Can't have you.
22.
2 months later. Lauren and Claire had been discussing going to LA so that Claire could meet Joe and that Lauren could go and see Emily since the day after Emily left for LA again. Today was the day they were leaving having finally saved the money for them to fly out and get a hotel for a week.
Lauren and Claire were stood in the airport, suitcases in hand, looking at the board to find out where they had to go since Lauren had forgotten to tell Claire and had forgotten it herself. Finally, the girls found where they had to go and went there. Not long after, they boarded their plane and sat in the correct seats. Lauren nabbed window seat before Claire even got chance to think about it, just like when they were in school together and had gone to Disneyland Paris, Lauren had decided she wanted to double bed in their room so had shouted quite loudly, ‘I dibbs the double bed’.
In LA, Emily was frantically running around hers and Kevin’s apartment, making sure she had food in the cupboards, all the different rooms were tidy and there were plenty of cans of Dr Pepper for Lauren and Red Bull for Claire in the fridge. She wanted Lauren coming back to LA for the first time in 8 months to go well. In a few hours time, Kevin was taking Emily to the airport to pick her friends up, even though Lauren had kindly turned down the offer on several occasions. Finally happy that the apartment was good enough, Emily relaxed on the sofa and turned on the TV. Flicking through the channels she landed on E! Watching it, she saw Kevin, Joe and Nick’s picture flash up. Finally the boys had decided to get back together and it was all over the TV. The boys had done an interview with E! the day before and today it was being shown. Settling back into the sofa, Emily watched as the boys explained their decision to break up and get back together again.
“So why did you break up in the first place?” the interviewer asked Kevin.
“Well, things were tough, Nick had just broken up with his girlfriend and I was still dating his ex’s friend, I still am.” Kevin replied a small smile on his face as he finished his sentence.
Emily smiled, “Kevin, you are so cute.”
“I know I am.” Came a voice from behind her.
“Very funny.” Emily replied, turning around to see Kevin leaning against the door frame, a smile playing on his lips.
“I know im cute and funny. What more could you want?”
“A hug.”
“I can do one of those.” He said, walking over to Emily and pulling her into a hug.
Meanwhile, on the plane, Lauren and Claire were arranging places to go while in LA. They had so far decided to go to all the places Lauren used to go, like the ice cream parlour and McDonalds where Lauren had met Nick.
“So we’re staying at the hotel all week?” Claire asked Lauren, confirming all the arrangements.
“Yup. Unless you and Joe decide you love each other and you move in with him after getting married.” Lauren joked.
“Sounds good to me. I love their music, well I always have and now I get to meet him.” Claire almost squealed.
“Calm down.” Lauren said, chocking as she laughed.
“Will do.”
“Im sorry if things are a little tense when we get in the car with Emily. The last time I saw Kevin I was drunk and id just slapped Emily.” Lauren admitted shyly.
“Don’t worry about it. Ill be too busy gushing over the fact im in a car with…” Claire spoke quieter now, “Kevin Jonas.”
“Aright. Just stay calm and don’t faint or anything.”
“I promise I wont.” Claire replied, a smile from one ear to the other.
“Cool.”
“Are you going to see Nick while we’re over here?”
“I don’t know. I might have to, I might now have to. It all depends on how I feel.”
“Ok, well if you do see him ill come too if you need me to.”
“Thanks Claire.”
“No problem.” Claire replied, once again grinning, the serious face she wore moments ago having disappeared instantly.
After a little while longer, the girls had arranged something to do every day and Lauren had decided to try to get some sleep. Claire was now listening to her ipod whilst flicking through her magazine, while Lauren sat, her eyes closed, just thinking and not really sleeping. Things could get hard while she was in LA, that or things could get easy again and she might even decide to stay out there again. This time she would live on her own though, that way nothing would happen for Emily and Lauren to end up not speaking for 6 months whilst living in different countries.
