… we got ‘married’.

Flashback

“Mommy! Daddy! I want to marry Xavier!” a young Shaylee cried as she ran into the house. Trailing behind her was a little black haired boy who seemed to shine at her words, this was of course Xavier. Her parents along with his gave them amused looks and her mother crouched down so she was the same height.

“How come sweetheart?” her mother asked. Shaylee gave her a giant smile and grasped Xavier’s hand “Because he’s my best friend and Trevor said that best friends are apposed to get married!” she informed her mother. Mrs. Love rolled her eyes after hearing her sons name, of course he would tell her that.

“I will marry Shaylee bear” Xavier demanded. The little six year old boy was not joking around; he wanted to marry his best friend so no one else could claim her as theirs. Shay was his and only his, the other day at school Michael Forbes was sharing his gummies with her and he was not happy about that. You don’t just share your gummies with anybody, only with people you liked. That’s just how the six year old world worked. Gummies were like… gold or something. 

Xavier was a possessive little munchkin, just like his father.

The adults laughed at his demanding tone “Alright, if that’s what you really want son.” Mr. East replied with a sly grin. On the other couch Mr. Love was not very happy “Renee! I don’t want to marry my baby off already” he whined as he wrapped his arms around his wife and nuzzled her neck. 

Xavier narrowed his little emerald eyes and tugged Shaylee towards him and wrapped his small arms around her smaller body. “Mine” he said while giving a small glare to Mr. Love. The adults looked at him with a baffled look before they started laughing, except Mr. Love who looked even more unhappy than before.

Shaylee giggled and with a blushing face kissed Xavier’s cheek. Xavier went red and hid his face in her hair. “See mommy! He’s gonna be my husband!” she cried out happily. Her mom and Xavier’s mom shared a grin “Well let’s get going! We have a wedding to plan!” they squealed. 

Flashback Over

So yeah, after that my mom and Paula (Xavier’s mom) did a whole shin dig in the back yard, my backyard to be exact. Since Trevor gave us the idea he had to read out the vows. We even kissed, and I’m pretty sure I still have the ring I received upstairs in my box with the bird ‘egg’. 

Flashback

The backyard was set up to look like a mini wedding. The ‘alter’ was the gazebo, the aisle was a simple black carpet that Mrs. Love had found. There were chairs around the carpet, teddy bears and other stuffies along with the adults were sitting in them all had amusement in their eyes, except for Mr. Love that is.  An eleven year old Trevor was dressed in a simple jeans and a t-shirt outfit, refusing to wear the tux his mom gave him. He stood at the end of the carpet with a bored expression. 

If you hadn’t noticed the two families kind of went all out for everything.

The groom was standing in a mini tux looking like the happiest six year old alive, seriously he looked like he had been told that he was going to take a trip to Disneyland or something. 

Now where is that bride? Ah there she is.

Connor was bringing her down the aisle, the thirteen year old being highly amused and slightly annoyed by the whole ordeal. He wanted to go to the park with friends but was stuck at a wedding, not that he minded too much. 

Shaylee was wearing a simple white dress and was holding a small bouquet of flowers she had picked from the garden. She wore a shy smile as she slowly walked down the carpet… err I mean ‘aisle’ towards her groom. Finally she reached Xavier and she handed the flowers to a near by teddy bear before turning towards him.

“Xavier do you take Shay to be your wife?” a bored Trevor asked in a monotone voice. Xavier nodded his head “Well duh” the six-year old answered. Trevor turned towards his sister “Shay do you take Xavier to be your husband?” he then asked her, to which she replied with an enthusiastic nod and a squeaky “Yes!” 

“Great, now give each other your rings and then you may kiss the bride... got that? Awesome. Mom I’m leaving now!” Trevor declared before dashing off to the house.

Xavier and Shaylee turned towards each other and exchanged the fake rings they got from a machine. The two hesitated for a moment before Xavier pecked her lips. Most six-year olds would say gross, but not these two. No they just smiled at each other. 

Flashback Over

“See I knew you wouldn’t forget our wedding day” Xavier teased with a wink. I rolled my eyes “Xavier, we were six. We’re not actually married” I reminded him. “Such a killjoy” he murmured, I snapped my head up and glared at him. “I am not a killjoy” I muttered. He laughed and waved a hand “Whatever, so what do you say? Want to have another honeymoon?” he asked with suggestive look. 

