i promise - n.m

- 2

"i'm so tired." she said finally unpacking the last of her things, seeing that it was midnight as she looked out her window.
"lay down with me." brandon said, pulling his shirt off.
"i can't sleep, new york time."
"c'mon even in new york, you'd fall asleep in my arms."

"fine, just shut up." she giggled, being embraced in a ripped brandon's grip.
"it's been too long." brandon mumbled.
"shut up, the last time you visited me was last month."
"that's still long." he groaned.

she scoffed as she looked up at him, he looked down smiling.
"what." a smile crept onto her face.
"you've never noticed." he softly whispered.
"noticed..?"
"why i'm always by your side, why i'm always so happy with you?"
"because you're my best friend?"
"yeah." brandon sighed, disappointed in her answer.

she fell asleep in his arms and he sighed once again, wishing she knew how he felt.
brandon's feelings had grown since the two have gotten closer, yet brandon would never do nick like that.
brandon had been in between what nick and lauren had gone through, all of it.

even the pieces that the rest of the guys don't know, brandon stuck by through all of it.
which is one of the many reasons why him and lauren are so close, she's been his shoulder to cry on. even if she is just venting or anything, brandon knew what was going on with nick, he just wasn't allowed to tell lauren.

"brandon!" she yelled, jumping in his arms as she opened her front door.
"well hello to you too, laur." he chuckled.
"anyone come with you?" she said, brandon knew who she was talking about.
"it's just me this time..again."
"it's okay, you're still fun."
"angela is gone for family vacation so it'll just be you and i, if that's okay."

"no no, i'm fine with that. don't worry laur."
brandon carries lauren over to her bed and dropped her, she laughed as brandon smiled down at her.
brandon was the only person keeping her happy, besides angela.
when lauren would first wake up, she'd text or facetime brandon then into the night before they go to bed, it'd be a text or a facetime call.
though three hours apart, the two always made time for each other.
this mended lauren's broken heart, she
trusts brandon with everything.

"i missed you so much, you're visiting a little late though i see."
"i booked my ticket late, i'm sorry." brandon sighed.
"it's okay, you're here and that's all that matters." she said, lifting her mood.
"lauren?" brandon looked her in the eyes.
"yea?"

"laur" he whispered, holding her chin glancing down at her lips.
she nodded, brandon then leaned in.
their lips connected only briefly before lauren pulled away.
"b-brandon i-i." she muttered pulling away.
"what's wrong?"
"i can't do this." she said, storming away
in tears.