You and Me, Forever

Roses [1]

ꫝડꪀꫝꪶ𝕥ꪶρ𝕫ꪑ

Shawn's mood was visibly going down. It all started one day, when his best friend Camila got a boyfriend. Camila and Shawn had known each other since high school, but have never really talked since Shawn was two grades older. When they both graduated however, they had reconnected when they both moved to LA and couldn't keep away from each other ever since. After spending increasingly longer time together, Shawn could already feel himself falling for her and repeatedly told himself to not catch feelings if he didn't want to wreck this beautiful friendship.

They were 20 and 22 when they first started getting close. What started out as a casual text turned into late-night deep conversations, one minute phone calls turned into 6 hour long discussions and a night over turned into "I'm half moved-in".

For six months they were inseparable and these were Shawn's happiest months of his life.

They shared such a pure love for each other. Each time Shawn wrapped his arms around her in a hug, his world disappeared and all he felt was the love and happiness Camila had for him.

Each time he saw her he would hug her, longing the feeling of her, the feeling of their love.

However, slowly his mind wandered off of hugs and he wondered how her lips felt. How they tasted, how they would move against his if he ever had the guts to kiss her.

Just when Shawn felt like he maybe had a chance with her, just when Shawn looked in her eyes and thought he might see in them what he felt for her, Luke came into their lives.

Luke.

It all happened one Saturday night where Camila's parents called her to a family dinner party and that they had family friends that they wanted her to meet.

Obviously Shawn was also invited, Camila's family loved him and whenever Camila came home, he would also be there.

They were at Shawn's LA apartment when she got the call.

"Ooh Shawn I gotta go, my family's having this dinner thingy. Wanna come?"

"Obviously yes!"

Shawn changed into a loose black shirt as Camila found a red summer dress lying around. Walking out of his apartment they got a few pictures taken of them.

"Shawn! Camila! You two look adorable!"

"Camila can you turn this way?"

"When are you two gonna announce you're dating goddammit!"

Shawn swallowed and continued smiling until they reached his car. Stepping into Camila's parents' home, her parents greeted them and then stepped out of the way. A blond charming blue-eyed man walked in front of Camila.

"Hi Camila. I'm Luke."

And from that day on, Camila was taken away from Shawn. They still had conversations, but those would be those typical best friend ones about Luke. Camila asked Shawn for dating advice, outfit opinions, and told him all the cute things Luke did for her on their dates.

And Shawn listened every day, even though each word she told him was just twisting the knife in his heart and sinking it deeper. He did it because he loved Camila. If the only way to keep Camila in his life was like this, he would do it.

After roughly two months since Luke first appeared at that dinner party, Camila was positively glowing from her relationship with him.

Every day, he prayed for Camila's feelings towards Luke to subside, but instead their relationship was getting even more serious.