Shawn Mendes Imagines

Always There: For Caroline

This was requested by chessafanatic. I hope you like it!

*Caroline's POV*

I heard the front door click open and I knew it was Shawn who was home. It worried me a little lately about how much he had been working, but he always insisted he was okay and didn't need a break. This time, however, it was a little different.

He came into our bedroom where I was, almost dragging his feet a little, and fell down onto the bed next to me, stuffing his face in the pillow.

"Hey babe," I said, pausing the show I was watching, "Did you get a chance to call a repair person today?"

Shawn rolled over onto his back. "Oh no, I forgot. Sorry, I'm sorry," he ranted, his hands over his face.

I was surprised at his reaction. "Hey, it's okay. I'm not upset or anything," I told him, resting my hand on his arm, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing Caroline," he sighed, "I'm just really stressed out."

"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked.

He nodded and took his hands away from his face. He instantly intertwined his fingers with mine. "It's just...everything really," Shawn started, "The fans, paparazzi, interviews. Everyone just wants so much from me. I've been working so hard and it just never seems good enough. I'm exhausted, but I can't stop. There's too much to do."

I gently squeezed his hand, "It's alright. Just breathe baby." Shawn sat up and laid his head on my shoulder. I put my hand on his cheek. "You need to put yourself first, Shawn. Even if it means taking a break from your job. If anything, you need a break more than most people do," I spoke while lightly stroking his cheek with my thumb, "How much sleep did you get last night?"

"Four, maybe five, hours. I don't know," he replied.

"You need to get some rest," I told, "How about you sleep in tomorrow? I'll even take a day off too."

Shawn groaned, "I have another interview tomorrow morning."

"Well, that's not stopping you from getting some sleep now. And you can always reschedule it." I watched his face, waiting to see if he would agree and realize that he really did need a break.

He looked over at me, meeting my eyes. "Can we cuddle?" he asked.

I smiled, "Of course."

"I'm down then," Shawn said, hopping out of bed and heading to the closet. He came back wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt and got under the blanket next to me. His arms wrapped around my torso and rested his head on my chest. "This is nice," Shawn hummed, "Thank you, Caroline."

"For what?"

"For being here for me," he explained quietly, "No matter what is going on with my music, you're always here to remind me what's really important. And I love that. You're amazing to me."

My lips pulled up into a smile and I tried to snuggle closer to him. "You're welcome. I'll always be here to make you feel better," I cooed, "Also, your shirt is really soft."

Shawn chuckled lightly, "And there's another thing I love about you."  

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I hope this wasn't too short and that it was good.
Thank you all so much for reading! I just realized today that this month marks me being on wattpad for two years, even tho I haven't even been writing on here for a early yet. It's kinda cool knowing that idk..

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