I Don't Even Know Your Name

Waiting...

*Shawn's POV*

"Ruth, you barely even know this guy, You don't know what's going to happen. He may not be who you think he is. How could you possibly think that we would just say yes to you going on tour with someone you just met?" I heard Ruth's Dad say, muffled from behind her parents' room door.

Ruth's parents had asked me to step out so they could talk to her in private, they have been in there arguing for a while. I felt guilty that I wanted to take Ruth away from her parents, I mean they barely get to see her anyway because she's at school for most of the year..... I just can't imagine being away from her. I know it's only been one day, but I think I'm already starting to fall for her.

"Dad, I promise that you can trust him. I know I'm asking a lot right now, but I think I could really love him. He really is a genuine person, no guy has ever treated me as well as Shawn has. And besides, we will be with his whole team. His manager, his body guard, there will be plenty of adults with us. It's not like Shawn and I would be going by ourselves." Ruth said, in the nicest tone that she could. I love how kind she always tries to be, no matter what the situation is.

"Okay honey, listen. Your Dad and I will think this through. We know that you are almost twenty-one now, and we know that you can be responsible and make the right decisions for yourself, so we will take that into consideration." Her Mom said.

"Okay, thank you Mom."

Ruth opened the door, and looked at me with more tears beginning to form in her eyes. I reached for her hand, and nudged her back into the room.

"I just want you to know, that I would never do anything to hurt your daughter. I know that we are asking the world of you right now, but it would really mean a lot to me if Ruth could come with me. I promise that I will do everything to keep her safe." I explained to her parents.

"Thank you Shawn, we appreciate it." Ruth's Dad said. "We will let you two know when we decide."

"Thank you so much." I replied.

Still holding Ruth's hand, we walked back to her room. We both laid down on her bed, and I held her in my arms while she cried.

"It will be okay honey, if you don't get to come with me, we will still keep in contact."

"Yeah but Shawn, this is a brand new relationship, physically being with each other is really important right now." Ruth said, looking at me with those hazel eyes. They were so green when she cried.

"Ruth, lets not worry about it right now, we don't know what your parents are going to decide. Let's just enjoy spending time that we have with each other." I spoke, rubbing her back.

"Okay, okay, you're right." She sighed, while rubbing her eyes.

We laid there on our sides, with her back pressed against my chest. Our fingers were intertwined and my other arm wrapped around her waist. I kissed her four-head, while taking in the scent of her lavender-smelling hair. Immediately, I felt an intense tingling feeling spread across my body, all the way from my chest, to my toes. I had never felt this before, it was incredible. In this moment, I knew that Something more was meant to happen between Ruth and I. It didn't matter if she couldn't come on tour with me, we would find a way to be together. I knew this was meant to be.

We laid there for a while, in silence, breathing together in unison. Both of our eyes were closed, but we weren't sleeping. We were just taking in every feeling of one another.

"Wow, look at them, they look perfect for each other." Ruth's Mom whispered to her husband. My eyes fluttered open to see them standing in the open doorway.

"It's okay Mom, you don't have to whisper, we're awake." Ruth spoke, in a soft tone.

"We're sorry to disturb you two, but we've come to a decision." Her Dad said.

"We know that you are a very responsible girl, and you are capable of making good decisions. So, we've decided to let Ruth go on tour with you Shawn." Her Mom spoke.

"Wait.... really?! Oh my gosh, thank you!" Ruth said, jumping up to hug each of her parents. "You have no idea what this means to us!"

"Of course Ruthy." Her Dad said. "We will miss you though."

"I'll miss you guys too." Ruth said, hugging her parents even tighter.

"Thank you so much, I promise you that I will keep her safe, no matter what happens." I said, standing up to shake each of their hands.

"Of course." Her Mom spoke. "Now hurry up you two, you got some packing to do!"