I fell in love with my best friend.

Lauren and Rye.

*Rye's apartment//Lauren's POV*
I wake up in my clothes from the night before. I don't know where I am. All I know is Rye took me home...and im guessing that's where I am. I get up and stretch. I pick my phone up and see that it is 846am. I look around and notice that this is Rye's apartment. I walk round to make some breakfast when I see a note on the counter
Hey gorgeous. I didn't want to wake you. Don't worry about me. I've popped to the boys' apartment for a bit. We haven't really spoke a lot since....anyway just call me later ~ Rye 🐝 xo
As I read the note, I smile. I unlock my phone and swipe left on the contact called "Mine 🙈💗👫🔐". I look through our old conversations. When we stayed up late talking about random stuff. I had to stop because I was almost crying. I swipe away and open Rye's contact. I type out a message saying
"Omw xo"
I lock my door and take a slow 10 minute walk to the boys's apartment.
*Rye's POV*
My phone buzzes in my back pocket. I unlock it and see that Lauren had messaged me saying that she is on her way. "Lauren's coming over guys." I look at Brook as his head faces the floor slowly. He notices me staring an walks into the kitchen. I put my phone away and follow him. As I walk into the kitchen, Brook is making a drink. "I saw what you did back then." "I noticed."
"What's the matter Brook? You know I don't like it when people are upset and don't tell me what's the matter."
"I don't even know. I don't know. I just have this wave of emotions sometimes and I don't know why. Ever since we broke up, it just came over to me whenever somebody mentions  her name." He sips his drink.
"You're not over her are you Brook?"
I look at him and he shakes his head before saying "Im gonna be honest mate. But no. I don't think I am."
I hear a knock at the door and know it's Lauren. "I'll grab it." I walk into the hallway and answer the door. "Hey. C'mon in." She walks past me and greets all the group. "Where's Brooklyn?" I hear her say. Ever since the split, she's called Brook Brooklyn. She always called him Brook. "Upstairs in his room I think." Jack calls out. She walks over to me and we go up to my room. We sit on the bed and just mess about for a bit. "Lauren. I have something to say..." she nods her head. "Brook had uh said something before you knocked." She looked at me and walked over to my door and closed it. "Gwon...."
"I asked if he was over you n he said he wasn't...." she looked at me and then looked at the walls around us. "Are you over him?" I ask out of curiosity. "I don't know."
*Lauren's POV//Rye's room*
Me and Rye had been talking for a while. The rest if the band had gone out to get something to eat. Me and Rye had stayed in his room. It was now 1pm. I had practically been here all day. I sat on the edge of Rye's bed and I heard him shifting about. He sat right next to me. He stoked my hair out of my face. He bit his lip and I died. Right there. On the spot. Every time he did it, i just died. He moved closer to me. So close I could feel the warm breath of his on my lips. He cups my cheek before placing his lips on mine. I freeze. I want to kiss back but I don't. Instead, I push him away and get up. "Rye. I'm sorry. I'm not ready. I don't like you in that way." But I did. I really did. Before he was in Roadtrip, I had feelings for him. "Im sorry." He mumbled. He got up and hugged me. "Sorry. I've gotta go." I say. "I'll walk you home? Clear my head I guess." I think for a minute. "Sure. I guess." I grab my bag and we head out the door. He locked it behind us. "Im sorry Lauren." Rye said after walking in silence for about 3 minutes. "Its okay Rye. It's just, I don't want to seem as a quick move on after Brooklyn you see."
"I see. It's just sometimes, things get complicated. For guys, they have to express their feelings to one. And I did that you could say." I listened closely. "Thank you, but I couldn't. Leave it for another week or two maybe. I don't know." We arrived at my house and we said our goodbyes. I got a message from Brooklyn.
Hey, I don't want things to be too awkward between us two anymore. I heard Rye and you talking about the conversation we had before you came. It's true. I do still have feelings for you. What we did, was wrong. I'm sorry. I hope things can work out? 🙈❤
I smiled at this message but didn't reply to it just yet. I sat down and made some dinner. I put on some Netflix and my phone pinged.
Hey. I need to see you again sometime. Loved what we did the other month. It was awesome. I heard about you and Brooklyn's split. Do you want me to tell you what happened a couple of days after you got together? Make him more upset? ~ Jake.
My face dropped, and so did my phone, out of my hand, onto the floor.