Dreams That I Have

Stronger

This is unedited. Hope y'all enjoy this. No hate to anybody in this one-shot but they can't all be happy ones. Somebody has to be the bad guy, right?

Daphne's POV:

"Why did you really bring me on tour Lauren?" I question my childhood best friend as we stand in the small kitchen on the tour bus.

I'm fully aware of the fact the other girls can hear us.

"Cause you're my best friend and tour buddy, I thought it would be fun. Besides you always come on tour with me."

"Is that all I am to you a best friend and tour buddy?" I cross my arms over my chest.

"Not this again." Lauren huffs.

"Yes, this again. You're the one that said you wanted us. Then you turned around and dated Lucy which I'm not even mad about cause y'all looked hella cute together and I love Lucy but then came the PR with Brad. After that, you said you still wanted us but you didn't want to be in a relationship right then so I waited. Now you're doing PR with Ty. Tell me Lauren is it just PR?"

"Of course it is."

"I've seen the way you are with each other so I'll ask again, is it just PR?"

"I do-don't know."

I nod my heart breaking in my chest.

"I can't do this anymore, Lauren."

"What are you saying, Daphne?"

"I'm saying I can't-"

"Bunny!"

I'm cut off by his voice using the nickname I gave her when we were little.

My arms drop to my sides as she pushes past me to greet him. She used to be that excited to see me. I watch as they embrace and share a sweet kiss before turning my back on them, there are no cameras in here.

"Daph?"

I look up at the sound of Mani's voice to find the four women watching me.

"I'm done." I shrug my voice emotionless.

I'm done waiting for her, for us, for what could be.

The four women wrap me in a hug but instead of breaking down I just sigh.

"It won't last."

I pull back from the hug and eye Dinah with a raised eyebrow.

"Her whatever with him, it won't last."

I shrug. "I can't keep following her around like a lost puppy no matter how much the fans like seeing us together."

"Hey, why don't we go play outside with the water guns and water balloons?"

Leave it to Camila to defuse a tense, sad situation.

"Sounds like a plan. Why don't y'all start filling them up?"

Dinah and Camila take off running while Mani follows behind them with a chuckle and a shake of her head. Ally remains in the kitchen with me.

"You're leaving aren't you?" She looks up at me.

I nod. "I'm flying back to Miami in two days with Dad."

"I don't want you to go." She says wrapping her arms around my waist and resting her head on my chest.

"I'm not leaving y'all just her. I'll always be just a phone call away and I'll still fly out to see some shows with the twins." I wrap my arms around the shorter girl.

"Promise me something."

"Anything."

"Promise me you'll take care of yourself and keep writing."