I put on a blush pink, skintight, spaghetti strapped dress and stared at the vertical mirror that hung on the wall of Shawn and I's bedroom. I adjusted the straps and slipped on an oversized jean jacket on top of it. I turned to my side to look at my figure. Four months along, my belly has grown and is definitely very prominent from the side. It's not a huge bump, just a cute round one.

I placed my hand on top and rubbed it a bit. Shawn walked into the room wearing a light denim unbuttoned button up with a white tank top underneath. He went behind me and pressed his hands on top of mine on my belly and rested his chin on my head. "How are my babies?"

"Your babies are doing well. I think th-" I stopped.

"What is it?" Shawn asked, a look of concern on his face.

I could feel a small movement in the middle of my belly. I put my hand out from under Shawn's and guided his to where I felt the movement. Small little kicks could be felt from inside of me.

"Is that the baby?"

"Mhm" I nodded.

Shawn moved away and motioned me towards the bed. "Lie down. Hurry!"

"Sheesh why are you in such a rush?"

"I want to test something"

I laid down as told and Shawn laid belly down, next to me, his face close to my stomach. "Watch" He whispered. He put my hand where the kicks were and there was nothing right now.

"As I start talking" He said in a louder voice. The baby began to kick. I stared at him, seeing where he was getting at.

"As I go quieter" Shawn whispered. "No movement" The baby stopped kicking. "But watch" He said in his normal voice. The baby started kicking again. He smiled and raised his eyebrows at me. "I'm the favorite parent"

I sighed. "I guess you are"

He kissed my belly before he got out of bed and went to my side of the bed. He put his hand out to me like a knight in a movie would. "Let's go my, princess. Time to go to the Stadium of Roger" Shawn said in a British accent.

I chuckled and shook my head, taking his hand.

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"It's so good to be back here again" Shawn said into his microphone at the piano. He played the chords of Fix You by Coldplay which he plays before In My Blood.

I stood near the steps, watching him, and waited for him to call me up.

"There's just something so magical about playing in front of 53,000 people and I'm so glad that we get to experience that again, tonight" The crowd cheered.

Shawn continued once the cheers quieted down. "Something just as magical and special is happening tonight and you guys will be here to witness it. Alana, honey, please come up"

I walked up the steps and onto the stage, the audience screaming beyond me. I was handed a microphone and sat next to Shawn at the piano. "Hey guys!" I exclaimed into the microphone.

"We have been in the process of making something for the past four months and we finally wanted to share it with you"

I furrowed my eyebrows. "I think that's the wrong words to be using, Shawn. What he was trying to say was that we've been in the process of baking something for the last four months"

"Hm. That's correct. Do you want to show them how far along we are in the baking process?"

"Sure thing" I stood up and went to the front of the stage where a camera zoomed in so the audience could see me from the big screens. I pulled aside my jean jacket so the bump was now visible for all to see. "I guess now all we have to figure out is if the muffin is strawberry or blueberry flavored" I shrugged and the crowd went wild. I smiled and went back to sit down.

"Ah. Finally. No more hiding that Alana's pregnant. We've been dying to tell you guys and what better way to tell you guys than with a gender reveal" The crowd cheered even louder.

He waited again for the crowd to quiet down. "How is this going to work you ask? At the end of In My Blood, spoiler alert, confetti comes out and this time, instead of it being white, it's going to either be blue or pink, depending on the gender of the baby"

"So without further ado, let's get to it" I said into the microphone.

Shawn began playing the chords again and I began the song. "When you try your best but you don't succeed" I rested my head on his shoulder.

"When you get what you want but not what you need" Shawn joined me.

We continued the rest of the song with the crowd joining us and Shawn got up from the piano to go to the middle of the stage. I continued to sit at the piano and watch him in his element.

It finally got to the singalong part of the song. "Sing woahhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh" Shawn clapped his hands above his head and the crowd followed. "Don't stop now" He said and brought his guitar to the back part of the stage next to Mike, the drummer.

The buildup of the beat began and the audience was still singing. Shawn got ready to jump and a soon as the beat dropped, Shawn landed from his jump and the confetti popped out of the cannons.

Pink strips of confetti coated the whole arena like snow on a first snow day in the woods. Shawn set his guitar down and ran over to me, jumping. He grabbed on to my forearms and yelled "ITS A GIRL"

I chuckled at him and gripped onto his torso, tightly. "I love you, Shawn Mendes" I looked up at him and he kissed my forehead.

"I love you more, sweetheart" He pulled away, got onto his knees, and put his hands around my belly, placing kisses all around it. "And I love you too, baby girl"

He stood back up, gave me a kiss, and ran off the stage to go hug his fans.

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"A baby girl!" I boasted, getting into bed and under the covers next to Shawn. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and put a hand on my stomach.

"We're going to have a little princess who still needs a name"

I put my hand on top of his. "I know. Do you think were ever going to find one?"

"I'm sure we will. Hopefully. How was the show tonight?"

"The show was spectacular as always. This one" I pointed to my stomach. "Was kicking like crazy in my her little cave the whole entire time. I'm surprised she didn't kick her way out"

Shawn burst out laughing. "Can you imagine her bopping her head to the music and jumping around in your stomach whenever I'd yell jump"

I shook my head and laughed along with him. "I'm pretty sure all of that was happening" I rested my head on his shoulder and looked out the large window with the CN Tower lighting up in the distance.

I wrapped my arms around Shawn's torso. "Dude. I can't even hug you properly anymore"

He looked down at me, his eyes and mouth scrunched towards each other. "Did you just call me dude?"

