Best Friends? Or Something More? (S.M.)

Chapter 24

Alli's P.O.V.

After Shawn and I finish breakfast, Carrie comes back with our check. Before I can even look at it, Shawn grabs it from me.

"Shawn, you always pay. Let me do it for once." I plead.

"Nope! I've paid for everything, and I'd like to keep it that way.

I giggle, and he smiles in return. But the smile quickly drops once he looks at the check.

"She has no chill," He mutters.

"What? It couldn't be that much right?"

"No it's-" I don't let him finish as I grab the check from him.

I look down and immediately know why his smile dropped so quickly. Written across the top in big red letters is:

Ditch the whore, then call me sometime handsome. (xxx)-xxx-xxxx xoxo, Carrie.

I immediately feel the heat rising to my cheeks as I clench my fists. See, I'm one of those super posessive people. Shawn is mine, meaning that he can't be hers (woah that sounded a lot more stalkerish than intended lmao). Shawn knows that something like this would not end well with me. He throws some money on the table, gets up, and grabs my hand.

"Come on. Let's get out of here." I nod and walk with him outside.

As we walk back, Shawn shifts his arm to around my waist. He starts to sing As Long As You Love Me by Justin Bieber softly to me. But I guess walking and singing takes effort, because by the time we get back to the hallway in front of our rooms, Shawn is out of breath.

"Wow, Mendes. You're really out of shape."

He lifts up his shirt a little to reveal his defined abs.

"Does this look like out of shape to you?"

"Oh my god, Shawn! Stop!" He chuckles, pulling his shirt back over his stomach.

"Don't act like you didn't like it."

"You're a crazy person."

"Yes, but I'm only crazy for you." I giggle at his corniness as he snakes his arms around my waist.

"Of course." I kiss his cheek and he pouts.

"I just admitted that I'm crazy for you, and I only get a kiss on the cheek? So unfair."

I sigh, but kiss him for real this time. It starts to turn into a makeout session as he pulls my body to his and deepens the kiss. I wrap my arms around his neck, but we are interrupted by people walking into the hallway. I pull away and look to see an older couple smiling at us.

"You two are just adorable." The woman says. She looks about 60-ish. "Aw, Gary. Rememer when we were like that." She asks the man.

"How could I not?" He replies.

I feel myself blushing which causes Shawn to put an arm around my waist and pull me close to him. I bury my head i his chest to try and hide the embarrassment. I hear the woman laugh lightly.

"Oh sweetie, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Young love is a beautiful thing. Best wishes to you to."

Shawn and I both say thank you to the couple as the turn the corner of the hallway.

"That was so embarrassing." I whisper.

"Embarrassing, no. Awkward, hell yes." He replies with a chuckle.

I feel my phone vibrate, and I unlock it to see a new text from Simone.

"Babe, I gotta go. Simone needs me to practice."

"Oh okay. I"ll see you later then." He pecks me on the lips, then we both disappear into our rooms.

Careful not to wake up Mickey and Mahogany, I check the time. 11:45, and Simone wants me to be in the ballroom by 12. Fan-fucking-tastic. I rush to grab and throw on my dance clothes which consists of parachute bants, a red tank top, my love bracelet, and my black and white jacket. I throw my hair into a messy bun, pull on my shoes, and grab my phone. Checking the time, I have 3 minutes to get my ass down there. I grab my room key and water bottle and head down to the ballroom.

I walk in to see Simone there, talking to someone, but from the back, I can't tell who they are. I clear my throat, in hopes to get their attention. Simone and the person turn around. My smile drops as I notice the person is Jade.

"Oh perfect, you're here!" Simone exclaims.

"I'm here, but why is Jade?" I noticed Jade's perky smile falter a little, but she quickly recovers.

"Actually, Simone asked me here. She wanted us to do a duet."

"You dance?" I question, sounding a little bitchier than intended.

"No. But I sing. And Simone thought it would be a good idea for us to do a duet."

Simone butts in. "Yes. And there's no negotiating. Jade will be singing To Love and Die by Jhené Aiko, and you'll be dancing to it. End of story."

I groan. "Really?"

"Yep. No complaints. Now I have to go get my music. I'll be back in a second." As soon as Simone leaves, Jade turns to me.

"Okay, what?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Why do you hate me?" I roll my eyes. "Is it something I said? Because this is the first time we're actually talking."

"No. Just, don't worry about it."

"Do you have something against me?"

"No."

"Then what's the problem?"

"It's not you, so don't worry."

"It's obviously something. So I will worry. Tell me what's wrong."

"It's not you."

"Then who is it?"

"IT'S YOUR BOYFRIEND!!" I finally scream at her. She steps back, looking shocked as Simone walks in.

"Everything okay here?" Simone asks, looking back and forth between us.

"Yep. Everything's perfect. Let's just start." I reply emotionless.

"Eager beaver! I'm loving it. You ready?" I nod. "We start, 5,6,7,8..."

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A/N: Hello lovelys! Sorry for not updating in a while, but this week has just been so stressful. Anyways, I'm back now, and I've missed you all so much. If you liked the chapter, please don't forget to comment and vote. I love you guys! Thanks for reading.

-SBP