Dressing Room

Part 12

A/N Sorry for the delay, I lost my original copy of this!  I have yet to proof read also!

Lauren POV

It was now nearly 2am, I had been sitting in the New York PR office for the best part of an hour.

"Lauren thank you for coming in so late." He said as he took a seat.

"Can we please just get this over with," I said quietly fearing the worst.

"We have been monitoring tonight's reaction and we don't feel like it was quite enough. We have no choice but to do this..."

I cut him off before he had chance to continue "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry I don't want this to be the end." I pleaded tears filling up my eyes.

"Lauren, we aren't firing you, we are just sending you away for a little while. Call it a finding yourself experience." Came his response.

"Wait, what do you mean? Where am I going?" I said bewildered.

"Well we know you love travelling so we have booked an all-expense paid trip to Egypt."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I mean I loved the idea of being away and especially in a place as beautiful as Egypt but surely there had to be a catch.

"What's the catch?" I asked nervously.

"You are going with Ty. He is waiting at the airport for you now your plane leaves in an hour. Let's hope this time you fall in love." He said smirking.

I knew it, I thought to myself.  They were playing the same game they did before. This was Jamaica part 2.

"What now? But I haven't packed or got my laptop or phone charger with me?"

"Your room at the hotel is being packed as we speak all your stuff will be in Egypt when you arrive. You may now leave an Uber is waiting for you." He said opening the door for me.

Tears now streaming down my face I ran to the nearest bathroom. Cleaning myself up I took out my phone to call Camila. Shit I cursed to myself my phone had now switched itself off. I knew I had no choice but to leave.

Camila POV

Getting up early I had a spring in my step knowing tonight I would be seeing Lauren. I had a friend who had recently bought a factory to turn it into a recording studio however planning had been refused due to sound restrictions. Currently sitting empty whilst they came up with a plan B I had asked if I could borrow the keys for the night.

This morning over breakfast I had finally decided to tell my mum about Lauren and be honest about the whole situation we were in.  I was sick of living in a lie and didn't want to start this whole thing off the wrong way. She had understood to some extent but was concerned that Lauren would hurt me again.

Arriving at the factory I had 3 hours before Lauren would arrive and I wanted everything to be perfect. There was one large room on the ground floor and then a second floor compromising of several small office type rooms.

Turning on the lights I started looking around for a power source to plug in the projector I had bought with me. Finding one in the far corner of the room I went to work setting it up. Standing back, I was proud of myself for even thinking of the idea let alone being able to exceute it. I connected it to my laptop in and tested it by pressing play on the DVD that was already loaded. On the far wall in front of me the opening credits of the notebook started playing. "YES" I said out loud as I started setting up the pop-up tent I had also bought with me.

Finally, after an hour and a half, I had a working cinema screen and a cosy tent filled with blankets and pillows. All I needed to do now was grab some snacks and light the candles and the date was set to go!

Lauren POV

I still couldn't believe I was in Egypt the plane had landed 10pm Egyptian time and luckily the time difference made it so I was only 7 hours ahead of New York. I was mentally exhausted and Ty was already starting to piss me off. Finally arriving at our hotel, all I wanted to do was find a way to charge my phone. It was slowly getting closer to when I should be meeting Camila and the last thing I wanted to do was stand her up.

"So that's the penthouse suit booked for a Ms Jauregui and a Mr Griffin?" Came the receptionist voice. 

 "Sorry what?" I responded not believing that management would be crazy enough to book us a room together.

"So that's the penthouse suit booked for a..." The receptionist started again. "I heard you the first time" I said more aggressively than I intended. "I'm sorry but can you please just move to another room." I replied as I proceed to find my credit card.

"I'm sorry but the hotel is fully booked." She said as she clicked a few buttons.

Grabbing the key card, she had already placed on the desk I stormed off towards the lift. I could hear Ty apologising for my behaviour as the doors to the lift started to close.

Camila POV

I finished lighting all the candles and stood back to admire my handy work. The candle light flickered against the cold concrete walls and added a slightly eerie feel to the place. To make it as romantic as possible I had scattered roses and rose petals on the floor leading up to the entrance of the tent.

Checking my phone, it was nearly time for her to arrive and it concerned me that she hadn't text.

Camila – Hey Lolo. Can't wait to see you. I hope you can find the place easy enough. Call me if you can't. xxx

Firing a text to her I was trying not to get too nervous. The candles added surprising warmth to the place so I decided to change into my unicorn onsie ready to get snuggly with Lauren in the tent. I had bought one of the onsies we used to wear on tour to surprise her.  I don't think she realised I had kept it all this time. 

Lauren POV

The room was huge and on any other day I would be grateful for management paying out such an expense for me but all I cared about right now was finding my charger. Looking around the room there was a separate lounge area with a bar but no sign of any luggage. Heading into the bedroom area, my jaw dropped at the size of the 4-poster bed.

"For fucks sake" I cursed under my breath at the lack of luggage. This could only be happening to me. To make it worse I couldn't even ask Ty for his as he had no phone after smashing it on New Years eve.

Grabbing my bag, I decided to go see what the hotel had to offer. I opened the door just as Ty was trying to unlock it and barged past him.

"Screw you Lauren." He shouted back at me as I walked away.

We were on the top floor of a 14-storey building and the hallways were like mazes. Finally making it to the ground floor I practically ran toward the reception desk.

"How may we help you Mam?"

"Is there any place I can charge my phone" I said holding up my iPhone.

"I am sorry Mam but our PC is not working" She said pointing to the ancient thing sitting in the corner of the foyer.

Feeling the anger in me rise, I slammed my fist down on the desk "If someone doesn't get me a charger now then I will be speaking to management." I screamed at her.

Watching the small lady disappear I cursed to myself for being so rude. Just as I was about to give up and head back to the room she came scurrying out a side door and beckoned me over.

"I am not supposed to have this Mam so please don't tell anyone" She said nervously as she handed me a charger.

"Oh my god! Thank you, Thank you!" I said half hugging her.

Smiling at me she returned back through the door as i bolted back to the lift.