Mature (book 2)

Chapter 3 - Paris

Liam and I are on our way to Paris, currently on the plane.

It's August 12, 1:35 pm. We are waiting for the boarding to end so we can start flying and get to Paris already.

"Hey, can we talk? Call me" Shawn texts me.

Shawn tried to contact me all week, i just didn't know what to say to him. So I didn't answer.

I was about to text him, I was just about to tell him that I can't talk to him. And that he should stop trying to contact me when,

"Excuse me, we are about to depart and I will need you to turn your phone off please" The flight attendant says to me touching my phone.

I smile to her and I turn my phone off. I can't believe Shawn texted me. He wanted me to call him. He never asked me to call him before, I wonder what was that about? "Are you ok?" Liam asks me.

"Yes I'm fine" I say. "I love you" He says and he kisses me. "I love you to" I say back to him.

"Ok, I'm super tired I think I'm going to try to sleep for a bit" he says.

"Ok. Goodnight babe" I say to him. Liam gets comfy, (as much as he can) and he goes to sleep.

2 hours have passed and I just finished a movie. I'm not very tired,

"Excuse me is there WiFi on the plane?" The guy sitting behind me asked and I couldn't not hear. "Yes, there is, but it costs money" the flight attendant says. "How much?" The guy asks. "15 American dollars for every hour" she replays.

"Can I buy 2 hours?" He asks. "Of course. You pay on the tablet in front of you, when you're done it will show you the password... and that's it" she says.

As I hear that guys conversation, I immediately thought about what Shawn texted me, he wanted to talk to me. Maybe I should just check if everything is ok....

I buy one hour of WiFi and I text Shawn.

"Hey, I can't call you, I'm on a flight right now, is everything ok?" I text him.

"Oh...." he texts

"I just wanted to hear your voice again, I really miss you...." another texts from him.

I smile, I feel good, knowing he misses me, makes me happy. Knowing that he still cares. And that I meant something to him. That I still do,

"How are you?" He texts me again.

"I'm fine. On my way to Paris...." I text him. Stupid. I'm so stupid. Why did I text him that?

"You are flying to Paris on your own?"

"No...." Should I tell him about Liam? "I have a boyfriend, 4 months now.... he surprised me with tickets last week..."

"Oh wow.. 4 months? That's a lot of time"

"Yes. It is" I text.

"Is he nice? Do you like him?"

"How can I be with someone for 4 months and not like them?"

"Do you love him?" He texts.

"Shawn...." how am I supposed to answer that question?

"Do you?" He texts again. "Yes" I text him.

What...? He asked me.... "cool." He texts me a few seconds later.

What is cool even supposed to mean? Just like, cool?

It's been another few minutes, I haven't responded and he haven't texted me anything.

I put my phone down, on my seat, and I go to the bathroom.

After the endless line to the bathroom, I see Liam with my phone in his hands.

"Hi" I say sitting back down and taking my phone out of his hands.

"Good morning" I say with my phone in my hand. "How did you sleep?"

"Who is Shawn?" He asks. "He is an old friend" I replay. "How come you never mentioned him?"

"I don't know, I didn't think he was someone worth mentioning" I say.

"He texted you" He says. "What did he say?" I ask, I'm not looking at my phone. I want to hear what Liam says.

" 'Do you still think about me?' "

"Is that what he texted?" I ask. I can't believe he asked that. Why would Shawn text me that? Didn't he move on? He is famous, he can literally be with any fucking girl he desires. Why haven't he moved on? I did.

"Yes... doesn't really sound like he is an old friend"

"Well He is, He is in the past." I say. "Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to the bathroom." I say getting up again. This time with my phone.

"Didn't you just go?" He asks. Shit. "I went to ask for a cup of water. Now I need to pee" I say. I stand up and I go and I Wait in the bathroom line, again.

"Do you still think about me?" I saw his text.

What am I supposed to answer. Yes? No?

"B?" He texts me. Did he just— call me B? I don't know why, but him calling me B made me so happy. old memories went through my mind. It's fees like we are still close. And like we are still friends.

"Yes" I text him.

"Yes? Yes you still think about me? Or yes, I'm still here?"

"Both" as I text him than I smile. I can't help it.

I wait a few more minutes In line for the bathroom, I didn't really need to go, I just went a few minutes ago.

A second before I walk in the bathroom stall he is FaceTiming me. Holy shit. My headphones aren't with me.

"Oh excuse me" I stop the flight attendant as she walks by. "Can I get some headphones please?"

"Yes of course" she says taking out of her pocket a pair of headphones and hands them
Over to me. That wasn't weird.....

"Thank you" I say. I walk in the stall and I put the headphones on.

I'm thinking about answering him, I'm not quite sure.

"Hi" I answer... yes. I decided to answer him. I have no idea why I did that, but I did.

Wow, he looks so damn good, it's so weird seeing him, I haven't seen him in almost a year, and after everything that happened.... this is awkward. I can't believe I answered him.

"Hi" He says smiling..