Count On Me

•• CHAPTER TWO ••

•• CHAPTER TWO ••

A couple of weeks later, Carter helped Shawn pack up his room for his big move to New York on Monday morning. Carter smiled as she picked up their picture off of Shawn's nightstand and held it to her chest as she recalled that day in her head. "You okay, Carter?" Shawn asked worriedly as he slowly walked into his room and noticed she was hugging their picture from her eighteenth birthday party. She gave him a sad smile as she nodded her head solemnly and looked back down at the picture.

  "I'm just gonna really miss my best friend." She admitted with a shrug, and he nodded his head in understanding. Shawn was going to miss Carter more than anything in this world and he noticed, ever since their graduation, that their friendship was beginning to change into something more which scared them both.

  "Don't worry, I'm only a plane ride away. You can't get rid of me that easily, Carter." Shawn teased playfully and Carter chuckled as she wrapped the picture in bubble wrap slowly.

  "I know, it's just that it's gonna suck not having you down the hall whenever I need you." She sighed then placed the picture into a box and stared down at the ground glumly.

  "Alright, that's it! No more sulking and pouting about me leaving," He said as he walked up to Carter and lifted her chin so she would look at him. "Let's go out, have some fun, and get completely wasted before I leave." Shawn suggested excitedly as he continued to hold Carter's chin in his hand. When he touched her, electricity had shot throughout her entire body and she tried her best to hide the effect his touch had on her.

  "Okay." She said, giving in to what he said, and Shawn grinned widely down at her.

  "Good! Now go get ready and I'll finish up in here." He began to push her out of the room and watched her walk toward her room as excitement began to bubble up inside of him. Now was his chance to finally tell her how he truly felt about her after all of these years.

An hour later, they finished getting ready and headed towards the club. Shawn felt incredibly nervous and stared silently out the window. Carter looked absolutely stunning in a pair a black skinny jeans, a grey tank top, and a black jean jacket with heels and he tried his hardest not to look at her. Carter thought Shawn looked insanely handsome in his jeans and a white t-shirt. She stared in awe at how the shirt clung tightly at his broad shoulders and chest that it caused her to blush at the thought of what his body looked like underneath his clothes.

Once they arrived in front of the club, they quickly climbed out of the Uber, but Shawn couldn't help but stare at Carter in adoration. Carter noticed his staring and giggled as she blushed. "Why are you staring at me like that?" She asked as they walked inside the club and Shawn felt his face flush from embarrassment and cursed at himself for getting caught staring.

  "Oh, you know, you look beautiful as usual." He said nonchalantly and was incredibly thankful at how casual he sounded, because he was a nervous wreck on the inside. Carter grinned widely at his response then grabbed his hand as she pulled him toward the bar and hopped up on to a stool.

  "Come on, let's get drunk!" She exclaimed and Shawn chuckled as he shook his head at how much he loved her personality then sat down next to her and ordered them the strongest drink the bar had.

To their surprise, it didn't take that long for them to get drunk. They played a couple of drinking games, recounted numerous of embarrassing and wonderful memories they had together, and danced like crazy. Carter and Shawn plopped back down in their seats at the bar after finishing their dance and quickly ordered another round of drinks. Carter quickly chugged down her drink and shook her head as she slammed the empty glass down on the bar and scrunched up her face in disgust at how strong and gross the alcohol was. "Okay, that's no more for you, Carter." Shawn slurred as he moved Carter's cup away from her and she giggled as she nodded her head.