after all this time?

i knew you'd win

Camila's pov

- Lauren...

- I wanted to be here for you if you won or if you lose. I did the burocracy at my Record really fast so I could fly back here

I was paralyzed at the same place, close to the door, scared to say a word. She was too serious.

- And I did. And then I came here and it was crazy to convince the hotel manager to let me in your room, just so I could sit here and, as the universe is joking with me, open my Twitter and find a picture of you and Shawn kissing

- What? I didn't kiss him!

I protested at the very same second, but she was too angry to answer. I took the phone out of her hand and looked at the picture. The angle is the worst possible.

- I just hugged him, okay? It wasn't a kiss

She took back the phone and took a second look. She was in complete silence.

- Lauren you have to believe me! I ran into him at the parking lot and he wanted to talk, he apologized, I felt sorry for him so I gave him a hug

She looked at me with her killer eyes. I'm fucked.

- That's all?

- That's all! Didn't you see what I said about you when I got the award? Lauren you are the most important person in my life. I would never hurt your feelings like that

She was staring at me like she was analyzing me.

- Okay, I believe you

I was so relieved I felt like the lost my strength, so I sat on the floor and started crying.

Lauren's POV

When I saw the picture I swear I was angry blinded. How could she do it to me?

But then she explained it and I took a second look at the picture and realized I was played. Now she's crying on the floor, thanks to my big brain.

- Camz, I'm sorry... I'm sorry I'm sorry - I repeated drowning her tears.

- It's okay, you saw a picture and a good narrative of it. I'm crying because I'm so fucking tired

I sat by her side and waited. After a few minutes she calmed down.

- I won a VMA tonight, I just finished a tour, I'm doing everything I can. Everything. But still everything people want to talk about is this stupid love triangle shit

She looked at me and my heart broke.

- I'm sorry I fell for it

- It's okay

- Maybe we should think about a year of vacation. What you think? Leave all this behind

She nodded repeatedly.

- I'd like that

- Okay. Let's start now, then

I got up and went to the mini fridge to get a bottle of wine I bought. When Camila saw it she gave me a smile.

- Not that one...

- Yeah, the one we used to drink when we started touring with Fifth Harmony because...

- It was the cheapest - she finished my sentence.

I sat back by her side and opened it, took a sip and then passed it to her.

- We used to ask Mani to buy it because she looked older

Camila laughed and almost spat the wine.

- She hated it

- Yeah...

She gave me back the bottle and we kept sharing the wine in silence for a while.

- So he wanted to talk, huh?

She knew immediately who I was talking about.

- Yeah... apologized for the documentary, asked why I left him... these kind of stuff

- It's good I wasn't there - I said.

- I agree. But if you were there you wouldn't let me feel sorry for him

- No I wouldn't. Not after that doc, did you know he said I was manipulating you? - I looked at her and she made a confused face.

- How do you know?

- Well... I may have watched it when I had some alone time at the tour

She laughed but in a nervous way. I thought I should change the subject.

- I'm really proud of you. You won

She laid her head on my shoulder.

- Thank you, Lo

- I watched you working your ass off to do a whole album in three months, than was crazy

- Yeah... - she had another spit of wine - I'm glad I did it. I'm glad I won with a song that means something to me, you know? Rather than with the album I made before

- I knew you'd win

She looked at me smiling.

- I knew you knew

Camila kissed me and for a second it felt like nothing was happening outside. All that mattered was inside that tiny hotel room.

...

- We should go to Mexico

Camila and I were trying to decide where we'd go on our vacation year. It's been three months since the day we decided to go, but only now we made the final adjustments in our careers. Now we are officially free to to, but couldn't decide where.

- I was thinking somewhere cold

- I know you were but are we really staying a whole year dying of cold?

- Camila we live in Miami, I'll be thankful to live in the cold for a while

- Okaaaay. But where?

I looked at the world map we put on our bedroom wall.

- I heard Paris is the city of love...

Camila looked at me like she just had an idea.

- What? - I asked.

- I think I'll be good living like Emily in Paris for a year

I laughed so hard, I can't believe that's what she thinking.

- You know Emily in Paris is not super accurate, right?

- Shhh! I can see myself with so many different looks, I have to go shopping!

She left the room and I knew I'd have to plan everything, from the tickets to where we are staying. Camila is a dreamer, she flies high and me, well, I'm the boring one who organizes theses dreams so they can happen. I think that's why we work. Without her I'm stuck, but without me she only dreams and doesn't take it out her head.

- You coming? - Camila asked.

- With you, always.

//////////////////////////

Just to let you know, I'm taking this story to its end. I started it as something I'd do to have fun and I've reached so many people since then... I never thought I would! I really never thought so many people would read it.

I'm very proud of this story. This is not about camren, though. It's about two people meeting each other again and falling in love. I think we all need to believe that love is real, right?

Anyway, I'll let my final words to the final. I don't know when or how much chapters we have ahead, but thank you if you're reading this!

:)