Artificial Love [Lauren/You]

Ch.5

Here We Go Again

"You can't see who just entered the room so I'll introduce them! Say hello to Y/N!" Chelsea took a minute to introduce me and I jumped in front of the camera, playfully winking and blowing a kiss at it. Chelsea smiled and stepped aside, giving me space to stand between her and Lauren. I squeezed between them and Lauren ignored me so I wrapped my arm around Chelsea's shoulder. She blushed and cleared her throat to read the questions off of her card.

"What quality made you attracted to one another? What's the thing you love most about each other?" Chelsea asked and I quickly leaned down next to Lauren's ear.

"I'm sorry Lauren. I overslept, I was so tired." I whispered and Lauren made me look less suspicious on camera by pecking my lips. She looked at the camera and then back at me, looking at me intently to find an answer to Chelsea's question.

"Well I was attracted to Y/N because of her sense of style and how kind she was to anyone she crossed paths with. I also like honesty and she knows I'm a very understanding person so she doesn't sugarcoat anything. As for the one thing I love about her, it's got to be her personality." Lauren thoroughly explained and I put on a bright smile, connecting our hands. She gave mine a light squeeze and kissed my cheek causing Chelsea to light up.

"Everything about Lauren is attractive. She really is beautiful inside and out, and though she hates it when I call her perfect, to me she is. Her mind is what attracted me to her but the features I like most is her eyes and lips. I can stare into her eyes for hours and I could kiss her over and over again without ever getting tired." I wholeheartedly answered the question and Chelsea secretly mouthed something to the camera.

"Y/N, this question's for you. Who is out of your limit?" Chelsea asked with her lips curled up and I smirked, glancing back at Lauren.

"Lauren's the embodiment of perfection. The song detailed that I never wanted to be the one who didn't get to kiss her or get a taste of what it's like to date her. She was out of my limit and still is but now I don't have to chase her because she's mine." 

My song was about Selena but it also included Lauren so I did my best to swoon her. My attempt worked and Lauren already had her hands cupping my face. I stuck out my hand towards the lens of the camera and she kissed me but this time she didn't hold back. My hand dropped to my side and I closed my eyes, enjoying Lauren's kissing skills.

"Keep it PG! Keep it PG!" Chelsea shouted and I opened my eyes, seeing her blocking us with her body. Lauren still didn't pull away and I was forced to be the one to break our remarkable kiss.

"Lauren I was wondering how Brad acted towards you. I hope he wasn't trying to flirt, he's aware of you being with Y/N but he's persistent." The camera's turned off and Chelsea interrogated Lauren. My eyebrows raised at the mention of a new name and Lauren nervously gulped, shaking her head at Chelsea.

"He was a gentleman, he kept to himself. All we did was talk about music over lunch." Lauren explained and Chelsea hugged her, doing the same to me. We parted ways and I nudged Lauren.

"Who's Brad? Your boyfriend?" I teased and Lauren rolled her eyes, a small smile tugging on her lips. She drove us back to her tour bus and we were sat down by a very angry Will.

"Let me get this straight. Lauren went out on a date with Brad and Y/N went out with Selena? You're supposed to be faking a relationship! You can't go around going on dates with other celebrities!" Will scolded us and Lauren's hand suddenly hit the table. Her outburst caught everyone's attention and six pairs of eyes landed on us.

"You said you fell asleep! You lied to me! You were late to the interview because of Selena? After the girls left I had to answer our relationship questions by myself until you came by half an hour later!" Lauren's neck veins showed with every word she yelled and her eyes darkened. Ally tried calming her down but her attempts were ineffective and Lauren only scowled at me, her teeth gritted and fists clenched. Will stepped between us and calmly sat us down across from each other, taking a seat beside Lauren.

"You're both at fault here. You're going to have to go on a date to cover up your slip ups so Lauren let's get your anger controlled. You both need to look like a happy couple." Will pulled Lauren aside and Normani patted my back while Dinah cheered Lauren on as she put on boxing gloves. Camila glanced up from her book and smirked, making me get riled up.

"Why are you smirking?" I snarled and Camila placed her book down as she pointed to Lauren. She was vigorously attacking the punching gear Will had on his hands and I turned back to her.

"She's imagining your face on those mitts. This is the start of her losing her temper whenever she sees you. I've been there before, we all have. You better watch yourself Y/N." Camila warned and I groaned loudly. Ally stopped by to kiss my forehead and I thanked her before taking Will's place.

"Lauren, I'm not going to apologize for going on a date with the girl I want. You're my best friend you should be supporting me." I held up the mitts and Lauren punched them as hard as she could. I was having trouble keeping my hands firmly in front of her but I didn't want her to land a punch on me so I ignored the discomfort.

"I'm not going to encourage you to date a girl who'll break your heart." Lauren slowed down her punches and I frowned, "You don't have to, but you should be there to support me if she does."

"I'm not going to pick up your broken pieces. I'm going to say I told you so and I'll make sure you know how dumb you were for picking Selena." Lauren wiped the sweat off of her forehead and I lowered my hands.

"You say you're understanding but you never are with me. You need to start practicing what you preach." Lauren took offense to my words and defended herself, "You weren't honest today so how am I supposed to be understanding with you?"

"You want me to be honest? Fine." I threw the gear I was wearing aside and Lauren took off her boxing gloves. "You're too invested in our fake relationship. You need to remember that we're allowed to be with other people Lauren. Stop being so uptight about us. We're friends, nothing more." I pushed past Lauren and faced Will with an angry smirk on my face.

"I'm not going on a fake date with my fake girlfriend because our fake relationship doesn't fucking matter to me anymore. I don't care if we both lose fans, I'm tired of this. I'm going to see Selena, a girl I actually like spending time with." I angrily ranted and Will sighed as Lauren ran out of the tour bus with her four friends chasing after her.

"I have to fix up your mess. You need to filter yourself sometimes." Will harshly shoved me as he walked out of the tour bus and I sat down with my head in my hands, regretting ever coming on tour.