I Know a Place

Why did she have to be famous?

Shannon pov:
After last night, I believe that love at first sight is true. This girl made me feel things I've never felt before when I started dating girls. It's weird, it's like I've known her forever but I just met her two days ago. For the longest time I've always felt like I was missing something but since I've met her my life feels complete. Am I crazy for falling for a girl I just met? Yet again I still have this strange love for Cammie. But I'm never going back to her again. Maybe one day we'll be friends again... just not today or tomorrow or the day after that because I don't want her in my life, not right now. I offered Cari a tour around LA and to be honest my hands are real sweaty. I don't know what I was saying but I don't regret it. I'm getting ready right now but everything I wear seems not fitting for me. I have this thing in my head where I want to impress her but I kinda just want to look good... mostly impress her. I literally don't have all my clothes. I have probably 6 outfits and the rest is still at my old apartment. I spread them all out and decide to wear a camouflage tshirt with my famous black ripped jeans. I text Cari that I'm on my way and leave the house.

I get to some hotel and I see Cari surrounded by fans. I go outside and when she sees me, she gives me a big smile and her security guides her into my car. "Protect her Ms. Beveridge" one of the guys say and I nod. "I will protect her with my life" I chuckle and make it into my car. "Hi" she says and I smile. "Hi. So you ready?" I ask and she nods. "Where to first?" She asks and I shrug my shoulders. "Wherever these roads take us" I say and begin driving.

"So tell me something about yourself" She says and I giggle at her. "Okay well I am 25 years old, I am from Dallas Texas, I have one sister, graduated college from OU, live in LA, just got out of a relationship, I'm a full time YouTuber, and well I'm gay" I say and she laughs at my last comment. "Well that's cool. But what is a YouTuber? Like I heard about YouTube but I didn't know it was a actual job" she says somewhat confused. "Well a YouTuber is a person or more, they create videos that entertain the viewers from around the world. They can choose to subscribe to our channel or not. Most people have their channel based on what they like or enjoy like beauty or gaming" I say while staring at the road. "What is your channel based on?" She asks. "I like to spread the knowledge and love I have for the LGBT+ community. I talk about my own coming out story and some things I have experienced and struggled with since coming to terms with myself" I say and we make it to our first destination. "That's cute. Maybe I'll start watching some of you videos while I'm on the road. I bet you're making a big difference towards your viewers" she says and I laugh. "I hope so. Or I'm just that weird awkward gay girl on YouTube" she laughs and I feel a warm feeling in my heart.

"So why are we here exactly?" She asks as we make it into a small little club. "Well one I wanted to drink a bit but also seems as you are a singer, you probably must like karaoke" she nods and I hand her the microphone. "What are you gonna sing?" I look over her shoulder as she looks through a book of songs. "What about this one?" She points at the song issues by Julia Michaels and looks over her shoulder with a smile in her face. "It's perfect" I step back a little because I was leaning right into her back. I sit down on the side in the empty club watching as this beautiful girl sings. I was memorized by her lips and how perfectly shaped they are and how she closes her eyes, putting all that emotion into every word that comes out of her mouth. She's a real keeper but I can't have her. Cari looks over at me and gives me one of the cutest smiles and I feel my heart melt. "Shannon Beveridge, are you staring at me?" She has a smirk on her face and I get a bit nervous. "Pshhh no... I uh was watching sing like a normal fan of yours would do" I say and she walks towards me. "So you're a fan of mine?" She sits next to me and I feel my palms start to get clammy. "Well who isn't? Like damn you're songs are so touching and meaningful. I could listen to you all day" I turn my head to meet up with a pair of brown eyes and get lost in them. "You're too sweet. So what's our next destination?" She says changing the subject. "Ummm well you'll just have to wait and see" I stand up and hold my hand out to help her up. She gladly takes my hand and for some reason we never let go. We walked to my car with our fingers intertwined and it felt comfortable. We get in the car and drive off to the next place.

