Bad Reputation; Shawn Mendes

18. Dinner

"This is not so awkward."

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America

I stood in front of my closet for the past twenty minutes. Why couldn't I find something to wear? Everything either looked like I was going to a party or too lazy. Why was I so nervous it was just Shawn and my dad.

Shawn who was just a friend, a friend I got really close to. Someone I felt comfortable and safe with. Someone I felt something for and was scared I'd screw it up.

Then there's my dad who is now a new man. He's not the same man that he became all those years ago back when my mom left. Right when things had went to shit Shawn appeared as a hero. My dad decided to be my dad again and I wasn't sure why.

Things are now getting better and it scared me. Scared me that I could be dreaming. And that Shawn isn't actually my friend and my dad is still a drunk.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard my phone chime. I looked around and seen it lying on my dresser. I picked it up to see Lauren's name pop up.

"Hi Laur." I answered.

I walked back over to my closet because I still needed a outfit.

"Hey what's up, I got your 911 text." She told me.

"Yeah Okay I have a dinner tonight and I have no idea what to wear." I told her keeping the details to myself.

I heard her laugh, "Uh okay what kind of dinner? Classy or Causal?"

"I want to say casual because it's going to be at my house." I explained.

"Okay I would go for jeans and a white T-shirt, it's a basic causal outfit. Or maybe even leggings and this cute off the shoulder top." She told me.

I looked through my closet and looked for anything that looked similar as to what she said. I found these jeans that had roses and rips in them, they were cute. I then found white shirt along with a jean jacket.

"Great I found it, thanks a lot Laur." I told her.

"No problem hun, but can I ask as to whom you're having dinner with?" She asked me with a giggle.

I put the phone on speaker so I could set it down and get dressed.

"Uh my dad." I told her.

It wasn't a lie, I was having dinner with my dad. It's just Shawn would also be there making this nervous.

"Your dad? And you couldn't have chose a casual outfit for being at home with your dad?" She asked clearly not buying it.

I sighed as I took my phone off the counter and back into my room. I was already dressed and now needed to do my makeup. So I sat down on my vanity bench.

"Okay fine so shawn is going to be here as well." I told her.

I heard her scream, "oh my goodness he's meeting your dad already?"

I rolled my eyes at how excited she was, "It's not like that, my dad seen Shawn dropping me off and questioned me about it. He wants to meet him even when I told him Shawn was just a friend."