Chapter 23

I woke up with my head on Cody's chest. We laid in bed.




"Good morning, Angel," He said playing with my hair.




I groaned a little. Jet lag was not my friend right now.




Cody laughed. I felt his chest vibrate. I missed that. "Do you wanna go out and see Paris today?" He asked.




"That'd be great," I managed to say.




"Good." He kissed my head. "Come on, let's get ready and go out to eat."




I let out another moaned.




"Come on," He laughed. He picked me up bridal style. He carried me to my room. I buried my face in his chest. He knocked on the door. A preppy Meredith answered the door.




"Good morning," She smiled. "Shannon doesn't wanna get ready, does she?"




He shook his head.




"I got her from here," Meredith sighed.




Cody set me on the ground.




"Come on, Shannon." Meredith took my hand.










Meredith got me to wake up a bit more and I got dressed. We headed to the lobby to meet up with the rest of the crew.




"Hey!" Justin greeted.




"What are we doing today?" I asked.




"Some generic tourist stuff," Flo responded.




"Sounds good," I smiled.




We headed to a black Range Rover with tinted windows outside. We went through the back entrance of the hotel, because some fans stood out front.




Meredith, my mom, and I of course had hats and sunglasses on. Cody did, too.




We went to an art museum. We spent about an hour there marveling at the artwork. We even saw the Mona Lisa. As much as I enjoyed it, Cody and I really didn't get to do much 'couple stuff'.




We were walking on the sidewalk, exploring Paris. Cody saw an antique shop and we went in it. There were old books everywhere, along with a few trinkets and refurbished furniture. The lighting inside was dim, but bearable.




Cody and I walked away from the others into a smaller room.




"Cody, I can do it anymore," I said.




"Do what?" He asked. He turned toward me looking concerned.




"This pretending stuff. I'm done. I don't care anymore," I came out.




"Me, too," He admitted also.




"What are we gonna do?"




He thought about it. "Well, the KCAs are coming up. I'll take you as my date."




My face lit up. "That'd be amazing."




"Are you sure this is what you want? I don't know how my fans will react."




I nodded. "But what are we going to do about the rest of this trip?"




He shrugged. "Screw it. If people see us, they see us."




I smiled and embraced him in a hug.




"Hey, are you guys done looking around?" Meredith asked. "I'm kinda hungry so let's split up this love fest and find food."




I let go of Cody and gave Meredith a look.




"What? A girl's gotta eat," She shrugged and walked away.




"Okay, well, let's go," Cody said grabbing my hand.




We met up with everyone at the front of the store.




"Alright, come on," Meredith said walking out the door.




"She's very determined to find food," Alli said before following her out.










Meredith found a little cafe close by.




"You guys are gonna risk it and show PDA?" Meredith whispered to me.




We sat at the table, waiting for our food to come




I held Cody's hand and leaned on his shoulder. I shrugged. "Why not?"




"Good, I like it this way. You both look happier."




I smiled up at Cody. He brought our hands up to his lips and kissed the back of my hand. I liked it this way, too.




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The next day:




Cody didn't get noticed with me yesterday, which was good I think.




Cody hugged me. "I promise things will be easier when people know we're together." He kissed the top of my head.




We were in his hotel room.




A thought popped into my head. "We should go swimming at the pool here."




"Let's do it."







I went to my hotel room. It was empty. Meredith was probably with Alli and my mom with Angie. I quickly found my bikini and changed into it. I put sweatpants and a t-shirt on over it. I put my hair into a ponytail. I grabbed my room key and cell phone. I went back to Cody's room. I knocked lightly on the door. He opened it. He had on his swim trunks and a t-shirt on.




"Ready?" He asked.




"Yep!"




He stepped out into the hallway with me. He took my hand and we headed toward the elevators that would take us to the pool. We waited in the elevators and walked to the pool doors. I used my key to open it.




"Wow, no one's here. Good deal," I said setting my stuff down on one of the chintzy plastic tables. I took off my clothes that were over my bathing suit. Cody did the same. As he slide his shirt off, I saw his toned body. I smirked.




"What?" He chuckled, smiling.




"Nothing. It's just I'm so lucky to have you. Like, millions of girls want you and you can choose any of them, but you chose me. It's crazy to think of it like that."




"Of course I would choose you." He stepped closer to me and put his hands on my waist. "And then throw you in the pool!"




The water engulfed my body. I surfaced seconds later. "Cody!" I yelled.




He laughed. He came closer to the edge and held his hand out to help me up.




