Billboards and Benches

Chapter 13

May seventh // month six together

"Good morning Toronto." She smiles looking out at their yard. She stands in the balcony holding her ribs shut with her arms. He walks out behind her wearing nothing but boxers he won't change until she does.

"How can you wake up like this every morning!" He whines kissing her temple. "No one wakes up looking this beautiful so effortlessly." He huffs making her smile. She takes his hand wrapping it around her waist now forcing him to keep her robe shut. While they savour this sweet moment she starts to think about plans for remodelling her backyard. She knows she shouldn't do it especially not with how angry her parents are with her but she wants too. She wants to make her pool bigger and she wants to fix the garden. She needs to get the hot tub fixed and she wants to add a bigger patio to the back.

"You do everyday." She smiles offering him a sip of her coffee. He refuses while she continues to stare out and around. He planted the full garden and it's all starting to grow and he's so proud of it. He still hates being here but spending more time with Dylan is helping him become more and more comfortable. He loves being around a woman that manages to make him so happy yet so nervous. "Today we have our first date!" She giggles. They've been planning this since Italy almost two months ago. They've never been able to find time so they mostly just eat sad meals in their bedroom. Tonight she has the most amazing night planned. She'll take him back to the first restaurant she ever brought him to and when the night is over she'll force him to follow her to the hilltop. Her favourite little spot, she calls it the hilltop no matter how tiny the hill is. She likes to sit up there and think. It's just a little farther down in her backyard but it's her favourite place. She brings James out there a lot. Her and James are very close so she's glad her head of security knows her well. James is practically her brother he's been with her since she was twelve or thirteen years old he hasn't left her since. They have a special bond and he's beyond excited to see Shawn challenging his relationship with Dylan. Gerald never cared to but Shawn is something else. He doesn't know he's doing it yet but by how easily he manages to get her her favourite foods and how quickly he memorized the way she drink coffee in the mornings James knew he was going to be around for the long run.

"Oh finally!" He chuckles and she smiles. She plants a gentile kiss against her shoulder and sighs when she sees the miniature drone flying towards them. She turns and hides herself in her boyfriends chest. "They don't leave you alone do they?" He sighs bringing her inside. She was having such a nice time starting out into the horizon. She loved the way that the sun was hitting her trees and she just wanted to savour the sweet moment with her boyfriend but the paparazzi can't give her any time to herself not even in her own home. He wanted to let her stay out but the drones don't allow for much privacy which she needs in her home.

"Never. I might sue them again!" She whines setting her coffee down on the side table. "They ruin my morning." She huffs storming towards her bedroom.

"Dylan!" Shawn calls following her slowly. "Come one your morning isn't ruined. I can make it better." He smiles. She sighs letting his arms wrap back around her.

"In a couple of minutes my phone is gonna start blowing up. Not a single person is going to let me just live with the fact that I was photographed in my underwear on my balcony. Everyone is going to freak out about you and news articles are going to be everywhere." She holds up her phone and he sits in awe at the calls. He didn't even know anyone could get more than two or three calls.

"Babe?" He's never called her anything like that before. He always just calls her Dylan it's calming to hear him say something else. "Let's just turn off our phones and be happy for a minute. Come and lay down with me or take a shower with me. I'll listen if you wanna complain but I'm here for whatever you need." He smiles as does she. "Come here, and take off the stupid robe!" He chuckles and she smiles dropping the robe and sitting on her boyfriends lap. She pushes him back keeping them both locked in a kiss.

"What is that buzzing sound!" She whines going to shut off her phone but as soon as she opens her eyes she's met with something she's never wanted to see in her bedroom.

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"I know tonight was supposed to," he gives a gentile nod. He knows that today hasn't been her day. She just needs some time. She can't even look at her phone so he's been doing all of the phone calls and transferring the important ones to her agent and manager.

"I'll cook, and we can go watch a movie and then we'll cuddle for hours and have a peaceful night. All of the doors and windows shut no interruptions." He smiles leading her to a barstool where she sits and watches him cook. "Mm by the way, the photographer flying the drone that came into the house and the one flying the drone in the back were both arrested. The one who flew the drone through your window wasn't even a photographer he was just a creep." Shawn rolls his eyes softly kissing his girlfriend. He's glad the naked pictures didn't get anywhere she might've died if they had. He thinks it's very odd that she does lingerie modelling but her entire brand revolves around her innocence. Regardless he knows that she would prefer if pictures of her so exposed got out only by her wishes.

"How do you know all of that?" She chuckles and he smirks. he stands behind her whispering softly into her ear.

"I've been doing your phone calls all day. People say things, a lot of things before they actually know who's on the phone." He chuckles as does she. She watches as he walks towards the fridge and grabs some produce that he's taken from the garden. She smiles while he grabs the pots and pans and starts towards the dry foods. She can't help but stare in awe and how nicely he grabs everything and how much he likes cooking. He loves to cook for her it makes him happy and she thinks it's sweet how much fun he has. She turns on music most of the time and they dance together around the room while they cook. He tried to convince Dylan that they no longer needed Monique but Dylan still likes to have her around for breakfasts. Monique and her boyfriend sometimes eat in the house with Shawn and Dylan.

"Can I help?" She hums standing up and walking towards him. He shakes his head slowly while she wraps her arms around his waist. She takes in a deep breath and smiles at the man in front of her. She's never been this kind of happy before. She's used to cooking on her own. She made meals for one with no leftovers. She sat alone in her bedroom and watched movies. If she was lucky enough her boyfriend of three years would call her but it wasn't a frequent occurrence. He only ever came to visit her for sex and that's the only thing they ever did while they were at his place. She flew out to LA all of the time just to see him but he never really wanted to see her. "Are you sure?" She smiles dancing with him slowly.

"I'm sure." He smiles. "I like this," he smiles. He grabs her hand planting his lips against her soft skin. "I really like this." He smiles and she turns up the music humming throughout their kitchen.

"What are you cooking tonight?" She smiles swaying slowly behind him.

"Vegetable stir fry." He smiles. "It's almost done go sit I'll be over in a second." He smiles as does she kissing his shoulder before regaining her seat at the island.

"You know today was really a beautiful day!" She smiles. Despite all of the phone calls and the horrible pictures she had the most amazing day with her boyfriend. "We had the best day and I'm so happy that I spent it with you!" She giggles while he drops a plate in front of her.

"Spending today with you was amazing for me too my dear." He presses a kiss against her temple. "I have something fun we could do?" He smiles scooping her out of the chair.

"Dessert before dinner. I like the way you think!"