So... Shawn broke up with Faye. I hope it wasn't my fault. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if it was.

My Saturday morning thoughts raced immediately to the events of the previous night. I was really glad I had two days before I was required to have social interaction. I needed some time to myself to recuperate.

I was all bundled up in bed and had no intention of getting up in any of the A.M. hours. I reached for my phone to find 50 million messages, calls, DMs, you name it.

I swear, if somebody leaked my nonexistent nudes...

I chuckled to myself and took a closer look at my notifications. The same three words caught my eye over and over again: Shawn Mendes, and kissing. Oh no.

I checked the latest news about Shawn and to my horror, saw my name:

Shawn Mendes Kisses Girlfriend Lily Ryder?

Shawn Mendes and Lily Ryder Share a Passionate Kiss.

Who is Lily Ryder? Juicy Deets About the Girl Who Stole Shawn Mendes' Heart!

Shawn Mendes Seen at Party Kissing Girlfriend.

Is Shawn Mendes Finally Taken?

I felt as if the quiet world around me shattered. When I was younger I thought it would be fun to be famous. Now I'm not so sure.

I opened my social media and noticed I had jumped up 300k followers overnight. Not to mention I had over 100k unread DMs.

Just then Shawn called me. "Hey Lily."

"Hi Shawn, what's up?"

"Did you see social media today?"

"How could I not. I also saw how the editors conveniently edited out the parts before and after we kissed." I rolled my eyes, it did look as if we just decided to kiss each other. Out of context, it did appear that we were dating.

"I would advise you to stay inside today. I'm scheduled for an interview today and I'm sure they'll bring it up. I'll just tell them the truth."

"I planned on doing that anyway haha. Ya know, you're always welcome to come over and do face masks with me."

"To be honest that sounds really relaxing. I may just take you up on that offer after my interview."

"Ok sounds good, I'll hold off doing masks till you come."

"Ok, talk to you later hun."

"Bye Shawnie."

I hung up and decided to answer some of my friends from the states' questions. A lot of them were the same, "OMG GURL HOW AND WHEN!?!?"

•••

The doorbell rang which made me jump. My family had decided to go sightseeing today so I had the house to myself. Who could that be? I hope they don't mind seeing me in my pjs!

I had on a burgundy and black Vans hoodie and fuzzy teal and purple elephant pants. Not to mention I had just scooped my hair up into a messy bun.

I crept downstairs and to the front door. When I opened it, there was Shawn! "Hey! I hope it's ok to come over."

"Yeah of course! Come on inside, I'll prepare the masks." This sounded so weird to say.

"Cool, I can't wait. What kind of masks are we wearing?"

"I was thinkin' honey, pumpkin, and clay."

"Sounds good enough to eat!"

"Yep. Oh, while we're relaxing, could I hear about the interview?"

"Sure, you will not believe how persistent the press can be." He sighed and plopped down in one of our bar stools.

"I can imagine, they kept trying to take pictures of me and ask questions last night. Luckily Teddy helped me out."

"Dora's a great guy."

"Yeah he is," I nodded and handed him the small glass bowl I had been mixing his mask in.

"Lily, this... this looks like puke."  He grimaced then chuckled.

"I know I know, but it feels amazing, trust me Shawn."  I carried a large mirror over to where he was sitting and set it down.  "You're going to want to wash your hands first.  Then you can dig right in!"

He nodded and got up to wash in the sink.  When he returned, he took another semi disgusted look at the orangish greenish blob sitting in his bowl.  "You don't gag at all when you do this?"

"No," I giggled and stuck two fingers into my mixture.  It felt cool and sticky.  I began applying the mask to my face while trying not to laugh at Shawn's facial expressions.

He was trying to sike himself up to touching his mixture.  He kept getting close then pulled his fingers back.  By the time I had finished applying my mask, he had just gotten up the courage to stick his fingers in.

"Oh come on Shawn."

"Look, you've done this way more than I have. I need to test the waters."

"Please just put the mask on, I promise it will feel good."

He slowly scooped up a small amount of the mixture and spread it across his cheek.  He scrunched up his nose and applied some more to his other cheek, forehead, and chin.

"Sooo, what do you think?"  I asked him expectantly.

