One Shot Stories (Shawn Mendes)

Now They Know

''I hate doing this. I hate putting on this act,'' Shawn says and runs his hand through his hair.

''That's the price you pay for doing what you love, babe,'' I smile at him.

The door opens and we go our separate ways. The security personnel leads me through a long quiet hallway away from the screams of Shawn's fans and flashes of the paparazzi to the car waiting at the back of the studio.

In no more than 20 minutes, I hear the car door open. I look up from my phone just to see Shawn climbing in.

''Sorry it took so long. They wouldn't let me go,'' he says apologetically.

''That's fine. Really. Don't feel bad. What do you wanna do now?'' I tried to lighten the mood because I knew exactly what was happening in his head.

''We can't do anything. Can we? The only thing we can do is stay in the stupid hotel room and watch something. Why can't we just be like any other couple? Why can't we just take walks, have picnics or go for a dinner? I'm so sick of this, Y/N. Every single time we go somewhere, we need to take 2 different cars and separate exits. It's just....'' he trails off visibly upset.

''I know, but you said that it was better to keep it a secret. You wanted it this way,'' I snuggle closer to him, putting my head on his chest as the car speeds through the streets of London.

''The paparazzi. They wouldn't leave us alone. We wouldn't have any privacy. The rumours would be all over the news. I don't want to see you get all the hate from my fans. I love them, but some of them can be pretty mean. Have you seen their comments under some of my pictures with Camilla? And she's just a friend. What would they do about this?'' he says holding me closer.

''I'm a big girl. If it means being with you, I can handle it,'' I say stealing a kiss from him.

''I know you could, but I don't want you to. I have to protect you and if that means this, so be it. I can't let anyone hurt you, Y/N. Ever,'' Shawn adds as he kisses my forehead.

I sigh at the thought of future: ''You know that we can't hide it forever, right? They will eventually find out. ''

''I know,'' a wrinkle forms on his face, '' but not yet. You are the only thing in my life that makes sense. The only person that makes my crazy life feel normal. You know what's my biggest fear?'' he asks out of nowhere.

''Hm?''

''Losing you. I'm scared that after we make it public, everyone will go crazy. That it will be too much pressure for you and that you will just let go. You will finally realise that I'm not worth it and leave. I'm horrified by the prospect of not being able to protect you from the media. I'm scared of losing you,'' Shawn says, his voice cracking a bit.

''You won't lose me, ever. I promise,'' I mumble into his chest, listening to his heartbeat which is getting faster and faster.

The car stops. We must be in front of the hotel.

''Which one of you will get out first this time?'' the driver asks, knowing our routine.

Shawn sighs heavily and shakes his head. He hates this so much.

''I'll go through the front door to catch their attention, so you can use the back entrance, he instructs.

I nod my head and smile, not letting him know how much I hate this myself. Why wouldn't I tell him? He already hates himself so much for putting us both through this that it would only make him feel more miserable. I don't want that. He deserves the world, but instead, he gets the never-ending chase with paparazzi.

He gives me a quick peck on lips and puts on his best smile. The car door opens and I can hear the screams and sounds of camera flashes. One quick glance at me and he is out.

''He's lucky to have you and he knows it. I've never seen someone undergoing so much trouble just to be with him and I've been driving him around for ages, my dear,'' the driver says all of sudden making me snap out of my thoughts.

''I'm lucky to have him,'' I smile as the car starts to pull out back on the street.

It took us only a few minutes to get to the back entrance and even from there I could hear the screams, meaning that Shawn is still out there.

After getting through the lobby unnoticed, I open the door to our room and collapse on the bed. Just another day in Shawn Mendes' world. And slowly but surely it starts to wear me out.

****

''Babe? I'm bored...,'' Shawn complains. It's been 4 hours he got back to our room and we watched everything we possibly could.

''Let's go out!'' I say excitedly, a brilliant idea suddenly popping up in my mind.

Shawn gives me the are-you-insane-look and laughs.

''No, I mean it. Just call Brian and Geoff and tell them to take at least one more girl with them. It won't look weird when we go out as a group,'' I smile victoriously.

''You're a genius, Y/N,'' a huge grin spreads across his face as he starts messaging Brian.

***

My little stunt worked and an hour later the whole group was enjoying a nice night out. The most difficult thing was to keep my distance from Shawn. At times I would just subconsciously try to hold his hand before realising it and stopping or Shawn would just put his arm around my waist before noticing and backing away. But once we got used to it, it wasn't so bad.

As we walk back through the centre, Shawn puts his arms around my waist and whispers: ''You can't imagine how much I love you, Y/N,''

''Love you, too,'' I say and get closer

He stops and looks me in the eyes leaning in for the kiss.

''Shawn, what are you doing? There are people watching.'' I whisper suddenly realising our actions.

''And?'' he replies nonchalantly

''Your fear? What will they say?'' I remind him our earlier conversation.

''Maybe I'm not scared anymore. Maybe I don't care anymore,'' he smiles into my hair, ''Y/N. You were right. We can't hide forever. I love you too much to keep this a secret. I want to be able to hold hands and kiss you without the fear of people noticing. I want everyone to know that you are mine and that I am yours. You went with me through all of this and never once complained or tried to make me feel guilty and I know you hated it.''

''It will be a hell, but we will go through it together. We always do,'' he whispers the last part.

And with that, he smashed his lips on mine and as I closed my eyes I could hear the all-so-familiar sound of camera flashes.

Now they know. Everyone does. So let the hell begin.

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A/N New story YAY! Hope you guys liked it. It's actually the first time that I'm writing a sort of happy story, so please have MERCY on me :D

Also, I was wondering should I make a part 2 to this? I quite like it the way it is, but you tell me. Let me know what you think in the comment section. I really appreciate every single comment. They make me so happy and give me the motivation to write.

Love you,

Astrid