"So is there anything you like to do? Any hobbies?" She asks as I stare at the road. "Yeah. I like photography and cinematography. I write a lot. That's about it" I say and she giggles. "That's cool" she simply says. "Okay my turn. Where do you see yourself in five years?" I ask and I wait for her response. "I'm hoping I settled down with someone. Also since I'm a independent artist, I want to become more well known for my music and that I don't need a record deal to be successful" I smile at her response while still looking at the road. "Wow. That's more than what I have planned" I say surprised. "Well where do you see yourself in five years?" She asks. "At first I wanted to move to a big city with my ex girlfriend and start a family together with her. Not gonna happen now. I don't know where I see myself anymore" I sigh and stay focused on the road. "Do you want to talk about it?" She asks and I shrug. "Like if you didn't love me, why stay with me and cheat behind my back. Like maybe if she told me before she cheated I would've been fine with it. But no she took the ugly route" I feel tears whelming up in my eyes as we reach our second destination. "You're gonna be okay. I'll be here for you. Don't let your past ruin your future" she wipes away the tears that's fallen from my eyes. I turn to look into her eyes and I give her a reassuring smile. "Now let's go do whatever this place is" Cari pulls me out of the car and drags me in. I smile and realize we were holding hands all the way to the door. This girl is amazing.

"Cari you suck!" I yell as she bowled a gutter ball. "Well I'm not good at bowling shan" she pouts and my heart melts at how cute she is. "It's okay because I'm winning" I laugh and she just flips me off. "I'm never doing this again with you. You're no fun" she crosses her arm and I stand up to hug her. "Awwe I was just kidding Fletcher" she hugs me back and I jus want to stay like this forever. We pull away from the hug and just smile at each other. We stare each other for too long and I notice that we were both leaning forward. Her lips getting so close to mine and I watch as she closes her eyes. I smile and do the same. Once I felt her lips close to mine we pull away from the scream that filled up the bowling ally. I look away from Cari to see a bunch of teenagers looking at her. Fans. I think and sit down watching them all take pictures with her. She smiles at me and I smile back, reassuring her that it was okay. Ughhh so close. Why did she have to be famous?

After that fun get together at the bowling ally, I decided that I should just take her back to the hotel she was staying at. "So where are we going now?" She asks as I stare at the road. "I'm bringing you back to your hotel" I say with no emotions at all. "Is there something wrong, shan? It's only 8 and I don't want to spend my last day at a hotel" she says and I pull over to the side. "What do you mean? I thought you still had at least tomorrow" I look at her and she shakes her head no. "I leave early in the morning. My manager said I need to get back into the studio and write some new stuff" she gives me a sad smile and I sigh. "Let's go" I just look forward and drive. I'm driving to the nearest beach because why not? At least we can spend the last few hours with sand and the sounds of the ocean crashing.

We get there and I walk out of the car without saying anything. She doesn't say any thing either but follows me. I sit down and watch the moon reflect against the water. I sigh when I feel the girl I'm falling for sit next to me. "Are you okay?" She asks with a concerned look on her face. "Do you have to go?" I say still looking at the ocean. I feel her lay her head on my shoulder. "I have to If I want to continue my career" she chuckles a bit making me smile. "You know fletch, you're one special girl" I say and she lifts her head off my shoulder to look at her. The moon is reflecting in her eyes and it feels like she's looking into my soul. "You too shan bee" she says and I smile at the name. The space between us starts to become smaller and smaller. Once again she has her eyes closed and I follow as she does. Once I feel her lips on mine, fireworks explode in my stomach. The kids doesn't last long but I can't believe how soft her lips are. "Are you okay?" I hear and im still in shock. "Um you know I thought you liked me that's why I kissed you... yeah can we just forget about this. Shannon?" She says and I shake my head. "No no. I do like you. I know we just met but you make me so fuzzy inside and I just want to be with you. You're just so different" I say and she smiles. I feel her grab my hand and make our foreheads touch. "I'm gay by the way" she says and I laugh at the comment. "I just kissed THE Cari Fletcher" I say. The rest of the night we sat there looking at the stars. Lost in thought. So close together and never wanting to let go. What a crazy night?

Hey guys. Um well I've been on summer for about two weeks now catching up on sleep and spending time with family. I have a summer class starting tomorrow. So that's fun. Sorry I've neglected my stories. Trying to convince myself to continue. Comment what you guys want to see and I'll probably do it. You can also comment what you guys want to see in my other story since I've also forgot about. Hope you guys at having a good summer❤️
   -Stephanie✌️