Chapter 9

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    "Well, where to next?" Dinah questions after having been reunited with the group,
    "Bowling alley maybe?" Ally suggests,
    "What are we? Twelve?" Zayn responds back, earning a few laughs,
    "Z's right! I say we hit up the closest bar for a drink," Selena says,
    "Girl, don't get me wrong..." Normani begins, "I'm all about bars considering I work at one. But it's not even 3:00 PM yet and we're at a family reunion,"
    "So? It's not like it's a crime to do a little day drinking. Plus, we're not gonna get hammered right now," Selena argues,
    "How about this... We have a vote and the majority wins?" Camila suggests to which everyone agrees to. Normani, Ally, Camila, and Y/N vote no alcohol. Selena, Ariana, Zayn, and Dinah vote yes.
    "Well Lo, looks like it's all up to you," Normani says. Lauren takes a few seconds to ponder. You see her beautiful eyes casually drift down to yours and Camila's locked hands. You know it has to be at least some what hard for her seeing you and Camila together, even though you wish it didn't,
    "A few drinks won't kill us, right?" Lauren says with a smile. Half of the group celebrates while the other half silently groans,
    "Fine. A few drinks only though, ok? The parents will kill us if anyone returns to the house drunk," Camila says,
"Of course. Don't worry, Camz," Lauren assures her with a head nod. With that, you all exit the mall and head towards the parking lot.

    Unfortunately, people don't always keep their promises. Currently, Ariana and Selena are drinking shots and grinding on some random strangers, Lauren, Zayn, Dinah, and even Normani, who apparently switched to team drinking once entering the bar, are participating in a drinking competition against each other, and Ally, Camila, and Y/N are sipping on non-alcoholic beverages, watching what is bound to be an epic disaster.
    "So, this is what a 'few drinks' looks like?" You jokingly question the two cousins,
    "I don't know what's gotten into them... Well, I mean, I guess this is normal for all of them, minus Lauren. She's usually very mature and responsible, one of us," You silently nod your head and hum, not really having an answer for her. You could be honest and tell her you know that Lauren's acting the way she is because of your presence, but that of course isn't an option,
    "Has anyone told you how stunning you look today?" you quietly say to Camila. You see her blush and smirk,
    "Are you trying to flirt with me, Ms Y/LN?"
    "Not yet, Cabello... I would call it flirting if I were to say that I'm just appreciating the fine art," she pulls you into a kiss which typically would end rather quickly considering you're in public, but since you're surrounded by the majority of the people being drunk, who cares? She pulls you closer and silently asks if she can slip her tongue into your mouth. When you're about to grant her access, you suddenly remember that there is someone in the room who might care, so you pull away,
    "At least buy me a drink first, Sweetheart," you say jokingly,
    "Damn! You know I would, but the bar's shutting down for us and these idiots right about now,"
    "Oh ya? And who's going to be 'shutting them down'?" She smiles sweetly at you,
    "Us,"
    Oh joy...

    After battling for thirty minutes, everyone is finally outside of the bar. You, Camila, and Ally are completely sober. Zayn, Normani, Dinah, and Ariana are slightly buzzed but still have some control. As for Selena and Lauren, they are completely drunk.
    "Well, great job everyone... Way to do exactly the opposite of what you were supposed to do!" an annoyed Ally says,
    "Sawryyy," Selena says while her and Ariana are giggling,
    "Ugh, you're all going to get it once you're sober. But for now, we need to come up with a solution as to how to get everyone home," Camila says,
    "Well, since we're the only three that are able to drive, why don't we just divide everyone up into the cars and go?" You suggest,
    "That sounds like a good idea to me," Ally says,
    "Ok. I'll take Sel and Dmac. Als, you can take Ariana and Malik. Y/NN, can you take Mani and Lo?" Camila says,
Fucking why?
    "Ya. If that's what you think's best," you respond, not wanting to sound weird or nervous,
    "Great. Let's do this,"

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