Running Low - Shawn Mendes

Chapter 10: No Shit

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~Adeline's POV~

"I'm thinking Jason, Josh, Ethan, Logan, Jackson, Aiden-"

"You're only listing guys." Colton said, typing the names into his phone, furiously typing trying to keep up with Mae.

"That's the point." She replied, throwing her arms up above her head exasperated. I slumped back in my seat and rolled my eyes. All of the guys Mae was listing off were all jocks. I mean, they're nice jocks but, they have a lot of sex, if you understand.

"No, the point is to invite all of your hot girl friends!" Colton said, throwing his hands in the air. Mae threw a pillow at him and he slammed it down into the table, knocking over my iced tea, breaking the glass.

"Godammit Colton." I groaned, standing up before walking into the kitchen to grab the dust pan and some paper towels. Mom always puts the dust pan on top of the fridge so I always have trouble getting to it, since I'm already short.

"Jesus I swear, one day I'm gonna fall and die." I mumbled to myself before grabbing the stool and standing on it. The stool is very narrow so I had to be careful where I stand so I don't fall. I made that mistake when I was about 13. I tried grabbing the dust pan but instead I fell off, falling to the floor while breaking my arm. Thankfully since then, I've been more cautious.

I smiled in success as I grabbed the dust pan and mini broom before I turned around to jump off. But, I turned too quickly and lost my balance before falling off the stool. Shit. I'm gonna die this time I jinxed it why do I always do this. A small squeal came from my mouth as I prepared feel the impact of the hard wood floor, but it never came. No, I was met with two strong arms and a strong scent that I know all too well.

"Easy there?" Shawn said, his breath hitting my neck as he spoke. His arms gripped tighter around my torso and I swear to god he could probably feel my heart beat.

"Shit. Oh God. I almost died." I said to myself, clutching my chest while my other arm was clutching Shawn's arm. Shawn chuckled and I could feel the vibration of it through his body.

"No you didn't." Shawn said, straightening me up a bit more since I was leaning into him. His arms traced down mine as he did so and a slight shiver ran across my body. My face heated up slightly as well and I prayed to god that he didn't notice.

Shawn chuckled slightly as he finally let go of me. I brushed my hair out of my face before smiling, returning to the living room to clean up the glass.

Colton and Mae both looked at me with confused and intrigued looks on their faces when I walked in.

"What." I said, looking at both of them. They exchanged looks between each other before looking back to me.

"What happened in there?" Mae asked, pointing towards the kitchen. I felt my face heat up and my chest tighten.

"I almost died." I said, shrugging my shoulders as if nothing happened. Mae and Colton kept their same looks on their faces.

"Why?" I questioned.

"Cause your face was really red. Didn't know if you were talking to a hot boy or not." Colton said, wiggling his eyebrows. I proceeded to roll my eyes.