I woke up the next morning with a throbbing head and a wear stomach. What the fuck did I do last night? Why did I drink this much? Why didn't anyone stop me?
I rolled over and felt for Shawn. He was gone but there was a note on his pillow that read: Will be back at 6. Plan to move into the new house tonight. Love you.
The new house made me so excited but the hangover made me want to throw up. I spent most of the day in bed already so might as well just keeping doing that. I turned the tv on low for some background noise and drifted back to sleep.
7 Hours Later
"Mel, time to go." Shawn said, lightly shaking me.
I slowly sat up and yawned. When I had fallen back to sleep, I guess I was out. Shawn had packed all of my things and left me a t-shirt and jeans for me to change into.
"Why did you let me drink so much?" I groaned, grabbing my stomach in pain.
This was completely hell. I had to try and get up and move into the new house while hungover.
"I wasn't going to ruin the night for you!" he chucked, helping me out of bed.
Shawn helped me changed and then brought our bags to the door so that the bellhop could bring them to the car.
"Are you excited?" he asked.
"I'm hungover." I replied, almost throwing up.
The car ride made me feel even worse. Shawn was driving so he could really comfort me like I wanted him too. I put on my sunglasses and got out of the car at the new building. We brought our few items up and stood at the door.
"Open it. I have to pee." I whined.
"I wanted to savor this moment!" he joked, staring at the door.
"I'll pee on your leg and then we can savor that moment."
He laughed and opened the door. I ran inside and straight to the bathroom. Even though I was hungover, I still was super excited about moving in.
"What do you want to do for dinner?" Shawn asked, scrolling through his phone..
"A bottle of aspirin and sleep."
He pulled me in for a hug and lightly rubbed my back.
"Poor baby." he cooed. "I know you're hungover but we still have people coming over tomorrow night and decisions need to be made."
I sat down on his lap and rested my head on his shoulder. He then proceeded to ask my questions about the party. What kind of food did I want? What kind of drinks were we serving? How many staff members did we need to hire? 30 minutes later we finally decided on what we needed and ordered everything.
"I'm going to bed." I said, rubbing my eyes and heading for the bedroom.
"I'll be up soon." he replied, winking at me.
"If you think I'm going to put out tonight then you must be stupid as shit."
Shawn's POV
I ate a quick dinner and rushed upstairs, hoping Mel was still awake. I got to the room and she was completely out of it. I changed into my pajamas and laid down next to her. Well it was only 8 pm and I wasn't tired so I made the mistake of turning on the tv. Of course, there was more shit news about Mel and I and how Kendall is still broken up about me dumping her.
She was naive to think that I was going to marry someone like her.
There were videos of Mel and I singing in the subway that had started to go viral. Mel surprisingly had a great voice. I guess it wasn't that big of a surprise. I knew she was talented and loved music but I never knew she was that good.
She rolled over and slowly opened her eyes. She started up at me without saying a word.
"What I asked?" smiling at her.
"I just like looking at your face. That's all."
I kissed her forehead and she closed her eyes again. I flipped through the channels but nothing good was on so I settled for some random world news show and drifted off to sleep.
The Next Day
"Wake up!" Mel said, crawling on top of me.
"What now?" I groaned, pulling a pillow over my head.
"It's snowing!" she exclaimed. "Wake up!"
She yanked the pillow away and started kissing me all over my face.
"This means it's almost Christmas!"
Mel jumped up and started jumping on the bed singing a Christmas tune.
"Lay down loser. I'm trying to sleep!" I whined, grabbing at her legs.
"Well the party planner is going to be here in an hour so you need to get up anyways!"
She jumped off the bed and started rummaging through her drawers. She started humming Christmas music.
"Can I talk to you about something?" she asked, walking into the bathroom.
"Oh god, now what?" I chucked.
"I got offered a part in a new TV show." she said, leaning on the door frame.
I was in complete shock. I finally sat myself up and rubbed my eyes.
"So does that mean you're going to take it?" I asked.
"I got the script for the first show already. I was supposed to go read for it but after they saw the videos online of us singing, they just gave it to me."
"So they means you took it?"
"Yeah... I start on Monday. We have to finish the first episode and do promos before Christmas." Mel replied.
I crossed my arms. I was happy for her but I wished she had talked to me about it first.
"I can tell you're mad." she started, walking over to the bed and sitting down. "But you can't just expect me to sit in the house for the rest of my life."
"Well I'm not mad, I'm very happy for you and I'm excited. I guess this is a good thing. You'll be working on the show and I'll be working on the NYC branch."
