All The Strings Attached // spm // slow updates

[21] Tears

A lot has happened since I last updated, first, Shawn has a tattoo! (Holy crap!) Second, HE SOLD OUT MSG! (brb, crying.) Third, he performed on the Today show and he was AMAZING. And lastly, his MV for both 'Treat You Better' and 'Ruin' came out and I'm literally dead. I'm so so proud of Shawn and everything he's accomplished so far. Anyway. Enjoy the chapter everybody!

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I woke up with my silky sheets tangled between my bare legs.

If you were wondering; no. I did not sleep with Shawn. I wore shorts to bed, because the temperature in my room was pretty warm in the evening for some reason.

Last night was a roller coaster of events, and honestly I was a bit tired. As you might know, after Harry was put into jail, Shawn and Myself got a bit heated. We made out for about ten minutes before Manny walked in on us, swollen pink lips and all. I also had my arms draped around Shawn, so I immediately let go out of embarrassment.

I guess he didn't expect it, because he practically screeched "Oh jeez! I'm sorry guys. I didn't know. I was just gonna tell Shawn that we're heading home now."

"It's all good, Dad. I'm gonna head out in a few," Shawn spoke, just inches away from my face.

Manny nodded swiftly and walked back out.

Shawn apologized for the events that occurred and I told him not to worry about it. He gave me a short hug and kiss, and went home shortly after. Then I fell asleep around 4 am.

I felt so exhausted from all the shopping and the other events that took place last night; So, I decided to stay in my house today and have a lazy day since it was a Sunday and I had school tomorrow.

After I took a quick shower and got dressed in a sweatshirt and pants, I plopped back on my bed and caught up on my YouTube subscriptions.

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A few hours into my day in bed, there was a soft knock on my bedroom door. I got up quickly and opened it, not caring if I pretty much looked like crap.

It was aunt Maddie on the other side, looking quite disheveled herself. I gestured for her to come in, and she laid on my bed almost immediately.

I walked over to where she was, and sat on the edge of the bed, absorbing the comfortable silence for a moment before I began speaking. "Aunt Maddie, what'd you come in here for?" I asked curiously.

"Oh please, Hailee you don't have to call me Aunt Maddie. It makes me feel old, and I'm not. But anyway, I came in here to talk to you about Shawn. Your dad called me this morning and he wants me to tell you what we talked about." She spoke softly.

"Oh okay. What did he say?"

She sat up to my response, and leaned on my headboard facing me. "Okay so, I told your dad about the little Harry incident yesterday, and obviously he wasn't too happy. Well, to put it shortly, he thinks that you should take your time with Shawn, and I do too."

She gave me a quick glance before continuing "Now don't get me wrong, I know that Shawn is a great guy. He really is. What we're trying to tell you, is that you got hurt less than seven months ago. We think that you should wait before going to the next level with Shawn. I mean, no offense, but you've known him for what, a month? You should maybe just stay friends for now, and it's completely up to you what you want to do, but we're just giving you some advice."