Bloodstream

Chapter 38

Lauren's POV
"Okay, welcome to Sunset records." Taylor said in a cheery tone as he guided me into a small building.
"Alright, so right now we're going to go in an office for a meeting, there we'll meet up with Brian and you'll meet a few more people." He put his arm around my shoulder and we walked down a long hall, walls covered with framed vinyls and signed posters of a few artist.
"Oh we'll also see one of the bosses; she's a tough one." He said and I looked up at him as he fixed his hair.
"How so?" I asked and he looked down at me.
"Well, she's very attractive, intense blue eyes and dark hair. She's fierce; you don't want to mess with her. She just got back from an event in LA that she was co-hosting with a partnering label."
"Wait what?" I stopped walking and he turned around.
"Something wrong?"
"BCT Records?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Are you serious? I thought that was made up." I put a hand through my hair as my heart started to race and not in the good way.
"You okay?"
"Megan?" I asked and she looked at me confused and nodded.
"Yes? Megan Hale."
"Oh boy." I looked down and shook my head.
"You know her?"
"Ha." I laughed nervously and walked up to him resting my head against his chest. He wrapped his arm around my lower back and rubbed my sides.
"She's my ex." I said looking up at him and he laughed.
"Oh god." He said giving me a sympathetic look.
He shook his head lightly and guided me into an office which I refused to go into but he pushed me inside. There was a long table 5 chairs on each side and one on each end. 5 of the chairs were occupied, I saw Brian and some people I met my first night out here. And at the corner of the room starting out the long glass wall was no other than Megan Hale. She was wearing a tight blue dress that hugged her curves perfectly; her hair had small waves to it and she looked exactly like she did years ago. I got self conscious and nervous as I took a seat in between Brian and Taylor. She quickly turned around and I felt her eyes burn into me. I tried my best to not look at her just yet.
"Well well well." She said coming to the table. I swallowed hard and turned to her giving her a smile, she smirked as she sat down, eyes still fixed on me.
"Lauren Jauregui."
"Megan Hale." I said and Brian looked at me.
"You two know each other already?"
"Yes, we do. We go way back, right Laurie?" She said using the nickname she used to call me, I felt really uncomfortable right now, sensing that I tensed up Taylor placed a hand on my knee under the table and gave it a light pat.
"I prefer Lauren." I said locking eyes with her, her smirk fell as she took her bottom lip in her mouth. I rolled my eyes and looked away.
"Well I don't know what happened between you two but we're here to work, alright?" Brian said and I agreed.
The meeting went by pretty civil, I'd be coming into record this whole month and they'd start giving me some sort of promotion after we record to get my name out there, we'd be doing covers and I'd start songwriting too along with Taylor. Unfortunately Megan said she was going to be part of this whole process so I don't think I'd be able to get away from her.
We left the office and Taylor and I stepped out of the building.
"Lauren!" Megan called out making me turn.
"What?" I asked turning back to Taylor.
"Oh c'mon that's no way to treat your boss." She said as I heard the click clack of her heels coming closer to me.
I felt her hand on my shoulder and I moved away and turned to her.
"Megan don't." I said and she smiled.
"Don't what? I didn't think I'd be seeing you again. I missed you."
"Don't do that." I turned back to Taylor and she walked in front of me.
"You didn't miss me?"
"I already went to through hell after we broke up and I missed you enough years ago. I don't care now; I'm perfectly fine and happy. I have a girlfriend who I love and I'm doing great." I said and she laughed.
"Girlfriend?" She said in a mocking tone.
"Yes."
"That's a shame; you look beautiful as always Lauren." She said walking away I crossed my arms and felt a big thumping in my head.
"Dang." Taylor said pulling me to him.
"This is going to be harder than I thought with her around."
"Do you still love her?"
"Of course not, I love Camila and she's not going to change that. I just can't stand Megan." I laughed and he nodded.
"Same, she's a bitch. What did you ever see in her? Her personality sucks."
"Do you think I was having sex with her personality...? Okay all jokes aside I did love her, she was my first love but she's a manipulative bitch. Of course I found that out after she dumped me." I said and he laughed.
"You're good with Camila, she's a good girl."
"She's the best thing that's ever happened to me, I miss her already." I said looking down.
"I went through the exact same thing Lauren, don't worry about it. You'll be fine; and don't pay any attention to Megan she doesn't deserve it."
Camila's POV
Work went by slowly, I missed having Lauren attempt to help out and joke around with my uncle. I'm okay though I can do this I'll see her soon and we can skype and talk on the phone whenever. We can totally do this. After the day dragged on at work I went straight back to my apartment, I showered and changed into a hoodie of hers that she had left here, it still smelled like her so it was like if she didn't leave.
I got some leftover's and went to my room, I put on some show and ate, after that I grabbed my big stuffed monkey she won at the fair for me and put him on the empty spot beside me.
I grabbed my phone and locked at my lock screen, it was a picture Lauren and me that we took at the Rockefeller center on our date, I smiled and pressed the phone to my chest, it then started to vibrate and I blushed once I saw her name pop up on my phone. I put the phone to my ear and answered.
"Hey babe."
"Hey cutie." She said and I giggled.
"How are you? Isn't it late over there?"
"Yeah I just got home and I'm in bed now, long day and I'm annoyed." She said and I sighed.
"What's wrong?"
"Megan is my boss." She said and I chuckled lightly and flared my nostrils.
"Ex Megan?"
"Yeah." She sighed and I cleared my throat.
"That's awkward, how's she treating you?"
"Eh I'm avoiding her but she said she was going to be in every single damn thing I'm in so there's no escape."
"Well just try to get through with it so you can come see me soon, I can't cuddle with you so I'm cheating on you with the stuffed monkey." She laughed and I put the monkey closer to me.
"He better watch where he touches you or I will be very angry."
"Oh well he doesn't want that, he said he'll behave." I said and she laughed and sighed.
"I have to go baby, they're making me get up really early. I wanted to hear your voice though." She said and my chest got warm.
"I'll call you okay? I love you."
"I love you more."
"Nuh uh." I whined and she giggled.
"I do, you can't fight it."
"Liar."
"Nope."
"I love you."
"I love you too."