Don't Wanna Stop {Laurinah}

"Let me take care of you."

A/N: 

(I'm sorry for this bye)

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Even with the rehearsal and the occasional promo that the group did during the day, Lauren's nights had started to feel like a skipping record, playing the same fragment of music over and over and over and...

They were at the height of their careers, surely, with the album release date coming closer every day, but Lauren had never been more bored than she was at this exact moment.

And at every other moment, at night, at around this exact time. Before Dinah got off the phone with her friend, before Dinah finished watching that movie with Ally, before Dinah came home from another date with another boy who didn't deserve her.

Tonight, it was the third option.

Lauren honestly wasn't sure where Dinah found the never ending parade of men she went out with, but she was sure that she was very, very tired of all of it.

She considered texting Mani to come by her room, then decided against it. Dinah would be back at some point, and if she came in all hot and bothered when Mani was there, it would become awkward really quickly.

There was nothing to do but wait. Reality TV seemed like the best idea.

"I'm pathetic," Lauren said out loud, to nobody in particular, as she picked up the remote. "Jesus fucking Christ."

She found replays of House Hunters on some local channel she didn't even recognize, and settled back against the pillows, crossing her arms. The show was stupid as hell, but Lauren was in the right mood to be cynical and talk back to the TV screen.

After a few sarcastic comments, Lauren picked up her phone, almost dropping it again when she saw that Dinah had actually texted her.

From: Dinah (baby) - 11:57 PM

gonna be awhile longer

From: Dinah (baby) - 12:00 PM

unless he suck s

Lauren's lips curled in distaste, and she turned her attention back to the shitty TV show immediately in an attempt to keep herself from imagining Dinah with...

Her phone buzzed, and she sighed, grabbing it.

From: Dinah (baby) - 12:05 PM

Lolo?

Lauren stared at her nickname, sighing again.

From: Lolo <3 - 12:06 PM

I'll be here to cuddle when you get back, babe

From Lolo <3 - 12:06 PM

If that's what you want, I mean

The read receipt popped up and there was a beat before Dinah began to type again.

From: Dinah (baby) - 12:06 PM

i think so

Lauren frowned. That was unusual.

From: Lolo <3 - 12:07 PM

You're coming here after, right?

From: Dinah (baby) - 12:08 PM

ya girl where else would i be

Lauren half grinned, and then sighed once more, sinking back into the pillows and locking her phone.

Now, there really was nothing to do but wait.

Patience was a strong suit of Lauren's, at least to a point. She passed nearly an hour watching House Hunters, before switching to Family Feud, which somehow managed to be less interesting.