Affection || Shaudrey

Twenty-One: Meet the Family

Shelby laced their fingers together as she grabbed her bag. She led her lover to baggage claim since she knew exactly where it was.

When they turned the corner, Shelby saw her brother, Chris, with his girlfriend, Isabella, and her daughter Elizabeth. She smiled as she guided her lover to them.

Audrey bit her lip as they started heading to the baggage claim, her hand squeezing Shelby's a little when she realized who the three people were.

Shelby squeezed her lover's hand back, hoping to reassure her. "You must be Audrey," Chris smiled brightly, extending out his hand toward the actress. "I'm Chris."

Audrey took another deep breath as she felt Shelby squeezing her hand; As they approached the family, the actress managed to smile softly. "Nice to meet you, Chris." She said nervously, sweetly, shaking the man's hand; Her sight went to the woman beside Chris, and she smiled at her.

"This is Isabella, my... fiancé and Lizzy our daughter."

"Fiancé?!" Shelby asked in shock, and a wide smile on her lips.

"Yeah," Isabella smiled with a small blush. "We were going to tell you at dinner, but he can't keep his mouth shut." She laughed.

Audrey smiled brightly at the couple, her hands getting sweaty as her nervousness kept raising and raising. "That's amazing, congratulations!" She smiled excitedly, chuckling a little with Isabella's answer.

Isabella eyed the rings on the couples' hands but said nothing.

Shelby let go of her lover's hand for a moment. "Can I hold Lizzy?" she asked.

"Of course." The woman's handed over the toddler who gladly went over to Shelby.

"Hi!" Shelby grinned as she brought the child over to her lover. "This is Audrey."

"Hi," The girl giggled softly as she waved.

Audrey hesitantly pulled her hand away from Shelby's but smiled brightly as she saw the small girl waving to her — she had never been good with children, but it didn't stop her from trying. "Hello, sweetheart." She said sweetly, smiling to the girl. "You are such a pretty, little girl. I love your dress!"

The girl giggled before hiding her face in Shelby's neck. "'Hanks."

Shelby smiled as she held the girl close. She always loved kids, and ever since Chris and Isabella started dating she fell in love with Elizabeth.

"Isabella and I can get your bags. What do they look like?" Chris asked.

Audrey giggled at how cute Lizzy looked; She smiled back at Chris — she wanted to deny the offer, but she knew they were just trying to be kind, and she was in no position to seem rude. "It's a leopard printed one and a purple one." She said softly, shyly. "Thank you so much, Chris"

"You're welcome," he said before walking off with Isabella.

Shelby brushed Lizzy's bright blonde curls out of her face. "You get cuter every time I see you."

"No," The girl giggled. "Ya do!"

The actress giggled at her lover, finding her incredibly sweet with the blonde girl. "I agree with you, Lizzy." She said softly, winking at her lover before tickling the girl softly.

Shelby smiled as she felt herself blushing. Her smile grew larger with the girl started giggling loudly.

"S-sop! Sop!" She wriggled in Shelby's arms.

"You guys ready?" Chris asked as he came back to them.

Audrey giggled with her lover and the girl, stopping shyly as she heard the man's voice, cheeks blushing fiercely; The actress couldn't come herself to say anything, staring at the floor nervously.