Why we were chosen.

Chapter 18

Lauren's POV

"Lauren, I'm truly sorry about what happened between you and Camila." Louis said as he sat beside me. I turned to see sincerity in his eyes.

"Can we please not talk about her and I? I really don't feel like crying right now." I mumbled as I stared out at the sea in front of me. I heard him sigh before he pulled me in for a side hug.

"Alright, I am sorry though. Just know that we're all here for you." I nodded against him before we stayed silent for a few moments. Louis might be the one who is always teasing me but I know he truly is a sincere guy, and this is proof of it.

"Can I ask you for a favor though?" I asked him. He nodded his head. "Please don't treat her differently. I know you're all mad about what's going on but you have to understand that not all relationships work out at the end. I don't want her to feel hated by all of you just because she doesn't want to be with me anymore."

"That's going to be a little hard but I'll try not to. It's not that we hate her, it's just that it's so hard for us to believe that she no longer loves you. It doesn't add up. I mean, she named her new puppy after your ship name."

"I know." I sighed before I felt tears well up in my eyes. "But if she no longer wants to be with me then I have to accept that." I wiped the tear that ran down my face.

"Here, it should help a bit." I turned my head to see Liam holding out a bottle of water towards me. "It's not water, it's Smirnoff." He whispered to me. "Should help with being around Camila when she gets here." Just as he finished his sentence Alyssa called out and asked him to join her in the water.

"Mate, don't tell teach her to drink when she's upset. It'll become a problem in the future." Louis tried taking it from me but I held it out of reach.

"It's fine, it's just a bit." I said before opening the bottle and taking a sip from it.

"Yeah, it's just a bit." Liam said with a smile before running towards his girlfriend.

"Lauren, it's not good. You don't always have to drink when you're around Camila." Louis tried to talk me out of it.

"I'm not going to. It's only for today." I mumbled, causing him to sigh.

"Well, not to much then." He stood up and walked towards Olivia. Just then I heard laughter coming from behind me. I turned my head to see Dinah and Cameron running towards us, him chasing her with a large smile, only making me frown more.

"Can you spray sunscreen on my back?" I heard Austin ask Becky. I saw her stand up and walk towards her boyfriend before she sprayed the sun protector all over his back.

"No, I don't want the umbrella there, put it over there." Amy ordered Niall to move the large umbrella elsewhere. I watched as he shook his head and gave her an annoyed expression.

"That was where I put it the first time." He mumbled as he fixed its position.

"Well I didn't want it there until now." She said back.

"Here, I brought extra sunglasses because I knew you were going to forget yours." I saw Zayn hand Normani an extra pair of sunglasses. She smiled and pecked his lips before placing them over her eyes. I furrowed my brows. That should be Camila and I. We should be doing all that cute shit.

"It's gross huh?" I heard a voice from beside me.

"What is?" I questioned Ally.

"All the love in the air." She motioned towards the couples around us. "It's so cute that it makes me sick and feel very single."