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Destanie & Shawn

Destanie & Shawn

"Shawn!" I laugh.

"Destanie!" He mocked. Shawn's my best friend, ever... We've been through everything together.

He's been chasing me around the park for about 15 minutes. May I mention were 16? Hey, I didn't say we had the most mature friendship.

Finally I collapsed on sand of the volleyball court. Shawn sat down on front of me and threw sand on my lap. "Hey!" I giggled.

"You should do a cover with me, Angel." Angel was the nickname he gave me in third grade...not sure where it came from.

"No thanks!" I shook my head back and forth quickly.

"Please, Destiny's Child!" I hit his arm. He knows I hate when people call me that. "I won't stop calling you that until you agree to do a cover with me."

I shook my head.

But shawn stuck to his word. Like always. He repeatedly said Destiny's Child and even pulled out some lyrics!

"Fine! I'm choosing the song though!"

"Nothing too girly, Des!"

"Everything has changed."

"Destanie!"

"It's not even girly, shawn. Cry about it."

"Maybe I will."

Shawn and I walked back to his house. Shawn is going to hangout with his friends Jack and Jack. (Funny I know). I'm going to babysit his little sister Aaliyah. Truthfully, I believe Aaliyah is more mature than him. And there's about 6 years between them.

As Aaliyah and I played Just Dance 4 on the Wii, my mind slowly drifted back to Shawn.

Recently I've developed some new feelings toward Shawn. Romantic feelings. I like him, but he doesn't know that. He won't know that. I can't risk losing my best friend just because I'm feeling some weird feelings.

Suddenly the game pauses.

"What're you doing, Liyah?" (Pronounced Leah).

"I know you're thinking about him, Destanie."

One smart ten year old, I'll give her that.

"I like him, Destanie."

"Obviously."

My eyes widen in horror. "Obviously?"

"Don't worry, shawn doesn't see it because guys are blind." I chuckled at that.

"Does he like me back?"

"Maybe. He'll tell you when he's ready."

"I guess." I murmur.

We returned to playing Just Dance, this time I was all pumped into I Got That Power. Aaliyah still did better than me, but in my defense she plays this all the time.

"Bedtime, Liyah!" Yay! Shawn was home. I usually stay over until 2am, when his parents get home. If I'm asleep by then, I just stay the night. It's really no big deal, I've been friends with Shawn before I knew what a boy was! (Not really but you know what I mean).

Aaliyah turned off the wii and bolted upstairs, after saying goodnight to shawn.

"She's not going to sleep, ya know that right?"

Shawn chuckled. "I know that."

"Wanna make the cover now? In the basement?"

Last year, Shawn's dad built a small recording studio for him. Well, not just for him, Aaliyah was in to DJing so she did that a lot in there. Mainly when Shawn wasn't home, because usually when Shawn's home, he's usually in there.

Music is his life. He truly does love it.

Shawn strummed the guitar and it made a beautiful, natural sound. I smiled and so did he.

He began recording the video.

"Hi, I'm Shawn Mendes and this is my wonderful guest and best friend Destanie Myers."

"Hi." I grinned shyly. Shawn's told me I have a great voice, but I was so shy. I don't know why I agreed to this.

"Were doing a cover to Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran's song Everything Has Changed. Destanie's choice not mine." He winked.

He started strumming the notes and I hesitantly started singing. Shawn's breathtaking smile encouraged me to keep singing.

"All I know since yesterday is everything had changed." We ended together.

"I have to tell you something, Destanie."

"Okay. Do you wanna end the vid-" I reached out to end the video but Shawn grabbed my hand.

"Nope. I want everyone to see this."

"Okay?"

"Destanie, I love you. I just realized it recently but the way you walk, the way you talk, the way you see my name."

I smile, so happy, but my happy smile turns to a taunting grin.

"Shawn Mendes just quoted a Taylor Swift song everybody."

"Is that all you got from that?" Shawn groaned, embarrassed. He put his head in his hands. I grabbed one of his hands and pulled him up. Well tried to, but he got the memo and stood up.

"Of course not, shawn. I-I love you too."

"Really?"

"Of course."

~8 years later~

Here shawn and I are. Standing in the recording studio, ready to record the last song on another Shawn and Destanie album.

So many people had commented aw on that YouTube post 8 years ago. My favorite one of his videos. Even as a famous singer, Shawn still posts requested covers on his channel. Sometimes people will even ask me to sing with him for his covers.

Shawn and I have been dating since that day eight years ago. Honestly we haven't even talked about marriage yet , but if you think about it were only 24, so were still pretty young.

After recording at the studio, Shawn took me to the park we went that day before he told me he loved me.

"Remember how a few years back you mentioned how music was my life?"

"Yeah. It is."

"It's a good part of my life. But not my entire life."

"Oh?" I was now confused.

Oh, Shawn, the only person who has successfully confused me.

"You're my life, Destanie. I love you more than anything else existent."

"I love you too, I love you as much as Cookie Monster loves cookies."

Shawn passionately kissed my lips and when we pulled away I hugged my best friend, my boyfriend, the love of my life, my overall life.

"You were and are the best thing to ever happen to me shawn."

"Same to you."

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