"And what are you going to gag me with?" He doesn't believe that I'll do it. I so will.
"I'll find something, anything. My panties- I mean-" Crap! And I said he had no filter!
"Oh, I like that." His eyes light up as he grins a panty soaking smile. "HEY, MA!"
I jump when he shouts. "Shawn!" I yell after him as he takes off running towards the back yard and leaving me in the front. There's no way I can catch him but I have to try.
"Are you and Shawn together?" I hear Aaliyah asks before I can chase after Shawn. I totally forgot she witnessed our exchange. Letting Shawn run off, hoping his filter is better than mine, I turn my attention to his sister. I don't think he'll actually tell Karen what we're doing... Will he?
"Not really." I tell Aaliyah not really knowing what to say. "We're... it's complicated, but we're kind of.. I guess you could say seeing where it goes, and we're being exclusive so... I guess, kind of."
"So you're dating?" She grins.
"Like I said, it's complicated. But- he's not as bad as I thought he was." I smile thinking about how I've come to enjoy Shawn's company.
Aaliyah and I lock arms and start to walk in the direction where Shawn took off from. When we round the corner, I see he's talking to Karen. My body instantly tenses up in wondering what he's saying.
"Don't worry," Aaliyah senses my reluctance to go further. "Mom will be thrilled."
"I'm not so sure about that. He's not my boyfriend or anything, we're just... you know."
We make it to where everyone is on the patio, Manny is pulling meat off the grill with Niall's help, Hailee is just coming out of the house with a beer in her hand and giving it to Niall. And Karen, she pulls away from Shawn and walks towards Aaliyah and I with a huge smile on her face.
"Camila," She smiles at me and Aaliyah releases my arm so Karen can hug me. "I'm so glad you came."
"Uh- yeah." I hug her back and look at Shawn over her shoulder with his hands in his pockets and a pleased grin on his face. 'what did you say to her?!' I mouth at him but he just shrugs and walks towards us.
"Let's not scare her away, mother." Shawn jokes as he pulls me to his side.
"Oh, Shawn, stop it." She playfully swats at him. "Everything's ready, just help yourselves."
When Karen walks away from us, I turn to Shawn and give him the look, complete with hands on my hips.
"What?" He has the nerve to ask.
"You know what." I tell him offensively. We're far enough away so nobody can overhear us. "What did you say to your mom?"
"I didn't say anything... I wouldn't want to be gagged." He wiggles his eyebrows playfully. I have to bite my lip to keep me from giggling. "But I do want to gag you now that you brought it up. I love hearing you scream my name but gagging could be fun to try."
"Later." I tell him sternly. "And only if you tell me what you told your mom about us."
"Maybe I could tie you up again too." He moans at his suggestion as his hand snakes around my waist and he pulls me towards him. I look around to see if anyone notices our exchange, and everyone here does. It's then when I notice Hailee's parents and her brother is here too.
"Shawn." I panic quietly.
"Relax, baby." He says seeing the fear in my eyes at what everyone will think of me and our 'relationship'. I didn't think being friends with benefits would be this... embarrassing. "I just told my mom that we're fucking like animals."
"Shawn!" I hit his shoulder playfully, knowing he's full of it. And thankfully nobody can hear him. "Maybe you should go take your panties off so you can gag me with them." He whispers in my ear.
"You're getting hard." I warn him sounding nonchalantly, like I'm talking about the weather.
"You make me hard." He puts the blame on me, totally unashamed with his come back. I'm getting nowhere with him, I don't know what he told his mother but I know he didn't tell her that we're... having sex. I just shake my head at him mouthing a 'behave' before I turn around to sit at the patio table next to Aaliyah.
Nobody has really said anything about the new vibe between Shawn and I besides Aaliyah when we first showed up. Niall and Hailee already knew and we're not showing any PDA so nobody is question anything, but Shawn is still being his incredible attentive self. I don't know why I was worried that he'd act differently towards me in the company of others.
I was a little worried about what Shawn's parents would think of me if they knew what kind of relationship we were involved in. But whatever Shawn told his mother seemed to make her happy so I'm not questioning it. Then I remembered that Shawn said his dad is the one who set up that date with that girl. So far that hasn't been brought up so maybe Manny doesn't know what happened. Yet anyway. Or maybe he doesn't want to bring it up in front of company.