I rolled my eyes, ignoring his stupid insinuation and was about to answer him but he cut me off “Scratch that, before you say no may I remind you I did save your life when you were chocking on your muffin. You owe me sweetheart” he informed me with a grin. “No- that isn’t- but you can’t- Xavier!” I sputtered out. That wasn’t fair he couldn’t do that.

“You can’t do that” I cried childishly as a pout slipped onto my face. He laughed “Of course I can, I am Xavier East after all” he told me with a wink. I rolled my eyes “You really need a dent in that ego of yours, I don’t know if it’ll fit in the tent anymore” I teased. Xavier grinned and began to slowly move towards the front door “So we are going to have a honeymoon? Great! Now get to the kitchen and bake! I need to go and get a few other things. Meet you back here at eight wifey!” he called before booking it out the door. 

I sat up on the couch and bolted to the door “XAVIER!!” I screamed out but only got a laugh in return. I sighed and closed the door. Knowing Xavier’s (and my) appetite I had a lot of baking to do, I glanced at the clock and saw it was only five. I had three hours to get everything baked and pack everything I need. I sighed and began to walk towards the kitchen.

This was going to be a very long and very lonely three hours.

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The whole time I was baking I could see Xavier in the backyard as he set up the tent and made numerous trips from inside to outside. I swear every time I saw him he was either entering or exiting the tent, which he set up by the tree in the yard.

Not that I was watching or anything, nope I just occasionally happened to look out the window and saw him there.

Anyways… I made enough pastries for my parents, Trevor, and the East’s so I put them in containers and labeled them as well, hoping my parents understood and gave them to the right person.

I looked at the clock and saw it was already 7:30 and I just finished baking, leaving half an hour to gather my stuff. I quickly finished placing the last of the cupcakes in the container before piling it on top of the cookies. I slowly made my way up the stairs and into my room. I then plugged my phone in so it would be charged for tonight. Then went into my closet and grabbed a white floral rucksack backpack and started to pack my stuff.

When I was finished all I had in my bag was a book, a blanket, a pair of pants, a sweater, a water bottle, a pair of cute moccasin slippers, my laptop, movies and an old teddy bear named Teddibea. I also had my pillow and sleeping bag with me. Xavier texted me and told me he was bringing his I-pod and docking station so I didn’t have to.

I think I have everything with me, well at least I hope I did anyways. I then went to the bathroom and changed into my pajamas, which consisted of Trevor’s shirt and a pair of shorts. Have you ever slept in an oversized shirt? You should try it sometime, it is absolutely comfortable.

Once I changed, I washed my face and brushed my teeth. I felt my leg and found that it was slightly rough, so I decided that I could use a shave before I left and quickly did that as well. Then I quickly moisturized myself before tying my hair into a braid. With one last glance at the mirror, I became satisfied with my look so I grabbed my stuff and my now charged phone and went down the stairs.

Briefly I wondered to myself why I agreed to this. I mean I didn’t have to; I could always stay home in my bed if I really wanted to. I knew Xavier would never force me to do something I didn’t want to do.

No matter how many times I denied it, or tried to, old feelings were returning and I would be lying if I said I didn’t want to have this sleepover with Xavier.

“Shaylee, are you home?” Trevor’s voice called out just as I made it down the stairs, making me snap out if my musings. “Right here!” I called with a bright smile. He turned the corner and came to give me a hug “Hey Shay, what are you doing tonight?” he asked once he took in my appearance. I shrugged “Just camping in the backyard” I replied nonchalantly, making my way to the kitchen so I could pack the cookies and cupcakes.

“By yourself?” he asked, trailing behind me. I shook my head as I put the pastries in my bag “Of course not, Xavier and I are going to have a sleepover” I murmured, suddenly becoming nervous as I told him my plans.

I turned to look at Trevor and saw he had a funny look on his face. “You… and Xavier… are having a… sleepover… together? By yourselves? In the backyard?” he asked clearly bewildered. I nodded my head in clarification. “Trevor… you okay?” I asked giving him a careful look. He shook his head “Does mom and dad know?” he demanded. I shook my head “No, but I’m sure they would be okay with it” I shrugged in response.

