Halloween In Morganville

The Big Idea

Okay so usually I hate Halloween. I mean what is so fun about dressing up when you're a teenager? From what I have seen, most of the girls my age that is skinny as a toothpick and so tan it should be illegal, are wearing skirts so short that when you bend over just the slightest bit, everyone behind them is gonna get a view. But guys these days don't mind. Matter of fact most live for it. And don't even get me started on the shirts, or should I say the tiniest things that don't even resemble a shirt. Whoever thinks that walking around with their boobs almost falling out, or popping out in some cases, is the latest trend is just plain stupid. But I have to say this and get it off my chest. Any girl that would wear both of these things at the same time, should have SKANK written on their forehead.

Regretfully I know a few girls in the town of Morganville, Texas that dress like this. And one in particular that just loves to have the guys drooling at the mouth for her. If you haven't guessed by now who it is then let me help you out there. MONICA MORELL.

I was just babbling in my head when I saw Eve standing in front of me. She was waving her hands like she was trying to stop a car in the middle of the road. You know the kind of horror movies where the girl is running from a psycho killer and tries to hitch a ride to get away faster? Yeah, this was Eve for ya. Trying to get your attention when you didn't want to do anything. So I gave up trying to shut her out more because all I was starting to hear was her yelling at me.

"Claire! Come on snap out of your little fairy tale world for one minute please?", Eve said.

I finally got my head together again and looked at her. "Yeah. Sorry, don't know what came over me. Must be all this studying and not enough sleep. What you need?"

"Michael just told me this really cool idea and I was wanting you and Shane to be here when we talked about it." she started to look around, trying to figure out where Shane was I guess. "Hey, speaking of your boy toy where is he? I thought maybe he would be down here killing some zombies or maybe he would have you pinned....."

She trailed off when she turned back and saw that I was looking at her with wide eyes trying to figure out where she was taking the rest of the sentence.

"Huh? What were you gonna say?"

"Oh, it's nothing, something stupid that's all."

"Uh huh....don't pull that crap with me. Come on just say that you were gonna say in the first place. Even though I'm pretty sure I know where you're getting to."

I sat there and waited for a moment before she sat down on the coffee table in front of me and said, "I was just gonna say that he would have pinned you down on the couch with you two making out like I always come home to from work. That's it. Now, where is his lazy butt?"

Just then the front door opened and I knew exactly who it was. Just from the scent that drifted into the living room from the hall way. I heard the front door getting locked back, a few steps and there stood my Shane. When he saw that I was looking at him he got that crooked smile that I loved so much. My cheeks started to turn pink as I smiled and dropped my head a bit, then looked back up to see him walking over to the couch and plopping down right beside me.

I closed the book that was on my lap and put it on the floor along with the highlighter that I was using. Right now I didn't want to study. I should but I wasn't. The rest of the day was gonna be 'Shane & Claire Day'. Before I could get up and move, Shane had pulled me up onto his lap and was kissing me. I loved it when he just took control sometimes. I always went limp and felt like I was floating in thin air, and I still got the butterflies in my stomach each and every time that we kissed. Just like the first time we ever kissed, it was like we weren't going to see the other ever again. I pulled back and looked at him with a smile on my face.

"Nice to see you too.", I said.

"It's always nice coming home to you. That's what I look forward to the whole day," he replied.

I smiled and gave him another light kiss. After I had broken it, without taking my eyes off him, I talked to Eve. I had forgotten that she was in the room until she coughed.

"Yes, Eve. I wasn't paying you any attention. Why don't you go get Michael so we can talk about whatever it was we were talking about before my future husband came home."

I smiled at Shane while Eve walked up the stairs to Michael's bedroom. I wrapped my arms around his neck as his hands slid over my stomach and lower back at the same time only to meet at my side. He pulled me a little bit closer to him, all the while not taking his eyes off me.

"You know, Mrs. Claire Collins....that does have a Lil ring to it", he said.

"Yeah? I've been thinking the same thing....just waiting on the day that it comes true."

"You'll be surprised when it does. You won't have anything to say but 'YES' and 'I Love You'"

"Awwwww! Yeah, I know but I still can't wait. I would rather it be sooner than later though."

"Well, you can't rush things. So, the longer you wait the better it'll be."

"I Love You so much you will never know", I said giving him a light kiss.

"Well I think I do know, but, I Love You too babe," he said giving me another kiss.

Just then Eve and Michael walked down the stairs and came into the living room.

"Good gosh. Would y'all get a room? We don't want to see that every day." Michael said while going over to sit on his chair. Eve came over and sat down on his lap.