the girl in the stands - shawn mendes

chapter twenty nine

lauren,

"lauren, good morning" tanner smiled putting his around me as i walked into the dance studio.

"morning" i smiled.

"you excited for your first day in college?"

"yes. i'm really happy"

"really? cause when i saw you a few days ago.."

"my-um shawn is here. he came so i think i'm gonna be happy now"

"you guys back together?" he asked me.

"yeah, yeah i-i love him. we can't stay apart for nothing" i said.

"happy looks amazing on you" he said.

"thanks, tanner" i said.

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i smiled at karen who was also a freshman this year dancing at the university as i walked out the door holding my water when i ran into someone.

"i'm sorr- jack?" i looked up meeting eyes with jack and he looked tired and exhausted. i hadn't seen him in awhile or talked to him.

i felt scared to because i knew he wasn't okay with me going back to shawn again and he wouldn't like it.

"lauren, hey" he said staring at me.

"jack, are you-" i went to touch his face because there was a bruise on it but he grabbed my wrist before i could.

"i'm fine" he said in a strained voice like he didn't want to be here.

"oh" i said. "sorry"

"i have to go" he mumbled and let go of my wrist and walked away from me, leaving me standing there feeling guilty. was he upset because of me? did i do that to him?

i tried to ignore those thoughts and i kept walking forward towards my car. when i got in, i got a text message from chelsea.

chelsea:
   me and the guys are going out in a minute to some party!! you want come???

lauren:
   of coursee!! can i bring shawn??

chelsea:
   yeah!!! starts at 10. i won't be back for a few hours so i'll just see you at the party?

lauren:
   yeah see you later!!

i turned my phone off after that and drove to the hotel that shawn was staying at. he couldn't stay at the dorm with me forever so he got a hotel until he can buy an apartment.

i parked and then i walked inside the lobby and greeted the people who walked by and i got an elevator ride up to his room.

i knocked lightly, and walked in. i saw shawn sleeping on the bed. i looked down at my watch. it was literally six in the afternoon.

i grabbed a pillow that was on the floor and threw it on him. "shawn!"

he shook the pillow off and groaned but still stayed asleep so i walked over to the bed and crawled in and pressed a soft kiss to his sleeping lips and his eyes opened widely.

i just chuckled and pulled away.

"no, no. you can do that more" he said now awake.

"only if you get up" i said.

"i'm up!!" he said.

"were going to a party at ten" i told him.

"a college party?" he asked raising his eyebrows.

"yeah, chelsea invited us so you can meet all my college friends"

"can't wait" he mumbled and pulled me back to him and kissed me.

"have you been sleeping all day?" i frowned.

"yeah i stayed up late" he shrugged it off.

"get up" i said.

"i don't want to" he groaned.

"shawn, please or you get no more kisses"

"i just wanna cuddle.. just five minutes?"

"okay, five minutes" i gave in. i really missed him and i don't get to see him as much when i'm practicing all day.

"thank you, babe" he said and pulled me into him and i laid on his chest and he played with my hair a little bit.

"i love you, laur" he whispered as he kissed my head.

"i love you, too" i smiled a little and closed my eyes.

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i opened my eyes realizing i had fallen asleep in shawn's arms, but when i woke up shawn wasn't with me so i jumped up and looked for a phone, i grabbed shawn's from the nightstand and saw it was almost nine so i should get up and get ready.

i jumped out the bed and that's when the hotel door opened and shawn walked in. he was holding two coffees.

"have a good nap?" he asked and he looked dressed and nice.

"yeah, i-i did" i said.

"you were tired." he said. "but i got you a coffee. i was gonna wake you for the party"

"thanks" i said and he handed me the coffee.

i took a sip of it and it tasted so good and i was so thankful to have a great boyfriend like shawn around. "i guess i'm gonna get ready now"

"yeah, i'll watch tv or something"

i walked over and grabbed his face pressing my lips against his. "thank you for the coffee and everything"

"you don't have to thank me, silly." he smiled.

"i won't be long"

"i know not to believe that anymore" he said as i walked out his hotel room and went back to my dorm to get ready for the party.