CHAPTER 1

Everyone is at Mrs. Horton's house, celebrating
Christmas.Shawn is sitting on the stairs in the
entryway, when his great-gran comes up to talk to him.
 Belle is standing a couple of feet away with Phillip.
 Belle and Shawn keep taking peeks at each other.

Gran: Shawn, Shawn Douglas, hello are you there?

Shawn: What, oh gran?

Gran: Where were you just now.  I kept saying your
name over and over and you kept starring off into
space.

Shawn: Oh I was just thinking.

Gran: About?

Shawn: Nothing gran, nothing you need to worry about. 
So what do you think, the trees really pretty this
year isn't it?

Gran: Oh no you don't Shawn Douglas, you can't just
change the topic on me.  Now some things bothering you
and I want to know what it is.

Shawn: No, nothings bothering me, where would you get
that idea?

Shawn again turns to look at Belle, however this time
Mrs. Horton catches him and realizes what it is.

Gran: Belle's looks really pretty in that dress, don't
you think?

Shawn: Yea, really pretty, I mean, I uh, it, she.

By this time Shawn's cheeks have turned a bright red
color.

Gran: Don't worry honey, I won't tell, but she is what
your think about isn't she.

Shawn: Yea, how did you know?

Gran: Oh I don't know, maybe the way you two keep
sneaking glance at each other kind of gave it away.

Shawn: Is it that obvious.

Gran: Only to me honey.  Why don't you go talk to her?

Shawn: Because every time I talk to Perfect Girl we
end up fighting.

Gran: Perfect Girl?

Shawn: Yea that's what I call her, you know because
she's so perfect.  Every thing about her is perfect.

Gran: Nobody's perfect 100% of the time.  Everyone
makes one flaw in their life.

Shawn: Yea well if she does I haven't see it.

Gran: Do you like her?

Shawn: Yea, she's an alright friend.

Gran: Shawn, that's not what I meant and you know it. 
Do you really like her?

Shawn: Gran all we do is fight, we can't be in the
same room for five minutes and we're fighting. 

Gran: Well you guys got along fine at the dance,
didn't you?  I heard about the little number you two
did, I must say you do take after your
great-grandfather in the dancing department.

Shawn: Yea, we made it through the dance, but the
minute the dance was over we started fighting.

Gran: Let me tell you a little story, it's about this
couple I once knew, they remind me a lot of you and
Belle.

Shawn: Gran..

Gran: Listen.


CHAPTER 2


Phillip: So Belle what do you say are you ready for
your next hockey lesson.

Belle: Didn't you say something Phillip?

Phillip: Yea, I was just wondering when you were up
for your next hockey lesson?

Belle: Sorry, I don't know, when do you want to go?

Phillip: How about now, we could blow this joint and
go have some real fun instead of hanging out with all
of these boring old people.

Belle: Actually, I kind of like all of these boring
old people.

Phillip: Sorry, it was just a joke, I didn't mean to
upset you, I just thought that they wouldn't notice if
we were missing for awhile.

Belle: Sorry, I didn't mean to bit your head off, I
was just thinking about something.

Phillip: Would that something have to do with me?

Belle: Man what an ego this guy has.  Ever thing has
to revolve around him.  I wish I could come up with
some way to get rid of him.  I need to go talk to
Shawn.

Belle: No actually it was something else Phillip.

Phillip: Anything that I can help you with?

Belle: No, don't worry about it, it's not that
important.

Phillip: Well if you don't want to go skating now how
about tomorrow.

Belle: Oh, I don't know, I kind of already have plans
tomorrow.  Why don't we wait and see maybe the day
after that.

Phillip: Ok, had did I tell you about how the guys and
I went.

Belle: Oh god please help me, I don't know how much
more of this I can take.

CHAPTER 3


Gran: Listen.  The story takes place many, many years
ago.  There was this young man.  He reminds me very
much of you, Shawn, he too was a rebel.  He fought
every way he could to get attention.  You see his home
life was what some people might call unstable.  Yes,
he had two very loving parents but that still didn't
make him feel loved.  He had lived most of his life as
a lie.  The father he knew to be his wasn't really his
and some other man who he despised was.  He was
fighting for some sort of identity.  Something to call
his own and that is when he met this girl.  

Shawn: Grand, I know were your going with this.

Gran: Shawn, listen, just listen, ok.  Where was I, oh
yes that's right, his "little one" or his "fancy face.
 Well you can just imagine how much she hated being
called by those nicknames.  They fought all the time,
every thing was an argument between those two became
an argument.  The more they argued the more I could
see that they were falling in love with each other.  

Shawn: I know where you're going with this gran, but
Belle and I are nothing like mom and dad.  Would you
look at him, what more would the Perfect Girl need
then the Perfect Guy and there he is.

