patience

Chapter Nine

The next morning I woke up at 7am. I knew Alessia always sets her alarm for 8am, so that gave me an hour. I didn't even wake up Shawn and tell him I was leaving.

I went to the bus and took a shower. I was still in the shirt Shawn gave me to wear at the show the other day. I put on skinny jeans and a shirt with Eminem on it. We were in Detroit, so it was fitting.

When I was done, I went to see if Alessia was awake. She was. I say and talked with her.

"What time did you get back last night?" She asks.

"A little after midnight. I got caught up reading" I say.

"I was worried about you. I feel like I don't see you very often even thought you're here with me all the time" She says. Hearing her say that made me feel so bad. Especially since I've been sneaking around with Shawn.

"I'm sorry" Was all I could muster up to say.

"No, don't be. I get it. You want to be able to do your own thing while I do mine. It's nothing you need to apologize for" She says. I fake a smile and try to change the subject.

"Well, I'm excited for the show tonight. I love seeing the crowds faces when you and Shawn sing" I say.

"They're the best fans in the world" She says. I smile a genuine smile this time.

"I better get up and get ready. Show days are crazy" She says.

"Okay, I'm going to chill here" I say.

She disappears into the bathroom. I fall into the couch and get on Instagram. I was just scrolling through when there was a knock at the door. I went to see who it was. Shawn was standing there in black jeans and a black tank top. He must have gotten up when I did.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

"Can I come in?".

"No, Alessia is in the shower" I say.

"Please" He says. I cave and open the door for him. "I forgot to do something this morning".

"What?" I ask. I had no idea what he was talking about.

"This" He says and kisses me. I wanted to pull away but I didn't.

"Good morning, love" He almost whispers against my lips.

"You really can't let her see us like this" I say. He kisses my cheek.

"You're worth the risk" He says. I wanted to push him away, but I couldn't resist him. He kissed me the way he did last night. We were so lost in each other, we didn't even hear the water shut off. He pulled away just in time.

"You'll be watching the concert tonight right" He asks.

"Yeah, I-". I was cut off by Alessia storming out of the bathroom.

"I forgot my- OH MY GOD!" She screams. She had no clothes on and no towel.

"Oh God!" Shawn says and turns around. She runs to the lounge and slams the door. "I'll see you tonight". he says before leaving. His face was bright red. I couldn't help but laugh.

When he was gone, I went and got Alessia. She was dressed, thank god.

"He's gone" I say still laughing.

"What was he doing here?" She asks.

"He came to ask me a question. We didn't know you were gonna burst out of the bathroom naked" I say. She was not happy at all.

"Warn me next time" She says before storming off the bus. I had no clue why she was so mad. I mean, it was awkward but it happened. Oh well.

***
The show was starting in 10 minutes. I had tried to stay clear of Alessia ever since she she freaked out this morning. She's been so weird today.

She was waiting in the wings when I walked over to her.

"You got this" I say. She smiles and hugs me.

"I'm sorry for freaking out so much earlier. It wasn't your fault" She says.

"It's fine. Don't worry about it" I say.

"But, I am worrying about it" She says.

"You don't need too" I say.

"I just can't help it" She says.

"Why?" I ask. The lights started to go down.

"Shawn and I have a history"She says. Hearing those words made my stomach drop. My face became blank and now I couldn't even ask her what she meant because she was on stage. I tried to imagine what it could be, but I didn't want to think about it at the same time.

Shawn walked up to me. He smiled that famous smile of his but it only brought tears to my eyes. Before he could even ask what was wrong, I ran to Alessias bus. I really didn't want to see him right now.

CLIFFHANGER! What could the history be?