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v. keana who?

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Lauren has officially gone into album mode. Going into the recording studio at six in the morning and not leaving until two or three in the morning of the next day. Her focused entirely on music and music only. And even if it sounds like a lot, Lauren absolutely loves it, especially with what's going on around her.

With the news of her breakup with Keana, paparazzi have been going crazy on her. From waiting outside her house to stalking her car everywhere she goes. So the only way to stop cameras from finding her is by staying in hideout at the recording studio.

"Was that good?"

"Can we do the chorus one more time?" Marcos, one of the producers Lauren is working with, says speaking through the mic as the singer stands inside the recording booth with the microphone in front of her and headphones on.

"Okay," she nods before the track of the song she is working on starts playing, this time only from the chorus. "Dale lento, tócamela más lento. El ritmo me está encendiendo. Y sé que te está quemando."

As the green-eyed singer looks up from the music sheet, ready to sing the following verse, she finds a brunette she haven't seen in months entering through the back door of the room.

A smile is quick to appear on her pale face. "Let's take a break?" Lauren asks taking the headphones off and looking at Marcos who just nods. "What are you doing here?" she smiles as she walks out of the booth and towards her friend.

"I came to rescue you," Vero states.

"From what?"

"Yourself," she says, fixing the wrinkled shirt Lauren is wearing. "Have you been sleeping? When was the last time you ate? Your face looks too skinny. You haven't been day drinking again, right?"

Lauren and Vero go way back. Way back as in before the fame and the money. Way back as in before the flashlights and the spotlight. Way back as in the first year of high school, where they formed a very sisterly friendship. A sisterly friendship that has gone through everything; from breakups to family problems and more. A sisterly friendship that has Vero acting like a big sister for the singer.

Of course, as Lauren got more and more successful, she also got more and more difficult to keep in check. And even though Vero always tries her best to be there for her long-time friend, being there for someone who doesn't necessarily want help is very difficult.

Lauren snorts. "I thought you were in Miami."

"I was. But if you would answer your phone once in a while I wouldn't have to travel five hours to check up on you." She walks up to a leather couch and taking a sit. "Have you been day drinking?"

"No?" Lauren answers, unsureness in her voice. "How did you even know I was here?"

"Radar Online."

She rolls her eyes. "Of course." Vero pats the empty side of the couch asking her friend to sit next to her, which she does.

"So how are you?" The model asks with that particular tone that Lauren finds more than familiar. "How's the break up going?"

"I'm actually fine, V. I'm just focusing on making new music. You really shouldn't have come all the way here."

"How has your sobriety been going, " Vero asks ignoring the singer's words.