Silver Linings

Chapter 12

12

"I can't believe he did that. Some friend."

"I'm sorry Shawn. This shouldn't have happened."

"It's not your fault." Shawn had pulled me onto his and The Vamp's bus. Shawn had showered and changed in the time it took me to shower. He was at the kitchen counter getting left over pizza. "You want some?"

"I'm not really hungry, thanks." I hadn't been eating normally the past couple of months causing me to lose weight. And I think Shawn knew this because he looked me up and down before heating up a piece. "Shawn I-" he shoved a plate into my hand and sat down beside me.

"Eat." I sighed and started playing with the pizza. Shawn jokingly picked up my piece and started making baby voices. "Eat the pizza Errie come on! Here comes the plane! Neeeeroooommmmm" I snatched it out of his hand giggling and taking a bite. "Good girl." He chuckled taking another bite of his piece.

"So what are we going to do about Cameron?"  He shrugged and picked up his vibrating phone. "Speak of the devil." He put the phone on speaker mode.

"Hey."

"Shawn hey man. I heard you couldn't perform tonight. What happened?"

"I happened." I spoke up.

"Erika?!"

"You act like I died."

"You're the one who left for Ed Sheeran!"

"Cameron I've never met Ed Sheeran."

"Cameron the jokes up. I know everything." The line was quiet. "Look A. You knew I had feelings for her so why the hell would you kiss her? And B. Why would you lie to me?"

"I ugh I um..." The line went out and there was only silence. Shawn picked up his phone and doodled around for a bit before he set it down. "You unfollowed him?"

"Yeah. He kissed the girl I'm in love with." My eyes widened.

"Shawn... Did you just-" I was cut off by lips on mine. He pulled away and I looked him in the eyes. "You should really let me finish my sentences."

"Habit. Sorry." He chuckled making me giggle. "Look Erika I know this is sudden and we've only known each other a short while but, I'm in love with you. I feel like I can trust you with anything. I also feel like I've known you for years. So, I'm going to ask this. Will you be my girlfriend?" I smiled and nodded my head.

"You're so lovable." He smiled and kissed my nose.

"I love you."

"I love you, too." He was across the table from me, so I got up went around and climbed into his lap.

"It's so great to have you back in my arms."

"Believe me you have no idea."

"What do you mean?" He asked looking down at me.

"I haven't been myself. You saw earlier. I just wasn't me." I spoke shrugging.

"Well let's bring her back because I'm in love with that girl." I smiled not being able to contain it. Hearing him say it made me so happy. I don't know why those three little words meant so much to me. Maybe because I had never expirenced something like this. I shivered and cuddled into him. "Here wait." He got up gently and ran back grabbing a sweatshirt and giving me the one he was wearing. It was warm and smelled like him.

"I'm taking this home with me."

"Go right ahead." He chuckled pulling me into him again, this time on the couch. "What time do I need to get you home?"

"I'll text my mom saying I'm staying at a hotel because it's kinda sketchy at night." This caused him to laugh and pull me closer.

"Babe I don't think you can get me closer."

"Good. Because I want you as close to me as possible. Because I'm not letting you go again." I smiled up at him and curled up starting to fall asleep.

S h a w n

It'd been a long night. But having Erika here made it all worth it. I pet her hair as she slowly fell asleep, admiring her as she fell asleep. I grabbed my phone and quickly snapped a photo of me kissing her head. "I missed you. <3" I sent it to twitter and smiled starting to fall asleep. But that sleep never came because seconds after I was able to finally close my eyes Bradley came onto the bus bouncing. "Shawn wh-"

"shhhh!" He saw Erika in my lap turned around and put a finger to his lips to signal to be quiet as Connor, Tristan and James all filed on. The three headed to the back of the bus, Connor being the first to shower. Bradley sat at the table and texted me.

"Who's this?"

"My girlfriend, Erika."

"Oh?"

"She became my girlfriend like half an hour ago."

"Ohhhhhh ok. I'm gonna leave you guys alone. ;) "

"oh my god Bradley."

"Hahahah lol" he got up and headed back to the rest of the the crew. I sighed shaking my head.