"Well, my first impression was bleh, but now you're right, it does feel pretty good."  He gazed into the mirror and puckered up his lips.  "Official pumpkin spice white girl."

I rolled my eyes and snickered, "Oh sweetie, the pumpkin spice white girls club was last week."

Shawn burst out laughing and pulled out his phone.  "I have to use that as a caption."  He scooted next to me and took a selfie of us.

"Absolutely beautiful," I clapped sarcastically.  "But are you sure it's a good idea to have us in a picture together?"

"Yeah, that's what I wanted to tell you."  He started looking around the room, "Should we get comfortable?"

"Oh, yeah yeah."  I lead him to my room and jumped onto my bed.

"Anyway," he cleared his throat.  "One of the first questions the interviewer asked me was, 'are you and Lily dating?'  I said no and that we were just really good friends who were playing truth or dare at a party."

"Did they believe it?"

"Not at first.  I had to convince them many times that it was just a dare.  Although, getting the rest of the world to believe it will be the hard part."

"Right right, I woke up to tens of thousands of DMs and calls."

"Did you respond to any of them?"

"Only some of the ones from my friends in California."

"Ok-" Shawn was interrupted by his cell phone ringing.  "Hello?... yeah... no, we were playing truth or dare... yes we're friends... I told the interviewer the same... um, I think either tomorrow or Monday... ok, see you Wednesday... ok bye."

"Who was that?"

"That was Andrew, he's been trying to get a hold of me all morning.  I've just been so busy with the interview and stuff."

"Yeah I totally get it."

"Ahh, so this is a glimpse at what it's like in my life."

"It seems so hectic sometimes."

"Oh more than sometimes.  But I get to do what I love with people I adore, mostly."  He grinned and held up his phone.  "Smile, or make a face."

I smiled at the camera and waited to see the results.  "Beautiful," hearing him say that made me blush.

"Oh come on Shawn, I look ridiculous."

"No you don't, I'm gonna keep this picture forever."

"Shawnnnn," I whined and tried to grab his phone.

"Hun you're gorgeous in anything."

Wow, really laying it on thick huh?

I mean I had no problem with him calling me gorgeous, it's something I always dreamed of, but this is all coming after the leaked video. Well I guess I won't worry about it. We're trying to convince the people we're not dating, but this is nice too.

"Thanks Shawn," I blew him a kiss. "You know what we're missing?"

"What?"

"Some muffins."

His eyes twinkled, "Oh yes!"

"Well lucky for you, my mom bought some for me yesterday!"

"Wow, and toy didn't tell me before," he pretended to look hurt.

"I'll get them." I ran out of my room, grabbed the package of double chocolate chip muffins from the cabinet, and raced back.

"Arg, hand over the treasure matey," Shawn acted like a pirate.

"Aye aye Captain," I handed him the box, "Here's the treasure chest."

We both burst out laughing. Shawn was so much fun to be around. Whether he was candid or on stage, he was always himself and never put on an act to impress anyone... except acting like a pirate just now.

There was a question nagging my mind ever since last night that I needed to ask him. "Hey Shawn can I ask you something?"

"Of course!"

"So, you texted me last night saying you broke up with Faye, why?"

"I... I don't exactly know. She had physically hurt you and I couldn't stand to see her do that to one of my friends. Plus I wasn't feeling that connection anymore. I tried to fight for her for a while, but it only made me realize I had nothing to fight for. So I thought I might as well end it now instead of waiting."

"Oh I see. Did she take it well?"

"No, you could probably hear her screaming from outside, she was upset. And rightly so, I just sprung this on her all of a sudden. But at the same time, she must have seen this coming, I wasn't exactly good at hiding my feelings."

"Well I'll be here to support you if you need anything."

"Thank you Lily, that means a lot.  And I'll also be here to protect you if anything else happens."

"Thanks Shawn."

"How does your eye feel?  It looked pretty swollen when I came in earlier."

"It still kinda hurts, but what can I do."  I shrugged my shoulders.

"You're the strongest woman I know Lily."  He slipped his hand around mine and squeezed it tight.

A/N:

This is just the beginning of the news... Lily has no idea what's coming.  I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Sorry it took so long to update. I made it nice and long for ya.  Don't forget to comment and vote!  Love you guys and see ya in the next chapter!!  XXX