chapter thirty-two

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by zakandameerah_

by zakandameerah_

                                    
                                              


Third Person.
                          "Shawn... I have Cancer," Echo said, tears forming in her gorgeous blue eyes. Shawn felt himself break, he could lose her forever.
                          "No, no, no, no, this can't be true!" He cried, shaking horribly. 
                          "I'm sorry,"
                          He wrapped his arms around her, he kissed her roughly, their sadness fading into a whirlwind of confusion, "How long do you have?" He asked after he had pulled away.  
                          "Two years," She mumbled, "stage two, it's easily treated but we can't afford it right now."
                          "You will live, Echo," he mumbled, kissing her forehead, "I'll... I'll sell my car... I'll sell my guitar-" Echo puts her finger to his lips and shushes him, wrapping him into a tight hug. He begins to shake and sobs into her shoulder, as she presses her head into his chest. 

                          "It's all gonna be ok. I can do it- we can do it- I promise." Echo says softly, looking into his chocolate eyes and running her fingers through his curly hair. 
                          "You met me in the dark, you lit me up. You made me feel as though I was enough," Shawn sang softly.
                          "We danced the night away, we drank too much,"
                          He kisses her forehead softly, before taking her hand and squeezing it gently.
                          "I held your hair back when you were throwing up," Echo laughs and hugs him softly,
                          "Then you smiled over your shoulder, for a minute I was stone cold sober. I pulled you closer to my chest." She laughed and joined in with her husband,
                          "And you asked me to stay over, I said, I already told ya, I think you should get some rest. I knew I loved you then, but you'd never know, cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go. I know I need you, but I never showed, but I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old. Just say you won't let go, just say you won't let go-oh-oh-oh. 
                          I wake you up with some breakfast in bed, I'll bring you coffee with a kiss on your head. I'll take the kids to school, wave them goodbye and I'll thank my lucky stars for that night." Shawn kissed her on the neck and squeezed her tighter. They finished, panting slightly. 
                          "Just say you won't let go, princess." Shawn whispers.