Two weeks later I'm waiting for Shawn to pick me up. He told me he wanted to spend his birthday with me since none of his friends or family is nearby at the moment. 

I saw Brian posting a picture of him in Amsterdam yesterday, but let's just leave it as it is. It's Shawn's birthday and if he wants to lie about such a small thing then I don't care.

I am kind of flattered he wants to spend his birthday with me.

I wait for him outside of my building and I sigh when he's ten minutes late.

I suddenly feel someone's big hands on my shoulders.

'Boo!' Shawn shouts in my ear.

'You fuck tard! You scared the shit out of me!' I swat at his arm.

He chuckles and pulls me into a hug.

How am I supposed to be friends with this man? He just pulls me into a hug and it still gives me fucking butterflies.

'What do you want to do for your birthday?' I ask, looking up into his eyes.

He looks at my lips and leans in for a kiss but I lift my hand and put it on his mouth. His eyes shoot open and he starts to laugh.

'Not even one kiss?' He asks.

'Nope.' I smile.

He shakes his head and grabs my arm pulling me to his body before he wraps his arm around my waist.

'We're going to the movies.' He says.

The movies?! Of course we're going to the movies. I hate the movies and we've never been there together because he knows how much I hate the thought of it.

'Serious--' He cuts me off by putting his index finger on my lips.

'It's my birthday, Elizabeth, and we are going to the movies.' He says.

I groan but I know he's right.

Should I have kissed him? No, right?

His arm is still wrapped around me and I smile up at him without him noticing. He really has changed my life. He will always have a role in my life no matter how far I want to push him away. 

It will always be him and maybe it's time for me to accept that. He still has a lot to make up for but maybe he has changed and maybe he will give me the life I've always wanted.

'What movie are we going to watch?'

He smirks, grabbing my hand.

'The Wolverine.' He answers.

'Isn't that movie seven years old?' I ask with a frown.

'Well, well, well, isn't someone awfully well updated about the movies that are playing at the moment.' Shawn says.

I chuckle. He thinks because I don't go to the movies, I also wouldn't know which movies are played, but I still have a brother, he knows shit.

'Hugh Jackman is in it, right? He's fucking hot.' I say with a big smile on my face.

'Ok, you got me. I rented the whole cinema, so we can watch something else if you're going to crush on actors.'

I start to laugh and he looks at me with a raised eyebrow.

'I love you, Beth.' Shawn says, staring deep into my eyes.

I love you too. 

Instead of saying it, I wrap my arm around his waist, leaning into his body. He feels so warm. He runs his fingers through his hair and presses a soft kiss on my temple.

Ten minutes later, walking through the city, we arrive at the cinema and Shawn pulls me through the door. This feels like old times and I smile at his beautiful face, it's like I'm falling in love with him all over again, maybe even harder this time.

'Mr Mendes! Welcome to Wolff Cinema! It's an honour to have our founder as a guest.' The man walking towards us says.

Wolff Cinema?! Founder?! I look up at Shawn, pulling my hand away from his.

'One moment, Gerry.' Shawn says to the man.

He puts his hand on my shoulder and leads me to one of the big windows. I look at him, waiting for an explanation.

'I bought this building and made a cinema out of it called Wolff Cinema, after Adam Wolff. What's wrong?' He says.

'You are so fucking stupid!' I whisper angrily, swatting his chest.

'What? Why? It's the least thing I could do after the guy died.' He responds, kind of confused.

'Exactly! After Adam Wolff died. The case where you were a suspect of.' I poke in his chest.

Yes, his case is closed and can't be reopened again, but if the detective decides he wants to investigate the case again, there can be an exception made by the judge and that's the last thing we want.

'This could be seen as a confession of guilt, Shawn! Buying a whole cinema and naming it after him, really? Listen I don't want you to end up in fucking prison, ok?!' I still whisper.

He stares at me without saying anything before he shows me a soft smile, his hand travelling to my neck. I exhale sharply at the touch of his cold hand against my skin. He leans in to kiss me and I close my eyes but the kiss doesn't come.

'I knew you still cared about me.' He whispers against my lips before pulling away.

I open my eyes, a little confused and wait for Shawn to say something else.

'It's not official yet, I can still change the name of the cinema.' He grins. 'Let's go watch a movie, babe.'

He is such a dick. He knew this would fucking trigger me and I bet he also knew I would never turn him in when I tried to get him out of my apartment. 

Somehow I can only laugh about this and I shake my head, following Shawn down the stairs. We stop at a big screen with all kinds of movies on it.

'What movie would you like to watch?' Shawn asks, swiping left and right.

'It's your birthday, you choose.' I say.

He thinks for a moment.