An hour later, the plane landed. Claire and Lauren got off, laughing and joking about the man (that was sat in front of Claire on the plane) with a toupee that fell off while leaving the plane. Both were in hysterics, not even having had their preferred drink that made them hyper yet, as they got their suitcases and walked out to where Lauren knew Emily would be waiting.
Sure enough, as Claire and Lauren rounded the corner, there was Emily, smiling. Lauren walked over and hugged her friend, Claire doing the same.
“Hey. Welcome back to LA.” Emily said to Lauren.
“Hey and thanks.” Lauren nodded.
“Can I get some Red Bull?” Claire suddenly asked her attention fixed on a shop with a fridge by the door, holding many cans of Red Bull.
“I have some in the car. And Dr Pepper Lauren.” Emily said smiling.”
“Yes!” Claire yelled, punching the air slightly.
“Cool. Come on.” Lauren said, grabbing Claire’s raised fits and Emily arm.
The girls walked out of the airport and over to the familiar Jeep that Kevin was sat in, waiting patiently for his girlfriend and her friends.
Lauren opened the boot, and put hers and Claire’s suitcases in before walking around the car and getting in the back seat, Claire following close behind.
“Hi Kevin.” Lauren said sheepishly.
“Hey Lauren. Claire right?” Kevin said smiling as he turned to face the new passengers.
“That’s right.” Claire said smiling.
“Its nice to meet you finally.”
“Its nice to meet you too.”
“Here you go.” Emily said handing a bag with red bull and dr pepper in to Claire.
“Thank you.” Both Claire and Lauren said together.
“That’s ok. Let’s go back to ours for a bit.”
“Uhm, we should get to the hotel soon.” Lauren said, hoping Emily would get the drift. Emily being stubborn though, refused to get it.
“Nope you don’t. Come back to the apartment and then either Kevin can take you in a bit or you can get a cab.”
“Ok.” Claire said enthusiastically.
“Cool.” Kevin said.
Suddenly, they were driving the familiar way to the apartment. Lauren sat in silence while Claire and Emily chatted about how the flight was. Lauren suddenly felt like a little girl again, being sat in the back of the car while her parents drove her home from something that was being held at school.
1st today. One more tonight :)
Lauren and Claire were stood in the airport, suitcases in hand, looking at the board to find out where they had to go since Lauren had forgotten to tell Claire and had forgotten it herself. Finally, the girls found where they had to go and went there. Not long after, they boarded their plane and sat in the correct seats. Lauren nabbed window seat before Claire even got chance to think about it, just like when they were in school together and had gone to Disneyland Paris, Lauren had decided she wanted to double bed in their room so had shouted quite loudly, ‘I dibbs the double bed’.
In LA, Emily was frantically running around hers and Kevin’s apartment, making sure she had food in the cupboards, all the different rooms were tidy and there were plenty of cans of Dr Pepper for Lauren and Red Bull for Claire in the fridge. She wanted Lauren coming back to LA for the first time in 8 months to go well. In a few hours time, Kevin was taking Emily to the airport to pick her friends up, even though Lauren had kindly turned down the offer on several occasions. Finally happy that the apartment was good enough, Emily relaxed on the sofa and turned on the TV. Flicking through the channels she landed on E! Watching it, she saw Kevin, Joe and Nick’s picture flash up. Finally the boys had decided to get back together and it was all over the TV. The boys had done an interview with E! the day before and today it was being shown. Settling back into the sofa, Emily watched as the boys explained their decision to break up and get back together again.
“So why did you break up in the first place?” the interviewer asked Kevin.
“Well, things were tough, Nick had just broken up with his girlfriend and I was still dating his ex’s friend, I still am.” Kevin replied a small smile on his face as he finished his sentence.
Emily smiled, “Kevin, you are so cute.”
“I know I am.” Came a voice from behind her.
“Very funny.” Emily replied, turning around to see Kevin leaning against the door frame, a smile playing on his lips.
“I know im cute and funny. What more could you want?”
“A hug.”
“I can do one of those.” He said, walking over to Emily and pulling her into a hug.
