chapter ninety-one
fake
[anya rose steinburg]
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shawn and i ended up not having our date two nights ago, since the crew wanted to leave to go to auckland that night, so, after a lot of convincing andrew, shawn managed to get the arena cleared for an early lunch, just before his meet and greet starts.

"okay, you have to shut your eyes." shawn says to me, placing his hands over my eyes, standing behind me as i walk forward.

"can't i just shut my eyes myself?" i laugh, tripping over my own feet, making shawn and i burst out into laughter.

"either way you're gonna trip, and this way is more romantic." he says, chuckling. i feel my cheeks heat up, as he guides me to where we're supposed to be. "okay there's steps now, be careful."

shawn helps me up the set of stairs, before my feet hit some sort of rug. "okay, here we go!" shawn cheers, removing his hands from my eyes, revealing the empty arena, and a picnic set up on the b-stage, a few tapestries shawn brings with him on tour later over the seats below us, and fairy lights streamed around them in the dim lighting of the arena.

"shawn, this is beautiful!" i gasp, looking around at the picnic, seeing a fluffy rug set out, with cushions around it, and a woven picnic basket, with two bottles of beer next to it.

"so, i have," he pauses, sitting down and opening the basket, taking out two sandwiches. "two cheese and lettuce sandwiches, courtesy of my catering company," i laugh, as he takes out more food. "some popcorn, thanks to a supermarket, and beer, thanks to geoff."

"it's like lunch at your place!" i laugh, as he hands me a sandwich, whilst i sit down on the rug next to him.

"lunch at my place is amazing, i don't know what you're talking about." shawn shrugs, eating his sandwich. "also i don't know if that specific type of beer is good, i've never tried it, but it's a wheat beer, so it's pretty dark." he explains, handing me a bottle, as i take a long sip, letting the sweet wheat flavour take over my mouth.

"it's good." i nod. "pretty weak in alcohol, but it's good." shawn raises his eyebrows, taking a sip of his own beer, placing it down on the stage next to him.

"to us?" he asks, holding his bottle up again and waiting for me to clink it with mine.

"to us." i confirm, with a smile, before clinking my bottle with shawns, both of us having a long sip after that.

"so since we're going to brisbane tomorrow, for dinner, do you wanna check out this spanish place for tapas? some of my fans recommended it to me, and it looks pretty good." shawn suggests, after we've both finished, and both of us standing up to make sure shawn isn't late for his meet and greet.

"sure, i mean we should be getting there by the evening, so that sounds cool." i shrug, holding onto shawns hand, as he guides me down the steps of the b-stage, back to the backstage area. "okay shawn can you please change into that button-up i bought you?"

"the white one or the black one with triangles?" he asks, as we enter his dressing room.

"well, your fans would like the white one," i pause for a moment to think. "but i find the black one more sexy." shawn smirks at me, stripping of his white t-shirt, before pulling the black shirt off of the hanger, and draping it over his body.

"made to measure or shawn signature?" shawn asks, looking at his two perfumes lying on the table. i pick up shawn signature, spritzing it over my neck and wrists, as shawn sighs deeply, picking up made to measure. "wait, let's match today!" i laugh, as i open the bottle up again, spraying shawns pulse points with the fragrance, before he smiles at me, rubbing his wrists together.

"no! don't rub them together!" i yell, sighing. "that makes the fragrance evaporate faster." i spray his wrists again, as he sighs, chuckling at me.

"what would i do without you?" he says, wrapping his arms around my waist, and pulling me closer. i let out a laugh, resting my hands on his chest, as he dips me down.

"you'd probably forget a lot of things." i whisper, before shawn plants his lips on mine, bringing me up whilst kissing me. he pulls away, laughing softly at me, before looking at his watch and sighing.

"i have to go for my meet and greet now." he pouts, looking in the mirror and running his hands through his hair. "do you wanna come with me?"

"am i allowed to?" i ask, as shawn laughs again, turning to me and folding his arms.

"well, i'm sure you can give out the lanyards and posters." he shrugs, opening the door to his dressing room. "are you coming with me?"

"of course i am." i chuckle, holding onto his hand and following him out of his dressing room, before we are greeted by jake and geoff, both there to get shawn to the meet and greet as soon as possible.

"anya are you coming with us?" geoff asks me, as the four of us walk through a doorway.

"yeah, i suppose i could help out somewhere." i laugh.

"she can help out guiding people out after meeting you." jake suggests, as i look at shawn. he shrugs at me, nodding.

"that's fine with me." i answer, before we reach a curtained-off section. "wait, so do i just come in with you?"

"yeah, come on gorgeous." shawn holds out his hand to me, and the both of us walk through a curtain, entering the meet and greet area, where the backdrop lies, along with the photography equipment. i heat fans talking behind another curtain, and shawn immediately smiles.

"alright, anya, you stand behind the camera, next to that curtain." jake begins. "shawn stand in your normal place, and i'll let the first person in." shawn nods, pecking me lips gently, before the both of us stand in our allocated spots. "ready?"

"let them in." shawn says, plastering a smile onto his face, as the first fan walks in. a bubbly brunette walks in, going up to shawn for a hug.

"hey hunny." shawn smiles at her, letting go of the hug.

"hey, how are you?" she asks, standing and looking at shawn.

"good, how are you?" shawn responds, chuckling slightly.

