Trust me | shawmila

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"I wasn't staring." I mumbled, finishing off my drink and refusing to look at him again since my cheeks were the slightest shade of pink.
Where did Jenna go? I glance around seeing that she had abandoned me while I was practically eye fucking him. Traitor.
"You definitely were. Come on, Mila. I haven't seen you in so long." He complained as he held out his arms to me.
I roll my eyes but set the glass down anyway and give him a hug, immediately taking in his familiar scent and relaxing in his arms. I would be lying if I said I wasn't an emotional wreck since he left. Being in his arms again made me feel safe again and it calmed my mind which always seemed to be filled with what if's and I can'ts. After a moment we pulled back and he smiled down at me.
"So how have you been? You still doing photography?" He asked.
"Yep. I've been good I guess. Not really as exciting of a life as you have I'm sure. I mostly stay around the area to do small shoots here and there." I shrug slightly and mess with my necklace which he knew was a nervous habit of mine.
This necklace was the same one he had gotten me for a birthday present on my sixteenth. I hadn't taken it off or worn anything else other than this necklace because it was just special to me.
"You know if you want I could call around and get you more opportunities." He said.
"No. I don't want you to help me. I want to get there on my own." I shake my head.
"Alright. Just know that the offer is there." He smiled and put his arm around me. "You look hot by the way. Love the shoes." He teased, pointing to the converse that I wore with my jeans and sweater.
"Oh shut up. It's the rehearsal dinner. I'm not going to dress up for this." I huff. "Besides you used to wear converse all the time so you have no right to tease me about it."
"But I don't wear them anymore like you still do. So I think I should tease you." He smirked, poking my side which caused a small squeak to fall from my lips as I jumped away from him.
"Stop it. We're not doing this today. I don't want to start fighting when this is supposed to be about Jenna and Jason."
"Who said we would fight? I'm just messing around, love." He frowned a little, but quickly covered it up with a smirk. "But if you insist, your royal highness."
He walked over to say hi to Jenna and Jason, leaving me alone and annoyed at what he just said. I did miss him like crazy and I missed this playful banter we had, but I still got annoyed with him.
I got myself another drink then walked over to my friends as Shawn got them laughing about something that I didn't get to hear. Knowing him it was probably something about me since my embarrassing stories were his favorite to tell.
"We were just telling Shawn that you two will be walking together." Jenna told me.
"And I said you would probably trip and fall wearing heels." Shawn chuckled.
"Funny. I wear heels more often than you think, Shawn . I can walk just fine with them now." I said. "I just choose not to wear them unless I have to."
"Or you don't wear them because you can't." He smirked.
"This is exactly why I don't visit you when I'm in London. I'm so sick of this shit. Grow the fuck up, Shawn." I snapped, walking away before he could say anything else.

Shawn's POV
I watched her storm off, a little shocked by her outburst. She usually had some witty comeback to my teasing, but she has never snapped at me like that before.
"What's up with her? Is there something I don't know about?" I asked Jenna and Jason.
I could tell there was something bothering her and she usually never acted like that unless something bad happened or if she was upset about something. She always tried to play it off, but I knew better. She could never hide her feelings from me because I knew her cues. Like how she messed with the necklace I got her when she was nervous or how her cheeks flushed when she was embarrassed about something.
"It's nothing bad, Shawn. She just missed you and she's still pissed that you left without saying goodbye. We all are. But her more than us." Jenna explained, causing me to frown.
"I..." I opened my mouth to respond, but I had nothing. I knew I was an asshole for just leaving but I was scared. That was the night I found out she loved me.