Lauren is a successful lawyer who had everything at the age of 28, but she had no one to share her success with until sudden turn of events led her to choose between the past and the present. Awesome cover by @SLOTHTATO (I'm bad at summaries) Disclaimer: The characters in this story are purely FICTIONAL and I do not, in anyway, ship any of these characters in real life. ---------

Bullets and romance don't blend well. __ If a split-second moment can rip two people apart, it can surely bring them back together. But this time, two kidnappers, two other guys and their bosses, and some jewels are mixed in as well.

Lauren Jauregui and Camila Cabello audition for The X Factor on the same day- by mere coincidence? Possibly. By fate? Who knows? Each girl has a dream similar to the next, and that dream is to make it big in the music industry, but it proves difficult to both girls. Will they cross paths and follow each other into endless possibilities, or will the dream stop short for both of them? Romance, deceit, happiness, and secrets told from Lauren's point of view, she "Should Have Known" that her life will be flipped every which way, but she never could have guessed that someone else's life would mean so much more. DISCLAIMER: All content is original. Please refrain from commenting the names of and comparing other fan fictions throughout the story, as any similarities between stories are purely coincidental or based off of real-life Camren moments.