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[5] I SHIP IT!

"I'm great! Hopefully he only told you good things," I blushed and looked at Shawn, who was quietly scolding his mother.

The next person that greeted me was Aaliyah. "Hi Hailee! How are you liking Canada so far? Are you used to the cold yet?" She asked with a grin on her face.

"Canada is awesome! The weather isn't that hard to handle. Well at least not yet." I responded with a smile on my face as well.

Then, Shawn appeared in front of me.

"Hey, Hailee! You look great! How's your room coming along?" he asked.

I blushed again and replied "Thanks, You too! I finished unpacking my room this afternoon. I'm all settled in."

We talked with Aaliyah for a while until Aunt Maddie called us for dinner.

"Everyone! Dinners ready!" She announced.

Everyone then filed into the dining room.

We chose our seats and I chose one next to Shawn and Aaliyah, at the end of the table. Aaliyah chose to sit at the end.

Shawn pulled out my seat for me.

"I told you. You don't have to do stuff like that for me. I can do it myself." I said slightly laughing.

"But I want to do it. Plus, I beat you to it. " he smirked.

I laughed at him again, before settling in my seat.

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After we ate, Shawn helped me clear out the table.

Then the adults started talking.

"Hailee, you guys should go up to your room. We don't want to bore you to death with our conversations" Aunt Maddie joked.

I nodded and got up from my seat. Shawn and Aaliyah followed my actions.

I lead them up to my room and Aaliyah took a seat on my bean bag in front of the tv, and Shawn took a seat on my desk chair.

"Hey, Aaliyah, if you want to watch TV or Netflix or something, the controller is in front of the TV." I informed her.

"Cool. Thanks!"

When I looked back at Shawn, he stood in front of my guitar, engrossed in my song book.

He looked up when he noticed I was looking at him.

"Sorry. I hope you don't mind. It was open. Did you write all of this? This is amazing!" he exclaims.

"I wrote those. I've been working on that for the past year and a half. I'm glad you like it." I smiled.

He smiled at me and walked to where I was.

"I just remembered, can I see your Harry Potter collection?" He asked.

I nodded my head, smiling. I lead him to my extra closet, where all my Harry Potter collectibles were.

I opened the closet, and my smile grew bigger as his face lit up with excitement.

"Wow! These are all the original editions of the books, and you have a wand, and a uniform, and you have a broom, and you even have a whole box full of small figurines and accessories! This is so cool! You definitely have a better collection than me."

"Look who's geeking out now," I teased.

He immediately straightened up and cleared his throat. "I'm sorry. I was so amazed. I lost control." He said, scratching the back of his neck.

"I was just kidding, Shawn. I think its adorable when you geek out." I admitted.

We both turned bright red. I don't even know what spirit possessed me to say that. I was just as shocked as Shawn.

There was silence in the room for a few seconds, until Aaliyah decided to break it.

"Oh My Gosh! You guys are so cute! I SHIP IT!!! You should go out together!" She squealed.

We both turned even redder. Shawn glanced at me and gave me an apologetic smile. I smiled back.

"Aaliyah, shut up. We just met." Shawn mumbled.

"Your brothers right Alliyah. We just met."

Shawn looked over to me and flashed me a big grin, and I gave him one in return as well.

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| EDITED | 04.24.26 | 1:35 P.M. |