"Oh I also told my mother we'll be at the holiday party." she blurted, jumping up and running to the bathroom. "I'm gonna shower now! Love you!"
My eyes doubled in size.
"Melody!" I yelled, chasing after her.
I grabbed her waist and spun her around.
"This is a joke right?"
Mellie's POV
"This is a joke right?" he asked, holding onto me tighter.
"I want to see my family and I'm not going alone!"
He let me go and shook his head.
"You owe me, big time."
I laughed and turned on the shower. Shawn fixed his hair in the mirror as I finished getting ready. The doorbell rang meaning that the day's events had started. Shawn let James, the party planner in. James started by having Shawn sign a bunch of contracts and checks.
"The DJ will be here soon and then around 3:30 they chef and his staff will start cooking. At 4:30 the bartender and waitresses will arrive. Hopefully nobody will show up early because the valet arrives at 5:45, 15 minutes before the guests. Any questions?" James rammed.
Shawn and I looked at each other and nervously smiled. Everything was quickly coming together. Shawn's phone rang as more of the staff started to show up.
"I have to take care of a few things so Mellie is in charge." he said, kissing me on the forehead and rushing off to his study.
I was asked a million questions as the hours ticked by. The chef showed up and had me tasting things. I had to decided on what we were eating and I had no clue what to choose.
Then the bartender showed and started asking me questions about things I hadn't even heard of.
"I'm not much of a drinker, hell, I'm not even legal yet. Let me go get Shawn."
I ran to his office and knocked on the door.
"Yeah?"
"The alchlor is here and I have no idea what they are asking." I whined.
He laughed and came to the rescue. It was 5:00 and I really needed to get ready. Shawn followed me upstairs. I started changing and looking at dresses.
"What about this one?" I asked, holding a dress to my body and facing Shawn.
He shrugged and walked towards me. He took the dress and tossed it aside.
"Much better" he chucked, looking down at my bra and panties.
He wrapped his arms around my body and up clipped my bra.
"Knock it off!" shrieked, holding my bra in place.
"Come on! It'll be quick!" he begged, kissing my shoulder.
"There are people downstairs! They'll hear us!"
Shawn rolled his eyes, clipped my bra back together and stomped away. He flopped stomach first onto the bed.
"How come you don't want to have sex with me anymore?" he whined.
"Oh shut up!" I replied.
"I'm serious! You keep rejecting me."
I flipped him over and straddled him.
"We are getting reckless." I replied.
"You're on birth control and we're being careful!"
"That doesn't alway work. What if I got pregnant?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"I would be one hot dad." he joked.
I slapped him playfully across the face. I then laid my head on his chest. He placed his hands on my lower back.
"I shouldn't joke about it. I'm sorry." he started. "We'll start being more careful. I promise."
His hands roamed my body. He tugged at my panties.
"This situation is already fucked up enough and we don't need to add a child to it." I replied.
He flipped us over and started kissing down my stomach.
"I'll wear a condom I guess." he replied, reaching into the dresser drawer.
"Shawn! There are still people downstairs!"
He covered my mouth and held me down with the weight of his body.
"Shhhh."
He let go out my mouth and started to pull my panties down. He kissed my hips, making me squirm. I clawed at his back the closer he got. He undid his pants and let them drop to the floor. His bulge made me crazy.
He kept teasing me. He knew exactly how to play me.
"Now." I moaned.
He dropped his boxers, freeing his member. He flashed the condom in my face before unwrapping it and swiftly putting it on.
"Better?" he asked in a mocking tone.
Before I could reply he thrusted into me. I arched my back as he picked up the pace.
"Oh god Shawn." I whispered, grabbing his curls.
There suddenly was a knock on the door.
"Sir, guest are starting to arrive." a staffer said.
"Shit." Shawn blurted. "We'll be down in a minute!"
Shawn picked up the pace dramatically. I started to scream but he covered my mouth so that nobody would hear. He finished and flopped on the bed next to me.
After a minute of silence, he hopped out of bed and got dressed.
"Well time to go party."
I was still unable to move. My whole body tingled.
"Fuck." I whispered.
"Let's go!" Shawn whined, pulling me up.
He helped me get dressed. We hurried downstairs to the party. There we so many people I didn't know. Shawn introduced me to a bunch of people. Nat and the others arrived shortly after 6:15.
"This place is to die for!" Nat praised, hugging me. "I wish I had a guy to buy me houses."
The party continued. Shawn kept me close and introduced me to many more of his friends and colleagues. His friend from home even flew out.