"I'm sorry, love bug"

He smiled widely. "I'm joking" He took a hand and brushed it through my hair as we continued to look out the window.

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"Congratulations on the baby girl!" The interviewer told us as we sat opposite of her on a tan couch. E News called us and asked if we would come onto their show and we agreed.

Shawn and I both said thank you. "How far along are you?"

"As of right now, I'm currently 17 weeks along, so five months to go!"

"Wow! Have you guys thought of any names?"

Shawn answered this one. "We've been trying to find a name for months but we haven't found one that we both like"

"Tell us the pregnancy story!"

"The pregnancy story?" I asked.

"Yeah! Tell us when and how it happened"

"It definitely wasn't intentional, that's for sure" Shawn nodded his head.

"It was a week before our wedding and I ended up finding out two weeks later when I was in California with my family and Shawn was starting tour in Europe. I was throwing up for no apparent reason and decided to take a test. Four tests, actually. They all ended up being positive"

"Beautiful" The interviewer smiled at us. "So the whole thing with the paparazzi, you were actually pregnant"

Shawn snorted as this was something that I've been wanting to talk about for a while.

"Oh my gosh. I actually wanted to publicly announce that I apologize for getting all angry at that paparazzi. I wasn't allowed to say anything about the pregnancy and my emotions got the best of me. And yes, I was pregnant"

"You're too kind. Not many celebrities would go out of their way to apologize for a paparazzi who bombarded them"

I blushed. "Oh, I'm sure I'm not the only one"

The interviewer reached behind her seat and grabbed a small box that was wrapped in light pink wrapping paper. She handed it to us. "This is for you two, courtesy of the E crew"

Shawn and I thanked her and everyone and he opened up the box to find a little pink onesie that said Baby Mendes in silver lettering. I picked it up and faced it towards the camera and Shawn. "Awww. This us adorable. Thank you guys"

Shawn took the onesie from me and held it to his chest. "Think this is my size?"

I nodded my head and smiled. "Oh yeah. For sure"

The interviewer spoke. "You guys are so adorable. While on the topic of your adorable relationship, the fans all want to know what is was like going from fan to girlfriend to fiancé and now to wife"

I thought about this question for a bit and my mind totally went somewhere else, memories scrambling in my brain.

*

"Do I ever cross your mind." he sang right as his eyes met mine. At this moment, it felt as if the world around me just paused and it was just him and me in that moment. But of course, I'm just a fan. He gave me the softest grin and continued, moving on to another row.

*

"I was wondering if you would like to show me around the city. Maybe grab some coffee or something?"

"I'd like that. Yeah. I'm here until tomorrow and then I go home"

"We can exchange numbers and just text me when you're available tomorrow. Is that cool?"

"I- Yes." I walked up to him once more, him, handing me his phone and me, putting in my number.

I handed him the phone back and he said, "It was nice meeting you."

"You too." I smiled then walked towards the door to the outside of the arena.

"Don't forget to text me." I hear Shawn yell once I'm at the doors.

"I won't." I yelled back to him.

*

I closed my eyes and the magic happened. His soft, plump lips met mine and it was like drinking a refreshing glass of water after running ten miles. I guess you could say it was. Perfect.

We pulled away after about five seconds. "Wow" We both said at the same time. I blushed at this and Shawn took both of my hands in his, keeping the eye contact.

"You should stay the night" He said.

"Here? Tonight?"

"Yeah" He said, giving me a soft look.

"You. Are a feisty one, Mendes"

"What?"

"Asking a girl to stay the night on the first date? I thought you were a big ball of marshmallow puff but I guess not"

"Heyyy. I am still that fluffy marshmallow. I just- It's getting late and the drive back is far so. It would be convenient if you stayed"

*

Shawn and I were wrapped up in blankets, looking out at the beautiful view of Toronto. My head was rested on his bare chest as Shawn ran his fingers through my hair. I looked at the clock, 11 pm. One hour until Shawn's birthday.

"Alana?" I heard him say. I adjusted myself so I was able to look at him.

"Hmmm?" I asked.

"I should have asked this a long time ago but later is better than never" He stared deep into my eyes, causing me to smile. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

I giggled, nodding my head. "Yes. Of course"

*

He cleared his throat then said, "Alana Rose Sinclair. Will you marry me?"

I bit my lip pulling him up so he was standing. "Yes, yes. A thousand times yes"

He opened the box, finally showing me the ring. It was a round diamond, a little bit bigger than my promise ring, and the rest of the band that didn't hold the diamond had tiny little diamonds embedded into it. He took it out of the box, sliding it onto my finger.

*

"And now by the power vested in me by the state of California and the province of Ontario, Canada, it is my honor and delight to pronounce you husband and wife. Shawn, you may kiss the bride!"

*

"Alana. Honey"

Shawn's voice removed me from my thoughts. I rubbed my eyes. "I apologize"

"You got us scared there for a second. You were out for about a minute" The interviewer said. "What happened"

"Your question. I guess i- my brain. I remembered so many important memories. And to answer that question, Shawn initiated everything. And by everything, I mean everything. We have a super cheesy relationship and it happened all so fast in the beginning, but now, we're right where we need to be"

Hiiiii. So much nostalgia in this chapter. I was going to post the Q&A this week but I decided to postpone it to next week because I need more questions!! Ask me anything, literally anything. Hit me with your heart's desire. Ask multiple questions if you want. Thank youuuu.