Arranged Marriage - Shawn Mendes

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I had revealed my cover as my cheeks burned red, "oops" I mumbled under my breath as all eyes burned on me, "how much did you hear?" Manny asked as I bit down onto my lip "not all of it" I said with uncertain mixed in my voice. "We were just saying how Shawn needs to be nicer towards you" Karen rolled her eyes and sent a glare towards Shawn. I nodded as I stood up grabbing an apple, shrugging and walking back out the room. I bit into the apple and continued pulling myself up the stairs. I grabbed my sweatshirt and track pants as I brought them into the shower and turned the hot water on. I turned on "S.O.S" by the Jonas brothers and sang along, it then switched to a demo of "cool" that they had written for their upcoming reunion. I grabbed the shampoo and smothered my hair in it, washing it through thoroughly.

Eventually I wrapped myself in the white cotton towel and dried myself off. I turned on 'euphoria' by Destiny Rogers- my favourite song at the minute. I sang along as I put my clothes on and walked out onto the landing. I walked back down stairs and couldn't help but think about what had happened this morning- even Shawn's parents thought he had to be nicer to me. It wasn't just me that thought his actions were unexplainable and inexcusable. Euphoria finished and 'tomboy' came on next. "I'm a girls girl" I sang as I walked down the stairs and saw Manny sitting on the sofa directly in front of me. I smiled at him and I continued singing "I do what you doing boy, doing it like a tomboy" I danced along as he watched me laughing gently. Manny's eyes moved behind me as I turned my head around to see Shawn eagerly watching me. I turned my body around and danced watching him, still singing. Eventually 'apologies' came on, the perfect song to express my feelings to him. "21 to be exact, the many times I let you back, apologies" I coked my head at him when I sang 'apologies'. "Do I have fool written on top of my head?" I questioned as his cheeks flared and I turned back to Manny to complete my mini set of Destiny Rogers for him.

"You're going to have to come back to tour, I can't do it without you" Shawn mumbled as I looked up to him, "I can't, I just need time away" I mumbled as I looked down at my hands and played with the rings on my fingers, "I know I forgave you, but personally for me it's a lot deeper than just some words" my eyes met his as he sighed pulling me into a hug. I didn't move, I let my arms hang as his breathing accelerated. "Rein, please" he paused "I'm begging you" he pushed himself off me as his hands moved to the back of my head, he tilted my head up and made me look at him in the eyes. He gulped as his eyes began to swell up with tears. I looked down at the floor shaking my head. I bit my lip as a tear fell down my face. "She means nothing to me" he mumbled as he sniffed gently, "tell me everything" I looked up to him as he sighed and nodded.

"It was her" a dead silence wiped over both of us, "she- she- she" he struggled to get his words out as I rested my temple on my hand. "She decided she wanted to see me" I scowled at him "we were friends as kids" I lifted my eyebrow up at him as he shook his head, "sorry, she was my girlfriend at one point" I rolled my eyes, I knew exactly where this was going. "She messaged me and broke it off when we were fifteen" I nodded as I looked away from him for a slight second, "she texted me the other week saying that she wanted to see me" I butted in "why do you have her number?" I questioned intensely as he gulped again, sweat visibly forming over his brow bone. "I just do" he paused "well I couldn't exactly say no" I scoffed and rolled my eyes, "you could have just ignored her" I crossed my arms over my chest as I felt my eyes begin to well up as I blinked back the tears. I bit my lip slightly as I resisted the urge to have a complete mental breakdown. "We met up and went to dinner" I shook my head lightly to myself as I stared down at the white fluffy rug under my feet, "when we were leaving we saw some fans" I rolled my eyes at him, "that's not important" he shook his head "it is" he paused "she told them that we were dating" I gave him a confused look "and obviously I said we weren't and we were just friends and that I love you" he gulped "but she insisted that we were" a tear rolled down my face, "and she kept going on about how we used to be together" a tear rolled down his face as I saw Manny appear from around the corner, giving me a warm reassuring smile. I returned him a small sad smile as my eyes darted back to floor. "I know you won't forgive me" I butted in "its not your fault" he shook his head as more tears rolled down his face, I gave him a confused look as he wrapped his arms around me and kissed my head, "this might be the last time I do that, I'm sorry" he sighed as he wiped his tears from my face as well as his own. "Please just tell me" I mumbled as he looked down at me, his face a ghastly yellow. "Well, she- she" his voice cracked,

"She kissed me and one of the fans has a picture of it"