"Thank you." Just then I pulled him into the water with me.




He came up to the surface of the water. "I see how it is," He joked.




I nodded. I grabbed onto the side of the pool.




He grabbed my waist and pulled me close to him. I wrapped my legs around his back and put my arms around his neck. Cody was tall enough to stand and touch the bottom of the pool. I kissed his plump soft lips.




"Arrrrhhhhhh!" someone yelled jumping into the pool, splashing water all over Cody and I. The person's head poked out of the water.




"Oh my god," I spoke. "Is that-"




"Justin Bieber? Yes," Justin said.




I knew Cody and Justin were on your together, but I wasn't expecting to meet him. "Holy shit," I mumbled under my breath. "Sorry, if you haven't guess I am familiar with who you are."




He laughed and swam closer to us. "So is this the girl you talk about, Cody?"




"It could be," Cody responded sarcastically.




"She's pretty."




I bit my lip and shook my head. "Thank you, Justin. You aren't too bad yourself."




"How old are you?" Justin asked.




"Ay, she's mine." Cody squeezed me tighter.




"I bet I could beat you swimming from one end of the pool to the other," Justin challenge Cody.




"Okay, not gonna lie I'm a pretty good swimmer."




"Well, let's find out," Justin smirked.




Cody kissed my cheek and we let go of each other. I swam to the side of the pool and sat on it. Justin and Cody swam to the end of the pool.




"Okay, ready?" I asked.




"Yep," Justin said.




"Go!" I yelled.




It seemed easy for Cody, but Justin wasn't too bad either. Cody reached the other side of the pool before Justin, though.




"Ohh!" Cody yelled throwing his hands up.




"Whatever, I didn't really care anyway," Justin said sarcastically.




I jumped back into the water. I swam down to the bottom of the pool, skimming my stomach along it. I swimmer to Cody and grabbed his leg. I pulled him down under with me. I opened my eyes, the water stung them, but it almost felt good. I loved the pool water surrounding me. I pushed myself up to the surface. I breathed in a big gulp of air. Cody popped up right after me.




I heard a noise. I turned my head. A fan was knocking at the pool door, jumping up and down.




"Shit," I cursed.




"Well, I guess we should talk to her. I don't just wanna leave her out there," Justin said.




We got out of the water an grabbed towels from one of the bins filled with them. Cody opened the door. The fan raced in. Justin walked toward Cody and the fan. I stayed back.




"Oh my god. Is this happening? Can I get a selfie with you and Justin?" Her voice sounded shaky. I completely understood her situation. "Wait. Are you Cody's 'mystery girlfriend'?"




"Hmm?" I asked shocked. "Oh. I- yes?" It came out more as a question so I tried again. "Yes."




"Oh my gosh. Can you get in the picture, too?" She gestured me over.




Cody nodded at me, meaning it was okay if was in the picture.




I walked over. She held up the camera. Cody and Justin fixed their hair. I fit my head in, to try to get in the view of the screen. She took the picture.




"When are you going to let people know who you are?" She asked me. She had a really cute accent.




"The Kids Choice Awards in the U.S." I said.




"Ugh. There better be a live-stream of it somewhere," She sighed. "You guys are really cute together though. I ship it."




"Thank you," Cody and I both said.




"Are you coming to the concert Tuesday?" Justin asked her.




"Yes!"




"Awesome." Justin gave her a big smiled. "See you there."




"Yes, see you. You guys literally made my entire life. Well, I guess I should probably go. I don't want to annoy you," she said heading for the door.




"Oh, no you're fine. You're not annoying us. Have a good day," Justin said waving good-bye to her as she stepped out the door.




Cody and I waved good-bye, also.




"Well, I guess the word is out now," Cody said.




"Yes, and to be honest I kinda like it."




"Just wait for the press to get their hands on this story. You'll regret it," Justin said.




"It won't be bad. Be positive. Some of the press is good about it," I said walking over to the plastic table and chairs with my things on them.




"Mm k," Justin said not too sure about it, following behind me.




I dried myself off a bit more and put my sweatpants on. I grabbed my things. So did Cody. We all went back up to our rooms.




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AUTHOR'S NOTE:




Omfg. I'm going to apologize right now. I feel terrible. I haven't written anything in so long and honestly this is not the best chapter in the world. I'm so sorry and I'm not going to promise you that the next chapter will be written any sooner. I'm going to try though. Anyway, I've gotten over 3,200 reads!!! Thank you so much. You guys are the best.