"I'd like to make a toast." Shawn said into the microphone.
The crowd of people got quiet and listened in.
"I would just like to thank everyone for coming tonight and christening this new place. I would also like to thank Mel for picking up her life and moving here with me. It's not everyday that you find a girl who will just do that." he nodded his head at me and everyone toasted.
An hour or so later the party slowly died down and everyone had started to leave. The staff cleaned up and by 3 am, everyone was gone.
"I'm exhausted." I whined, laying on the couch. "I'm staying in bed all day tomorrow."
"Sounds like a plan." Shawn chuckled, lifting up my legs and sitting down.
"I have to be at the studio on Monday at 6am to start. We have two days to finish the first episode and then we have to do this Christmas promo."
Shawn rubbed my legs and sighed.
"Then I have a week long of press."
"Oh the joys of having a job." he joked.
We sat there for a while, silently staring at eachother.
"I have something for you." Shawn said, grabbing a small blue box out of his pocket.
He handed it to me.
"Open it."
"If this is you proposing to me, I'm going to be so mad." I laughed, sitting up.
I opened the small box. Inside was a beautiful ring covered in diamonds.
"It's an early birthday gift."
"My birthday is in May." I blurted.
"I know. That's why I said early." he started. "It's also a promise."
I smiled and kissed him.
"I'm not ready for marriage but I promise one day I will be."
He took the box from me and placed it on my finger. I could tell he had been trying to control his temper. He was more accepting and was letting me have my own life. I really was in love with the man.
We went up to bed and passed out. The next week was completely hectic. That monday I started shooting nonstop. Emmett had become my manager and had booked a bunch of shows. It wasn't that bad because most of the questions we geared towards the show. They wanted to know some inside secrets. If I liked the cast and directors? Where I had learned to sing and why I decided to put on my little subway show.
Finally after a week off press, friday rolled around. I had one last appearance to make.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Ironically, my father had been on the show a few times so I was familiar with it. I had even gotten to go one time to a taping when I was 14.
"You nervous?" Emmett asked.
"She's alway nervous.' Shawn chimed in.
We were sitting in the green room waiting for showtime.
"Remember, try and keep the conversation on the show."
"I know." I shot back. "I got this!"
One of the staff members came and got me. We stood backstage as I was being announced.
"My final guest is starting in the upcoming show 'Infamous Nature', please welcome Melody Hutson!"
I walked out and the crowd clapped. Jimmy met me halfway and gave me a small hug. I sat down and the interview started. The usual questions were asked. Then it took a turn.
"So it's been rumored that you've been pretty close with bad boy Shawn Mendes."
My eyes got huge and my heart started to race.
"Who? This wasn't a question we went over!" I joked, making everyone laugh.
"You kinda just popped up one day and were instantly a hit!" Jimmy said. "Is it true that you randomly moved to New York with Shawn?"
"It was a spur of the moment kinda thing. My best friend had been living here for a few years and she had jokingly asked me to move here. So I did."
"So you live with her?" Jimmy pryed.
"No, I just moved in with another friend."
"Friend." he said, using air quotes.
I nervously took a sip of water.
"What do you parents think of all this?"
"They were definitely not happy about me moving but life goes on. I had decided to finally be my own person and do what I want." I replied. "New York was the change I needed."
"Back to Shawn, you haven't confirmed nor denied being with here. Exclusively here, how about you answer that. Is Shawn Mendes your boyfriend?"
I looked to Emmett standing behind the camera. He was furiously shaking his head.
"I know that I made the choice to have my life put on display but there are somethings that need to stay private."
"Oh come on! You can tell me!" Jimmy begged.
He turned to the crowd and started chanting "tell us!". I was getting backed into a corner. I had to either confirm or deny it.
"Alright!" I shrieked as my face turned red.
Everyone got quiet and leaned in.
"Is Shawn Mendes your boyfriend?"
"Yes." I replied, squeezing my eyes shut.
The crowd clapped and cheered.
"You heard it here folks!" he joked.
Jimmy asked me a few more questions about my life in general before returning to the subject of Shawn.
"So where is Shawn now?" he asked.
"Backstage." I replied, putting my face in my hands and laughing.
The interview ended and Jimmy gave me one last hug. I quickly rushed backstage.
"Well there is no way we are going to be able to just walk down the street now for lunch anymore." Shawn joked, hugging me.
I changed back into comfortable clothes. We rushed home so that I could sleep the entire weekend away. The dreaded holiday dinner was on Sunday night and neither of us was looking forward to it.
