The Art of Loving You

Chapter One

Hey everyone! As I said before with 'The Art of Music Projects' this is co-written with my amazing girlfriend Caitlinneil7. I hope you all like the first chapter!~Britt

Camila's POV

"I'm pregnant."

I froze, my hand that was holding the door open dropping to my side.

"Y-you're what?" I asked, not believing what I'm hearing.

Why did she have to wait until I'm about to leave?

"I'm pregnant." Lauren's beautiful green eyes were filled with fear.

Taking a deep breath, I ran a hand through my hair. "How far along?" I paused and looked at her. "How long have you known?"

"I'm four months along, but I've only known for two and a half months." She bit her lip nervously.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before opening them and looking at her. "Why did you wait until I'm about to leave?" I whispered, closing my door and pulling her into my arms. "I would have been more than happy to stay with you."

"I didn't want to be the thing that stopped you from doing what you want." She mumbled and wrapped her arms around me.

Holding her close, I buried my face in her neck, breathing in the scent of Vanilla and Lavender. God, I was going to miss this.

"Laur, I would have dropped everything, just so I could be there for you." I whispered, holding her close. "I don't care if you asked me to give up anything, you are worth everything."

She shook her head. "I'm not. You should be able to live your life and not be tied down by me and my stupid reproductive system." She mumbled, closing her eyes and burying her face in my chest. She closed her eyes.

"None of this is your fault baby, we are both in this." I whispered, pulling away and kissing her passionately, as I fight back tears.

Tears fell from her eyes as she kissed me softly, her hands and legs were trembling.

Pulling out of the kiss, I caress her cheek one more time. "I have to go now, I love you." I whispered, just as Zayn reached us and wrapped his arm around her.

Her tears began falling from her eyes faster and she released a sob. "I love you too."

Opening the car door, I waved goodbye one last time to my friends and family, this was going to be hard. Getting in the car, I backed up and drove off toward Virginia where I would be going to bootcamp. I was originally supposed to be going August ninth, but they needed me sooner.

I sighed, gripping the steering wheel tightly. I held back my tears. Crying would have to wait.

I had to drive from Miami, Florida to Fort A.P Hill in a small town called Bowling Green which was located in Caroline County, Virginia. I would be driving for fourteen hours straight, only stopping for food and bathroom breaks.

This was going to be a long fourteen hours.

I couldn't stop my brain from thinking about Lauren. I knew she'd be okay. I had asked Quinn and Rachel to keep an eye on her and to tell me if there was anything wrong since I knew she'd never tell me herself.

And then my thoughts drifted toward Normani, wondering how she would handle college with Ally, Harry, Justin, and Dinah. Would she call to tell me about the baby? I don't know why I thought leaving was a good idea.

Taking a deep breath, I was about to turn around and go back home. That is until my phone started going off, it was hooked up to my radio.

I pressed the answer button on the steering wheel. "Hello?" I asked, since the caller ID wasn't shown on the screen in my car.