Treat You Better (Shawn Mendes Fan-Fic) -COMPLETED

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recently been edited and tyler has been changed to taylor (yes, as in taylor caniff) haha <3

lovely cover by my friend meg ♥

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Cameron was a good kid. And of all people, I should know best. We were inseparable once and if it hadn't been for Taylor, we might still have been the best of friends. If it hadn't been for his stupid ego and pride; if he had only trusted me, things would better. 

Of course, I had a hard time accepting Cam after choosing to be this "new version" of himself but sooner or later, I had to let it go. I had to let go and forget about the old Cameron and just accept the way things are. Don't get me wrong, I spent months convincing Cameron to just stay the same but obviously, he wouldn't listen.

I tried warning him about Taylor but I guess popularity is something not only the girls envy. Cameron chose Taylor. He chose popularity. And of course, he enjoys the girls that came along with his newfound reputation as notorious bad boy. The old Cameron I knew is long gone. I don't even know who he is anymore. 

But right now? Right now I only had Camila. I'm not going to let Cameron take her away from me just like that. Camila's too good for him anyway and he's only going to break her heart.

But I'm afraid in a blink of an eye, things could change. Camila could suddenly be in his arms instead of mine. So I made what I thought to be a rational choice that time.

I dialed his number reluctantly. On the first ring, he picked up. "Shawn? Dude, how long was it since we last talked?", his sober-like voice echoed through my ears. At least he was sober. The last thing I want is to talk to him drunk, and judging from the music that was blasting in the background, he was probably at another party.

"Too long, Cam. We need to talk.", I stared at the wall across from me, fidgeting. "Can you come over? You remember my address, right?"

"Right now?"

"Yes." my voice echoed. "As soon as possible."

"Dude, this time of the night? After 2 years? What do you — "

"Camila," I managed, "It's about Camila."

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I heard the honk of a car soon after. I expected to see Cameron's old Honda Civic but I was met with a flashy BMW instead. Poor Mr. Dallas, I thought, as Cameron got out of the car, flashing  the very smile Camila fell for.

I must admit, if I weren't straight I might've haven fallen too.

I returned the smile and showed him inside. Even though I managed to put the past behind us, the pain has always been there. His face hasn't changed—it still looked like the Cameron I used to hang out a lot with.

"What about her, dude?" he asked casually as he hanged his coat on the rack.  He threw himself on the couch and placed his feet on top the small coffee table, making himself feel at home. 

"Are you two together?"my tone came out harsher than I intended.

"Yeah," he smiled. "I don't know why, Shawn, but I think I like her for real. And, you're cool with this, yeah? I mean, she's your best friend and you guys hang out all the time, I just wanna know if this is all cool with you."

I kept silent. I know Cam has a way with his words. He loves sugarcoating stuff but I didn't buy any of it.

"Shawn?" he asked after I didn't answer.

I looked at him straight in the eyes before replying, "Break her heart and I'll break your face."

He stood up and gave me a bro hug—to which I surprisingly returned. When he met my eyes, he confirmed, "Understood."