Artificial Love [Lauren/You]

Ch.10

Flaws?

"Is that song about Selena too?" Lauren's eyes scrolled through the sloppy hand written lyrics in my notebook and I exhaled, tossing it onto the glass table in front of us.

"This song helped me fully get over my nonexistent relationship with someone and I know it'll do the same for others who hear it. I'm only going to perform this song once and I've already recorded it for release as an extra song for my next album." I sat on the corner of the bed and saw Lauren's fingers fiddling with her shirt, her head turning to the side to avoid my eyes.

"Hey." I said, grabbing her chin with my thumb and index finger. "I love you Lauren. I'm yours. I'll tell you this as many times as I have to." Her eyes darted to mine and I momentarily stood up but only to pull her down on the bed with me.

"I know you're mine but I can't help thinking your feelings for Selena aren't gone." Lauren's eyes watered but she blinked repetitively to stop herself from crying. Her voice faded away when she tried to say something else so I cupped her face in my hands, my thumbs gently caressing the sides of her face.

"Lauren baby......don't cry. Come here." I cooed, hugging her body close to mine. My lips staying on her forehead until her breathing evened out.

"Why don't I tag along with you to Good Morning America? I'll perform the song this once and we won't worry about it ever again, alright? Does that sound good to you my love?" I asked and Lauren nodded.

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Lie awake in bed at night
And think about your life
Do you want to be different?
Try to let go of the truth
The battles of your youth
Cause this is just a game

In between Fifth Harmony's performance I kept the crowd entertained with my own song, seeing their eyes look worriedly upon me as my voice shook.

It's a beautiful lie
It's a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful lie it makes me

It's time to forget about the past
To wash away what happened last
Hide behind an empty face
Don't ask too much, just say
Cause this is just a game

It's a beautiful lie
It's a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful lie it makes me

Everyone's looking at me
I'm running around in circles, baby
A quiet desperation's building higher
I've got to remember this is just a game

So beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie
So beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie

By now, my voice was struggling to reach the difficult deep tone I specifically made for the song. I was singing the song at a higher pitch to make it sound better and as the chorus came my lips hovered near the microphone to stop my voice from fading out.

So beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie
So beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie, it makes me

Fans reached their hands out for mine when I bent over with the mic stand. I could feel my neck veins showing as I reached for my notes, I was practically yelling since I was failing at containing my emotions. The soundtrack behind me finally stopped playing and I walked off stage hurriedly, standing next to a producer of the show as Fifth Harmony walked back on stage. They performed All In My Head and when all the girls walked inside for an interview, Lauren stayed behind to kiss the producer's baby. I smiled at the sight and pulled her away, both of us heading inside the building to walk in front of the cameras.