Riptide (a lauren jauregui love story)

Part 72

I had to go to LA to do some appearances to promote my album leaving Lauren in Miami to hang out with her family before they come back to LA to record in a month or so. I've seen a new guy she's been hanging out with and I don't like how close they are. I talked to her about it and she got mad that I didn't trust her. Women are crazy confusing creatures. I love her but she can be a little much. Anyways it was just after my appearance in the Ellen show which included a performance of rumors. I was resting at home just before a meeting. I saw a picture of Lauren and this new guy and they were spooning on the couch. I was furious.
"Lauren who is he?"
"He's a friend of mine from down here. We're really close like best friends."
"He better be gay or married."
"He's neither."
"Then why were you spooning?"
"Because friends can do that."
"Not male friends. He doesn't get to touch you. Only I do."
"Jackson calm down were just really close."
"Lauren you have spent every waking moment with him. I don't like it and I don't like you guys spooning and him kissing your cheek and your hand. Yeah I saw Dinah's snapchat story."
"Jesus Jackson calm down. God you're being way too jealous."
"Am I? I barely ever get to talk to you because you're always with him. You read my texts and snapchats but you don't reply."
"I don't have to give you every moment of my life."
"Well neither do I so..." Then I hung up. She was really pissing me off right now. I let it ruminate for a few days and we didn't talk or text or FaceTime and she didn't even try. Clearly she didn't care. She's been acting that way all month. Distant. Ever since that week after her birthday. The day after she was fine but after that distant. Texting. Texting someone else... Did she find someone else? Was she texting this guy that she conveniently only started hanging out with after I left. Maybe he's better than me. Maybe I'm losing her. Why am I being so insecure? I'm usually really confident. Why does she make me so insecure. Damn. Why do I feel undeserving of her love. Why do I feel inadequate all of a sudden. I left to pickup Camila from the airport. She is supposed to attend some event and the girls get to relax. She was screwed over. Plus me and her are releasing a song tomorrow so we have to finish recording. I picked her up and we went straight to the studio.
We were sitting and waiting for one of the producers on our phones.
"Alright you guys ready?" The producer says walking inside. I scroll through Instagram one last time and saw a picture of Lauren with that guy and him holding her and honestly they could've kissed. What made it worse? She captioned it.
Best guy ever❤️

"Scrap the song!"
"What?"
"I said scrap it give to Prince Royce he liked it and wanted it I have a new one I want to write."
"Jackson I don't think we have time for this."
"I want to do a new song!" I sit down and in 20 minutes basically a write out the song with the help from Camila. We finished it and recorded then we went to the event. I decided to go to the event with her and piss Lauren off. We went to the red carpet and then I scared Camila while she was getting pictures. We posed together and then hung out backstage before going to the audience to watch. We danced a round and had fun because we're good like that. I took her back to the harmony mansion and she didn't want to stay there alone so I slept on the couch. When I woke up she was holding her phone above my head.
"Cami what're you doing?" I ask groggily.
"Good morning to snapchat."
"Stop my hair is a mess don't post that."
"Too late."
"Oh yeah by the way your manager released the song last night."
"Yay."
"Let's hope this works in your favor and Lauren doesn't break up with you."
"Why would she..."
"Seriously Jackson, you wrote and released a song with her ex girlfriend think about it."
"Oh god she's gonna murder me unless she's too busy with Todd or whatever his name is."
"It's Gavin not Todd."
"Oh so you know him?"
"Yeah him and Lauren got close really fast."
"Wait she said she knew him for years."
"They met a month ago."
"Why would she lie to me?"
Then my phone rang.

Lauren's pov
I was sitting in my house with Dinah and Alexa. Dinah still hadn't gone home cause she's lazy but she's been staying here. My bestie Alexa was hanging out with me today and Gavin was at some family vacation thing. He's an awesome guy. Do I have a crush on him? Maybe. A tiny one. Itsy bitsy. I mean nowhere and I mean nowhere close to my love for Jackson. Obviously I would never leave Jackson for Gavin clearly. It's wrong that I have a slight crush on Gavin and I know that. I've been ignoring Jackson because I can't face him when I'm crushing on Gavin. We all decided to go to chipotle so we got into the car and Dinah turned on the radio and worth it was playing.
"Alright y'all that was fifth harmony worth it and now this track has been blowing up the charts. New single from Jackson Danielson featuring Camila Cabello I know what you did last did last summer."
"What the fuck!" Dinah says rather loud and surprised almost crashing the goddamn car.
"Jackson & Camila:]
Ahhh
Hey-ey
Ahhh - Ahhh
Ahh
Hey-ey
Ahhh - Ahhh