Speak now ; s. mendes

FIFTEEN

even though the party was tomorrow stells was still planning everything like it was tonight.

"Stella you need to take a break, why don't you help me with my apartment, should I go for the black or gray couch.'

she sits next to me and Aaliyah and lowers her glasses from her head.

"you look like an old lady doing that."

we all laugh and settle on the black one along with a Nocona center table.

"I'm so happy about you finally coming home and finally writing"

we all gather into a hug and laugh-cry.

"were all softies"

I quickly get an idea and tell them all to throw on their pj's. I grab house keys and we all walk down to the lobby saying hello to the front desk then walk to the nearest store. we all go our separate ways and I run straight to the ice cream. I grab a mint chip and stells favorite which was rocky road. when we meet back up Aaliyah had the chips and candy, I had icecream and stells had drinks. we pay and walk out then we decide we wanted Chinese food also so Stella uber eats.

"so I figured since we're in the season we watched Halloween movies"

we all agreed to watch sleepy hallows. we all grab blankets and pillows then set them up on the floor. I split my icecream with Aaliyah and when we were finished with that we got a message that the food was here so we walk down to grab it walking into Shawn as well.

"what are you guys up to tonight"

we explain to him as we go back up to the apartment and he asks to join us which we all agreed but Stella told him only if he wore the onesie she got for him. he looked like a dork in it but it was still cute.

as the night went on we watched a few more movies but eventually, Aaliyah fell asleep on my shoulder and I could see Stella yawn a few times. Shawn carries aliyah to the other guest's bedroom and then Stella to their bedroom. I stay back and put the rest of the food away but Shawn also comes back grabbing the blankets and pillows putting them in a closet.

"do you help with anything else"

he walks around watching me place the chips into the pantry and I just shake my head no.

"are you going to talk to me tonight"

"no Shawn I don't need your help"

he just looks at me annoyed and then walks back to his room. when I finished I do the same but I wasn't quite tired yet so I pulled out my journal. the story deadline was two weeks after the wedding.

I write down what has happened and for some odd reason I started to cry as each word was written, I finish with the latest interaction between me and him.

I close the book and toss it to the end of my bed and turn off the light next to my bed.

I needed a goodnight's sleep and something to get him off my mind.