New York Royalty ~Shawn Peter Raul Mendes~

25 -"I didn't want to disrespect your dad."

•Shawn's POV•
I look up at my dad with shock. I never thought that he would even consider me with a king.

"Are you serious?" I ask.

He nods his head.

"Invite her over for dinner tomorrow. We'll get a redo from last time and I'll be less rude." He tells me.

He pushes himself off his desk and goes back in his chair. He's about to go back to what he was doing until he saw that I was still here.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Go and tell her." He pushes me away.

I stand up and walk out of his office. When I went into my room, I bursted out with excitement. I looked over at my bed to see Cam looking at me with confusion.

"He said he would give her a chance." I tell him.

His face changes to a smile. Then, he grabs my phone and walks up to me.

"Call her." He says.

I grab my phone out of his hand and walk out to the hallway. I dial her number and wait till she answers. After 2 rings, she did.

"Hello?" She answers.

"Ashley. Hey it's me, Shawn." I say.

The phone stays quiet then I hear her sigh.

"Shawn I already told yo-"

"Just come over tomorrow for dinner. Please. Or else I'll come and find you. And you know I will." I tell her.

"Fine but what about your dad?" She asks.

"I'll see you tomorrow." I avoid her question and hang up.

~the next day~
•Ashley's POV•
"Alright dad. I'm heading out now." I yell out.

"Wait!" He yells back.

I see him come running downstairs. Behind him was my brother, Ryan and Mason.

"These three are coming with you." He says.

I look at him with an annoyed expression.

"No." I say.

"Yes. We don't know why the sudden change of mind Mr. Mendes had and I don't want to have your life at risk." He tells me.

"And I trust Shawn. He wouldn't let me be put in that kind of situation." I tell him.

"And I'm not saying I don't trust him. I just don't trust Manuel. Just please let them come with you." He pleads.

I think about it but give up knowing he would send them anyways.

"Fine. But they're going in a separate car." I tell him as I head out.

I head to my car and get in. I turn it on and drive out. As I'm driving, I look at my mirror and see the boys behind me. I roll my eyes and continue to drive until I reach Shawn's house. I park in front of their house and get out. I walk up to their door and hesitate on knocking.

What are you waiting for? Knock!

With that, I knock. Two minutes later, the door opens and I see Mrs. Mendes.

"Sweetie. I'm so glad you made it." She says as she pulls me in for a hug.

I hug her back then we pull away.

"Come in honey. Dinner will be ready in a couple minutes so you can just wait in the living room." She tells me as I walk in.

"Is Shawn here?" I ask.

"Ohh he stepped out to get me a couple things but he'll be back." She says.

I nod my head and go to the living room. When I go in, I see Aaliyah.

"Hey Aaliyah. How are you?" I say as I go to her and give her a hug.

"Hey Ashley! Ive been good. I've missed you so much. Why haven't you come back?" She asks.

We pull away and we sit on the couch.

"I didn't want to disrespect your dad. Seeing as he didn't want me here." I tell her.

She nods her head then goes back on her phone.

"I'm sorry about that but seeing as you're here, I think my dad is giving you another chance. Hopefully, he'll have a more open mind." She says without looking up from her phone.

Then, the front door opens and in comes Shawn with a bouquet of flowers and chocolates. He closes the door and when he turns around, he's shock to see me.

"Ashley! Hey! You're early." He says trying to hide the stuff.

I stand up and start walking towards him.

"I actually came here on time. It's you who's late, Mendes." I tell him.

He smiles nervously. I look at his hands.

"And who may that belong to?" I point to his hands.

He looks down and takes out the stuff from behind him. Then, he looks up at me and smiles.

"These are for you." He tells me as he hands them to me.

"Well, I'm actually allergic to chocolate." I tell him.

He pulls back the chocolate and his smile goes a little down.

"I'm kidding Mendes." I say grabbing the flowers and the chocolate.

His smile fully comes back and he blushes a little. He rushes off to the kitchen and comes back with a vase of water.

"So, you can put the flowers in here." He hands me the vase.

I thank him and put the flowers in. I look at Aaliyah and see her looking at the flowers in awe. Then, I get an idea.

"Hey can you take me up to your room so I can put these in there?" I ask.

He nods and he goes up the stairs. I follow behind him. He goes up to his room door but I pull him away.

"Where's Aaliyah's room?" I whisper.

He points to her door. I walk in and look for a spot for the flowers. I find her desk and set them there. I make sure they look nice.

"What are you doing?" He asks me.

"I'm giving Aaliyah my flowers. I saw the way she looked at them and I wanted to surprise her. I know you bought these for me but your sister deserves them more than me." I tell him.

I look back at him and he's staring at me.

"What?" I ask.

He shakes his head and smiles.

"It's just. . .you show yourself to be a tough person with no sweetness in her what so ever but, in all reality, you're sweet and just a little tough around the edges. Why?" He says.

I laugh a little at his wording.

"Come on. I think dinner is almost ready." I ignore his question.

I take his hand and drag him out of the room. Then, we head downstairs and we go to the living room to hang with Aaliyah while we wait for dinner.

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A/N

That's so sweet.

She gave Aaliyah her flowers.

But it seems as if Ashley has some secrets hidden from Shawn.

Hope you enjoyed. xx