Best Friends? Or Something More? (S.M.)

Chapter 39

Alli's P.O.V.

        I walk into school the next morning with Shawn at my side.  My face drops to a low scowl as some girls wink and smile at him ditzily.  I'm not the jealous type, but I swear to god if these bitches even think of getting close to my man I swear imma cut them all... So maybe I get a tiny bit jealous...

"Are you okay?"  Shawn asks as we stop by my locker.

"Fine."  I take out my books for the day, then slam my locker shut.

"Woah, someone's having a rough day."  

"Not as rough as yours will be if any of these hoes touch you."  I mutter under my breath.

"Is someone jealous?"  He asks, standing in front of me and blocking my path.

"No.  I'm just concerned."

"You have nothing to worry about.  I love you.  And only you.  I'm not even thinking about these girls."  He smiles and pecks me on the lips.  "I'll see you after school."

"Yeah."  He walks off to his first period and I walk to mine.

        I rush into the classroom as the bell rings and take a seat toward the middle.  As the teacher begins to teach, I drift off into my own world.  My thoughts fall on Sunday, which is when Shawn leaves for Magcon again.  I haven't even told him that I'm not going with him.

******After school******

        After I finish all my homework, I decide to relax and watch some netflix.  About a half hour later, I get a text from Shawn.

My parents just went out.  Wanna help me babysit Aaliyah?

I smile and quickly reply.

Dude, she's 11. I don't think she needs a babysitter anymore.  But sure.  Be over in 5.

        I change into sweatpants and a tee shirt and throw my hair up into a high pony.  I already took off my make up when I came home, so I just put on a little concealer and chapstick.  I grab my phone and head over to Shawn's house.  Aaliyah answers the door after 2 knocks.

"Alli!!"  She yells.

"Aaliyah!"  I yell back, smiling.

        She pulls me into a tight hug as I laugh.  Aaliyah has practically been my second sister.  You know who she came to when she had her first crush?  Me.  We've always had a tight relationship, even though it got kinda messed up when Shawn and I weren't friends.  But now, we're closer than ever.

        I walk inside and close the door behind me.  I go and sit next to Shawn, who is on the couch, completely absorbed in Harry Potter:  The Prisoner Of Askaban.  I poke him in the cheek.

"Shaw-"

"Shhhhhhh.  Harry Potter's on."  He moves my finger away.

        I giggle, then talk to Aaliyah for the next 10 minutes as the movie goes off.  When it's finally over, Shawn turns to me.

"Hey beautiful."  He smiles.

"Oh now you notice me?"  I raise an eyebrow at him.

"You know how I am about Harry Potter."

My face melts into a smile.  "You're obsessed."

"I know.  But what's up?"

"Nothing."

"Are you excited for Magcon on Sunday?"

"Well, I kinda wanted to talk to you about that."

"Oh.  Well then let's go upstairs."

        He grabs my hand and leads me upstairs into his room.  I sit on his bed and he closes the door behind us.  He takes a seat next to me.

"So, I was thinking about whether or not I would go back to Magcon or not.  I talked to Jess, and with so much stuff going on... I decided not to go.  I think I need to stay here for a little."

"Are you sure you don't wanna go to keep your mind off of things?"  Shawn looks at me with sadness in his eyes.

"Yeah.  Look, some part of me really wants to go.  The guys and Mahogany have become my great friends, but I know I need to stay here.  The last thing Jess needs is to be alone here."

"Alli, Jess is 18.  Don't you think she can take care of herself?"  His voice drips with frustration.

"Of course she can-"

"Then why are you treating her like she's a baby?!  She can move on just like you are."

"Why are you getting mad at me?  We both faced something really difficult, and I don't think it's fair to her to just leave her."

His hard expression immediately softens.  "I'm sorry.  I just don't want to be away from you that long."

I smile slightly.  "I know it's gonna be hard, but I just can't leave.  You on the other hand, have to go.  This is too big of an opportunity for you for you to not go.  Just don't flirt with any fans while you're gone."

He chuckles.  "I won't... You're awesome, you know that."

"Duh."  I laugh.

        He pecks me on the lips, but before he pulls away, I wrap my arms around his neck, pulling him back in.  We kiss again, this time the kiss is more intense.  Shawn lightly pushes me back on the bed, straddling me as the kisses turn into a make out session.  The next thing we know, the door swings open.  He both pull apart, and see Aaliyah, standing in the door, her face red as a tomato.

"Oh. Um. Sorry."  She says before turning out of the room.

        Shawn and I laugh, both slightly embarrassed.  He helps me up off the bed and we both walk down the stairs.  I go sit next to Aaliyah, who is on the couch.

"I was just gonna ask if you were hungry, but apparently you both already ate."  She mumbles.

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A/N:  Hey boos!  Hope you enjoyed this chapter.  I'm sorry to say, but the end is near.  Don't forget  to comment, vote, follow, and all that good stuff.  Thanks so much for reading.  The last few chapters will be up soon.  Love you guys.

-SBP