Strings Attached

Annoyance

Shawn's POV

"I don't know why you're so iffy about this," Hailey yawned, as I raised an eyebrow. "What's so bad about dating me?"

"I'm not even dating you," I frowned, shaking my head. Honestly, it was quite irksome to sit next to her. Nothing against her, but she was... well, bothersome. It was hard enough to spend these few hours with her for a planned meeting with some of the paparazzi companies, but thinking of having to spend the rest of my few months with her was just... I wanted to pull out my hair.

"Yeah, well, that's not what the people who commented on your last Instagram post think," she held her nose in the air, crossing her arms and leaning back against the chair.

I looked away and sighed, "Doesn't make it the truth."

"Yeah, well," she said, calmly deterring from my point. "Apparently we look good together."

I furrowed my eyebrows together, looking at her with a confused look.

"That's what they say," she shrugged, before yawning again. "We made more headlines than when you and Cabello together. That's gotta be something."

My breath hitched when she mentioned Camila, and my eyes glanced to my phone for just a split-second.

I hadn't heard from her for four days, not that I actually made a move on contacting her.

Honestly, after that night that we shared, and I realized my feelings for her, I was going to tell her the minute I came back from the studio. But then, I found out about having to fake a relationship with Hailey, and my mood turned the whole day, so I didn't contact Camila then.

But since then and now, I had gotten to thinking and realized that it was probably for the best if I don't confess. Firstly, I didn't know if Camila even reciprocated my feelings, and the thought of her not liking me back was too hard to think about. Secondly, even if she did return whatever I felt for her, it won't work out, what with me having to kiss and cuddle with Hailey in public.

"Earth to Shawn," Hailey said, bringing me out of my thoughts. I glanced back up at her, and she smiled, "Finally. I almost thought you slept with your open or some shit."

I rolled my eyes and sighed, "Do you have to be this annoying?"

She smirked and shook her head, "Who says I'm annoying? Mind you; I have many lusting after me."

"Then date them," I scowled, as she laughed. "No, seriously, why'd you agree to date me out of everyone you could've dated."

"It's simple, really," Hailey licked her lips and let out a sly smile. "You're hot."

I stared at her; my eyes widening as I spluttered, "W-what?"

All she did was smile coyly and say, "You're cute." I shook my head and rolled my eyes, averted my sight away towards anywhere other than on her. "I do have to ask, though."

I let out an aggravated sigh and glanced back at her, quirking an eyebrow up as if to gesture for her to continue.

"Do you have anything going on with your supposed best friend?" She asked, and I had to furrow my eyebrows in confusion.

"You mean, Camila?"

"Mhmm, yeah," Hailey nodded and reached her hands up to tighten her high ponytail. "So... do you?" She then rested her head on her hand, which stood upright on the table and gave me almost a coquettish look.

I licked my lips and glanced down at my fiddling fingers, and as I coughed, I asked, "Why'd you wanna know?"

"Just curious," she said simply.

I narrowed my eyes and sighed defeatedly, "No. No, I don't have anything going on with Camila."

Her eyes brightened significantly, "Oh?"

"Again, why do you wanna know?"

"Again," she said, almost in an almost mocking tone. "Curiosity."

I groaned and rubbed my forehead. I swear I have probably never met anyone as infuriating as her.

"Alright, we're ready for you," a man with a large camera attached on top of his right shoulder came up to us.

I let out a groan under my breath, which I didn't think anybody would catch, but then I felt Hailey's arm nudge my chest.

"You know, you should be lucky you get to do all of this with me. Many men would kill for this position," she muttered, before following the cameraman.

I stared at her retreating figure, my eyes wide.

Who the fuck made her the "Queen" of everything for her to act like this?