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Hi, baby. Can I still call you that? Well, it was never me who broke you, but it still had an impact on us both. Anyway, this was a song when I wanted you to be mine, but you simply wouldn't let down your walls. You were scared, Paige. I understood. But I was never going to give up. I still haven't, even after everything. This is what it takes.

-Shawn

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Paige smiled warily. It was true, at the time she was terrified of letting him in, yet she wanted him to be hers so badly. Brody had torn her heart apart, and she had no idea of Shawn could fix it.

The truth was he had, until she had pulled apart the stitches herself, one by one.

Paige pressed play.

I watch your troubled eyes as you rest,
And I fall in love with every breath.
Wonder if those eyes are really shut,
And am I the one you're dreaming of?

'Cause underneath the darkness
There's a light that's trying so hard to be seen.
And I know this 'cause I've noticed
A little bit shining through the seams.

And if this is what it takes,
Then let me be the one to bear the pain.
Oh if this is what it takes
I'll break down these walls that are in our way,
If this is what it takes.

You keep on telling me I'm wasting time,
But to call it wasting time oh that's a crime.
And you think it's crazy what I'm trying to do.
Well baby, I'm a fool for you.

'Cause underneath the darkness
There's a light that's trying so hard to be seen.
And I know this 'cause I've noticed
A little bit shining through the seams.

And if this is what it takes,
Then let me be the one to bear the pain.
Oh if this is what it takes
I'll break down these walls that are in our way,

'Cause if you don't understand yet
Then I'll never let you forget
That you don't have to do this on your own.

I'll be your shoulder to lean on.
I'll be your right when you feel wrong.
So come on, take my hand, we're moving on.

And if this is what it takes,
Then let me be the one to bear the pain.
Oh and if this is what it takes,
Then I'll break down these walls,
These walls that are in our way.
If this is what it takes.

And Paige just cried, knowing he had loved her all along.

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I'm so sad like what did you do to shawny Paige

-amelie xo

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