Another chapter ready to upload for you. I hope you liked the last two chapters - sadly no-one's reviewed yet. :( However, as long as you still enjoyed them, that's all that really matters. So yeah read, and enjoy. :) Oh and one other thing, the song in this chapter is A Thousand Years by Christina Perri and does not belong to me.
Chapter 21: Moonlight Serenade
I waited up for Shay for a long time that before he actually turned up, and when he finally did I was shocked at the state of him. He had a black eye and his lip was split. In fact, he looked so bad that when I first saw him I almost screamed in horror.
"Shay," I gasped. "I'm pretty sure you didn't look like this earlier. Are you ok?"
"Not really," he admitted. "Jason jumped me on the way here. I'm just glad I brought my guitar in it's hard case. I couldn't stand it if it got broken."
"Here let me have a look at you," I said filling a kettle with water and plugging it in. I took his hand and led him over to the bed. "Do you fancy playing something for me while we're waiting for the water to heat up?" I smiled encouragingly at him and leaned over to kiss his lips gently.
"Umm...sure," he said shyly. "I have tried learning something for you actually and I'm gonna try playing it to you tonight if you want to hear it?"
"I'd love to," I beamed.
"Ok, here goes then," he said and began strumming the first few chords and I smiled with pure joy when he started to sing.
"Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
One step closer
[Chorus:]
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this
One step closer
[Chorus:]
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
One step closer
One step closer
[Chorus:]
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more"
I didn't even let him finish the last chord. I took the guitar from his hand and placed it gently on the bed before straddling his lap. My little moonlight serenade was the most romantic thing anyone had ever done for me. The kettle began to whistle, distracting me fro Shay and reminding me of the state he had come to me in. I led Shay over to the sink and started dabbing at his cuts and bruises with a warm flannel.
"You could get him arrested for assault you know," I pointed out as I pressed the flannel tentatively onto his black eye.
"It's not worth it Cherry," Shay sighed. "All we have against him is my word and I doubt it would count for much against his to be honest. Besides I have my little angel to take care of me if I get into any scrapes with him, don't I?" He smiled at me gratefully. "It's good to know I can count on you Cherry so thanks."
"Hey, you'll always have me Shay, that's a promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep Cherry," he said staring pointedly at a fixed point on the wall. "How can you possibly be sure that you won't get sick of all the trouble that comes with going out with me?"
"I won't, all I can give you is my word Shay but that should be enough."
"It is," he reassured me. "For now at least."
"I'm wrecked Shay, it's been an exhausting day and I think I'm going to go to bed in a minute. You are welcome to stay, just make sure Paddy doesn't catch you in the morning of course."
"Ok, we wouldn't want another morning like last time," he agreed as we both climbed onto my bed. Once safely under the covers he encircled me in his arms and I had honestly never felt safer.
"Goodnight Cherry, I love you," Shay whispered softly into my ear.
"Goodnight, I love you too Shay, so much," I whispered back. "Oh and thanks for singing to me, it was beautiful," I murmured sleepily before passing out from sheer exhaustion in his arms.
I hope you liked this chapter. I think it was possibly one of my favourites - it's one of the first times Shay and Cherry have been able to be together without any interruptions and too many distractions. Also, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of a guy singing to me, I just think it would be totally romantic and just well...amazing. So yeah please review guys. I love you all for following this story but reviews really do spur me on. :) So keep following and the odd bit of feedback in the form of a review would really make my day. I should be back tomorrow with another update for you all, but if not there will definitely be another update for you all the following day. :D