Dressing Room

Part 2

Lauren POV

Walking back to the dressing room my mind was racing. What if Camila had left? What if she refused to talk to me? There were a million scenarios running through my head and none of them ended up positively.

I wasn't even sure what I wanted. I was still mad at Camila for leaving. Still mad at her for choosing to walk away from our issues instead of working them through. But I knew now wasn't the best time to get into it all. Camila was clearly struggling and even though a small part of me hated her a much bigger part cared.

Upon entering the room, I found Camila curled up asleep on the sofa. I placed the Sushi down on the table and quietly tiptoed over to the her. I didn't want to wake her up but I knew I had to. Slowly I sat down next to her and gently rubbed her arm.

"Hey Camila, you have to wake up now" I said softly. On getting no luck, I went to try once more.

"Camz, baby, please wake up"

Shit I cursed to myself I wasn't meant to say camz and baby stupid habits creeping back in. I looked over at the Cuban girl and sighed. Thankfully she was still asleep and hadn't heard me.

Camila POV

Hearing Lauren come into the room I lay there wondering whether I should make it known I was awake or wait and see what the green-eyed girl would do. Before I got chance to make the decision Lauren was sitting next to me slowly rubbing my arm and calling my name. Just the small touch from Lauren made my skin react. Butterflies slowly building up in my stomach. I knew I had to "wake up" but I was enjoying this far too much.

Just as I was about to slowly turn over I heard her say camz AND baby. Oh god I thought what do I do now? Counting the seconds in my head I thought about giving it a clear minute before opening my eyes. I could feel the change in the sofa as Lauren stood up and used that as an excuse to finally "wake up."

"Hey" I whispered as I sat up. Lauren looked over surprised to see me both awake and making conversation.

"Hey" Lauren mumbled back "you feeling any better?"

"Yeah, I just feel a little bit groggy and you know me I'm starving!" I said with more enthusiasm than I intended.

"I bought us some Sushi, I wasn't sure what you would feel like so I got us everything" Lauren stated as she started unpacking the boxes on the table.

"Lauren, I..." I started but stopped. Lauren looked over at me waiting for me to continue.

"Ijustwanttosaythankyou" I blurted out. Feeling my checks going red as I walked over to the table to sit down.

Laurens POV

Weirdly the silence in the room wasn't awkward. Both of us knew we would eventually have to address the clear elephant in the room but also we also both knew from experience that right before a show was never the right time.

Just as I was about to open my mouth to apologise once again for the way I had turned up this afternoon, the door opened. "Girls, sorry to interrupt but it's time for soundcheck. Lauren, I believe you are now going first come with me"

I got up from my seat, glancing over at Camila who carried on shoving the piece of sushi that was now half in and half out her mouth. A small chuckle escaped my lips. The girl I met 5 years ago clearly hadn't changed in the last 6 months.

Soundcheck went smoothly and by the time I had done all my press interviews Camila had already left for her soundcheck. With an hour to go before the doors opened to the public it was complete mayhem behind the scenes. There was now two lots of hair and make up and stylists milling around our dressing room, trying to get set up ready for when Camila returned. I had already had my hair done and was now having the final touches done to my make-up.

I was desperately trying to shake of the nostalgic feeling that was taking over me, I didn't want to feel like this again. I had finally moved on. My PR relationship was working.

Camila POV

Flicking through twitter on my way back to the dressing I noticed a few fans were speculating if Lauren was going to be here tonight. I had had hundreds of tweets already wishing me goodluck performing my new song Never Be The Same with people already having guessed it was about the green-eyed girl. I loved how much my Camilizers cared. That's the one thing that had got me through these last few months. Knowing that even though I clearly hadn't addressed my sexuality yet they had my back either way.

Lauren was in the middle of having her outfit fitted when I walked through the door. I tried my best not let my eyes linger too long but she looked breath taking. Stumbling over myself I moved my way across the room to my team. Without hesitation I started to get undressed. Due to my fainting spell earlier, I was way behind schedule. I had make up artists doing one thing, hair stylist doing another all whilst I tried my best to stay still and get dressed.

Lauren POV

I was doing everything I possibly could to ignore Camila but I couldn't help but notice her reflection in the mirror. I had done so well until now to keep strong, even in interviews I had tried to act unfazed by the whole situation. My mother had always taught me to just go out there and own it and that was what I was trying to do. I had written and produced a song with Steve Aoki as my way of trying to clear my head. Writing how I felt had always come naturally to me I had hundreds of journals back home, all with various secrets I am sure people would kill to know.

As soon as the madness had started it had died down. Within half an hour of Camila coming back she was dressed, ready and back out the door. I sat there for a few minutes once everyone left, the calmness around me making me feel a little more relaxed.

Me and Halsey were straight on after Camila so it would be a good few hours before we bumped into each other again. There were a lot of people here tonight I admired so I decided to go and have a wander. Upon entering the corridor, I could hear Camila's set loud and clear. As I headed towards the stage it got louder and louder.

"Hey Lauren" I heard someone shout behind me. I turned around and it was Demi.

"Hey long time no see, how's things with you?" Demi had been instrumental at getting fifth harmony to where they were now and I had a lot of respect for the girl.

"Good, in fact really good. I hear you and Camila are sharing a dressing room, though right? That must have been awkward?"

I didn't know what to say. "Um, yeah its kind of weird but we are making it work" Was all I could come up with. Demi raised her eyebrows at me and smirked. "I know you well enough Lauren and I coukd tell you that there is more going on in your mind" she said laughing slightly.

Just as I was about to reply I heard the familiar beat of NBTS kick in. I quickly said my goodbyes to Demi and headed off closer to the stage. I knew I couldn't enter the arena as fans would no doubt see me. So, I just awkwardly stood by the steps listening.

Camila POV

Standing here looking out the crowd I felt immensely proud of myself, all eyes were on me. I started to introduce the song "I wrote this song about when I fell for somebody and I knew It'd be really hard to recover. But I knew I would do it again if I could." I always felt nervous when I introduced this song. So far this was the biggest give away at mine at Laurens relationship and I knew the fans had figured it out. On top of that I knew Lauren was here somewhere and I secretly hoped she could hear me.

Laurens POV

Hearing the introduction made my breath catch in my throat, my heart slowed down and the room started spinning. I had heard the song a few times before and without being big headed I knew it was about me but I didn't expect it to come with an introduction. I turned around as fast as I could and ran towards the nearest bathroom. I needed to get the sound of it out of my head. I needed some air. Up on reaching the bathroom door I felt something hard hit me . It wasn't until they started shouting that I realised I had run into someone.