Loser Like Me™ {A Shane Dawson Love Story♥}

Loser Like Me™ {A Shane Dawson Love Story♥} Chapter 5

"Sweet!" Aiden ran in and swooped me up in a big hug. "What's the movie?"

"Doesn't even matter," I said excitedly. "I wonder if I'll get to go somewhere cool," I mused, "like Paris. Or Berlin. Or better, London like Eli! If we're both filming over there..."

"Speaking of..." Aiden took a few steps backward toward my door. "You have a visitor."

I glanced at him suspiciously before cautiously peeking around my bedroom door into the apartment's living room.

"ELI!" I squealed and ran into his arms. It felt like forever since I had seen him. He laughed as he caught me. "What are you doing here??" I asked, wrapping my arms around his neck and looking into his baby blue eyes.

"I just finished filming; I wanted to surprise you."

I punched him in the chest upon letting go of him. "Douche," I joked.

"I was just about to call you; guess what??" I could barely contain myself.

"What?" he asked suspiciously. For someone with such a baby face, his voice was so deep.

"I got a part!" I squealed for the bajillionth time.

"Babe!" I got swept up in hug for the second time on a day; Eli's hug was so much different from Aiden's though. Aiden was family. Eli was the love of my life.

Suddenly my phone started buzzing, and I realized it hadn't left my hand since I'd talked to my agent and contemplated who to call.

I glanced at the readout. Shane Dawson.

"Hold on." I disentangled myself from my boyfriend. I was actually surprised Shane didn't just text me.

"Hey," I said, turning so I wasn't facing Eli or Aiden so I could have some semblance of privacy.

"Hey," Shane Dawson said right back. I didn't get butterflies in the pit of my stomach like I did when it was Eli on the other end, but I still was in shock about who I was talking to.

"So, do you want to meet at the movies or just come over to my place for the video? Is today still good?"

I also couldn't believe he actually sounded excited about this. I cringed. "I'm SO sorry, Shane. I can't. I just got casted and starting today I'm gonna be filming for like over a month."

"Oh." He sounded really disappointed. Which made me feel even worse. I was throwing away one dream for another, for one that would get me way more famous. Shane's downcast tone didn't help.

"I'm really sorry. I really wanted to do this video. Maybe soon, okay?"

"Figures," he said jokingly. "Famous people usually don't want to be in my videos."

"I'm NOT famous. Yet. And I never said I didn't want to do it. It just has to be postponed, that's all."

"Not famous," Shane snorted. "You're just as recognizable as me, if not more. Tell me, what's it like dating Hollywood's biggest heartthrob?"

This time I snorted. He was obviously referencing the incident at the movie theater with the girl calling me a skank because of who I was dating.

"That's a conversation for a whole nother day."

"Looking forward to it," he said, ever the flirt I thought he would be, but also knowing it wasn't necessarily on purpose but also the way most all guys showed friendliness.

I laughed. "Goodbye now, Mr. Dawson."

As soon as I hung up Eli asked, "Who was that?" Just because he wasn't normally the jealous type didn't mean he didn't have a right to ask questions.

"My friend Shane," I said as I turned around to face he and Aiden. Aiden gave me a sad look, knowing I had possibly just turned down a once in a lifetime opportunity to be in a video with Shane Dawson (I doubted he'd wait around for me, he was so busy making new videos).

I gave him a sad look right back, realizing the same thing but knowing, in some ways, it was a sacrifice I had to make.