His Sister ➣ s.m

t h i r t y - n i n e

Maddie's POV-

I wake up about an hour later to the distinct sound of laughing and familiar loud voices.

The guys were back from the stage and they were getting ready to leave.

My heart drops in realization that I was also going to leave, but unlike them, I was going to leave the tour.

I sit up and stretch my arms. I grab my stuff and quietly slip out of the room without a word. I find Cameron talking to the manager in the hallway.

"Hey, sorry to interrupt, but do you have the keys to unlock the car? I'm tired and I just want to sleep as much as I can before I get on the plane." I say softly to Cameron. Cameron nods, handing me the car keys and going back to his conversation.

I leave the building and start walking to the car.

It's pretty cold out here for a summer night in Florida...

I rub my arms, shivering into my fleece North Face jacket, speed walking to the parking lot. I'm scanning the full lot for the car when I hear someone call out my name.

"Maddie!"

I don't even turn around the whole way before someone is holding my face in their hands and kissing me. I break the kiss, looking into the eyes of my mystery kisser.

"Shawn?" I whisper, surprise at his gesture. He hadn't talked to me in forever, let alone kissed me.

A bunch of thoughts start to swirl around in my head. Should I be mad at him for kissing that girl at the last convention? The angry thoughts start to fade away as I remember who he really is behind all of the mistakes he's made.

He's my best friend.

He smiles softly down at me, making my heart melt. This is the smile I love and missed.

"Hey, Mads." he says. I smile back, wrapping my small arms around his waist.

"I didn't know you were leaving today...Cameron just told me," he starts, taking a deep breath. "I'm going to miss you so much." he says disappointedly. By the softness in his voice I can tell he's about to cry. I pull away from his warm body and look him in the eyes again, tears already starting to spill from the corners of his eyes.

"Aww Shawn don't cry..." I whisper, wiping the tears away with the sleeve on my wrist. I stand on my tiptoes to peck him lightly on the lips, staring into his soft brown eyes that were slightly red from crying.

"I love you, Maddie. I've made so many mistakes this summer and I don't know why, and I'm incredibly sorry for that, but I just want you to know that nothing can come between us, not even distance. I know you want to go back to warm and sunny California to see your friends and parents again, and I know I'm not going to be able to stop you or be able to change your decision about that. I just want you to know that you'll be on my mind every single day until next tour. I'll even fly you out to cold, rainy Ontario at my own expense, if you want, just so I can see you." he says. At this, tears start pouring out of my own eyes. I laugh lightly, embarrassed I was crying yet again in front of him for what seemed like the one hundredth time this summer, even though I was trying to be the strong one here.

"You're so sweet, Shawn." I say. He pulls me into a strong embrace, and we just stand there like that. I really missed his warm hugs.

"Just promise me one thing, Madeleine Dallas," he says, pulling away to look me in the eyes. "Just promise me that the time and distance won't come between us." he says. I smile as best I can, letting out a shaky breath, another warm tear slipping out of the corner of my eye.

"I promise." I whisper. Shawn leans in again as if he's about to kiss me again, but instead he gets down on one knee.

"I know this is cheesy and this isn't the best place to do it, but it'll have to suffice." he says, laughing. He holds my small hand in his large one, grinning up at me. "Madeleine Dallas, will you be my girlfriend?" he asks. I smile, trying to hold back my laughter but I can't.

"Yes," I say. He grins, standing up to his full height again. "As long as you promise to be my boyfriend." I tease. He rolls his eyes playfully.

"Whatever, I guess." He jokes.

"You're such a dork." I say, playfully poking his chest.

We walk to the car together, our fingers intertwined. Out of all the hundreds of other times we had done this, and out of all the hundreds of other times we had been alone it really hasn't had any meaning.

But now it did.

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You're welcome.

Cheesy chapter but it's what a lot of people wanted. Sorry, #Mayes fans 😂 the people have been waiting for this for 39 chapters, I think it's about time they got together.

only one or two more chapters left in this book! 😭 that's so sad to think about. But at least there will be a sequel. I don't know how long the sequel will be, we'll have to see. Vote, comment, share and be an active role in the progress of this book 😊

Well, until next time ✌🏼️