SM Imagines

Priorities

"It was so nice meeting up with you Karen, I wish Aaliyah could've been here" y/n pouts. "Well the girl has to go to school and I'll send her over to your place on the weekend unless you and Shawn have something planned?" Karen's asks. 

"Erm no, he'll probably be working. So it'll be me and aaliyah" y/n smiles.

Karen sense the tone in her voice and immediately gets worried. "Can I ask you something y/n? Just pretend I'm not Shawn's mother for a second"

"Yeah of course you can"

"Does he treat you right?"

"Yeah he does, I mean of course we argue sometimes and his work will always come first but that's okay. I love him"

Karen sighs nodding. "A man should be willing to put every thing else's behind for the person he loves. Honey you've been together for four years and I know he loves you but talk to him yeah" Karen says smiling gently.

"I will. Thank you so much Karen and lunch is on me. We should meet up again I miss you a lot" she laughs standing up.

"Oh thank you y/n and I'll text you soon" Karen hugs her then leaves to her car.
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Y/n enters the house her heels clicking against the hard floor. "Shawn!" She shouts.

"I'm here!" He yells back. She follows the sound of his voice to the living room seeing him lying there without a shirt on which completely made her swoon.

"Don't you look handsome" she grins walking over to him. "Stop lying baby" he mumbles as she leans in to kiss him gently then she falls beside him.

"Where'd you go?" He asks her pausing the movie playing. "Lunch" she shrugs.

"With who"

"Your mum, she wanted to meet"

"Oh that's good, how is she?" Shawn asks. "She's good, I missed her to be honest" she laughs resting her head on his shoulder.

"Shawn?"

"Yes"

She quickly shakes her head "it doesn't matter, what are you watching?" She asks quickly dismissing the subject.

What Karen said stick in the back of her mind.

"No no, you always do this. Tell me what it is babe" he pesters linking their hands together.

Y/n sits up crossing her legs then faces Shawn side ways. "Okay so hypothetically speaking okay" she nods and he nods in return.

"Say if you had to, I don't know... put your music one step back for someone would you?" She asks looking straight at him.

"What do you mean?" He asks facing her. "You know if you had to put someone above your music, would you?" She asks again even more afraid than the first time.

"This is about us isn't it"

She shakes her head. "Answer the question"

"Why would I need to? No one is that important"

"No one?"

"Why are you asking? He shoots.

"You asked me to tell you, so answer"

"No I wouldn't" he huffs and her face drops.

"Is that the answer you were looking for hmm?" He says angrily. "Shawn, is no one really that important to you?" She asks almost about to cry.

"Are you asking me to give up my music career?" He asks her filed with annoyance.

"No I'm not, I got my answer now can we stop this" she whispers toward the end facing the tv instead of Shawn. "Are you happy with the answer?"

She gulps then looks down at her hands. "Honestly no but I am surprised" she admits pressing her lips together. "Surprised why? You know I prioritise my music" he says placing hand over hers.

"Even over me?" Her voice cracks.

"Babe you're something else. You know I love you"

"But if something came up now, you would go wouldn't you?" She asks wiping her tears.

"You know I would"

"What if the circumstances changed?" She asks making him furrow his eyebrows. "How?"

"It doesn't even matter. It's nice to see I'm not as important" she mumbles then walks out leaving Shawn.

Shawn groans then smacks his head with his palm muttering how stupid he is. He hated seeing her upset and he was the cause of it.

"Babe lets just talk" he says following her to their bedroom. She turns on her heel then wipes her tears.

"Just listen please" he says pressing his lips to her forehead. "No listen to me" she steps back crossing her arms over her chest

"I'm sick of it Shawn, knowing that I'm not important and that you'd rather have something else than me. I mean I totally understand how passionate you are about music but Shawn you leave in the middle of night, in the middle of dates or even end our conversations to go work" she says sniffling.

"I don't want this anymore. I want someone who loves me the same way I love them. I would drop anything for you Shawn I always have, I've missed so many important meeting because of you and that's because I'd do anything for you. I've missed my chance for a promotion because of you and I know I'm not on your list of priorities" she says then looks up at Shawn.

"You are though" he steps closer placing his hands at her hips.

"I'm not. For you it's work, music, money, friends, fans then that's it" she says moving out of his grip.

"I'm not asking for a lot Shawn, you can tell me how much you love me and how much I mean to you but you never show it"

"Babe I swear I'll put you number one. Don't leave me please, I'll drop everything" he says his eyes full of tears. "Absolutely everything for you. I do love you, god I love you so much and I'll show you" Shawn croaks pressing his forehead to hers.

"My only priority. I promise" he mumbles against her skin then kisses it softly.

"One chance" she mumbles back pressing her lips to his. "I'm not asking for the moon Shawn"

"I know"