Trevor held his phone out “Call them and ask” he instructed as he handed me the phone. I gave him a look “Why?” I asked. “Because you can’t have a sleepover with a boy! It’s not right, he could take advantage of you or something” he told me while waving his hands frantically in the air. I rolled my eyes and laughed “Calm down Trev! It’s Xavier we’re talking about, he may be a playboy but he’s not going to do anything to me. You’ve known him since he was born” I told him with amusement.

“He is still a boy, so call mom!” Trevor said stubbornly as he crossed him arms. I laughed and complied dialing my mom’s number. 

“Hello?”

“Hi mom” 

“Shaylee darling, how are you? Do you need something?”

“Yeah sorry to bother you mom but Trevor is making me call you to get permission for me to have a sleepover with Xavier in the backyard”

“Hahaha aw honey, just ignore your brother you know how protective he can be! But it’s fine with me, only because it’s Xavier”

“Okay thanks mom, I’ll talk to you later. Bye!”

“Bye honey! Enjoy your honeymoon!”

Then she hung up with a laugh, leaving me holding the phone with a bright blush gracing my face. I handed Trevor back his phone while he stared at it with an open mouth. “What the hell!” he exclaimed. I started to laugh, Trevor was looking at the phone like he could murder it at any second.

“Whoa Trev, what did that poor phone ever do to you?” a new voice chimed in. I turned around and saw Xavier coming through the backdoor and I couldn’t help it as a smile sneaked its way onto my face. “YOU!” Trevor cried out as he pointed an accusing finger at Xavier.

“Me?” Xavier asked completely bewildered. I laughed “Trevor calm down, Zave isn’t going to do anything to me” I told him. Xavier gave me an amused look “Are you sure princess?” he asked with a wink. “SHAYLEE YOU ARE NOT HAVING A SLEEPOVER WITH THAT HORNY BOY! I FORBID IT!” Trevor cried out while he gave Xavier the evil eye. He could be so frustrating, one second he’s best friends with Xavier and the next it’s like he wants to kill him.

 I rolled my eyes and gave Xavier an annoyed look “Not helping you loser” I told him. Xavier shrugged and gave me a cheeky look. I rolled my eyes before walking over to Trevor and giving him a hug and kiss on the cheek. “Trevor we’re only in the backyard. You and Connor are going to be in the house only a few feet away. Seriously, it’s not like we’re going in the middle of the woods or something” I told him.

Trevor grumbled and muttered “Fine, but I am going to be texting you every couple hours for a check up” before stomping up the stares. “Well… alright then, ready to go?” Xavier asked. I nodded my head and thrust my sleeping bag and pillow into his hands before grabbing my rucksack. “Hold that would you honey?” I asked with a cheeky smile. Xavier gave me an amused look “Whatever you say dear” he replied with a wink.

I felt my heart soar for a moment and I quickly turned away from him and scurried out of the house and into the dark backyard while he trailed behind me.

“Did you get everything?” I called back to him as I walked towards the illuminated tent.

“Course I did, you saw it yourself” he replied, I glanced back and saw he was giving me a smirk. I quickly turned away and blushed. He saw me watching him! How embarrassing!

“I was not watching you, I was merely looking outside and you happened to be there” I weakly defended before kicking off my shoes and vanishing into the tent. "Whatever you say baby cakes" he teasingly called.

I ignored him and looked at the tent. It looked how it always did, the tent was big enough to fit four people so back then it was perfect for two six year olds. The floor was covered in blankets and pillows so it would be super comfortable to sleep on.  The same lanterns we used from back then were placed in the same spots that I remembered. Xavier and I used to make little nightstands from a pile of books and place the lanterns on them in different parts of the small tent.

I crawled in and placed my bag to the side and continued to examine the small space. Xavier always made us sleep sideways in the tent. You know how normal people sleep wit their heads at the back and feet to the door? Well Xavier made us sleep the other way, so his back was to the door and I was by the back of the tent.

He always claimed that he did that so he could protect me. 

I remember melting at his words whenever he said that since he would always give me a cute dimpled smile after.

I was snapped out of my memories when my pillow and sleeping bag smacked me in the face. I fell backwards and Xavier started to laugh at me. 

“You jerk!” I exclaimed while sitting up and snapping my pillow in his direction. His laughter stopped and mine started. He had a shocked face when I pulled the pillow away.

“I’ll only let it go this time because I want your cookies, otherwise you would be dead Love” he threatened with a playful glare. I laughed “Like I would be scared of you” I teased while setting up my sleeping bag. 