'Tangled. No one for you to crush on there.' He winks at me.

Oh, sure there is. What about Flynn Rider? I smirk, keeping my thoughts to myself. 

Before we walk inside we grab some snacks at the cute little store. Shawn opens the door and walks behind the counter to the big container full of popcorn.

'What can I get you, Miss?' He asks, acting like he works here.

I tell him what I want to eat and as soon as he grabs everything he leads me into the movie theatre. We pick the best seats in the middle of the big room and I keep looking at the doors behind us. I keep forgetting that we will be the only ones here.

'You ok?' Shawn asks.

'Yeah fine. Last time I went to the movies was forever ago, it all feels strange.' I say, my leg moving up and down.

'Come here.' Shawn pulls me out of the seat onto his lap.

'No, it's not that bad, I can just--'

Shawn presses his hot lips on mine, cutting me off. So much for being friends. I moan when his tongue slides into my mouth. He feels amazing.

'Better?' He asks with a smile after pulling away.

I nod, smiling at him.

There is a war going on inside of my brain. I know I love him, I know I want him and not being next to him every second of the day is fucking killing me, but every time I try to remember the good times it all tastes bittersweet.

I climb off his lap and sit down on my chair again, taking my jacket off.

Should we get back together? Should I lead him on a little longer, I mean, we all know where this is going to end eventually. I could just put him out of his misery and become his girlfriend. 

I got him a watch with my name on it as a birthday present, it has girlfriend written all over it. Who the fuck buys a Rolex for "just a friend". I'll tell you. No one! No one fucking does that, just my dumb ass. 

After everything he did, I still like him. I still want him, hell, I fucking need him in my life.

'We should start dating again.' I blurt out just when the lights go off.

'What?' He looks at me in the dark. 'Do you want to be my girlfriend again?' I see the smile on his face.

'No. Just dating. Look at it as a trial run.' I say, entwining my fingers with his.

He presses a soft kiss on the back of my hand and I rest my head on his shoulder, looking at the big screen in front of us.

'This is the story of how I died... but don't worry, it's actually a very fun story, it isn't even mine. This is the story of a girl named Rapunzel, and it starts... with the sun. Now, once upon a time, a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens, and from this small drop of sun grew a magic, golden flower...' Flynn Rider says on the big screen.

I absolutely love Disney, and I have always loved Disney, up to this point in my adult-ish life.

Just as the movie starts, my mind trails off to a few years ago... 

When I was younger, I always believed that the whole cast of a movie was sitting behind the big screen with a microphone in hand, saying their lines, never, ever, making a mistake. I was so amazed by those men and women who could just memorize a whole movie without making even one slip up, nothing!

Of course, I found out it was all a lie when I grew up. Well, not a lie necessarily, just not the truth I made up. It still sucked, but it also explains why I couldn't find any of the cast members after the show. 

When my dad told me movies were made in a completely different way, it made me so angry and sad at the same time. As soon as we arrived home I ran upstairs and punched a hole in the wall. Talk about anger issues, right? And up to today, I still wonder why I didn't beat the shit out of Shawn the moment he broke my heart. 

I was so angry, so hurt... normally that's a good enough reason for my self-control to fly out of the window. This time that didn't happen, why? 

I look over at Shawn who's enjoying the movie. Maybe I love him too much?

'You can continue torturing your brains with whatever you're thinking about, or you could sit on my lap and enjoy the movie with me.' Shawn whispers in my ear.

Maybe because he knows me so well?

'Is this ok?' He asks, resting his hand on my inner thigh when I sit down on his lap.

'Yeah, fine.' I say, focusing on the movie again.

The movie almost comes to an end and when Flynn Ryder dies, I cry for the hundredth time, even though I know he will come back to life. Shawn wraps his arms around my waist and holds me tighter against his body when he sees me cry.

When the movie finishes the lights go on and Shawn and I get up, leaving the movie theatre. He holds my hand as we walk outside. I turn to face him.

'What do you want to do now?' I ask with a big smile.

'Honestly?' I nod. 'I just want to get back to my place, order takeout and watch television with you.' Shawn continues.

'Then we'll do that.' I say, pulling at his arm.

He smiles at me and presses his lips against mine before we find our way back to his car. 

Within forty minutes, we arrive at the front door of Shawn's house. Yup, I still hate Amsterdam.

'Do you want to stay over?' Shawn asks, putting his keys on the table.

'Yeah, but I don't have any clothes.'

'Don't worry, you can wear mine.'

When Shawn takes his jacket off, I walk to him, grabbing his face and putting my lips on his. He moans, caught off guard by my sudden movement. His hands roam over my body to my ass and he lifts me off the ground, pinning me up against the wall with my legs wrapped around him. 

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