Restoration [Shawn Mendes] AU

Chapter 31

By the time Michelle woke up on Friday morning, it was after 10AM. She had slept in again and felt pretty good, since most nights she had trouble falling asleep. Thinking about Robert and Beau's deaths when she was alone in bed had been an ongoing problem that made it difficult for her to sleep, but that wasn't happening as frequently as it had before. The past few weeks her sleep habits had changed and she wasn't sure why, but whatever the reason for getting better sleep, she'd take it.

Today, she needed to clean the apartment a little since the girls were coming that evening. She also needed to finish her laundry, make sure she had enough clean sheets and blankets, as well as get the lasagna made for dinner. She was excited to see her friends and in fact was looking forward to going out to some local spots for good music, girl talk and cocktails. She hadn't been out to a bar with friends since Robert died and she knew he would want her to get on with the business of living instead of holing up in her apartment like some hermit. Dr. Kane had given her the push she needed to take some baby steps in that direction and she had been writing about it in her journal. When she went to make coffee, she checked her phone to find she had a text from Stefan.

Stefan: Hey, I can help you move furniture to Gran's on Tuesday.

Michelle: Ok, let me get back to you after I check with Jane.

Stefan: Why?

Michelle: She and Liam said they'd help, to get done quicker.

Stefan: OK. You bringing anyone else to help you Mrs. Robinson?

Michelle: What?

Stefan: Doesn't Shawn live to help you tote all your shit? Is he coming?

Michelle: Stop it. And I am NOT Mrs. Robinson. I'll deal with you later.

Stefan: Ha! Love ya sis!

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By 4:30 that afternoon, Michelle had finished her laundry and put it away, had sheets, blankets and pillows ready for a sleepover, dusted the furniture, ran the vacuum, tidied up all the rooms and had the lasagna ready to put in the oven. She went to take a shower and washed her hair. When she got out of the shower she heard her phone ringing, seeing that Xan was calling.

"Hey Xan!" Michelle answered.

"Hey Chelle! I'm calling to see if you need us to pick up anything for tonight before we hit the road for Providence. We're on our way over to pick up Dee right now, so we should be out of Boston in about a half hour, but if you need us to go to the liquor store or to pick up some snacks we've got time," Xan said.

"Nope, I think I've got it covered. All I need is for you guys to get your cute butts here ASAP so we can get this party started," Michelle laughed.