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Heyo!!!
I'm here with a new chapter! I don't really have much to say. Just a special thanks to NeverLand1506 , who gave me the idea for this chapter! Thank you Violet 😉
Enjoy!:)
Xxx,
Sara
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Sadie's POV:
Princess👑: No Shawn you're kidding me right?
Guitar Boy🎸:Nope. Not seeing you till the date
Princess👑: but u are just across the corridor!
Guitar Boy🎸:I'm not leaving my room.
I sigh, knowing that he won't change his mind. Shawn insists on not seeing me until the date, so it feels more like a real date.
Princess👑: fine
Princess👑: just don't complain when I deny to kiss u
Guitar Boy🎸: YOU WOULDN'T
I smile to myself, knowing that I hit his soft spot.
Princess👑: oh I would 😜
Guitar Boy🎸: YOU'RE EVIL
I laugh and lock my phone, looking at my open closet. What was I going to wear? Fighting the urge but not holding it, I pick up my phone once again.
Princess👑: Shawn, what kind of place are we going to?
Guitar Boy🎸:😏
Princess👑: I'm serious
Guitar Boy🎸: and I'm Black
Princess👑: you won't ever get over that joke will u😂
Guitar Boy🎸: nope
I chuckle, but realize that I didn't get the answer to my original answer.
Princess👑: It's just that idk what to wear.
Guitar Boy🎸:u could literally come in a potato sack and I would still think u look hot
Princess👑: 😂 ok, I can't pretend that that wasn't sweet 😊
Princess👑: but still, I don't want to go overdressed or anything.
Guitar Boy🎸: just put on one of those dresses you like to wear.
Princess👑: ok boss!
I lock my phone again, throwing it on my bed as I stand up and walk over to the dress section of my wardrobe. I knew what dresses he was talking about. A purple skater dress catches my attention, and I knew it was it. I slip it over my head, and put on some sandals. The key necklace dangles freely over my neck, and looking at the mirror, I smile, satisfied with my outfit.
I go to my bathroom and do my usual stuff, and when I brush my hair, I notice that today it has opted to stay with the curls on its' tips. My hair is weird: each day it changes. I apply the basics of basics of makeup, leaving everything very natural, the way I like it, and put on my favourite nudish pink lipstick.
I hear my phone vibrate against my bed, and picking it up, I see I have a new message.
Guitar Boy🎸: whenever you're ready 😊
Princess👑: I just finished. Can I go see u now?
Guitar Boy🎸:Wait a sec
I sit on my bed and stare at my phone screen, waiting for Shawn to answer me. I hear the main door of my house open and close, and the next thing, the sound of the door bell rings through the house.
Guitar Boy🎸: I'm at the door 😊
I laugh, realizing what he had just done.
Princess👑: I can't believe you just did that 😂
Guitar Boy🎸: I did. Now your prince is waiting for u
My heart flips at the way he called himself, and I stand up, walking downstairs. I reach the front door, and opening it, I find something I was not expecting.
I am found looking at a beaming Shawn, and even though it looks nearly the same as usual, I can tell that he just combed his hair. He is wearing a grey shirt that is tight against his torso. But the thing that most surprised me was the thing in his hands. He was holding a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
"You look beautiful." Shawn says, and as if the butterflies in my stomach weren't fluttering enough already, they now feel like they might burst out at any second.
"Thanks." I smile nervously, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.
"Oh, here, nearly forgot. These are for you." He says nervously, handing me the bouquet that he was holding. I found it funny how he was so nervous. And so sweet that he even thought of flowers. I wasn't expecting this.
"They're beautiful. Thank you." I smile at him. "I just need to put these in water. I'll be right back ok?" I say, and quickly fill a jar with water and put the flowers in there.
"So lets go?" Shawn asks, as he slips his hand in mine. I nod, and together, we start walking to the gates of my house.
