Treat You Better // SM

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Chapter 6

Claire woke up before Shawn and took a shower first while he was still sleeping. She decided to make them both breakfast today, to repay him for his kindness last night. By the time he was awake, she had a full fry up for the both of them.

"Well this is a nice surprise!" Shawn chirped, walking into the kitchen where Claire was putting it all on plates.

They made small talk eating their food and Claire left to get dressed and do her makeup for school. She didn't have much energy so just wore tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt, her hair in a messy bun and her makeup was just mascara and foundation.

She was just finishing up when Shawn leant against her doorway, in a white t shirt and black jeans. He looked good.

"Are you breaking up with Steven today?" He asked gently. Claire glanced at him quickly before resuming her makeup.

"Yeah, we meet by the gates so I'll tell him then. Can you- can you, erm, stay close by? Please."

Shawn walked over and put an arm around her shoulder.
"Of course. I'll be there always."

Claire nodded and smiled slightly. Her car was in the garage at the moment so Shawn and her took his car to school together. They parked up and saw Steven straight away, smoking and talking to some girls. Shawn scoffed and squeezed Claire's hand before they both got out the car.

All Steven did was put her down, make fun of her in front of his friends, and use her to get what he wanted. Claire knew that breaking up with him was the best decision, she was just scared about what he would do.

"Hey babe," Steven said casually, putting his hands on Claire's hips and pulling her closer to him. She awkwardly wriggled out of his grip and he frowned at her.

"Um, Steven, I think we should break up. It's just not working out between us."

He stepped closer and got in Claire's face, Shawn was standing down the road, pretending to be on his phone but keeping an eye on the pair.

"I knew it. You're fucking Shawn. Pathetic slut."

Claire held her ground and stood up to Steven for once.
"I'm not fu- sleeping with Shawn. And don't call me that. We're breaking up."

Steven pushed her against the wall roughly and Shawn was at her side immediately, pulling him off her.

"She said you're breaking up, so leave it, Steven. Okay?"

Steven glared at the brown haired boy but walked away, barging his shoulder when he walked past.

"You did the right thing, Claire-Bear."

She smiled at him and was glad that Steven hadn't been physically violent to her or Shawn. She'd just have to wait and see if he started spreading stuff about her. She had history first and it was one of her favourite subjects so it put her in a good mood. As she was leaving, she heard some girl mutter 'slag' but didn't know if it was about her or not so kept walking, deciding she was just being paranoid.