“Breathe Shawn!” She yelled. He was beginning to turn a light shade of blue. “Hey, it’s alright. Whatever you have to tell me…it’s going to be fine.” Shawn opened his eyes and felt completely and utterly alone. The worst part was the woman he’s loved forever was there with him and yet he felt a million miles away, locked in some dark tower, yelling at the top of his lungs—for nothing.
“Belle, I’ve loved you forever, you know that right?”
“Of course I have. Please, please tell me.” She begged. They spoke in whispers.
“I’ll keep loving you after I tell you and I hope you’ll still love me too…..things are so crazy, so crazy baby.” He opened his eyes that he had been squashing shut all this time and he saw a blue haze that was slowly turning into Belle’s face. He breathed again as his body rose and fell with his heavy breath.
“I can…I can see you….” He covered each eye with a hand to test. “Belle, my right eye, it’s WORKING! I can see your face….you’re like an angel….Belle I can see! I can see!!!!!!” They embraced. Belle’s body flooded with excitement as it pushed away the anxiety she was feeling moments before.
“I knew it Shawn! Everything’s going to be alright! Oh I love you so much Tough Boy.” They kissed slowly, painfully slow as they savored every ounce of being each of them possessed in their lips and mouths. Shawn was filled with hope and love….his eyes were beginning to work again, one at a time, but again.
“Shawn Douglas!” Bo yelled opening the door. “Oh you’re right here! I’ve got news.”
“So have I! I can see from my right eye! I’m getting my sight back!!!!” His parents hugged him tightly, they were all so happy that things were returning back to normal.
“We have wonderful news! Bo and JT’s DNA match!!!!!!” After many hugs and tears between Bo, Hope and Shawn, Belle tried to clear her confusion by asking, ‘His DNA?’
Bo and Hope exchanged glances. They had discussed in the car that it would be best not to ever tell Belle that her father was suspected of being JT’s biological father.
“Belle sweetie will you take JT upstairs to his crib for me?” Hope asked. As Belle did, Hope explained to Shawn what she and Bo had discussed in the car.
“I guess I should call Brady and tell him the truth…..and that Belle can never know. It would crush her.”