Gran: Who, Phillip.  Does it bother you when you see
those two together?

Shawn: Gran please can we just drop this, I don't want
to talk about it anymore.

Gran: Ok, I will but please come to me, you know I am
here for you if you need me.

Shawn: Yea, gran, hay do you have any of those famous
cookies you make out in the kitchen?

Gran: Would I invite you over here and not have any,
go help yourself.   

Shawn gets up to leave.

Gran: Shawn one more thing the next time you talk to
Belle try telling her how you feel.

Shawn: I'll think about it gran.

Shawn heads toward the kitchen and Gran heads toward
Belle and Phillip.

Gran: Belle, Phillip how are you guys?

Phillip: Were fine Mrs. Horton, thank you for inviting
us.

Gran: You know you guys are always welcome here. 
Belle can you do a favor for me?

Belle: Thank you god you must have heard my pryers.

Belle: Sure Mrs. Horton, what would you like me to
do?

Gran: Well there are some cookies in the kitchen that
need to be pit on a plate and brought out, could you
do that honey.

Belle: Sure, I would love to help.

Phillip: I'll go with you.

Gran: Actually Phillip, I could use a big strong young
man to help me with something out here.

Phillip: Sure Mrs. Horton, Belle, we'll talk later.

Belle: Sure Phillip.

Belle heads towards the kitchen as Mrs. Horton drags
Phillip with her.

CHAPTER 4

Belle opens the door and sees Shawn sitting there with
a glass of milk and cookies.

Shawn: What are you doing here?  Shouldn't you be out
there hanging all over Phillip?

Belle: For your information, Mrs. Horton asked if I
could come in hear and put some of those cookies,
YOUR, eating on her serving platter for everyone.

Shawn: Gran sent you in here huh?

As Belle is talking she is opening up all sorts of
cupboards

Belle: Yes, like I said she asked me to get the
cookies.  Do you know where Mrs. Horton keeps that
really pretty serving dish with all of the designs on
it?

Shawn: It's in the cupboard, above the sink, on the
top shelf.  Here let me help you. You'll never be able
to reach it.

Belle: Look, Brady, I am perfectly capable of getting
it down all by my self.

Shawn: Fine, I just thought I would help, you don't
have to get so bent out of shape.

Belle pulls a chair over from the table. She climbs up
and is after a little streching is finally able to
reach the plate.  Shawn who sees that she is having
trouble gets up and comes over.

Shawn: Belle, you really should be careful.  Standing
on that chair doesn't look very safe.

Belle: I can handle it.

The chair starts to rock.  Belle starts to loose her
balance.

Belle: Whoa, I think I.

As Belle starts to fall Shawn reaches out to catch
her.  He gazes deeply in to her eyes and she into his.

Shawn: Are you ok.  He says in a whisper.

Belle: I, uh, think I am now.  Um, ah, thank, I uh,
Thank you.

Shawn: Your welcome.

They are still hanging on to each other gazing into
one anothers eyes.  Shawn's head starts to come a
little closer.  Belle moves in a little deeper.  She
licks her lips with anticipation.  His breathing is
becoming a little more labored. 

CHAPTER 5



As Belle starts to fall Shawn reaches out to catch
her.  He gazes deeply in to her eyes and she into his.

Shawn: Are you ok.  He says in a whisper.

Belle: I, uh, think I am now.  Um, ah, thank, I uh,
Thank you.

Shawn: Your welcome.

They are still hanging on to each other gazing into
one anothers eyes.  Shawn's head starts to come a
little closer.  Belle moves in a little deeper.  She
licks her lips with anticipation.  His breathing is
becoming a little more labored.

Phillip:  Shawn, Belle are you in there!  Come on it's
time to hang on the last ornaments and light the tree.

The spell is broken as Shawn lowers Belle to the
ground.  Belle places Mrs. Horton's platter on the
counter.

Belle: I, uh, guess I'll just have to get the cookies
later.

Shawn: Yea later.

Still neither one moves.  Phillip comes into the room
and stops.

Phillip: There you guys are.  Didn't you hear me
calling for you?  Come on its time to put the
finishing touches on the tree.

Shawn and Belle follow Phillip out in to the living
room.  Mrs. Horton smiles, because even though they
are trying to hide it she can tell that something just
happened between them and no matter what it takes,
what she had to do some day and some day soon those to
were going to be together.

Mrs. Horton: Belle why don't you put the star on the
top.  Shawn gives her a hand

In order to give Belle a hand, Shawn had to place his
arms around her waist and lift her up just a little.  

Shawn: Great for the second time today I have had my
arms around her and there is nothing I can do about
it.  I can't believe gran would do this to me.

Belle: Who, for the second time today he has held me
in his arms.  I could stay like this forever.

After the star is on top, Shawn is still holding Belle
in his arms.

