Consumed: Always & Forever | Shawn Mendes |

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The world didn't seem to matter much while we we're in Bora Bora.

Everyday waking up was magical and truly paradise, but of course we missed Ana.

A few days in i was already panicking about us not being with her and of course Karen would call us and FaceTime for us to see her and she seemed so happy and unbothered about us not being there.

"She's perfectly fine Yvette. Please enjoy you guys time together and get back to where you guys were but stronger." Karen smiled through the phone screen as she held Ana who was trying to wiggle out of her grandmothers grasp to crawl back to her toys.

"Thank you mom. We'll call you tomorrow. Love you." Shawn smiled as he blew a kiss to his mom before ending the call.

"See babe, she is fine. You can breath now." Shawn said grabbing me and pulling into his chest and hugging me tightly.

Kissing his chest while wrapping my arms around his torso and inhaling his all to familiar scent.

He hummed lowly while applying small kisses on the top of my forehead, "what's wrong?" He whispered lifting my chin to look at him.

Looking into his eyes always getting lost in him so quickly. I could never take my eyes off him and my heart always raced a million miles a minute and time seemed to stop. Was the best way to explain it.

"How are you still so real to me after all these years?"

His boyish smile grinning down at me, the corners of his eyes crinkling up a little with a few lines meeting but he still looked the same even after all these years.

He touched the sides of my face together, applying a small peck to me lips before speaking.

"I'm glad you had the guts to get on that line Paris, I'm glad I saw you in that crowd that night. I'm glad you sprained your ankle and every single moment after that, that led us back to one another. I think I can confidently say I fell in love with you the moment I saw you in the crowd singing your heart out to my lyrics and again when I saw you singing side stage in the O2. I didn't think you could ever be real but yet here you are. In my arms, my wife, the mother to my child. To think you always thought you were just some fan. You, Yvette were my end game." Shawn spoke so softly and never taking his eyes off me.

I felt the tears filled over me, after all these years I always felt like that but hearing him say those words to me now made everything flutter over inside of me.

Grabbing his face I pulled him into a kiss.

"You saved my life all those years ago. Even before we knew each other. That's why I got on the plane to Paris. You gave me the courage I never knew I had. You helped me find myself through your music and tour."

He smiled brushing the small tears away from my cheek. Rubbing his thumb on my cheek softly.

"I'm glad you came back for me in Toronto. You saved me and I don't think you ever knew how much. But seeing you standing there at the doorway, after I chose my music over us I knew you, you were the right choice." He kissed me softly and tenderly.

The phone began to ring breaking us out of our very passionate embrace.

Shawn held me to his chest as he answered the phone.

As he spoke I laid my head on his chest looking out at the beautiful backdrop we had.

I played back everything that was just said and the memories flooding in and I felt the emotional tears running down my cheeks with a smile attached. Wiping the tears away my heart felt full with such appreciation and happiness. After everything we got through it all and yet here we are together still and stronger than ever.

"No, Andrew I think it's time I take a hiatus." He looked down at me when my eyes widen look up at him confused. "It's time I focus on more important things in my life. My family." He smiled and winked at me as he held the phone to his ear. I arched my eyebrows confused mouthing, "What are you doing?" He pulled my head towards him as he applied a kiss to my forehead. "Alright man. Thank you for understanding and I appreciate everything you have done for me in the last few years. Your the best man. As soon as I get back to the city I'll hit you up." He hung up and I stepped back looking at him confused.

"What did you do?" I asked.

"What I should've done a long time. It's time I live my life with my girls. I'm taking a break from it all. I wanna see Ana grow up, I want us to be a family the right way."

"But what about your music?"

"It'll still be there when I get back babe."

"Are you sure?" I asked my voice breaking looking at him intently.

He moved closer to me, touching my arm and then going down to my hand and intertwining it with his. He looked at me with a smile on his face.

"Yvette I'm doing what I should've done a long time again babe. I'm choosing you over it all."

And with that, Shawn Mendes the artist was gone. For now. And Shawn Mendes my husband was here to stay.