As we leave and we start walking through the condominium, I get even more intrigued by the fact that we are walking there. I don't mind at all; it's just that there aren't many places that we can go walking from my house in a reasonable time. We stay in silence for some minutes, but it wasn't an awkward silence, each of hs just appreciating each other's presence. I just loved being with him, even if no words were being exchanged.
"You're not asking me where are we going?" He asks.
"I know that you won't answer." I reply, and he nods.
"Thatms true. But where do you think that we are going?" He asks, and I shake my head.
"I have no clue." I chuckle. "However, I wasn't expecting any of this. I just thought you would take me to the movies or something."
"Where's the special thing in that?" He says, and I turn again to look at him. "It needs to be a special date for a special girl." He smiles at me, making me smile back.
We continue walking, talking as we always do. I love how everything is so natural with him. I let him guide me, not knowing where our final destination. I am so focused on the boy next to me, that I don't even realize our surroundings.
We are walking through a park, trees swaying gently to the subtle breeze that there is. I remember this place. I haven't come here in a very long while.
"You like it?" Shawn asks, and I realize I have been absorving my surroundings for a good while.
"Yes, a lot." I say, smiling, still not taking my eyes from around me. "I remember coming here with my dad when I was little. I loved going to the lake, and feeding the ducks." I chuckle, as I remembered how I always threw nearly half the bread in the lake, and the ducks went crazy over it.
"Good. Because that's where we are going." He tugs my hand to another path, and following him, we soon end up near the same lake that I was talking about. Anything had changed. It was just as beautiful. We continue walking along it, until Shawn stops. Firstly, I don't get why we stopped, but then looking around, I see it. The paddle boats.
I look at the paddle boats, and then at Shawn, who is smiling at me. "I remembered when you told me that you have never gone on one, and how you have always wished to go. So I thought, why not?"
I smile and wrap my arms around his neck, hugging him. How did he remember something like that? I had said that very absent mindedly. And he remembered.
"So I will guess you liked it?" He chuckles, as I pull away from the hug to have a clear view of his face.
"Of course I did." I say. That's when I realize something. "Um, Shawn, aren't you afraid of deep water?" I ask.
"Don't worry, it is not that deep, I asked the guy. Thanks for worrying though." He smiles, and we walk over to a paddle boat that was already waiting for us. Shawn hops in first, and giving me his hand, he helps me in.
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I laugh, as Shawn recounts how mad he had been at his sister for stealing his phone and talking to me.
"She was just having some fun!" I defend her, as Shawn shakes his head.
"But she knew that I liked you! How could she do that?" Shawn says, his face turning red with embarrassment, as he remembers what she asked me. We are then enveloped by silence, as we glide over the lake's surface. The sky was now a much less intense shade of light blue, yellow blending with it.
"Sadie, I never asked you this..." Shawn says as he looks straight ahead, and then turns to me. "How did you have the sudden courage of telling me what you felt?"
My heart pounds against my chest, as I remember how nervous I was that day. It is weird to think that it was less than a week ago.
"I... I heard you the day before that." I say, and he looks surprised.
"But I thought you did not manage to hear anything over the birthday song."
"I didn't. What I meant is that I heard you when you left the car. I was asleep, but then when you layed me down, I woke up. And I heard what you said."
There is another pause, as we only gaze into each other's eyes. He moves his hand up to my cheek, cupping it as he always does. "I meant that, you know. And earlier that night too, when I also said that I only have eyes for one girl. That girl was always you."
The butterflies in my stomach flutter, as my eyes close and his lips meet mine. I let myself melt into this kiss, this emotion that took over being too overwhelming. We pull away, but he remains with his forehead against mine. He smiles, and I can't help but let out a giggle.
"Ok, so you want to go back and eat an ice cream?" He asks. I feel my mouth watering just by thinking of ice cream.
"You know me too well." I chuckle, and taking the arm that was around me, he slips his hand in mine, and starts to pedal.
"This thing is not wanting to turn around." He mumbles, as he pedals even faster to try to turn the boat to his side.