Belle: Shawn, you can put me down now.

Shawn: What, oh yea, sorry.

Belle: That's ok.

Belle: Why did I just tell him to put me down, what
was I thinking, god I must have lost my mind.

Mrs. Horton: Ok, everyone gathers around, Bo, honey,
you ready to flip the switch.  Ok everyone.

Everyone: 5, 5, 3, 2, 1..  Yea

Belle and Shawn, who have been standing very close to
each other gaze in to the others eyes.

Mrs. Horton: Isn't it just beautiful?

Shawn: Yea, just beautiful. 

Shawn says not even looking at the tree.  The only one
to hear him is Belle who even glanced at the tree yet.

CHAPTER 6


Grandpa Shawn: You remember when Shawn.

Shawn: Something tells me this is my cue to disappear
before I get embarrassed.  Does anyone need a hot
chocolate refill?

Everyone else says: No thank you,  Not right now,
Maybe later.

Belle: I do, but why don't I walk with you.

Shawn: Sure, why not.

Both Belle and Shawn leave the room and Mrs. Horton
goes to work.  Everyone is wondering what she is
doing.

Bo: Mrs. H, what's going on.  What's the mistletoe
for?

Mrs. Horton: I just thought I would spice things up a
little around here.  You can't tell me you guys
haven't noticed how those two have been looking at
each other all evening?

Bo: But they hate each other, Shawn keeps calling her
perfect girl.

John: And all we hear from Belle is how Shawn Brady
did this, and Shawn Brady thinks he's sooo hot because
he did this.

Bo: Their constantly at each others throuts.

Mrs. Horton: I seem to remember you and Hope fighting
quite a bit when you first started falling in love.

Bo: We were never as bad as these too.

Caroline: Oh, come on Bo who are you trying to kid,
you've noticed it too, we all have,  Alice is just the
first person to do something about it.

Marlena: What do you want us to do?

John turns to Marlena.

John: You think that Alice is right?

Marlena: Haven't you seen the far off looks in our
daughters eyes lately, she's in love with him.

John: She's too young to be in love.

Marlena: Age has nothing to do with it.  Come on,
let's help our daughter be happy.

By this time Mrs. Horton has hung a piece of mistletoe
just above the doorway.  Belle and Shawn come out
arguing.  They both stop just as they enter the
entryway.

Belle: Next time why don't you let me do it.  You
don't know what your doing!

Shawn: Since when do you know how things work in MY
grandparent's kitchen?

Belle: I've been coming here as long as you have
Brady, I know just as much as you do.

Mrs. Horton: Are you two fighting again.

Belle: It's what we do best.

Mrs. Horton: Well why don't you kiss and make up.  She
says pointing to the mistletoe above them.

Both Shawn and Belle look up and see the bouquet of
mistletoe.  They gaze at each other for what seems
like minutes.

Belle and Shawn: NO WAY!

Mrs. Horton: Oh, come on, what's one little kiss?

Marlena: Yea, what are you guys so afraid of you too
used to give each other little kisses all the time
when you were younger.

Shawn:  We were like, what 5 at the time.  Things are
different now.

Belle: Yes, back then we didn't hate each other.

Caroline: Come on it's just one kiss.

Bo: Go for it son, kiss her, come on she's a knock
out.

Under his breath only Belle hears him whisper.

Shawn: She sure is.

They both turn to face each other.

Shawn: Are you sure about this Belle?

Belle: Sure Brady, what have we got to loose.

Shawn: Control, I could loose my control.

They lean in Shawn reaches up, puts one hand on the
side of Belle's face.  The whole family is watching. 
Belle takes her arm and wraps it around his back. 
Shawn pulls Belle's body closer to his.  His head move
down, his breathing getting deeper.  Belle licks her
lips.  And closer, closer, closer.  The most
electrifying feeling flows through their bodies.
CHAPTER 7 Final Chapter


The kiss lasted for what seemed like an eternity. 
This wasn't just a friendly little peck on the check. 
It was the most passionate thing that either of them
has ever experienced.
 
Mrs. Horton: We did it!  She whispers to the others.

Caroline: Come on lets leave these two lovebirds
alone.

Neither noticed it when the parents all got up and
left the room quietly.

Shawn: WOW!

Belle: Oh, I, WOW!

Shawn: I'm so sorry Belle, I.

Belle: Shut up Brady.  Belle says as she pulls Shawn
in for another kiss.  Even more intense then the last.

Mrs. Horton watches from the doorway.  Looking up at
the sky she says.

Mrs. Horton: There going to be all right.  Don't they
make a great couple Tom?  I knew that when I put that
ornament on the tree tonight and asked for your help
you would be there for me.  I love you.

Shawn: I love you Perfect Girl.

Belle: I love you Brady.

Outside the snow falls, bells ring and another angel
gets his wings.