Silver Linings

Chapter 2

2

S h a w n

"How are you trusting me this easily?" I asked Erika who stood in the middle of the office with me.

"What?"

"You barely know me and you're in my house."

"Well I. I'm pretty sure- I didn't really think about that.." My phone quickly vibrated, a text from Nash.

"Dude, Cam, Carter, Matt, Jack G and I are headed up to Toronto, wanna meet up?" I bit my lip looking at my phone.

"Could I bring a friend?"

"Depends. Who is he?"

"*she and she's my new neighbor. She's really sweet. Believe me. She's never really had friends. She was homeschooled until she moved."

"Oh. Is she hot?"

"Maybe. But she's my neighbor mind you."

"Shawn?" My head flew up and I looked at Erika.

"Yeah?" I looked at her, her blue eyes shining bright and her auburn hair pulled back.

"Are we gonna do this?"

"Yeah yeah, sorry. Nash just texted me and I got caught up." I stood up and picked up my phone browsing through my phone's library.

"What about Kiss Me?"

"Perfect. But I don't know how to play it."

"I do. It's not hard. Here." I set my phone down and got up walking up behind her as she put the guitar in position. "Ok so first you start off with these chords." I moved her tiny fingers to the position taking her other hand and strumming. "And then you go to this one after playing that one again." I showed her again softly. "Then repeat that all until you get to the chorus." I softly played with her getting to the chorus. "Kiss me like you wanna be loved. You wanna be loved." I played again singing once more "this feels like falling in love. Falling in love. Falling in love." She looked up at me and smiled. I smiled back softly. "Can you do it?"

"I think so." She started playing messing up, (being adorable when she did) and continued.

"Yeah. Now there's one part that's different. The more stressed part." I showed her and she nodded. My phone then went off getting a call. "Nashley." I sighed and picked it up.

"Dude are you ok? I've texted you like fifty times."

"There's a thing called being busy assclown."

"Well then. I just needed to know if you wanted to do the meet up in Toronto or not."

"Yeah I guess."

"You can bring your friend. Tomorrow at noon?"

"Perfect. See you." I hung up and looked at her. "Sorry. Nash needed to know something. Hey are you free tomorrow at noon?"

"Yeah why?"

"Nash, Carter, Matt and Cameron, and Jack are coming up to Canada and they're going to Toronto and wanted to meet up."

"Oh yeah! Sure! Totally. I'll have to let my dad know." I nodded smiling.

E r i k a

I had gotten up and gotten ready pulling out a red skater skirt and shrugged on a plain white tee and put on black vans. I pulled my hair back into a high pony tail and curled it putting a black bow in front of the elastic to cover it up. My auburn hair always looked best pulled back. Shawn came knocking and I smiled as I opened the door.