circles // laucy

vegas (lauren's pov)

"Listen, we're in Las Vegas I don't know what y'all wanna do, but I'm gonna hit the clubs as soon as I'm off the stage." Dinah announces as a crew member attaches her mic set to the back of her outfit.

"I'm down too." Normani adds from the make up chair where she's being touched up.

"Of course you are." Lauren teases her from the couch in their dressing room.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Normani near hisses as she spins around in her chair to face away from her best friend.

"I'm in as well." Camila enters the room with Ally behind her, the smallest girl adding her words of agreement.

"Wow, Camila going out clubbing? Am I dreaming? I don't have a choice now."

"Guess you don't." The youngest Latina smiles at her before licking her lips, "Besides, Dinah's right, this is Las Vegas."

"It's settled, then." The Polynesion claps her hands excitedly as the woman working on her mic finally finishes, allowing her to start dancing around the room, her personal pre-performance ritual.

As Normani gets up to join her she points at Lauren, "You, Jauregui, are inviting Lucy."

"You haven't yet?" Lauren raises her eyebrow to which Normani shakes her head, "Y'all been avoiding each other for long enough now. Time to connect."

"And what better way to connect, than with booze!" Dinah hollers, earning a joking glare from Ally, "Las time I checked you're not 21."

"I don't know what you're talking about, Smallz, I'm 23 and my name's Joanna!"

Lauren snorts, "You really brought a fake ID?"

"No comment." Dinah sing-songs, repeating it a few times as a warm up with Camila and Normani quickly joining in until they're interrupted by Lauren's phone.

Lucy [8:04 pm]: Guess who's front row? :)

As hard as Lauren tries she can't help but crack a huge grin as she reads the text, quickly typing a response while ignoring the other girls' ooh-ing.

Lauren: I just peaked and I only noticed one person front row. Brunette, Latina, really pretty.

Lucy: Camila's in the crowd?

Lauren: Nah she didnt look THAT pretty.

Lucy: I'm suddenly all the way in the back.

Lauren giggles at her phone before noticing all her bandmates watching her. She quickly locks her phone and neutralises her facial expression, "Anyways, let's warm up, guys!"

-

Lauren's still high on the crowd's cheers when she's taking a shower. She pictures all their faces like she does after every show. Some were smiling, some crying, some too starstruck to do anything, but despite the thousands of fans she can't help but remember one face exceptionally well. Can't get it out of her head, actually. Lucy's eyes never left her the whole night just like the smile never left Lauren face, only growing every time a fans interrupted her friend for a selfie and she agreed willingly.

Lucy was her soft, kind self the whole night and being able to look at that face Lauren knew so well every once in a while made tonight's performance the best in a long while. It's like she had a piece of home with her in a different way than when one of her family members or other friends were in the crowd.

Currently Lucy's in the bus next to the one Lauren's showering in, hanging with the rest of the girls and their band and Lauren can't wait to join them. Maybe it's the adrenaline not having worm off but she hasn't been this hype to go out in a long time.