circles // laucy

make me feel good

listen to: pop thieves (make it feel good) - childish gambino
(nsfw warning oops)

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Lauren never thought going home would have her this excited but here she is happily walking the airport with Camila on their way to their families and friends.

"I can't wait to see my family." The younger girl shyly smiles at her, a glow to her childlike cheeks.

"Me too, Camz." Lauren throws her arm over the girl's shoulder as she thinks about a conversation she had with Normani who is apparently totally convinced Camila has a crush on Lauren. Lauren herself doesn't see it in the slightest and besides she could never reciprocate seeing as she's straight.

The first person Lauren hugs is her little sister who ran in their direction as soon as she caught sight of the two band members. And she doesn't realise she's crying until her brother makes fun of her for it. She hugs him anyway, along with her parents and Alexa.

"Lex, where's-"

"Peeing. She couldn't keep it in any longer. She's gonna be so-"

An elated yelp interrupts the girl mid-sentence and Lauren immediately recognises it as Lucy, who's now speeding toward them, knocking down anything and everything in her way.

As soon as the girl's arms wrap around Lauren's neck the floodgates open up again as she buries her nose in the crook of Lucy's neck, inhaling her scent for as long as she can without looking weird.

"Lauren." Lucy sighs it like she's relieved, like she was afraid she'd never see her best friend again.

"Lucy." Lauren reluctantly pulls away and looks the girls up and down as she wipes her tears. "You look so..." her eyes roam Lucy's body, her cheeks have lost their chub, leaving her with defined cheekbones and an even more defined jawline, baby fat turned into muscle and her skin is olive and glowing from the time she spent in Puerto Rico with her dad, the sun still in her eyes, "different."

"Nah, I think you're the one that looks different, bighead." Lucy teases, punching Lauren's arm lightly.

"I'll just take that as a compliment." Lauren's eyes quickly scan up and down Lucy's body once more and when Lucy looks at her with a raised eyebrow she somehow feels caught.

Which is silly because her and Lucy are way past that phase. Besides, she has a boyfriend now.

Meanwhile Lucy's mind is running with the possibility of Lauren still being attracted to her. Even though she's over Lauren. Obviously. Okay maybe she has thought about certain activities they used to enjoy doing together just a little while her best friend was gone. She blames it on the physical distance this whole xFactor thing has caused.

In the car ride home Alexa and Lauren talk and talk and talk about life, mostly about xFactor drama, Lauren's new band members and the other contestants but also about life in Miami.

Alexa's on Lauren's right while Lucy's on her left, head on the girl's shoulder as she runs her fingers up and down the olive tanned skin of Lucy's arm. She lets out a hum of approval every once in a while but she mostly stays out of her friends' conversation.

Despite the two best friends barely talking they stay glued together the whole night, even during that evening's barbecue Lauren doesn't leave Lucy's lap for the most part as they mingle with the Jaureguis and Cabellos.