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[11] Will You Go Out With Me?

I laughed when he got beat up tbh. It reminded me of the Stitches video haha. 

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As soon as I stepped on the ice, I realized that this was a REALLY bad idea.

I literally almost fell on my butt not even a minute of me standing on the ice. Thank God Shawn's here.

I grab on his arm for dear life.

"You're lucky I'm here to save your life." He said, chuckling to himself.

I shove him playfully, and I suddenly lost balance and I fall right on the cold, hard ice with a loud 'PLOP'. I start laughing uncontrollably.

Shawn bursts out laughing, which causes him to topple over as well; which makes me laugh even harder.

As usual, Aunt Maddie takes a picture of us.

Shawn gets up and helps me get back on my feet as well. I thank him, and Aunt Maddie smiles at us, then skates away.

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I skated around for probably about an hour, and I've fallen about 7 times. I took that as my cue to leave the rink. I sat on one of the benches around the rink.

Shawn offered to stay with me, but I declined his offer nicely. I didn't want to ruin their fun. He agreed hesitantly.

I pull my earphones and phone out of my coat pocket.

I clicked on One Direction's album 'Four' on shuffle. 18 comes on, and I hum along to the lyrics. This is my favorite song in this album.

Right at Louis' solo at the end, I felt a presence beside me. I look at the person through the corner of my eye. Who is this guy?

I thought it was Shawn at first, and I was about to lean on the person. Good thing I looked. That would've been awkward.

"Uh, hi! Not to be rude or anything, but why are you here?" I asked as politely as I could muster.

The person turns their head to me, and I got a good look at his face. Are all Canadians this hot? Seriously.

"Hey I'm sorry. I didn't mean to creep ya out. You just looked a bit lonely. My names Finn," the stranger -- Finn extends his hand with a warm smile.

I smile back, and shake his hand. "Hello, Finn. I'm Hailee. Did I honestly look that lonely though? " I chuckle slightly.

"A little. I'm waiting for my friends, and I was alone, so I just sat here. I hope you don't mind." He replies.

"It's fine. My aunt, and friends are still out there on the rink. I gave up already." I tell him.

He chuckles at me.

I rest my chin on my palms as I try to get more comfortable in my seat, and that completely backfires. My shoe slipped on the metal bench I had it on, and my elbow that was resting there followed my leg, almost making me hit my head.

Finn laughs at my clumsiness. Then, I laughed at myself too.

"Sorry. I'm really clumsy." I admit, slightly embarrased.

"Yeah. I can tell." Finn smiles at me .

[ S H A W N ]

I look over at Hailee, and I see her talking to someone. That's Finn from school. Why is he talking to her? Why are they laughing? He better not be making a move on her.

I skate out of the rink in a rush after telling Aaliyah and Maddie. They said they'll stay skating.

I walk to where Hailee's sitting and she smiles at me. "Hey Shawn! You done skating?"

"Yeah. I got tired. " I lied.

She nodded, understanding.

I look over to Finn and greet him.

"Sup Finn. I see you've met Hail." I say while wrapping my arm around her shoulder. What? It was a friendly gesture.

He looked surprised. "Oh! Hey Shawn! I didn't know she was with you. Anyway, Hailee, it was really nice meeting you. My friends are just a couple of minutes away. See you around, you two."

Hailee looked confused, but waved goodbye at Finn anyway.

See that? No one tries to take MY girl.

Suddenly, Hailee's head snaps to me. "Is someone jealous?"

"Huh? Me? Jealous? Ha. Never." I deny.

"Psh. Okay, sure Mr. "I got tired". I saw you looking," She teases.

I blush a little and look down at the ground.

"Stop. You're making it so hard for me not to kiss you," Hailee blurts out, biting her lip.

"What's stopping you?"I asked.

I slowly leaned in, and she follows my movements.

Once our faces were inches away, she turns my head, and kisses my cheek. I swear, the spot she kissed was burning from her touch.

Suddenly, we both heard squeals coming from the rink. Care to guess who it was?

It was Maddie and Aaliyah, taking pictures of us. Whats up with them and taking pictures?! I gotta get that picture, though.

I hear Hailee laugh beside me, and we look into each other's eyes. Both of us smile, then look away sheepishly.

I looked back at her,and she was staring at the rink.

In that moment, she looked so beautiful. Like an angel staring up at the sky.

"Hailee, you're beautiful; you know that?" I blurt out.

She blushes and shakes her head. I use my index finger to turn her head to me.

"Hey, look at me. You are beautiful. Believe me. Would you please take the pleasure of going on a date with me? I know we just met, so I'm trying to slow myself down." I ask her while looking into her gorgeous Hazel eyes.

She looked surprised, yet happy at the same time. She pretends to think it over, placing her finger on her lips. Those plump pink lips are going to be the death of me.

Finally, she replied "Of course, Shawn. I'd love to."

I don't waste any time. I hug her tightly. I stop myself before I do something more.

While we waited for Aaliyah and Maddie, I took Hailee to the food stand for some hot chocolate. When Hailee got hers, she smiled sheepishly, then gulped down the drink in no time. I shook my head and laughed at her, wrapping my arm around her waist.

"I just realized, my dad hasn't even met your parents." She says out of nowhere.

"Well, my parents are having dinner at your house again, so you should Skype your Dad while we're eating so our parents could meet," I suggest.

"You're smart , Mendes." She teases, squeezing my cheek.

"You just found out?" I smirk.

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| EDITED | 04.24.16 |