DREAM KINGS (Shawn Mendes x Harry Styles)

C h a p t e r [187]

In the living room where Shawn, Sam, Tippy, Aunt Mary, Mom, Mustaha and I are having conversations about the old times, I can't stop but to smile and just appreciate them. Harry and a few people are missing in the picture but this small circle I have is good enough for me. Shawn constantly stops after every laugh and looks at me. I don't know but maybe he's feeling what I'm feeling.

After a few hours of bonding, it's time to say goodbye and part our ways. Tippy and Sam went on their way and well, as we were about to ride the car, Mustaha and Aunt Mary seems they can't be apart.

Of course it took us extra minutes before we could finally go. Shawn sat in front and Mom decided to sit beside me instead. It was all chitchat and all for a few moment until mom and I fell asleep. It was almost 9 when we arrived and Mustaha had already left back to the hotel where Shawn should be staying just like before, it was quiet and a little bit strange.

Mom kissed me goodnight, slightly lightheaded from the traveling, wiggling and swaying as she walks her way to her bedroom.

"Is she okay?" Shawn asks.

"Yeah, she's just exhausted."

"What about you?"

"I'm good. You? You didn't nap."

"I had to keep Mustaha entertained."

"Wow.."

"What wow?"

"You've really changed. Keeping Mustaha awake and all."

"I wasn't the same person as before love."

"I know, that's why I'm saying you've really changed."

"You changed too. You're not that bad tempered anymore."

"I only get upset with you because you're an ass."

"HAHAHAHA! That's because I love pissing you off."

"And you even wonder why I get mad."

He kisses my forehead and chuckled, "I'll go brush my teeth and then we'll go to sleep."

"I'm gonna brush my teeth too and then I'M going to sleep."

"What?"

"You have you're own room in this house, therefore you have to sleep in it."

"Oh come on now love."

"Nope. We both have our rooms and besides, sleeping in one room is disrespectful, we're not even married yet."

"Then I'll marry you this instant!"

"Oh shut up." I kissed him on the lip and went to the bathroom. After washing my face and brushing my teeth, I went upstairs where on my way to my room, I saw him half naked through a small opening of his door, a towel covering his lower part. He looks at where I was, turns out he's expecting and had it planned all along.

He heads towards me and I immediately backed away and walked to my room, as soon as I was about to close the door, he blocked it with his hand.

"Being naughty now, are we love?"

"Wh-What?"

"You peeking?"

"Peeking? What peeking?"

He makes his way inside and seeing his body much closer makes me shiver.

"Bad, bad.. very bad liar Archer."

"Shawn.."

He takes a step forward while I take backwards and eventually, I fell on my bed and he stood in front of me, just staring down at me like a god.

"Were you peeking?"

"It was an accident."

He bends and smirked, "I'll wait until I marry you OR when we move in at the same house together but for now, I'll just have to keep myself under control and respect your wishes." He grabs my hand and planted a soft kiss. "Gotta go wash myself clean. Goodnight." Then he left.

Stunned and shocked, I stood and closed the door slowly. I lay in bed with his shirtless body stuck inside my head. I gulp as I try to drift myself to sleep.

A week passed and I have accomplished quite a lot of things. I helped the crew to make a song, though I know I am not the best when it comes in writing, went to the mall with Tippy, just the two of us looking for baby clothes and other baby things.

Horrifyingly, the rumors about the mysterious girl Shawn's dating is becoming wide and getting out of hand and he still tries to assure that I am okay which is I totally am. He even doesn't want me to go out anymore because he fears that someone might take pictures of me, stalk me and it is just completely unsafe for me. I just laugh it off and tell him that he needs not to worry because the rumors do not affect me anymore nor the stalkers. And besides, he's usually stuck beside me.

"Hey.. love?" He sweetly calls through the door of my room.

"Yeah? It's open, you can come in."

He pushes the door open, revealing his cute outfit, gray short, black shirt and gray cap.

"Oh wow. You look cute!" I exclaimed.

He giggles, "Well, thank you, wanna come with me?"

"Where?"

He shrugs, "Anywhere. I don't have any idea but I wanna buy muffins, coffee and just.. roam around."

"I thought it's unsafe for me to go out?"

He shrugs, "You've made your point countless times, besides, you're the boss."

I pressed my lips together and smiled, "Hmm.. okay. I'll just go change quick."

"Great.. and uh.. I also bought you this." He puts both hands behind him and lifted his shirt up, he pulled out a gray baseball cap and handed it to me.

"For me??"

"Yep. It's like.. what couples wear. Matching outfits, not TOTALLY outfit but at least we're matching in something."

"Thank you." I kissed him on the cheek and he just stood there, "Hey.. uh..? Love?"

"Huh?"

"I'm gonna change."

"Oh right, yeah." He chuckles while scratching his head, "I'm gonna wait outside."

"Okay."

After changing and heading outside the house, I noticed mom's not anywhere.

"Man, you look stunning with that cap."

"Thank you. You're not so bad yourself Mister Mendes. Anyways, where's mom?"

"I forgot to tell you, she said she's gonna go meet up some old friends."

I nod, "So.. let's go?"

"Yep."

"Why are we wearing caps by the way?"

"Because I don't want people taking pictures of you."

"But they can still see through this."

"Doesn't matter. Besides, I didn't only buy these because we wanna hide, it's cute."

"You finally know the definition of cute."

"I've known it since we were in college, seeing your always agitated face because you're threatened by my looks and in denial of how sexy I am really in your eyes."

"Getting a little on top of yourself again here Mendes, huh?"

"I'm kidding." He looks at me real hard, "You're so cute right now I wanna kiss you BUT, there're probably assholes lurking in the bushes, so.." He grabs my hand, "come on."