Adopted by Pentatonix (#Power10)

Chapter 52

This chapter is dedicated to everyone. Please don't hate me for this ily all.

Hey so I'm trying a new thing where my chapters are longer and my author notes are shorter but come on people

We all know that it's not going to last.

The shorter author notes, that is. The chapters will have varying length. 

The end note is very different this time. You'll see why. 😶

In advance, please don't hate me for this ily.

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Recap:

"I love you," I whisper and immediately want to stuff a sock in my mouth.

Damn it, why did you say that?

You're so fuçkįng stupid.

Jfc, you stalker.

His eyes lock with mine and I swear he stops breathing. He slowly lifts his feet off the desk and moves closer to his screen.

"What?" He breathes out after a prolonged silence.

Well you said it once, may as well say it again.

Füçkįñg idiot.

"I said," I pause slightly, dragging my gaze away from his. "I love you..." I mumble and then risk a glance up at him.

My eyes search his face and I'm confused at his mouth which is pulled into a slight side smile.

"I love you too but-" he begins but I cut him off, feeling my heart break and vaguely hearing the sound of glass smashing.

"But I'm too young, but we're too broken, but we're too far apart- I get it. There's always going to be a but." Blinking the tears away, I use my palm to wipe away the stray ones.

"That's not what I was going to say," he speaks softly and I look up at him, eyebrows furrowed in confusion and tears leaking slowly out of the corner of my eyes.

"I was going to say," his eyes lock with mine and the raw emotion in them makes me want to start sobbing. "'I love you but I think ten years down the line when I wake up with you next to me and the sunlight is streaming down your face, I might love you even more."

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I can't hold it in; I let out a sob and tears start freely flowing down my cheeks.

He just keeps smiling softly at me but, through my blurred vision, I'm pretty sure I can make out a tear of his own.

"I love you so fucking much," he whispers and I sob harder, trying to muffle the sounds with my hand.

"I love you too..." I choke out and he opens his mouth to talk but it's cut off by a soft knocking on my door. Not even thinking, I hold up one finger to Shane and walk over to the door.

I quickly wipe away my tears with my palm before opening it slightly. On the other side is a tired looking Scott - still wearing his Grammy clothes - but he sobers up immediately when he sees my tears.