A Part of Me -Sequel to Empty

•forty-five

"A song for a heart so big."

•maya

He looked the same. His hair was short and a darkish brown color. He was wearing his typical Shawn clothes.

He stood close to the water, but he was facing me. He smiled at me. I was afraid to take my eyes off him because I didn't want him to disappear.

"What should I do?" I asked, not taking my eyes off of Shawn.

Lucas nudged my side, "Go. Go talk to him. Go talk to your dad."

The words my dad almost made me want to cry. Shawn was truly the only parents I ever had. He was like an actual dad to me.

Slowly I took steps towards him. His smile didn't fade as I got closer and closer. My heart was beating as fast as it could. Everyone around could probably hear it.

I was so scared that he would disappear before I made it to him.

"Hello Maya," He said.

I smiled, "Hello Shawn."

He pulled me into a hug. I half expected for that hug to end with me hugging the air, but it didn't. I was actually hugging someone. I was hugging Shawn.

He rubbed my back and it made me feel even more scared that this was a dream.

Still wrapped up in his hug, I asked, "Is this a dream?"

"No it's definitely not a dream."

I started crying right then and there. The few people that were around probably heard my sobs. The entire world probably heard my sobs.

The tears rolling down my face were hot and caused my hair to stick to my face. Shawn helped push my hair behind my ears.

"I don't understand how this is possible. I thought you died."

"I did. But you don't have to be alive to see people."

I really didn't care how he got here. I just cared that he was here. That he was holding me in his arms.

"I'm so sorry that I never got to say goodbye. When I got to the hospital it was too late. I really wanted to be here, but it was just too late. I'm so sorry about that," I said inbetween sobs.

Shawn whispered into my ear, "It's okay. I know that you wanted to be there. I wanted you to be there too. But I will never hold that against you. It's not your fault."

"I love you so much."

"I love you too."

We both repeated how much we loved each other for a good twenty minutes. I guess that's what you do when your reunited with someone. I wanted to make up for not getting to say it before he died.

For the first time I pulled away and looked at his face. He looked young again. The wrinkles on his face were gone. The tired eyes he had, especially towards the end, were gone. He looked like he could breathe for the first time in months.

He wasn't in pain. He wasn't suffering. He wasn't sad. He was happy.

He took my hand and led me over to a bench. We both sat down on the same side.

"Riley told me that you're back with Lucas," Shawn said, "I've always liked that boy."

"Me too."

"I'm glad you found someone. I'm glad you didn't give up after the first time."

"I couldn't get rid of someone with the Shawn approval."

He chuckled.

Lucas was sitting by the water again. He was probably thinking about his sister. He was probably thinking about me.

"Don't forget to love him back," Shawn said, "I know how hard it can be to say those words, but they are important."

"I love him. He knows that now. And I love you."

"I love you too."

Shawn hugged me a few more times. I let him pull away every time. I could tell that he didn't want to but he still had to.

"How was rehab?" He asked.

"It was hard. Not having you there made it even harder."

Going through rehab without Shawn killed me. Riley and Farkle were amazing, but I wanted him.

I began, "Some days I didn't feel stronger enough to do it. I honestly don't know how I made it through."

"I do," Shawn added.

"How?"

"You're stronger than you think. And I was with you every step of the way."

-

We talked and talked about everything. I didn't want to leave anything out. I wasn't sure when I would get to see him again. He promised it would be soon and I'm going to hold him to that.

I asked him to stay, but he said someone had to look after my mom. I almost started crying again when he mentioned her. He told me how much she loved and missed me. I told him to tell her how much I loved and missed her.

I'll miss him even more now. Now that I know he can come back it will be harder. I'll want to see him everyday.

I know that he wants to see me everyday too. But Shawn is a part of me. I'm a part of Shawn. We'll always be together.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

We gave each other one last hug. A hug that meant more than anything. A hug that brought us together again. A hug that said this is not goodbye.

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Hopefully you guys enjoyed Maya and Shawn reunion.

I really hopes it's what you wanted :)