Chapter 19

19:32, 26 January 2015

"Camila?"

The brown eyed brunette turned around and was surprised to see Austin Mahone approaching her.

"Oh, hey Austin..."

"It's been a while. How have you been?"

"You mean since you ripped my heart out after you cheated on me?"

"Camila... Cheating on you was the biggest mistake of my life. Could you ever forgive me?" Austin asked.

Camila took a step forward and hugged him as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Austin was surprised at first but he recovered as he hugged her back.

"I forgive you, Austin," Camila said as she pulled away.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be with Lauren," Camila said.

"How did you know? I mean... I never told you," Camila said.

"I could see it in your eyes. The way you look at her," Austin said as he shoved his hands into his pockets as he looked down, "I actually wished that you looked at me that way," he said.

"I'm sorry, Austin. I really liked you," Camila said.

Austin smiled, "But you never loved me."

Camila gave him a sad smile, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I guess I'll see you around, Cabello," Austin said with a smile.

"See you," Camila said as Austin leaned in and kissed her cheek. Camila smiled as she watched him walk away. Her smile dropped when she saw that Lauren saw the exchange between them. Camila was about to call her when she saw Lauren shaking her head before walking away.

"Damn it, Lauren," Camila said under her breath before she chased after her.

"Lauren! It's not what you think!" Camila exclaimed.

"Leave me alone," Lauren said.

"Lauren Jauregui, don't you dare do this to me again!" Camila exclaimed as she stopped walking.

Lauren stopped in her tracks as she shut her eyes and took a deep breath. She turned around and met Camila's gaze.

"Nothing happened, okay? Austin just wanted to apologize," Camila said.

"By kissing you?"

Camila sighed, "He kissed me on the cheek to say goodbye!"

Lauren looked away as she gritted her teeth. Camila walked towards her.

"Lauren, look at me."

Camila grabbed Lauren's face and turned it so that she was looking into her green orbs, "Look at me," Camila said firmly.

"I love you. Not Austin. You," Camila said.

"I'm not leaving you anytime soon," she added.

Lauren reached up and held Camila's wrists as she brought the younger girl's hand away from her face.

"You're mine, Camz," Lauren said.

Camila smiled, "I'm yours."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be. Jealous Lauren is kinda hot," Camila said.

A small smile crept on Lauren's face. Camila leaned in and kissed the corner of Lauren's lips. She pulled away and smiled widely.

"Come on. Let's get back to class," Camila said.

The students gathered in the auditorium for assembly. Lauren sat beside Camila as they waited for the others to settle down. Dinah took a seat beside Lauren and Austin happened to take a seat beside Camila. Lauren glared at the boy as Camila gave her a sheepish shrug.

Lauren saw their principal, Mr Cowell walk onto the stage.

"I'm proud to introduce to you a talented group, all the way from my home, the UK, please put your hands together for the Vamps," Mr Cowell said.

Lauren's face fell when she saw Brad walk onto the stage with his bandmates, Connor, Tristan and James. Camila looked at her girlfriend to find that she was frozen in her seat.

"Lauren?"

"Thank you very much! We're honoured to be here," Brad said into the microphone.

They began playing a few songs and the entire time, Lauren's gaze was fixed on the band member who broke her heart. Camila reached and held Lauren's hand. Lauren eased up a little as she turned to her girlfriend. Camila gave her a small smile. Lauren looked back and saw Brad pointing at her.

Look at me now, I'm fallingI can't even talk, still stutteringAll I wanna be, yeah all I ever wanna be, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah(Yeah you!)

All I wanna be, yeah all I ever wanna be, yeah, yeahIs somebody to youAll I wanna be, yeah all I ever wanna be, yeah, yeahIs somebody to you(Yeah you!)

Everybody's trying to be a billionaireBut every time I look at you I just don't care'Cause all I wanna be, yeah all I ever wanna be, yeah, yeahIs somebody to you(Yeah you!)

'Cause all I wanna be, yeah all I ever wanna be, yeah, yeahIs somebody to you(Yeah you!)

Yeah you!

Lauren stood up from her seat and ran out of the auditorium. Camila stood up then she saw Brad drop the mic as he ran out of the stage. Camila ran after her girlfriend, with Dinah and Austin tailing behind.

"Lauren!"

Lauren spun around with tears in her eyes.

"Why the fuck are you here, Simpson?" Lauren demanded as she balled up her hand in a fist.

"I had to see you."

"Why? So you can humiliate me like you did all over the internet?"

"We apologized-"

"You apologized. He didn't. He tried to save his own ass by adding more bullshit," Lauren exclaimed.

"Lauren, I'm sorry. I... I missed you," he said.

"Stop bullshitting, Simpson! Just stop," Lauren said as she leaned against the lockers as she sobbed into her hands. Brad walked over as he leaned his head against Lauren's. He brought Lauren's hands away from her face.

"No, stop," Lauren said as she tried to move away.

Before she knew it, Brad was ripped away. She blinked and that was when she saw Austin was holding Brad by the collar and pinning him against the lockers opposite of her. Then she saw Camila and Dinah approaching.

"Lauren, are you okay? Are you hurt?" Camila asked.

Lauren threw her arms around Camila's neck and hugged her. Camila hugged her back tightly.

"Shhh, it's okay," Camila said.

From the corner of her eyes, she saw Dinah approaching the two boys.

"Dinah! Don't," Camila said.

"Hey, I didn't mean to cause any trouble," Brad said.

"Lauren's unavailable. Get that through your thick skull, Simpson," Austin said.

"Since when were you two friends? Last time I checked, she hated you," Brad said.

"She's Camila's girlfriend. And I care about them both," Austin said.

"You're making a big mistake, Mahone," the British singer said.

"I don't give a shit. Come near them again, I'll break both of your legs and your pretty little face," he said before he released him. Brad adjusted his shirt before stealing one last glance at Lauren before walking away.

Austin turned around and saw that Lauren had pulled away from the hug and was looking at him.

"Thank you, Austin," Lauren said.

"I'm still your friend, Lauren. Even if you don't want me to be. I'll still be your friend," he said.

Lauren gave him a small smile before she walked over and hugged him. They pulled away as Lauren wiped her face.

"I'm a mess," she said.

"You're a beautiful mess," Camila said as she brushed Lauren's hair out of her face.

"Let's get you clean up," Dinah said as she opened the door to the girl's bathroom. Lauren and Camila entered, followed by the tall Polynesian. Austin turned his heels as he walked back to the auditorium.

"Okay, I didn't want to ask but what happened between you and that Brad guy?" Camila asked.

"We met a few months ago. I thought he was cute with his British accent and all. He was just starting touring. He was YouTube famous," Lauren explained.

"We dated for a while but then they just kept growing bigger and bigger I couldn't keep up. One day, him and his bandmates were being interviewed and they were talking about their personal life. One of the members, James, made a joke which he indirectly called me a slut. I was hurt. There weren't many people who defended me. Only Normani because Ally's too nice. So I was basically trashed on the internet."

"I would've defended you," Camila said.

"Me too," Dinah piped in. "Hell, I'd probably drag his sorry ass."

Lauren smiled, "I know you would."

"So then, we fought and we broke up."

"I'm so sorry, Lauren. He doesn't deserve you," Camila said as she took her hand.

"But... I'm happy," Lauren met Camila's gaze, "Because then, I met you and you somehow managed to put the pieces back together."

Camila smiled as she blushed.

"I love you," Lauren said.

"I love you too."

"And who loves me?" Dinah asked.

Lauren and Camila laughed as they looked at the youngest girl.

"I love you too, Dinah," Lauren said.