Love and Basketball (Lauren/You)

Chapter 5

Y/N'S POV

As Lauren laid next to me asleep, I got my phone and silently started to go through my social media. I commented back to fans and interacted for a while until I started to scroll the feed on my Twitter page. My mentions were full of pictures of Lauren and I together in the streets of Spain. Some were from the time we had to run away from the fans when we first met up and others were of me either dropping Lauren off or picking her up from rehearsals. I smiled at the sight of the two of us together but as I started to look through the comments, my smile began to thin out.

@5hrules123: I thought Lauren was with Ty

@user5h: Love the new couple but I wonder how Ty is going to react

Who the fuck was Ty. The more I thought about it the more I started to get into my head about everything. Was she dating this person while trying to get back at me? Was this all a game to her? I crumbled to myself before setting my phone on the bedside table. I didn't want this to ruin anything because I just got my girl back but it wasn't helping that I was left in the dark about this mystery person that apparently wouldn't like Lauren and I being together. I felt the smaller girl pull herself up so that she could cuddle further into me while she was still sound asleep in the dark room. It was only like seven o'clock but since the girls had rehearsals I knew that Lauren was tired.

I slid myself out of her grasp to head into the living room, closing the door behind me softly. I made my way to the kitchen to make anything I could really find even though I wasn't necessarily hungry. I just tried to get my mind off of everything so I didn't cause any more unnecessary drama than I already have in the past. When I was done I set the food on the coffee table and went to get my phone before going to sit down on the couch to turn on the TV. I turned on my favorite show and absentmindedly ate while watching the moving screen. I unlocked my phone to see a message from Dinah on my Twitter, asking for a chance to talk. I sighed at the sight of the message and eventually agreed. I didn't know how it would turn out but I was just hoping for the best. I could see her trying to make light conversation but I locked my phone and set it next to me to avoid the awkwardness.

I continued to eat my popcorn while watching my favorite show until I wasn't feeling it anymore. I set the popcorn on the coffee table and laid back against the couch in the darkness, the only light coming from the TV. It must have been at least a couple hours before I heard my bedroom door softly open. Lauren appeared behind the door, one eye peeking out of the opening as she looked for me. When her gaze landed on me she smiled and opened the door wider, playfully skipping to where I was laid out on the couch so that she could lay on me. "I missed you." She whined in a baby voice. I couldn't help the chuckle that escaped my lips after she finished whining to herself.

"I missed you too, love." I whispered before pecking Lauren's forehead. The shorter girl cuddled into my chest while her head was turned to face the TV. After a couple minutes of silence I decided to tell Lauren about the conversation I had with her bandmate. "Dinah texted me earlier asking for a chance to explain herself." I muttered quietly into the dark room causing Lauren to lift her head so that her chin rested on my chest and her eyes were trained on mine. She raised her eyebrow to signal for me to go on. "I said yes." I sighed out.

A small smile broke out on Lauren's face. "I'm glad you decided to, Y/N." She whispered out. "It's not long before we have to leave again and I think it'd be better if we knew where we were standing before we left, all of us. Even Mani and Ally are still heartbroken, they miss you a lot. I'm not saying we all have to be best friends again but it'd put their minds to ease. You were our rock, baby." Lauren smiled sadly. She leaned in to peck my lips before settling back down against my chest. I didn't want to think about when she would be leaving soon. I just got her back and now I have to go some unknown time without seeing her again. I didn't know where this would leave Lauren and I, much less the other girls and I.