Love and Basketball (Lauren/You)

Chapter 4

LAUREN'S POV

The next morning I woke up with the biggest smile on my face. I stretched my body but I sat up in confusion when I didn't come into contact with the taller girl. She was nowhere to be found in her bed and nowhere to be found when I looked towards the bathroom. I jumped from my spot, ignoring the burning of my muscles as I ran towards the living room. I didn't even make it past the bedroom door frame before I collided into Y/N. I checked to make sure it was her before sighing loudly in relief only to hug her waist tightly. "I thought you left." I breathed out shakily against her chest. Y/N wrapped her arms around me to bring me closer.

"No Lauren, I told you I was staying right here." She mumbled on top of my head where her mouth was rested against my forehead. She rubbed her hand along my naked back as we stayed in that position for several minutes. I squealed in surprise when I felt myself being lifted up in Y/N's arms as she walked the both of us back towards her bed. She sat down with her back against the headboard while I was sitting on her lap, cuddled into her chest. My eyes closed involuntarily as a smile crawled its way onto my face. There was nothing I loved more than being in Y/N's arms, and I had missed the feeling for so long. I couldn't believe that I was back in them honestly. I thought it would take a lot more for Y/N to relent against her past.

But I was happy with the outcome nonetheless. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I finally had the girl of my dreams back and although we still had a lot to go through at least we'd be back together through it all. My phone started ringing which cut off our peaceful moment together which then had me groaning in frustration. Y/N grabbed the phone off the nightstand and held it out to me. When I saw that Dinah was calling I grumbled curse words to myself before eventually answering the phone. "Hello?" I muttered. Dinah scoffed at my tone.

"Girl where are you? You said you'd be here for rehearsals." The Polynesian reminded me of what I knew I agreed to the previous day. I was just so caught up with Y/N that I totally forgot about my pop star lifestyle and all the responsibilities that came with it. I groaned into Y/N's neck and I could feel her slightly chuckling above me. Neither one of us cared that I was still naked in her lap but that was something I'd deal with later. I softly pinched Y/N's side to get her to stop laughing to which she did, but I could also practically feel her pouting.

"I'm sorry, I lost track of time. I'll be there as soon as I can." Without waiting for a response I hung up the phone before tossing it off to the side and wrapping my arms around Y/N's waist. She soothed my hips with the pad of her thumbs as we sat in silence for a couple of minutes. I finally raised my head so that my eyes could meet hers. Her soft Y/E/C eyes warmed my body and the edges slightly crinkled when her mouth raised up in a smile. The small wrinkles in the corners of her eyes intensified when I couldn't help but return the smile. It's been the longest time since I've seen this genuine of a smile on the taller girl's face. I missed it.

"You have to go?" She asked quietly, her smile turning into a small pout. I giggled and kissed the pout away. After the short kiss I nodded my head sadly causing Y/N to place her hand on my cheek. She rubbed the skin with her thumb again as I leaned into her touch. The more we stared talking about going back to reality, the more I was beginning to become depressed again. I knew our tour in Spain was quickly coming to an end and that meant the unknown for Y/N and I's relationship. It just felt like all of this was a dream, that it wasn't fully real. I didn't know how much longer Y/N would be staying in Spain or when the girls and I would have a break to where I could come visit the basketball star but I wished I didn't have to think about it. All I wanted was to stay here in her apartment and make up for lost time between us.

"I don't want to go." I whined, burying my head in the crook of Y/N's neck again. The taller girl nodded in agreement but stayed silent. After a couple of minutes I knew I had to suck it up and get this over with. I figured the sooner I could finish rehearsals the sooner I could come back and spend more time with Y/N. I didn't know where we stood at this exact point but I wanted to keep talking about it and find out before I had to leave Spain. With a sigh I climbed off of Y/N's lap and went to put my clothes back on. I only managed to get my underwear on before I came up with the great idea to steal Y/N's clothes so I'd have something to take with me on tour. I grabbed one of her shirts and tied it to the height of my waist with a hair tie before covering the shirt with one of her hoodies.