Suddenly I was pinned to the ground and Xavier’s face was hovered over mine, while his hands trapped mine on either side of my head. My breath caught in my throat as his minty breath hit my face and I gazed into his playful emerald eyes. I glanced down at his lips and gulped. Before averting them away, at that moment I really wanted to kiss him.

But my pride wouldn’t let me.

 I took a breath and closed my eyes “Get off me you numb skull” I muttered pushing at his chest. Reluctantly he got off and scooted over to his sleeping bag. I turned towards my rucksack and brought my laptop out along with the cookies and cupcakes.

“Gimmie!” Xavier demanded as he snatched the containers away from me. I rolled my eyes as he stared at the baked good like it was god himself. “I don’t understand how you can bake but not cook” Xavier commented as he took a bite of a cookie. I placed my laptop on a book that was in between us and shrugged, choosing not to comment.

I looked in my bag and saw that the only thing left in there was Teddibea.

Cautiously and slowly I took the bear out and hugged it to my chest.

“You still have him?” Xavier asked in a soft voice. I looked over and saw he was staring at the bear with adoration on his face. I blushed and nodded “Yeah, I’ve can’t really sleep without him. Old habits die hard right?” I asked with a shrug. “I thought you would have thrown him out or something!” Xavier exclaimed as he popped the rest of the cookie in his mouth.

I blushed “I couldn’t, Teddibea is part of my childhood. He’s special to me” I murmured quietly.

Flashback

“Zave, I’m scared” a 6-year old Shaylee said to Xavier as they cuddled together in the tent.

Xavier patted her head “Don’t be scared Shay! Here you can have Teddibea if you want, I’m a big boy and don’t need him anymore” he exclaimed as he handed her his old teddy bear.

Shaylee beamed and took the teddy bear from him “Thank you Zave!” she cried while clutching Teddibea close to her heart.

Flashback over

After that I was never scared of the dark again and I never slept without Teddibea.

Kind of pathetic eh?

I could never seem to let go of the silly bear no matter how hard I tried. Simply because it was something Xavier gave me and I loved it too much to let it go.

“Erm… right so, what do you want to do?” I asked, making the serious air evaporate. I dived into my sleeping bag and got comfortable before pulling my laptop onto my stomach.

“Tell me about school, the people” he said as he lay next to me. I nodded my head “Kay well everyone his basically the same as they were before you left. Vanessa Montez is still the head bitch… oops I mean cheerleader along with Clarissa Wilde and Baylee Marx.  Then there’s you’re jocks with Brad Stone, Michael Forbes, Deuce Stephens and Daren Rydeout.” I listed off.

“I meant your group of friends” Xavier said with an eye roll. I blushed “Oh right, well you already met Liam Gregory and I’m sure you remember Avery Collins.” I started off with. He nodded his head “The red head right?” he asked. I nodded my head on confirmation.

“Then there’s Sam Green, Ryder Santiago and Dominic Hastings.” I listed off. Xavier gave me a flat look “I only heard on girl in that whole group” he stated. I shrugged “Avery and I don’t really have any other girl friends” I said with a shrug.

Xavier rolled his eyes “Of course” he muttered. I raised a brow and he shook his head “Nothing, never mind” he mumbled. I shrugged and didn’t comment back.

“Why don’t we watch a movie Shay?” Xavier asked. I gave him a skeptical look “Which one?” I asked. He gave me a devious look “The Grudge of course!” he exclaimed while taking my laptop and popping in the DVD.

I groaned “Not this again! Ryder made me watch this with him! I couldn’t sleep a wink for a week!” I moaned out when he turned out the lanterns. Xavier chuckled darkly “You watched this with Ryder?” he asked. I nodded “Just half though I got to scared and went home” I admitted embarrassedly.

Xavier laughed and opened his arms “Are you going to take up my offer this time princess?” he asked. I debated it for a minute before nodding my head “I guess so” I mumbled while slowly wrapping the sleeping bag around my body and moving towards his open arms. I used his chest as a pillow and grabbed Teddibea and clutched him to my chest.

Xavier’s arms pushed play before wrapping themselves around my form.

Even though I was scared as hell, I was really enjoying the moment and the feel of his arms around me.

I sighed and fully relaxed in his arms, I guess it really was happening.

 Xavier had found his way back into my life and he was slowly doing the same with my heart.

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