A Twist in Fate

Chapter three

Shawn

Nine months later...

Beth and I have been going steady with our relationship. I haven't been bullied all year and prom is in two weeks. Melanie and I have become close friends and are planning to telling everyone our plan to join the military after I graduate next month. I also plan to ask Beth to marry me at graduation.

I was wearing a pair of dress slacks and a white dress shirt tucked into my pants. I had a bouquet of white roses and a teddy bear. I ring the doorbell and Mandy answers the door. "Beth, it's for you," she says with a smile, letting me in.

She walks in with her mother and Aunt and Uncle and she looks at me in shock. "We've been dating for nine months and guys are still trying to ask you out," I say with mock annoyance. "I heard that Rob was going to ask you out to prom tonight and should be ringing your doorbell any minute..."

Ding dong

Mandy opens the door and in walks Rob. He glares at me, but I kept a neutral face. "Should have known the freak would be here," he sneers.

Beth's eyes never left mine and she walks up to me. She takes me in a passionate kiss and says, "I thought you'd never ask."

"You won this round freak," Rob sneers, bumping my shoulder and knocks Beth down in the process.

I grab him by the arm and stare him down while extending my free hand to Beth. "I think you owe her an apology," I say calmly.

"She made her choice, I owe nothing," he growls and Beth's uncle walks up to us.

"You show up to my house, disrespect my niece and her girlfriend, knock my niece down and refuse to apologize," he asks angrily, getting in Rob's face. "I know your parents Rob, I can have their jobs terminated if I find out you did anything to them!"

His eyes grew wide and runs out of the house. I kiss Beth's forehead and look at her mother. "Can I talk with you in private," I ask nervously and everyone looks at me confused. "It's nothing bad, I promise."

She nods and I follow her to the kitchen. "What's up Shawn," she asks curious.

"I want to ask for Beth's hand in marriage at graduation," I say and bit my lip nervously.

Tears fill her eyes and I start panicking. "Are you asking because she's pregnant," she asks quietly and my eyes widen.

"No, we've been safe and honestly we're not as active as most teenagers. I'm asking because I'm crazy about your daughter and I can't imagine life without her," I choke quietly. Tears roll down my cheeks and choke in a whisper, "She has brightened up my high school experience and has given me strength to move passed these last few years."

She takes me in a comforting embrace and says in a soothing whisper, "You have my blessing Shawn."

"Thank you," I choke with relief.

We join the others and get weird looks. "You were crying," Beth says with concern, wiping my eyes.

"She asked me to allow you two to rent a room for prom night and I said yes," her mother says to cover up what I really asked her and I mouth a thank you to her and she nods lightly.

"I have to go, my parents have this important business meeting to attend and I have to go," I say with a sigh. "Annie wants to take over the company, but I still have to attend as part of the family."

"I'll see you tomorrow," she says giving me a kiss.

"I'll pick you up for school," I say with a smile and leave to the meeting.