The only thing I do notice is Shawn's possessive side has come out to play. Whenever Tristan, Hailee's brother tries to talk to me or looks my way, Shawn is quick to show him who I came here with by subtly putting his arm around my chair or gaining my attention to him. And it's really hot. I know he's not jealous, he has no reason to be, but it makes me feel things with him acting all alpha because of me.
Wanting some of the fruit that Karen put back in the fridge, I stand from the table after saying, "Excuse me," as quietly as I can so I don't disturb the families conversing about wedding talk.
"Where are you going?" Shawn grabs my forearm, stopping me as he leans back to speak with me.
"Just in the kitchen." I assure him. "I was wanting some fruit."
"Grab me more lemonade, will ya." He hands me his empty glass.
"Sure." I nod and head towards the kitchen. In the kitchen, I get out the lemonade and fill Shawn's glass. Before I put it away, Hailee walks in. I look up at her and wonder why she's looking at me the way she is. She almost looks concerned, but why would she be.
"What are you doing?" She asks me.
"I'm just getting some lemonade." I tell her as I put the pitcher back inside the fridge and pull out the bowl of cut fruit.
"For Shawn?"
"Yeees." What does it matter? And what is she getting at?
"Mila, just... Do you really think you should be waiting on him hand and foot just because you're having sex with the guy? I don't want you to lose yourself by obsessing over your new found pleasure. Trust me, I know what it's like when you have great sex and you never want to stop."
"Where is this coming from, Hailee?" She's the one who convinced me to talk to Shawn the morning after we first had sex.
"I'm just worried about you."
"Why?"
"Well, you've been doing this thing with Shawn for awhile now and... casual sex is fine, I've done it myself, but it seems like a bit more than just casual between you and Shawn. He treats you like a girlfriend but only when it's convenient for him. I thought coming here would push him in that direction, but he didn't even introduce you as his girlfriend to his family."
"I'm not his girlfriend." I correct her.
"I know. I just never thought you would be okay with this type of relationship. I'd hate it if you forgot who you are; the girl who reads fairytales and dreams of happily ever afters. Mila, you put your whole heart into things, but it's an easy way to get it broken."
"Why do we need to label what we are? We like each other and have been... exploring a relationship, so to speak. I'm fully aware of how this looks, but Shawn and I are okay and happy with the way things are, we don't need someone from the outside judging us."
"A relationship?"
"We are in a relationship, Hailee, are we not? Friendship is a relationship regardless if sex is involved or not."
"Friends with benefits, sure." I don't know why, but that statement pisses me off. Maybe it's the way she said it.
"But why would he buy milk when he's getting the cow for free? Do you really think you should be bending over backwards to please him outside of the bedroom, since that's what your relationship is, if he's not willing to do the same?"
"You know, first of all, I'm going in this relationship with Shawn fully aware of what we are, I don't need a reminder." I pick up his lemonade as I walk towards the door. "And just because we aren't a 'real couple' by conventional standards, doesn't mean there is anything wrong with catering to him."
"Would he do the same for you?" She asks as I walk out.
I'm not the only one who is 'bending over backwards outside of the bedroom'. Shawn is very attentive and respectful to me, he even went to the store to buy me cocoa for the cake we burned. Granted he also bought that chocolate for his own selfish reasons, I know Shawn would do anything I asked of him. Yes, I got him wrong when I first met him, but now I know he's a sweet guy.
I don't know what her problem is, she's had her fair share of relationships throughout college and some of them were friends with benefits.
Trying to calm down from my little talk with Hailee, I make my way outside to the group. Hailee follows me out shortly after and reclaims her spot next to Niall who is talking to Tristan about some football team.
I sit down next to Shawn and hand him the glass filled with lemonade.
"Where's your fruit?" He asks me.
And crap if I didn't forget it because of Hailee's nose getting in my business.
Shawn stands, saying, "I'll get it, baby." Kissing my head before he goes inside to retrieve my snack.
I can't help but glance up at Hailee with a very satisfied smirk on my face as if to prove my thoughts right that Shawn does do the same for me. I also notice Karen and Aaliyah were watching Shawn's interaction with me, all the guys were oblivious. I'm sure Karen suspects something is going on between us, regardless of what Shawn told her, whatever it was. She looks happy, overjoyed even. And I don't know why, but now Hailee's words from earlier are getting to me.
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