every time i see you baby i get lost - Shawn Mendes, fallin' all in you
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it was getting close to shawns birthday, and aria and him hadn't exactly been talking a lot. they exchanged the odd "hey, how was your day?" over text, and maybe talked for a few minutes over the phone, but that was genuinely all they would do. nothing happened between them, in fact, they had been doing better than ever. people were more open to the idea of the two of them together, and they were still going on dates, up until the previous week, where the two of them just simply got too busy to talk.

aria still had the tickets to france though, and she had no idea who she would give the other one too. shawn expressed his chivalry by not even mentioning the trip to her once, but deep down, he did want to go to france with her. especially for his birthday.

aria decided to surprise shawn this morning, she had bought two takeout coffees from jane, and was on her way up to the condo, you know, to see him, and to also try and mend their 'no communication' phase.

she tapped her fist on the door lightly, but still with force, so it would be heard. she hears shuffling from the other side, and stands up straighter, sinking her teeth down on her lower lip.

"hey!" shawn exclaims, seeing aria outside his door, shocked, but still happy at the same time. "what are you doing here?" he chuckles, as she grins, greeting him with a hug.

"i came to see you, and i brought coffee," she hands him his cup, which he eagerly takes, thanking her with a sweet kiss upon her lips. "how are you? i feel like we haven't spoken for ages!"

"i'm good, thanks! sorry about the mess by the way, the guys were over last night, and we were writing songs, making songs, actually, we did a demo last night," shawn rambles, lightly clearing up his lounge, whilst the two of them sit on the couch. "i would've taken you out for dinner a few times this week, but i've just been so busy. i'm sorry."

"don't worry about it, i've been packing up my things for september, and you know, trying to bridge the gap between school and uni, just doing some reading and things," she shrugs. "i'm glad that you're getting songs done though."

"yeah, it is good," he grins. "is the place settled, then?" shawn asks, referring to the apartment aria has rented for uni. after her great aunt passed away, she ended up getting an inheritance, which allowed her to start renting a new place, one closer to the university, so she wouldn't have to stay in the dorms. her parents also helped, but her large settlement from teaching the junior ballet classes at her dance club helped significantly too.

"almost! which is exciting," she smiles. "you should come over and see it. i mean, i don't exactly have a couch, or much furniture yet, but the kitchens decent, and i have my record player in there, and a bed," she says, taking a sip of her coffee. "so, any 21st birthday plans yet?"

"i don't know, probably staying in with the guys, and the other guys, get some drinks, food, music, you know, the usual," he lists, sighing gently. "it's a shame you won't be here."

"yeah," she trails off. "about that, shawn."

"what is it?" he asks, concerned, and now intrigued.

"those tickets," she says, putting her coffee down on the table, sitting up straight, and turning her body to shawn. "i want you to come with me. like we planned."

"y-you do?" he asks, his heart beat racing, as he sits up, looking at her optimistically. "are you sure, aria?"

"yeah, i'm positive," she nods. "i want us to go to france together, and do all the things we planned to do."

"aria," he grins, feeling completely and utterly in awe and in love with her. "i'd love to."

"really? oh, that's great, i'm really happy now," she smiles softly, bringing her hand up, and brushing away the curls that rest down on his forehead. "i can't wait."

"me neither, it's gonna be great," shawn let's out a small laugh, shuffling closer to her, and placing his hands over her hips. "i had so much planned, and now we can really do it."

"what did you have planned?"

"a wine tasting at a vineyard nearby, an entire day at the beach, massages in our room, slow dancing at sunset, more wine tasting, go sailing, go cycling, go on a scenic drive, and so much more," he lists, as she grins, putting her legs over his lap, as he moves one of his hands down her smooth leg, making her chuckle gently. "stargazing, cloud watching, cuddling, cheese tasting."

"sounds perfect," she whispers, leaning closer, and capturing his lips with hers, feeling him smile down into the kiss. she sits up, moving to his lap, cupping his cheeks gently, and kissing him ever so softly, yet incredibly passionately. "shawn," she whispers, pulling away, and looking at him with swollen lips and bright eyes. "i love you."

"and i love you," he says gently, smiling widely.

"shawn," she says again, her voice like pure music to him. she leans closer to his ear, nibbling gently on his earlobe, before trailing kisses down his neck, back up again, and moving her lips right next to his ear. "be mine."

"gladly," he responds quickly, leaning back onto the couch, placing his hands over her thighs, holding her close to him, as she straddles his waist, cupping his cheeks with both of her small hands. "if i'm dreaming, baby," he whispers, making her heart skip a beat. "please don't wake me up."

"i'd never," she whispers, kissing him once more, as he grins, sliding his hands underneath her shirt, and placing his warm hands over her warm skin.

"god, i'm so in love with you," he mumbles, taking her hands, and kissing them gently, making her blush wildly. "i'm so in love with you, aria tate."

"i'm even more in love with you, shawn mendes," she whispers, leaning back down, and kissing his lips once more, before enveloping herself in his love, and his warmth.
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"don't get up," shawn mumbles, tracing little patterns over arias bare shoulder, as they still lie on the couch, the only thing covering their bare bodies is the blanket which shawn keeps on the couch. "they can fuck off," he whispers, motioning to the person knocking on the front door.

"shawn," she chuckles, looking up, and seeing the man she is in love with. she smiles softly, bringing her hand up, and rubbing her thumb against his cheek. he smirks back, being his hand to hers, and knitting them together, resting them over his toned chest. "i don't wanna move from this place."

"then it's settled, we won't," he grins, kissing her forehead lightly. "every time i make love with you, it always feels like the first time." she can't help the smooth blush that runs across her cheekbones from appearing, before squeezing his hand, and kissing his jawline delicately.

"same here shawn, same here," she replies, smiling gently at him, knotting their legs together, underneath the white sheet, as they both chuckle and joke with each other, chatting about anything and everything.

"oh shit!" shawn says suddenly, scaring aria slightly. "shit!" he curses, reaching down, and pulling his boxers on, before getting up, leaving aria alone, as she pulls the sheet to her chest and sits up.

"what?" she asks confused. "what's up?"

"i need to pack! aria, we leave tomorrow!" he chuckles, rushing into his bedroom, finding a suitcase, and dumping as many things as possible into it.

"wait, what?" aria questions, pulling shawns t-shirt over her head, and a pair of underwear. "no we don't? it's not the sixth tomorrow?"

"aria, it is," shawn chuckles, seeing her walk into his room. "go check the calendar."

"fuck! i need to pack!" she groans, making shawn laugh. "okay, you know what? i'm gonna go back home, quickly pack, and then come back here. is that okay?"

"mhm, perfectly fine," he nods, walking over to her. "but you might want to put different clothes on, this top only just covers your ass." aria rolls her eyes, slapping shawns arm, before chuckling gently. "do you need any clothes?"

"nah, i'll just wear what i wore when i got here," she shrugs, leaning up, and pecking his lips gently. "i'll see you in a bit, yeah?"

"drive safely," he says, kissing her forehead, and bringing her in for a hug. "i love you."

"i love you more," she mumbles against his chest, pulling away from the hug, and walking back into the lounge. she decides to keep shawns shirt on, and instead slides the shorts she was wearing back up, tucking the shirt into the shorts, rolling up the sleeves slightly, before shoving her old top into her bag, and walking out of shawns condo.

aria races down to her car, gets into the drivers seat, and sits there for a few seconds, letting bewildered laughs leave her lips.

what just happened?