"great thanks, can we do a prom pic?" shawn nods at her, wrapping his arms around her waist, as the two of them pose for the picture.

"thanks hun, hope you enjoy the show tonight." he smiles.

"i love you!" she cheers, as i hold the exit curtain open for her, and she slips out. shawn looks at me and winks, making me roll my eyes and laugh to myself, before the next fan is let in.

"hey man, how's it going?" shawn asks the boy who just walked in.

"good, what about you?" they both smile for the camera, before shawn laughs, nodding.

"great, enjoy-" shawn says, before i cut him off.

"woah, your makeup is insane!" i gasp, as the boy laughs at me. "sorry babe, continue."

"she's like that, sorry." shawn laughs, playfully glaring at me. "enjoy the show tonight."

"thanks, rock out tonight." the boy responds, before laughing and walking towards me. "also thanks for the compliment." he smiles, before walking through the exit.

after around an hour and a half, shawns met every single fan, apart from two who want to meet him together, and their mom who wants to wait by the exit.

"hey guys!" shawn cheers, as the two infants enter, shawn crouching down to hug them both, their mother smiling at the sight. "are you excited for tonight?"

"very excited!" one of the giggling girls exclaims, as shawn leans down, placing his arms around each of them.

"they're so cute." i say to the mom, smiling. "how old are they?"

"five, and thank you," she laughs. "so are you his girlfriend?"

"yeah i am, sadly." i joke, laughing, as shawn hugs the two girls again. "are they twins?"

"non identical, but yeah they are." she laughs, as both of them come running up to her. "lovely to meet you!"

"you too, have a good time tonight." i respond with a smile, before the family leave, letting shawn finally sigh and stretch his arms out.

"baby," shawn groans, yawning, as i chuckle, walking into his open arms. "i don't wanna soundcheck, i wanna nap."

"the faster you get to soundcheck, the faster you do your q&a, the faster you can nap before the show tonight." i tell shawn with a laugh, as he hugs me to his chest. "come on, let's go." shawn sighs, draping his arm over my shoulders, as i wrap my arm around his waist, the two of us walking to the backstage area, heading towards the entrance to the stage, jake following close behind us.

"i love how my girlfriend can come everywhere with me." he sighs happily, guiding me onto the stage with him. "now you, can sit here." he guides me to a box lying on the stage, and let's go of me, pushing my shoulders down gently, making me sit on top of a box similar to the ones he sits on during q&a's. "someone get anya some earplugs!" a woman rushes about, coming back to the stage with a small pot of bright orange earbuds, handing them to me. i thank her quietly, taking them and placing them into my ears, looking at shawn.

"i can't hear you right now so don't speak normally, speak into the microphone." i tell shawn, as he chuckles, walking to the mic, picking up a guitar along the way, as his band all get settled, beginning the opening to she'll be the one. (a/n okay but who is this song about THE EMOTION SHAWN PUTS INTO IT WHO IS IT never mind anyway back to the book)

"alright!" shawn yells through his microphone after finishing the song. "lets quickly go through the weight? then there's nothing holding me back?"

"sounds good." mike shrugs, picking up a new set of drumsticks.

shawn finishes his songs quickly, before improvising with a few high notes to practice for tonight. he puts his guitar down, sighing, running a hand through his hair, before walking back up to me, linking his arms around me.

"come to the q&a with me!" shawn moans, burying his head into my neck, standing in between my legs. "you can do jakes job."

"lovebirds, i still have to be there." jake butts it, making shawn and i laugh. "but anya can get them hyped up and wait at the side."

"can i sit in your q&a with the fans?" i suggest, as shawn removes his head from my neck. he shrugs, looking at jake.

"she could." jake nods. shawn gazes back at me, a smile on his lips. "but still hype them up."

"you got it." i smile, as shawn lifts me up, making me burst out into a fit of giggles, as i link my legs around his waist. "shawn! put me down!" i laugh, as shawn chuckles, running with me backstage again. "no, shawn! you're gonna trip!" i laugh again, whilst shawn shakes his head, following the directions to where the q&a is, the crew members laughing at us as we run past. "shawn!"

"alright, we're here." he chuckles, putting me down, just before the curtain entrance. "you go first." he pecks my lips gently, before pushing me out of the curtain, and immediately cheers are heard around me.

"hey guys!" i laugh, shoving my hand through the curtain and pulling a middle finger to shawn. "so since my boyfriend is an absolute idiot, you guys need to sing a song of his that he hates."

"how about one of those nights?" a girl yells, making everyone laugh around her.

"that sounds good." i laugh, nodding. "he'll be out here in a bit, but i'll sit here for the rest of it." jake comes out, and i immediately know shawns going to be here in the next five seconds, so i motion for all of them to start singing, and they do as shawn enters, laughing, and playfully glaring at me.

"i can't believe you guys listened to her!" shawn laughs, looking at me briefly, making me smile and my cheeks heat up. "anyway, you guys probably know how these work right now. i only have two rules, don't talk over people who are asking questions and speak loud if you are asking a question." he explains, making them all laugh. "but other than that, go wild."
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happy birthday to the guy who always knows how to make me happy and who i'm extremely thankful for!! i can't wait to see what age 19 will have in store for him. let's hope he doesn't get too drunk to the point he passes out tonight eh?

also the chapter only came out today in honour of shawns birthday haha