gentleman (n.)
a man who treats other people in a proper way (especially girls)

song: treat you better by shawn mendes

WORD COUNT: 2.0k words

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Shawn was in his room while blasting his new hit song. And now, he was writing a new one for the past few days. He was trying to make a new tune for the song that he wrote. He spent half of his day doing that until he heard a loud knock on his door.

Those loud knocks took him by surprise and he stopped doing what he was doing. He stood up and placed his guitar on his bed and went to see who it was. As soon as he opened the door, his eyes widen in shock.

"Y/N?"

Her hair was a total mess. Her face was red and her eyes were bloodshot. Tears were streaming down her face yet she still managed to smile when he opened the door.

"H-hey Shawn." Her voice was shaky. She had a big bag over her shoulder. Shawn scanned her from top to bottom.

"What happened?" He asked but Y/N broke down again. Shawn pulled her to hid chest and wrapped his arms around her as if he was protecting her. Y/N was sobbing in his shirt but he didn't mind.

After minutes of crying in his chest, he let her inside his apartment and let her sit on the couch to calm down. He grabbed a glass of water since she became to hiccup. After a while, she stopped crying and began to calm down.

Shawn sat down beside her and his hand was rubbing her back.

"So, are you going to tell what happened?" He broke the silence. Y/N jolted up and looked at Shawn.

"I-it's Mark." She answered in a low tone. Shawn felt his blood boil up. Whenever that guy's name is mentioned, he would feel anger inside of him. He never ever liked that guy.

"What the hell did that bastard do to you again?" He asked with a mad tone this time.

It took Y/N a while to answer him. She knew Shawn never liked him. That's why it was hard for her to tell Shawn the bad things her boyfriend did to her. Shawn would knock Mark down and he wouldn't care if it was her boyfriend.

"H-he... cheated on me. Again." She finally answered. Shawn gave a loud sigh and placed his hands on his face. He didn't want to get mad at her and shout but he just couldn't help it.

"I knew this guy would do this again. He cheated on you for like two times already, Y/N!" He shouted which made Y/N startle.

"I know but I love him, Shawn!" She shouted back at him.

With her response, it made Shawn even more furious. "Can't you see what he's doing to you? Do you think he really loves you back, Y/N?" He asked her and that made Y/N speechless. She didn't know what to say.

She was the reason why Shawn wrote his new song called 'treat you better'. Yes, he has feelings for her but he knew she didn't have feelings for him back. She was dating other guys while they were just best friends and it would always break Shawn's heart. But he would just understand until Mark came.

❝ i won't lie to you
i know he's just not right for you
and you can tell me if i'm off
but i see it on your face
when you say that he's the one that you want ❞

Ever since Y/N introduced Mark to Shawn, he was already having a bad vibe about him but he shrugged it off. The past few months of their relationship was okay until just last month, Mark cheated on Y/N for the first time.

❝ and you're spending all your time
in this wrong situation
and anytime you want it to stop ❞

"He doesn't treat you like his girlfriend anymore, Y/N. He wouldn't cheat if he loves you but now what? He did." Shawn continues to talk to Y/N but she was silent.

"He's not right for you, Y/N. You deserve someone better than him." Shawn added and placed his hand on hers. She started crying again but she finally spoke.

"I'm stupid, Shawn." She said. Shawn lifted her head so that she could look at him.

"You're not stupid. He's just not the one for you." He said, this time with a calm voice. "He's done so many bad things to you Y/N. It has to stop. You can't let him keep hurting you."

Y/N placed both of her hands on her face. "God, I fall for the wrong guys. Why does this always happen to me?" She said.

Shawn couldn't speak. He really wanted to tell her how he felt for her right now but she's broken. He sighed. He couldn't keep it anymore.

❝ i know i can treat you better than he can
and any girl like you deserves a gentleman ❞

"Maybe the right one for you is just in front of you." He mumbled, loud enough to make Y/N hear. When she heard that she looked up to Shawn who was just looking at her.

"What?" She was confused about what he said. He reached for her hand and finally said.

"I know right now is not the best time to say this but, I've liked you for so long and I want to treat you better than any guy that you have been with."

❝ tell me why are we wasting time
on all your wasted crying
when you should be with me instead ❞

Y/N didn't know what to say. She couldn't believe it. Her best friend has feelings for her and he's telling her right here, right now.

Shawn didn't wait for her response and chuckled at himself. What was he doing? Of course, she wouldn't say anything.

