love triangle - t.h & s.m

chapter three

"Honey!" You hear the girl, Hailey, say to Shawn. Honey? What does she mean by honey?

You turn to look at your best friend. Whos honey brown eyes are already on you. He looked shocked- like he had seen a ghost.

"Honey? Are you okay?" The girl next to him spoke again. You were probably more shocked than Shawn. He shakes his head, dropping his eyes from you to the ground, to look at the mess he had made.

"Y-yeah, sorry." He mumbled to the girl as they start to pick up the popcorn from the floor. Your eyes still glued on him. What was going on? You were so confused. Was he dating that girl, and didn't even bother to tell you? He always told you that you were his best friend, but if you really were his best friend wouldn't he tell you about a girl he was seeing? Shawn's hands were shaking. You could tell- his breathing was a little heavier than usual and his eyes found your face from time to time.

"Are you okay mate?" Tom's words bring you back to the real world. Turning to look at your date, his beautiful brown eyes find yours and you give him a weak smile. If you could leave you would, but you didn't want to show Shawn, or anyone else in this room, that something was bothering you.

"Yeah, sorry everyone." Shawn apologizes, but you don't turn to look at him. Instead, you lean into Tom and turn to face the tv. Tom's arm wraps around your body and he brings you closer to him.

"You can start the movie already." Shawn continues, prompting one of the guys to put the movie on. A couple minutes later, the girl, Hailey, sat next to you, and a little later, Shawn sits next to her. You could feel his eyes on you, but you don't turn to look at him. However, from the corner of your eye you can see Hailey lean into Shawn, whispering something into his ear and leaving a kiss on his cheek. A lump grows in the back of your throat, the anxiety building up in your chest and all the things running through your mind- all because she called your best friend honey, and kissed his cheek.

Everybody laughing brings you once again back to the reality. You didn't even know what was happening in the movie. Looking at the time, you see that almost half an hour had passed by since the movie had started. You turn to look at Tom, and he turns to face you as well, with a gentle smile resting on his face.

"Where is the bathroom?" You whisper in his ear, not wanting to disturb the others. Tom quietly tells you where to go, and you give him a nod and a smile before getting up from the couch. You walk out of the living room and turn to look back, seeing that Shawn was already looking at you. You quickly look away, and make your way to the bathroom. Once inside, you close the door, and lean against it, letting out a long sigh. Your mind is going crazy with everything that was going on. Why didn't Shawn tell you? What was actually going on with him and that girl? Why didn't he want you here? Was it because of her being here? He had lied to you when he said that she was the first girl he had seen yesterday night at the party. He knew her, he might have even been dating her. You felt so betrayed by him, your best friend, the one person you actually trusted.

"Fuck..." you mumble to yourself, walking to the mirror. You felt like shit, Shawnwas making you feel like shit. You were supposed to enjoy your first date with Tom- but this was the worst date you had ever been on. Running your finger through your hair, you let out a long groan again. "I fucking hate this..." You mumble to yourself, feeling like you could hit something really hard, like your head... against the wall.

"y/n?" You hear someone call your name. You quickly turn to face the door to see that you had left it unlocked and someone was coming in. When you see the familiar brown curls and that sweet face you feel safe again for a moment. You were scared for a second there, thinking that some stranger was about to walk into the bathroom.