I chuckle. "Don't worry, it just turns around very slowly."
Shawn abruptly stops to pedal, and looks at the water, thinking. "Lets see if this works." He stands up cautiously and bends down, putting his arm inside the water. He then starts moving it repeatedly, trying to make the paddle boat turn. It does start to turn slowly, and he turns to me, throwing me that accomplished smile that he throws whenever he does something well.
However, I soon am very aware of how the boat is swaying dangerously. "Shawn, I think you should slow down, this thing is swaying too mu-"
I don't even have time to finish my sentence. A particular sway of the boat makes him loose his balance, and Shawn topples in the water. "Shawn!"
I hop to the seat that he was previously occupying, so I could have a better view of him. He resurfaces, and I lean forward. "Come here, let me help you." I extend my arms to him, which he takes, and I pull him updwards, trying to pull him back on to the boat. I feel the boat tilting, but I ignore it, too focused on bringing Shawn up. I stand up, pulling him towards me with all my efforts.
"Sadie, don't, you are-"
Those are the last words I hear, before I feel myself falling, and I hit the water. Completely enveloped by icy water, I feel - pair of arms pulling me up towards the surface, and I am face to face with a worried Shawn.
"Shit! Sadie, are you okay?"
I don't know why, I burst out laughing. Maybe it was the shock of the icy water, or the fact that this whole situation is so ridiculous. I laugh and I laugh, and Shawn simply stares back at me.
"Why are you laughing? I just ruined this date." Shawn says.
"What are you talking about?" I say, as my laughs die out. Shawn, being able to stand up unlike me who can only reach the bottom on the tips of my feet, is still holding me by my waist, as I cling to him with my arms around his neck.
"I ruined it. I tried so hard to make this date perfect, the date that you deserve. And I just... Ruined it." Looking into his eyes, I see how disappointed he is. And it hurts seeing him like that. Especially because it isn't true what he said.
"Shawn, you didn't ruin it at all." I say smiling at him, trying to pass him comfort.
"But we just both fell out of the boat, and we are both drenched, and-"
"We are together." I cut him. His expression changes, and I am happy it did. "We had a wonderful time, we laughed, and just being with you makes it perfect, even if we both fell off that boat." Shawn smiles, and I gently take hair that was glued to his forhead out of the way. "And besides, don't you think this makes a great story to tell? While other couples say that they went on a dinner, or went ice skating, we can say that we fell on a lake together."
Shawn chuckles, and I can see that he doesn't look disappointed anymore. "You're right." He says, "this was an amazing date, and I can say that just by the fact that I spent it with the most wonderful girl." I feel my cheeks flare up, and he pulls me closer to him by my waist, connecting our lips once more. This sends me warmth through my whole body, protecting me from the cold of the water.
"We better leave the water,don't you think?" Shawn asks as we pull apart, and I nod.
"You're right. Lets pull the boat over there."
We swim to the lonely paddle boat, and start pushing it towards land. "I still want my ice cream." I say, as we both push the boat towards the edge. Shawn laughs at this.
"Of course you do."
And that's exactly what we do. After we reach the edge, we sit on a patch of grass until we dry up, Shawn hugging me to keep us both warm, as we watch the yellow take over the blue colour of the sky and orange take over. Once we feel dry enough, we buy some ice cream, and hand in hand, we walk back home.
When we reach the door of my house, the sun has already set, and before I can open the door, Shawn stops me.
"Wait, you're forgetting something."
"What?" I ask, turning to him.
"Well, many times on dates, when the boy walks over the girl to her house, the boy steps closer to the girl like this," he says, placing a hand behind my neck and taking a step forward towards me, not leaving barely any distance between us. "And he kisses her."
"Then what are you waiting for?" I ask, smiling slightly, and Shawn smirks, before he leans in. Our lips connect, and as they move along each other, I can't help but wonder if it is possible for me to fall any harder for this boy than I already have.