"You can sleep on my bed, I'll stay on the couch." He said and got her bag that was on the floor and brought it to his room.

"It's okay--"

"I insist, Y/N. Please." He begged. She knew he wouldn't give up if you argued with him so you agreed.

❝ i know i can treat you better
better than he can ❞

She slowly stood up and went to the bathroom to get refreshed. Shawn spent his time clearing up his things from his bed. He got some pillows and a blanket for himself and placed it on his couch.

He sat on his couch and was just watching what was on the television before Y/N went out of the bathroom. She was wearing a robe and a towel was wrapped around her hair. Shawn took a glance at her before she could go inside his room to change.

He let out a heavy sigh. What was he going to do now? He just confessed to her and now things are a bit awkward between them.

He decided to distract himself by continuing the song that he almost finished. As he was doing that, Y/N slowly opened the door and saw him with his guitar.

He could hear Shawn's voice singing as he was playing his guitar. She was still a bit shock by his confession to her but that didn't change her mind about him.

He finally looked at her and stopped playing. She just stood there and leaned on the door with her pajamas on. She looked so beautiful even if her eyes were already puffy from crying.

"Couldn't sleep?" He asked. She shook her head no.

"I heard you playing so I wanted to check you out." She responded and sat down beside him.

"Want to listen?" He asked her and prepared his guitar.

"I would love to." She answered. Shawn sang the bridge that was on his paper:

❝ give me a sign
take my hand we'll be fine
promise i won't let you down ❞

He looked at her first before he continued.

❝ just know that you don't
have to do this alone
promise i'll never let you down ❞

"That sounded wonderful, Shawn." Y/N said. He looked at her but looked away afterward.

"This song was for you, actually." He whispered but Y/N heard it and her eyes widen. She felt her heart skipped a beat.

"M-me?"

Shawn could only nod as an answer. Y/N felt her heart flutter. No man had ever done something like that for her. Wrote a song dedicated to her? Only Shawn could do that for her.

"Ever since things got a little bit off-hand with you and Mark, I started writing my feelings for you in this song." He added and sighed. "He just wasted an amazing girl that should be with me." He looked at her once more and saw tears already forming in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I never should have said anything without knowing how you feel. I'm really sorry--" And before Shawn could say anything, he felt Y/N lips on his. He could only widen his eyes because of shock.

She was kissing him.

He gave up and finally kissed her back. He placed a hand on her cheek and his other hand pulled her closer to him. Their lips were in sync before they pulled away to catch their breaths. They placed their foreheads to one another while heavily breathing.

"You're right. He is a bastard." Y/N finally said and that made Shawn chuckle. "You better treat me better than he did." Her arms were wrapped around his neck and she looked deeply into his brown eyes.

"Of course I will." He carried her and her legs were wrapped around his waist. She giggled and Shawn made his way to his bedroom. Shutting the door close by a kick of his foot.

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Shawn woke up by the sound of a ringtone. He groaned and rubbed his eyes. As soon as he opened his eyes, the ray of light was the first thing he saw. He felt someone was beside him and he turned his head to his side. He saw Y/N sleeping peacefully right beside him.

God, she's so beautiful. He smiled at the thought.

Y/N's phone rang again and that made him groan. He sat up and got the phone to see who was calling.

Mark calling...

He cringed and answered the call. He brought the phone to his ear to hear what Mark has to say.

"Y/N? Thank god you picked up. Where the hell are you?"

"This is Shawn. Y/N's best friend. She's fine with me so don't bother calling her anymore." Shawn sounded serious and before Mark could talk, he quickly ended the call and turned the phone off.

He sighed and shifted back to his position. He saw Y/N was already awake and was rubbing her eyes.

"Who was that?" She asked.

"That was Mark. Told him not to call anymore." Shawn said moved closer to Y/N and gave her a kiss in her forehead. "Good morning, by the way."

She smiled and replied, "Good morning to you too, Shawn."

"I'm going to prepare for breakfast." He said and stood up but was stopped when Y/N grabbed his wrist. "Stay for a while." She said.

He smiled at her before sitting down beside her again. She placed her head on his bare chest and he held her hand. She could hear his heart beating fast. And there she realized, it was him who she loves all this time.

"Thank you." She said. Shawn looked at her. "For what?"

"For being with me." She answered.

They laid there next to each other for so long that Y/N forgot about her problem. Shawn was happy that right next to him was who he loves.

❝ i know i can treat you better
better than he can ❞