Meanwhile, on the plane, Lauren and Claire were arranging places to go while in LA. They had so far decided to go to all the places Lauren used to go, like the ice cream parlour and McDonalds where Lauren had met Nick.
“So we’re staying at the hotel all week?” Claire asked Lauren, confirming all the arrangements.
“Yup. Unless you and Joe decide you love each other and you move in with him after getting married.” Lauren joked.
“Sounds good to me. I love their music, well I always have and now I get to meet him.” Claire almost squealed.
“Calm down.” Lauren said, chocking as she laughed.
“Will do.”
“Im sorry if things are a little tense when we get in the car with Emily. The last time I saw Kevin I was drunk and id just slapped Emily.” Lauren admitted shyly.
“Don’t worry about it. Ill be too busy gushing over the fact im in a car with…” Claire spoke quieter now, “Kevin Jonas.”
“Aright. Just stay calm and don’t faint or anything.”
“I promise I wont.” Claire replied, a smile from one ear to the other.
“Cool.”
“Are you going to see Nick while we’re over here?”
“I don’t know. I might have to, I might now have to. It all depends on how I feel.”
“Ok, well if you do see him ill come too if you need me to.”
“Thanks Claire.”
“No problem.” Claire replied, once again grinning, the serious face she wore moments ago having disappeared instantly.
After a little while longer, the girls had arranged something to do every day and Lauren had decided to try to get some sleep. Claire was now listening to her ipod whilst flicking through her magazine, while Lauren sat, her eyes closed, just thinking and not really sleeping. Things could get hard while she was in LA, that or things could get easy again and she might even decide to stay out there again. This time she would live on her own though, that way nothing would happen for Emily and Lauren to end up not speaking for 6 months whilst living in different countries.
An hour later, the plane landed. Claire and Lauren got off, laughing and joking about the man (that was sat in front of Claire on the plane) with a toupee that fell off while leaving the plane. Both were in hysterics, not even having had their preferred drink that made them hyper yet, as they got their suitcases and walked out to where Lauren knew Emily would be waiting.
Sure enough, as Claire and Lauren rounded the corner, there was Emily, smiling. Lauren walked over and hugged her friend, Claire doing the same.
“Hey. Welcome back to LA.” Emily said to Lauren.
“Hey and thanks.” Lauren nodded.
“Can I get some Red Bull?” Claire suddenly asked her attention fixed on a shop with a fridge by the door, holding many cans of Red Bull.
“I have some in the car. And Dr Pepper Lauren.” Emily said smiling.”
“Yes!” Claire yelled, punching the air slightly.
“Cool. Come on.” Lauren said, grabbing Claire’s raised fits and Emily arm.
The girls walked out of the airport and over to the familiar Jeep that Kevin was sat in, waiting patiently for his girlfriend and her friends.
Lauren opened the boot, and put hers and Claire’s suitcases in before walking around the car and getting in the back seat, Claire following close behind.
“Hi Kevin.” Lauren said sheepishly.
“Hey Lauren. Claire right?” Kevin said smiling as he turned to face the new passengers.
“That’s right.” Claire said smiling.
“Its nice to meet you finally.”
“Its nice to meet you too.”
“Here you go.” Emily said handing a bag with red bull and dr pepper in to Claire.
“Thank you.” Both Claire and Lauren said together.
“That’s ok. Let’s go back to ours for a bit.”
“Uhm, we should get to the hotel soon.” Lauren said, hoping Emily would get the drift. Emily being stubborn though, refused to get it.
“Nope you don’t. Come back to the apartment and then either Kevin can take you in a bit or you can get a cab.”
“Ok.” Claire said enthusiastically.
“Cool.” Kevin said.
Suddenly, they were driving the familiar way to the apartment. Lauren sat in silence while Claire and Emily chatted about how the flight was. Lauren suddenly felt like a little girl again, being sat in the back of the car while her parents drove her home from something that was being held at school.
1st today. One more tonight :)