Acquainted (Camren)

Chapter Three

Lauren's POV

My friends thought it was a good idea to go out and have celebrate for my promotion and i admit it really was but i'm too tired and my body just wants to sleep but there's something that's telling me to go and just have fun for a little bit and besides it's Saturday tomorrow which means there's no work and there's no business to take care of, Unless the record label will call me to go to the studio to write another song

Oh fuck i'm screwed

"Can we bounce early tonight though?" I asked my friends while going down to the club that we're going to spend half of the night in.

The smell of Alcohol and Marijuana hit my face once i step foot inside the club and thought "wow i can't back out now" because basically there's something about the smell of Marijuana that you can't explain but there's an urgent need to hit one blunt just to satisfy yourself about that matter.

"Why? We all know that once you drink you wouldn't want to leave" Travis replied with a slight confusion and a little smirk in his face.

"Yeah i just remembered something that i need to do tomorrow that's why" i said

"I don't buy that but sure okay whatever" he replied with a slight of irritation on his face

I walked slowly and try to ponder if i should just let myself go once again or just to stay completely sober tonight so i won't be fucked up tomorrow in the studio. I reached our table a few minutes later after my friends and took a seat on the corner with feet up on the table not caring about anything yet and just thinking about what should i do tonight.

"Travis went to go get our drinks, are you okay?" Ally said interrupting me on my thoughts. I nodded and told her that i'm just thinking if i have something important to do the next day which was true. I really did have an important thing to do tomorrow and in 3 minutes i'm going to drink my first beverage and i won't be sure if i'm going to stick with the whole "stay sober for the night" thingy.

I was right. I didn't stick with being sober because soon as i dunked the alcohol into my mouth and in my system, i couldn't stop.

I finally brought down 10th? 11th? glass of beer on the table after a good talk with my friends, i don't know how many to be honest. I always loose track of time whenever i'm with important people in my life like what happened 2 years ago on my first week of working at , i was having dinner with my mom at a local Chinese restaurant one time which lead to me not passing the facade my boss asked me to do because we lost track of time with talking over mature stuffs and how it is for me with my job. The next day was a disaster due to the fact that i didn't get to pass it, my boss screamed at me inside his office for a good 30 minutes. Lessons yet learned, Jauregui. I smiled to myself at the memory.

I stared at the glass on the table, half full and half empty with water droplets on the side of glass sliding down from top to bottom and then i start to wonder, is this how it's going to be?

Partying and leaving with random girls every night became a normal thing for me ever since i moved out of my parent's house years ago, i can't say that it's not fun because we all know that it's a lie but here's the thing, i'm getting tired of that same old story or better yet i'm getting tired of being scolded by my mom and my friends because "i won't find somebody that's real" I still don't know what they meant by that but i'm sure that it has something to do with me settling down with someone.

I groaned at the thought, No.
You're Lauren Jauregui, you don't settle with someone.

Maybe i just need to take a hit.

"Hey guys, i'm just going to the restroom" i said and they all just nodded due to the fact that they're all busy gossiping about Ally's new boyfriend which was Travis' cousin from Riverside.

I made my way through the sea of sweaty bodies scattered around the club, on the other hand i just want to wander off as i made my way restroom. Ever since i left our booth a couple of minutes ago, i can feel someone is watching my every move and now i'm here in the middle of the club in search for that nasty eyes. I saw a small brunette from the bar eyeing me from head to toe, she was wearing a red tight dress that hugged her body perfectly and a gold necklace that sits on top her cleavage making my mouth a bit watery from the look. I just stood there for a solid minute just to study the brunette while she was observing me from top to bottom.

A sound of shattered glass took me out of the trance between me and the brunette for a moment and when i looked back at the bar again, her seat was empty. After failing to search for her again, I finally made my way to the restroom and the thought of smoking inside the stall left my mind. I was fixing my hair in front of the mirror when my phone started ringing, i answered it without bothering to check the caller ID

"Hello?"

"Hi baby"

"Uhh who is this exactly?"

"It's Hailee"

Oh fuck. It's the chick from 5th avenue

"Oh hey what's up?"

"I can't stop thinking about you, do you want to come over again?" She asked me with that seductive tone

"Uhh.. i can't i have something to do. I'm sorry." I declared. "Hey listen i gotta go, paper work is piling up" i said and hanged up without bothering on what will she say. I'm not actually the type that calls the girl the next day because 1) i hate commitments and 2) I just use them for my own pleasure so i don't exactly see the point of me calling them because it would be a total waste of time. I groaned to myself at the thought.

"Boyfriend problems?" The woman beside me said

"No" i said and flashed her a friendly smile

"Or was that your girlfriend" she smirked

"No it's actually just a random stranger i met before. I don't really know how she got my number" i said turning to face the woman. Oh shit it's the brunette from the bar

"Really now?" She asked smirking. I nodded and examined her for the second time of the night. She has chocolate brown eyes that lights up under the bright fluorescent light.

"So you're gay then?" She asked and i nodded once again

"Is there something wrong about that though?" I asked

"Wait what no Of course not" she said way faster than usual

"Oh okay, well i'm gonna go. have fun" i said and walked towards the restroom door leaving her alone inside. I don't really know why i did that because she looked really hot and i could use some of that tonight.

Once i was out i made a decision that i won't come back to my friends yet and need some time to myself tonight. I made my way to the bar on two reasons 1) i need a drink and 2) hoping she'll come back here and i'll apologize for being rude.