<em>[AUSTIN BROOKS] - [Driving toward SharHouse on his bike pulling up the street behind Shayla]</em><br/><br/>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/Wykyd_Jade_2/gallery_enlarged-will-chalker-male-model-photos-10192009-11_thumb.jpg)<br/><br/>Austin's leather clad frame hunched over the sleek red machine as he dashed in and out of the heavy downtown traffic, not caring whether the cops spotted him or not. Pop would take care of it. He was anxious to meet Shay at their new place. She had been so excited when she'd gotten home last week after having spoken to the landlord. Austin had been resistent at first, not wanting to leave his sister in a lurch. Shay had been furious and began a long tirade listing all the slights Lisa had thrown her direction since they'd moved in. She was right. Once he'd thought it over, and remembered the crap Lisa had been feeding him, it was really a no brainer. Austin relented without much of a fight. They'd done enough of that of late.<br/><br/>Austin had been furious when he'd come home early one afternoon and discovered Shay in the garden photographing some muscle bound meat head who happened to be stark naked. It had been the beginning of a very rough patch in their already rocky relationship. He hated that she insisted on using nude models - though he had to admit, he wasn't as disturbed by her nude female models - and it had led to many screaming matches over the last few month's. Not that he didn't trust Shay, but between his sisters shenanigans and the nude men parading around his house...well, let's just say it wasn't his proudest moment.<br/><br/>He'd wanted to start fresh with Shay for a while now. The decision had been made quickly. He smiled remembering how Shayla had savored the moment they'd informed his sister that they were moving out at the end of the following week. Lisa had been furious. She ranted and raved and screamed about how ungrateful they were and how it was all Shay's fault and she was tearing their family apart. Austin finally had to put his foot down and tell her to watch her mouth. She was so shocked that she didn't speak to the for the rest of the week.<br/><br/>That week had flown by. Now, here he was ducking out of Lab early and changing shifts just so he could meet her at this new place. He shook his head in frustration at his own sentimentality. Sometimes it felt like he couldn't deny her anything. So why was it that she was so resistent to the idea of marriage? His pulse quickened in agitation as he recalled the many disagreements they'd had about the subject over the last several weeks. He wanted so desperately to marry Shayla. He just couldn't understand why she didn't want to marry him. Oh, she'd given him a list of reasons...none of them really valid...but she clung to them like life preservers. He didn't know why, but it didn't matter, if they couldn't get things back on track in this new place...well...<br/><br/>Austin sped up, anger seething under his skin - refusing to acknowledge the possibilities - and slipped through an intersection as the light turned red. Hornes blared angrily as he cut in front of another car and smoothly turned the corner. Just as he rounded the corner he spotted her car up at the next intersection. She was impossible not to spot being the rare redhead in a black convertible. He waited for his light to turn green as he watched her turn the corner.<br/><br/>As he approached the next light he felt the familiar buzz of his cell phone against the tight muscles of his chest beneath his t-shirt. He stopped behind a car at the next light, feet planted firmly on the ground. He pulled his phone from the inside pocket of his black biker's jacket. It was Shay. "How long?" God! she was so impatient! An amused chuckle rumbled in his chest. He quickly texted back "5".  He knew it would frustrate the hell out of her to think he was going to be late. Sometimes he just couldn't help but prick that fiery temper of hers. He loved the way her green eyes danced and sparkled when she was truly on fire...in more ways than one. In truth he was not more than 2 minutes behind her. The light turned green and he waited just long enough for the car in front of him to move before he hunched back over his bike and slipped quickly around the slower vehicle and rounded the corner. He wasn't surprised to find her taking pictures as he pulled his bike up behind her car. Austin took off his helmet, climbed off his motorcycle, removed his jacket and walked up behind her Just as a woman approached from out of the house. Austin laughed at the woman's surprise at Shay's actions.