Something about her

- 8 -

Camila pulled up outside Lauren's apartment at 11:54pm and shut the engine off. She looked over at Lauren who was sat staring blankly ahead of her. "Laur?" Camila asked with a confused expression. The raven-haired hadn't really been herself on the journey from the bus stop to her apartment. She was being awfully quiet to say she was Lauren Jauregui.

"Hmm?" she looked to her left and was met with a smirking Camila.

"We're here" Camila mused.

"Oh" she looked around and noticed that they were outside her building, "I.. Sorry" the green-eyed mumbled as she took her seat belt off and opened the car door, quickly stepping out into the brisk cool air.

Camila also took her seat belt off and opened her door. She walked over to meet Lauren at the side of the car. "Are you okay?" she asked, stepping forward and putting a comforting hand on Lauren's arm.

"I'm fine" Lauren looked down at her feet, hoping that Camila would just drop it. But the timid action didn't go unnoticed by the brunette. Camila brought her hand to cup Lauren's face but frowned when the green-eyed pushed her hand away.

"Lauren-"

"I'm sorry, I just.. I don't think I can do this" she took a step back and tried looking anywhere but Camila's eyes.

The brunette's face fell at the green-eyed's words. What is she talking about? "You can't do what?"

"This, Camila .. Whatever this is.." she sighed, "I- I just.. I could easily fall for you and I'm- I'm just not ready for it right now. I'm sorry" she felt tears prickling her eyes and she didn't dare herself to blink in case one of them fell. Because if one tear fell then that would most likely mean that a whole lot more would come after that.

"You just said we were okay" Camila mumbled, "You said that as long as we took things slowly we were gonna be fine"

"I know, but.. I just can't Camila"

"So.. You're just gonna throw this away?" she asked in a defeated tone which broke Lauren's heart.

"I can't-"

"You can't or you won't?" Camila interrupted as she felt tears gloss her eyes.

"I'm not used to feeling this way, Camila! I've been through so much shit in the past and I swore to myself that I wouldn't get involved in another relationship again! But then you come along and it's like you've just made me forget about all the stuff that's happened!"

"Lauren-"

"It's like once you've been hurt, you're so scared to get attached again.. Like.. You have this- this fear that every person you start to like is just going to leave you"

"I'm never gonna leave you, Lauren" Camila stepped forward and let out a sigh of relief when Lauren didn't step back. "I know that you're insecure about what happens behind closed doors, and you find it hard to trust me because I have rumors spreading about me all the time, just like that magazine said.. But I swear that I will never do anything to hurt you"

"Who was that girl you were with on Monday?" Lauren whispered, still looking at the ground.

"The only person I was with on Monday was the girl who came to see if there were any jobs going at the club.. Luke was out so I had to take care of the office for him"

"You looked pretty happy with her"

"Lauren, I've literally known her for, what- 15 minutes tops. You have to believe me when I say that nothing's going on"