BURNIN' LOVE (A.B)

17.) Anaheim

Austin then grabbed my hand and led me to the car.

"Okay, alright. Thank you that's enough."

"Thank you." I said to him as the paparazzi kept pressing us. He closed the door and I heard them now asking him questions as he walked to the drivers side of the vehicle.

He got in with a sigh and started the car.

"Disguises did not work." Austin said looking over at me from atop of his sunglasses. He wore shorts, a tshirt with a baseball hat and so did I.

"We're not common even when we try, we knew that." I let out a chuckle. "These never work babe." I pointed at my hat.

Austin shrugged and he started to drive.

I finished with Euphoria a couple of months ago but the media is just now finding out that we wrapped up and now they're pressing Austin and I every time we go out. It's expected and yes we're used to it but there is just no distance between them and us. It's just constant pressure every time we go out. It wasn't as bad as it is now when I was just modeling and not acting on top of it.

Recently, there's been a bunch going on though as well just with life outside of Euphoria. Still modeling for brands, doing runways, traveling from here to New York and overseas to Italy here and there too for things. Oh and interviews... so many interviews. At one point I was doing them at least once a day for like two weeks.

This whole thing was so overwhelming for me but I loved it because of filming and meeting new people.

I kept in contact with Bella and besties of course throughout this whole experience but I've also noticed Zendaya and I getting a lot closer since I've been out here too. We've even been on a couple double dates where Zendaya, Tom, Austin and I would go to sports games and such together.

I couldn't be happier being out here and it makes it even better that now that Austin and I have been living in the new place that he was getting when I was still in New York City.

Life just seems so good, a little too good maybe... like I'm on top of the world. I wasn't prepared for how things changed so quickly but I would never take any of it back.

"Hey, you're pretty quiet. Everything's good?" Austin looked over.

I wasn't aware I was just staring out the window watching things go by.

Breaking my stare, I looked over at him with a smile.

"Yeah." I nodded. "Just zoned out. My brain is probably resetting from all the chaos these past weeks"

"It has been crazy but we got through it." Austin glanced over. "We just need to wind down now and be we I mean you. Busy woman."

Austin took his right hand and placed it on my thigh giving it a light squeeze.

"I haven't showed you where I'm from yet..." He began. "Anaheim isn't far from here, I want to bring you there so you can see where I grew up."

"I'd love to!"

"It'll be our spontaneous adventure." Austin said as we both smiled. "I already have a couple ideas in mind over there. Also haven't been back in years, so it'll be cool to see everything again."