Shawn Mendes Imagines

54. Confrontation

What the fuck did you do, Wattpad ???

This was supposed to be a nice small friends reunion at first. Her best friend since kindergarten invited her and some other shared friends to his new apartment. He has just finished all the renovations he started almost a year ago. This intimate party with all his friends is a good occasion to show everybody the results of his hard work. He is really proud of what he did and he can be, his new place is amazing. She is really happy for him, and she's also happy to finally see some old friends she hasn't seen in a while because of her studies.

Well, at the beginning she was happy, but she is in a whole other mood now : he is here as well and she didn't know he would be. She has tried to avoid him as much as she could so far, but she knows it can't last. Up to now, she has always found someone to talk to when he was coming towards her. She knows he wouldn't interrupt the conversation.

"Y/N ? Can you give me a hand, please, and go to the kitchen to check the appetizers in the oven." Her best friend asks her.

She gladly accepts and makes her way to the brand new kitchen. This room is stunning. He chose a nice light wood for the drawers and cupboards and created an amazing contrast with a dark kitchen counter made off black marble.

When she accepted her friend's request, she immediately thought it could be a good occassion to finally not worry about feeling his gaze on her. That's why she accepted right away. So there she is, in this kitchen, ready to open the oven. As she does so, a wonderful smell reaches her nostrils, and she can clearly see it's time to take the appetizers out. She garbs a pair of potholders and carefully pulls the baking tray out of the oven.

"Y/N."

She almost drops the tray when she hears her name. She knows who it is, and it's surely not her best friend. It's another guy, the one she's tried to avoid since he walked in the apartment.

"You almost made me drop the food, idiot. What do you want ?"

She's not sure if she wanted this to be so harsh or not. Deep down she tells herself it was voluntary. After all, he deserves it.

"Oooh... Someone is upset as I can see."

"If you're here just to push my buttons, you can fucking leave."

This time, the swearword wasn't really planned. It just slipped out of her mouth. She doesn't mind a bit though. At least, he knows the mood she's in, and might actually leave her alone.

"Calm down, hun. I just wanted to say hi. You seemed quite busy talking to everyone except me back there."

"Well, hi, Shawn. Can you get out of my sight now ? Thank you."

He looks a bit intrigued, but she swears she can glimpse a hidden smirk on his face.

She starts placing the nibbles she previously set on the counter on a plate. Shawn watches her do so, and it makes her feel uncomfortable. She tries to hide the fact that her hands start trembling. She knows he would adore that a bit too much, seeing her lose control over herself because of him.

"Are you really gonna keep watching me do that until I'm done ?"

"Why not ?" He answers innocently.

She decides not to respond and tries to focus on her task. She hates the situation she's trapped in right now : being alone in this room with this guy. Suddenly, a clever idea pops in her head. Why wouldn't she call her best friend to ask him how to turn off the oven ? This way, she won't have to pay attention to Shawn anymore.

Unfortunately, Shawn asks her a question right before she opens her mouth.

"So, how's life ?"

She sets her eyes on his face and stares blankly.