Our choice

|chapter 14|

Our Choice

You've got the kind of look in your eyes as if no one knows anything but us.

✿

We haven't been driving much longer than six minutes when the song 'Thinking out loud' by Ed Sheeran comes on the radio.

Next to me, I see Theo reaching to turn up the volume. He slowly begins tapping along with the beat as the music starts playing.

"You like his songs?" I ask Theo, my mouth forming a smile.

"Huh?" Says Theo, turning his head towards me for as long as he can. Since he's driving my mom's car, he has to pay attention to the road.

"Do you like his music?" I ask again and don't bother to hide the fact that I'm enjoying this moment. By the time I have finished asking my question, Theo has his head turned towards the road once again.

"I do," he answers and the corners of his mouth turn upwards, into a small smile.

"Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?

Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?"

Not moving my head, I keep watching Theo as he sings along with the lyrics. I notice the way his lips form the words of the song and I can only imagine how his soft lips must feel against mine.

Immediately, I mentally curse at myself for thinking that. Because there's no chance, no way possible, that things like that will ever happen.

I turn my head to watch the road. Closing my eyes, I listen to the sound of Ed Sheeran's voice.

"And darling, I will be loving you 'till we're 70.

And baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23."

I feel a laugh coming up, but try to hide it. I'd be slightly embarrassed if Theo heard me laughing at such a random moment.

Although by listening to the lyrics of this song, I can't help but think about Theo and I. About how I'm 23, just like Ed sings in the song, and my heart fell hard for the man sitting next to me. I've had people telling me that only teenagers fall in love easily, that grown ups usually take it more seriously, more slowly. But the way my body reacts to his touch, the energetic sparks that go through my body whenever he looks at me, tells me different.

I'm deeply in love with Theo James.

"So honey now, take me into your loving arms.

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars.

Place your head on my beating heart.

I'm thinking out loud.

Maybe we found love right where we are."

"I like this song," I say with a soft voice. My eyes are still closed when I hear Theo's response.

"Everyone does, Shai," he answers like it's a well known fact that everyone on this planet likes Ed Sheeran's music.

I laugh as I shake my head softly, which makes him chuckle. "That's not even possible," I tell him as I'm opening my eyes.

"It is possible," Theo says. "I've never had someone telling me that they don't like Ed Sheeran." The corners of his mouth turn upwards again and he grins.

I shake my head. "Whatever," I murmur, though I can't help myself but smile.

"I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways, maybe it's all part of a plan.

Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes, hoping that you'll understand."

"God bless this Sheeran guy, I love him," Theo says with an overreacted voice. Which gives me no other choice but to laugh at him.

"You're like one of those crazy fans," I tease him. I turn my head so I can watch him as we're talking. Even though I know he's not able to look back at me because he has to pay attention to the road, I like watching Theo whenever we have a conversation.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Theo pouts his lip. But I know he's only acting to be sad, because his eyes show me another emotion; pure happiness.

"I don't know," I still answer his question in all honesty. "They are crazy but I love them."

It's true, I love my fans. Although I don't like to use the term 'fans', because it immediately points out that I'm famous, or a celebrity. Which I don't like to be called either.

"So you love me," Theo tells me with a grin on his face.

"What makes you think that?" I try to say as casually as possible. Although deep inside, my heart just skipped a few beats. Because I do love him. He just doesn't know that I do.

But apparently Theo doesn't notice it, because he just keeps on talking. "You said I'm like those crazy fans you have, and afterwards you told me you love your fans. So basically you just said you love me."

At first, I don't realise he's joking. But when I look at his face, I see he's still grinning like an idiot.

"Shut up, Theodore," I murmur and feel the corners of my mouth turning upwards.

The rest of the car ride, Theo keeps teasing me with 'you love me's. The response he gets from me is usually something close to 'stop talking' or 'close your mouth.' Which makes both of us laugh, even though it's not that funny.

After twenty minutes next to Theo in my mom's car, he finds a parking spot close to the apartment I own. Theo turns towards me and says, "Thank you, Shai."

"For what?"

"Everything I guess," he tells me. "Just for the fact that you're always here for me, no matter what."

I smile at him, "Well, so are you."

"You're such a good friend," Theo pauses, then says, "You're my best friend."

Once again, my heart skips a beat after hearing him say something as sweet as what he just said. The smile on my face grows wider than it has ever been, if that's even possible. "You're my best friend too," is what I say.

Although the only thing I'm able to think right now is;

"You're more than my best friend, Theo. You're much more than that."

AN: Hi fellow sheo shippers! Sorry this chapter was kind of boring oops :|

Hope you're all having a great day/evening! <4