imagining | shawn mendes

particular taste

shawn's pov:

i was talking to a few people while holding a bottle of corona. we were across the makeshift dance floor in the living room of the airbnb. it was a somewhat 'small' party that island records hosted that had about one hundred fifty people on the guest list.

a song in spanish was blasting through the speaker system installed throughout the house and out of the corner of my eye, i spotted y/n with a group of people.

y/n was the daughter of the head of sales and advertising at the label. since she also worked at the label in the marking department, she became a familiar face. something about her intrigued me, she captivated me.

i kept my gaze on y/n while the spanish song ended and 'as long as you love me' by justin bieber started playing. the small group she was with walked towards the dance floor while she rolled her eyes before looking around the room, i guess the song didn't feel right. she quickly spotted me and gave me a small smile before walking towards the hallway where you couldn't hear the music.

not a big bieber fan i guess.

once the bieber song finished, 'gold digger' by kanye west started playing. y/n quickly ran to the dance floor and started dancing with a girl and a guy from her small group. the girl began to grind on the guy which made y/n turn around so she wouldn't see them. she locked eyes with me and extended her arm. i politely excused myself from the people that were talking to me and made my way to y/n.

i laughed while walking towards her, "hey!"

"dance with me!" she yelled while dragging me further into the dance floor, not giving me much of a choice.

i spun her around and when she faced me again, she put her hands on my chest before moving them up to my neck. i took this as a chance to bring us closer, and leaned down to rest my forehead on her's, "mercy,"

these actions reminded me a lot of the night we first really interacted not that long ago at a different party.

y/n was at the bar by herself and me being the person i am, sat next to her. we had a nice conversation for a while before she said she had to go. before she left though, she took my name and number, but then erased it, not so discreetly prior to walking away from me.

i continued seeing her throughout the party all night. we would sneak glances of each other while i stayed put at the bar and she was on the dance floor.

it came time for me to leave and i decided to be bold. i made eye contact with her one last time and tilted my head towards the exit door, implying to leave with me. she bit her lip before she walked towards the closet to get her coat. once she slipped it on, she turned around and approached me.

she smirked once she was right in front of me, "lead the way?"

"gladly," i said while smirking back.

one thing i learned that night was she's so specific when she's behind closed doors, like at my place. she undoubtedly has particular taste because she's so obsessed with the chase.

but now we were here...

we stayed on the dance floor until the song was over.

"i'll be back in a sec," she said into my ear, "i'm going to the bathroom,"

"okay," i responded while smiling before letting her go, "i'll get us drinks,"

when she walked away, i headed to the kitchen. while pouring some tequila into the cups, i felt a hand on my shoulder.

it was y/n's dad.

he smiled, "shawn!"

"hey, sir," i said with a smile before shaking his hand, "long time no see,"