Not In That Way - Lauren Jauregui/You *in editing*

chapter 25.

"Lauren, have you actually gone insane?" I ask as she continued to drive towards Lily's school.

"I'm doing what I think is best for me." She defends, her eyes never leaving the road. She thinks she convincing with this whole I know exactly what I want act but it's not fooling me. Lauren isn't stupid, she knows love just finds you, there has to be another reason why she wants to give up her dream, which is now her reality.

"We both know that you leaving Fifth Harmony isn't good for you, for the girls, for the fans or for anyone. What's really going on Lauren?" I question as we come to a red light.

"I find the whole being famous thing really difficult. There's just so much pressure to be perfect all the time and I can't deal with it, everyone makes assumptions about your life or they tell you how to live your life. It almost feels like they see me as some sort of puppet and they can control everything I say or do; like I have no substance and I'm just a celebrity who doesn't know what it's like to have a normal life or fall in love with a normal person. I can barely breathe without being judged." She reveals and I feel a small lump in my throat, she feels all these things and just bottles it all up and pretends everything is fine when it's not.

"You need to tell the girls and your family and your management so they can help you relieve some of the pressure and stress you have put your self under. What people say or think shouldn't determine what you do with your life, sure you're not perfect to everyone, but to the people that truly matter, you are the most amazing and beautiful and talented and smart young woman in the world and nobody would even think about changing one thing about you." I remind her as we pull up outside of the school.

"You're perfect as well, to me anyway. It's the little things, you don't think I notice them but I do. Like the way you tap your foot when your stressed but it's always your right because you prefer it to your left, or how bite your bottom lip when your nervous. I especially notice how when your angry your left eyebrow lifts up and you don't even realise how adorable you actually look and that I can't stay mad at you because when you're mad sometimes a puppy could be more intimidating than you." She states before we both climb out to collect Lily.

Lauren and I are stood in a silence for a moment until Lily and Dani come running towards us.

"Dani's coming round tonight." Lily informs me and I can't see Dani's mother or father anywhere so I take what they are saying as the truth.

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Lauren and I drop Lily and Dani off at my families home before heading to the hotel where the girls are staying.

There wasn't a word said after we got back into the car and started the journey towards one of Sydney's finest hotels.

"I hate to admit it but you were right." She says and I smile to myself.

"I'm going to talk to my family and the girls and sort my head out." She explained.

"I'm happy, you would regret leaving the girls." I informed her.

"But it may take a while for me to get back to the place where I was before." Lauren explained.

"Babe..er..Lauren, you and the girls will only continue to get bigger and bigger, you need to talk to the girls and your family as soon as possible. I don't want you to be another Zayn Malik. Please let people help you for once Lauren." I say before placing my hand on top of hers.

We had arrived at the hotel and I was about to get out but Lauren's voice stopped me.

"I'm going to talk to them today, my mom is out here with us and I can explain it all to the rest of them when I see them next. I'm only doing it today because I need your support." Lauren informed me without waiting for an answer before she climbed out of the car.