Bad Reputation | S.M.

Chapter 20

"Nicole." Someone whispered." Nicole it's time to wake up." I opened my eyes and I was laying in a hospital room. I was dizzy as ever and my head felt heavy. I looked over to my right to see a nurse checking on some things.

"Where am I?" I asked quietly.

"You're in the hospital, someone found you lying on the street black out drunk. You had alcohol poisoning." She said and I shut my eyes.

"Shit, I need to get home." I said and began to stand up. I took out the needle that was in my arm and began to look for my things.

"Nicole, lay back down, you need rest." The nurse came over to help me.

"No I'm completely fine." I shook my head and gabbed my things. I quickly changed and ran out of the door. The nurse ran behind me, but I was too fast for her. I began to feel much more dizzy and suddenly I tripped on a wire, making me fall on the ground. I began to cry and the nurse tried to help me up.

"I just want to go home."

I woke up laying on Shawn's bed sweating like crazy, I had tears in my eyes and I quickly wiped them away before Shawn could some back into his room.

"Hey, you're awake." He smiled. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, bad dream that's all."

"Want to talk about it?"

"It's fine." I smiled and he sat back down next to me. "What time is it?"

"It's like five I think."

"Dang I slept a lot." I chuckled and hugged him.

"Are you hungry?"

"Kind of, you?"

"Yeah." He laughed. "Wanna go out, my treat."

"You really need to stop buying me food."

"I will always buy you food." He kissed my forehead. "What do you want to eat."

"I mean I could really go for some burgers." I shrugged.

"My exact thought, come on I know a place."

We got out of his bed and he turned off his TV before we went down stairs. He quickly put on a hoodie and we opened the door to reveal the small snowflakes falling from the sky. Once we got to the car he opened the door for me before getting into the drivers seat and turning on the car. We both buckled our seat belts and he started to drive down the deserted streets. As he drove to the burger place I began to think about the dream I had. It wasn't just a dream, it actually happened. It was a few weeks after my dad passed away and my mom attempted suicide I was 16 and all I was doing was getting drunk, having sex, and doing drugs. I was every parent's dream! I just needed something to fill that emptiness inside me and somehow the only thing that worked was the sex. I guess I am the senior class slut. I need to tell Shawn, but at the same time I can't risk him knowing about my mistakes.

"We're here." He smiled and he got out of the car. He came over to my side and opened the door for me, allowing me to get out of the car. We walked into the cozy burger place and Shawn went to place our orders. I sat down in one of the booths and took out my phone from my pocket. I went on the app store and looked at all the applications you could possibly download. I finally decided to download Instagram.

"Excuse me?" Someone said and I looked up to see two girls with their phones in their hands. "Are you Nicole?"

"Yeah, do I know you?"

"Can we get a picture with you? We heard you're Shawn's girlfriend."

"Sure, but I can do you one better, you can take one with Shawn and I." I said and Shawn came up next to me.

"Hey girls." He said and they smiled. We all took a picture and the girls later left. We sat back down, waiting for our orders to come out.

"Have you told your fans that we're dating?"

"No." He shook his head.

"How do they know then?"

"They honestly know me more than I know myself." He said and we both laughed. "I'll tell them soon I promise."

"Okay popstar." I said and he smiled. We spent about two hours at the burger place, just talking and I honestly did not want it to end. It was the best feeling in the world to have someone to talk to and to be with overall. I liked this feeling and if I am telling the truth, this was a feeling I had missed for quite some time now, but I still did not know what it was. Maybe I finally found something to fill the void and who knew it would be the famous Shawn Mendes.

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It has been a couple of days since the day Shawn and I went out and it was now New Year's Eve. New Year new me! Who am I kidding I know that will never happen. I was currently cleaning up the apartment when my phone started to ring. Of course it was Shawn on facetime.

"Hey pop star."

"Hi diner girl." He smiled and I set the phone down on the counter.

"To what do I owe this pleasant surprise."

"I can't call my girlfriend?"

"Well you've only been texting me since we went to get burgers."

"Aw I'm sorry."

"I'm kidding, it's fine."

"I just wanted to ask if you wanted to come over, my parents are throwing a small New Year's party."

"Who's going?"

"My cousins, grandparents, and a few other family members. Less than Christmas."

"Okay what time?"

"I'll pick you and your brother's up at nine."

"Okay, I'll text you later because I have clean up the apartment."

"Okay, see you later babe." He said and I hung up. No Lauren means that tonight should be a good night spent with a great family.