Unhidden Love (Shawn Mendes)

Chapter 9

*Next Morning*

I wake up to the smell of Bacon, and Coffee. Dad cooked. Yes!

"Mmmm, something smells awesome!" I say.

"Yeah, I made Pancakes, Bacon, and sausage. There's orange juice in the fridge." He says, motioning his head toward the fridge. I grab a plate and put my food on it, before sitting down across the table from him. "What time's your flight?" he continues.

"12:10, I think." I say. Looking over at the clock. It's already 9:00 and it's a hour and a half drive to Nashville. "So as soon as we're done eating, I need to go throw on some clothes, and we need to head out." He nods, and I finish up, before heading up stairs, and change into swishy shorts and a t-shirt. I put on my converse and drag my suitcase out of my room and down the stairs. I go to the kitchen and get a bottle of tea for the ride, and get my pre-bought ticket, and head to the truck, seeing dad had already taken my suitcase to the truck. I climb in and we make our way towards Nashville.

"So..." Dad trails off. "You like this guy?" He asks.

"Can I really say I like him? I've known him for like a month and a half."

"Yeah, you can. You talk to him all the time. You smile at your phone a lot, I think you like him."

"Then yes, Dad, I do."

"He's a nice boy. I'm really glad that he's the one you're asking to prom. He's nothing like Caden." Caden is my ex-boyfriend.

"Yeah, I know."

"How old is he?"

"17, he'll be 18 in august."

"He graduate this year?" He asks.

"Yeah, the weekend after I join tour with them, actually." I say. He softly smiles. We drive for another 45 or so minutes, making small conversation, before getting to the airport. He pulls in a parking spot and gets my suitcase from the back of the truck and hugs me.

"Okay, Baby, I'll see you Tuesday when you get back. I'll pick you up." I nod.

"I love you."

"I love you." I smile, before pulling the handle up on my suitcase, and walk into the airport. I do all the airport stuff, and wait for my flight to be called, and go and board the plane. I sit down in my seat, and wait for the flight to take off. Next Stop: LA.

*LA*

"Mom!" I exclaim, walking quickly towards her.

"Hey, Sweet Pea! I've missed you!" She said pulling me into a hug. We pull away, and begin to walk to the far side of the airport.

"Why did you park all the way over here?" I ask.

"Well, I thought you were at terminal 1, but then I noticed you were at terminal 3, so here we are." I just laugh.

"How is everyone?" I ask.

"They're great. And no one knows you're here, so it's sure going to be a surprise." She says. 

"Great. So what did you tell them you were going out to do?"

"Get Pizza. They haven't eaten since nearly 10:00 this morning. We've been so busy. And I've already ordered pizza, so it'll be fine."

"So how is this afternoon gonna work, without Shawn knowing I'm here?"

"Well, he's at the arena already, with David, and his band, and a few other crew members. We're bussing over at 6, he goes on stage at 8:05 after opening act, so we're gonna hang out on the bus, and then while he's on stage we'll go set up and do everything." She says.