Strangers

Paparazzi (CHAPTER 28)

it's thanksgiving 2020, this is gonna be interesting...

Warning: Language, mentions of sex

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Lauren:

I hate paparazzi...

ever since Ash got the record deal, they won't leave us alone, it's gotten to the point where I can't even go outside with her. The label doesn't want anything to jeopardize Her and Matty's "relationship", but As far as everyone else is concerned, i'm just a friend. According to the media: she's in a 100% real relationship with the guy.

He's not the one making her scream at night...

I know that i'm not being far to Ash, it's not her fault she has to do PR with Healy, but it for sure pissed my off. I hate seeing them together in public, it looks real, a little too real...

Quite a few things had happened to me since she signed, for instance: I had lost all interest in The 1975, I was writing more music, Camz was pregnant, and I was doing prep for the trial.

The trial for Gerald was only in a few months, and after that we would be able too leave him in the past.

But Camz...

That was different.

She had always been so happy and carefree, sure, she was clumsy, but she should've known better! I mean, Austin Mahone?? seriously???

She was staying with Normani and the moment, and was going to stay at Ally's next week. All of us were doing the best we could to make sure that she had someplace to stay, and a solid support group to have her back, it was proving to be a challenge, but we we're determined, and things were looking up. Camz decided that she wanted to keep the baby early on, and had just recently found out that it was a girl.

I needed to push all of my emotions aside for the day, after all today was an important one...

Ash was playing her first show!

She had left at 2 in the morning to get ready, I was up at 6.

I was excited to see all of her work finally pay off, after all, she deserved it, I couldn't put of with all of the shit they give her.

we were playing at The Westway, With Tove Lo, Gordon Voidwell, and Mapei.

I had gone to see the venue a few days before the show, it wasn't the best, but for a first place to play, it wasn't so bad.

I hadn't seen Ash all day, the show was starting in half an hour, it wasn't that far away, so I decided to walk. I had on my white ripped jeans, a Bob Marley shirt, and a white beanie to match my jeans.

For some reason, I was nervous as fuck...

I wasn't even the one about to play on a fucking stage, but i was scared.

I got to the venue, and saw the line out of the door, there was a man in a black shirt, and jeans and sunglasses,

"Lauren?" he asked, when I approached him

"Yep, that's me." I said with a smile

"Here." he handed me a pass, and led me around the back of the building, he knocked on a door, and Ash opened it.

"Thanks man!" she said, and pulled me inside, and slammed the door

"Hi ba-"

I was cut off with a kiss, and the feeling of Ash shoving me against a wall, when we broke for air, she had a huge smile on her face.