Bad Reputation - Shawn Mendes

31 - Consequences

Shawn.

"The stunt you pulled today, is going to have consequences." My publicists nags at me while i'm removing my in-ear pieces. "What stunt?" I play dumb. "The one where you mouthed 'i love you'?" She answers but it seems more like a question. "Oh that one." I laugh as i walk back to the changing room. "Your fans are not going to be happy once they find out about your girlfriend." She scolds me. "Or they'll support me." I rudely cut in. "They won't once they find out about her bad reputation." She yells. "Look, Eleanor is a sweet girl and her bad reputation is all based on a false rumour that has been cleared up. If my fans can't see that i'm happy to be with her, they can leave for all they want." I turn around to face her to defend Elle, something that i should've done previously.

I turn around and continue walking back to my changing room. Once i open the door, i see my family, Elle and her dad sitting down on the sofa waiting for me. "Shawn!" My mom exclaims. "We'll talk about this later." My publicist growls before stomping off. I hug each and every one of them after closing the door behind me. As i hug Elle, she tip toes and whispers into my ear, "I love you too." My cheeks immediately turn crimson red from hearing the three words that i've been wanting to say to her for awhile now, but never found the perfect time to do it.

We pull away from the hug and i kiss her softly on the lips before sitting down in my chair and chugging a bottle of water. "How was the show?" I ask in between drinking. "It was good, son." My dad smiles. "You killed it! It's really the highlight of my trip." Adam adds. "I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves." I smile. "I'm proud of you." Elle cheers. "Thank you babe." I reply. We talk about the show for a few minutes before my security team escorts us to our cars. I'm glad to hear that everyone had a blast including myself because it's been so long since i held a concert and every single time i'll feel a rush of adrenaline after.

"Hey, what about we gather at my apartment later?" I suggest. "Sounds good." My mom answers and everyone else nods. Aaliyah and my parents drove off while i went with Elle and her dad. "I'm so happy she found a man like you." Her dad says as soon as we hop in. "Dad." Elle groans. "It's true! Shawn is a great gentleman and he's also very talented. I approve of this relationship." He smiles. "Thank you sir." I smile and i see Elle looking at me and giving me a 'are you serious' face for being formal. "And i saw what you said earlier." He smirks. "Do you mean it?" He asks in a serious tone. "Yes i do, i love Eleanor with all my heart." I answer, staring at Elle's face that's turning red. "Good." Her dad replies and the rest of the car ride was pretty silent.

We arrive at my apartment not soon after and i made hot chocolate for everyone. We gather on the couch, around the fireplace, allowing sipping on our drinks. "Look! The first snowfall!" Aaliyah shouts while pointing outside. Everyone turns to look and walks towards the balcony to enjoy the first snow. I hug Elle under the snow and she hugs me back. My parents are dancing while her dad and Aaliyah are both taking photos. I look at Elle, moving a stray piece of hair from her face and she looks up at me. "I love you Eleanor." I tell her before planting a kiss on her cheek. "And i love you Shawn." She adds, hugging me tighter. We enjoy the snowfall and drinks for a few more minutes before heading inside because it was getting late and everyone was tired.

"Mom, dad, you can take my room." I instruct and they nod. "Adam, is it okay if you slept on the couch?" I ask, feeling slightly guilty for not having extra beds. "Better than a random motel." He laughs. "Well then, we'll head back to the dorms and see you tomorrow?" I say and everyone agrees. I decided to drive both Aaliyah and Elle in my car, leaving theirs in the parking lot. We drove in silence, Elle admiring the snow and Aaliyah texting away in her phone.

Once we arrived at the dorm, we all got off the car and rushed in as the snow got heavier and the wind got stronger. We went ahead and washed up before going to bed. After i was done, i went back to the dorm but it was empty. Aaliyah and Elle must still be washing up, I thought to myself. I decided to scroll through twitter for awhile to see what my fans thought of the concert and to my surprise #shawnmendestoronto was trending. I clicked on it and a bunch of tweets popped up, some good, some bad.

@shawnprmendes: DID YALL SEE SHAWN MOUTH THE WORDS 'I LOVE YOU' OR WAS I TRIPPING
@shawnmendesbiggestfan: does Shawn have a girlfriend? Because if he does i might kill her.
@mendesismine: Shawn cannot be taken, he's mine
@shawnyboy: GUYS, I think Shawn's in love
@seanmendez: I'm not happy knowing that Shawn might have a girlfriend :/

"Hey." Elle greets as she enters the room. I quickly turn off my phone and shove it to the side. "Hello beautiful." I reply and she climbs into the bed with me. "Goodnight lovebirds." Aaliyah chuckles. "Goodnight Aaliyah." Elle rolls her eyes. We cuddle in bed and i can't help but feel so lucky to have a girl like Elle to be with me. I just hope she never reads the negative tweets because i know it will crush her. I guess this is the consequences my publicist was talking about. But honestly, I couldn't care less right now, having Elle in my arms as we fall asleep.

Author's Note!

Sorry I haven't updated in awhile i have been feeling unwell these past few days and haven't had the time to write. I know this chapter wasn't the best but I'll try to update again tomorrow with a better one. Also the tweets in this chapter are fake and made up by me!