Can't have you.
25.
While Lauren slept in Nick’s arms after seeing him for the first time in nearly 9 months, Emily was sat on the sofa in her living room. Her legs were crossed under her as she looked through an old photo album. The photo album was filled with pictures of Lauren and Emily before they left England and when they first move to LA. The smile Emily wore on her face hadn’t moved in the 3 hours since she had spoke to Lauren and had been told Lauren was moving to LA again.
Kevin had gone to bed about an hour ago, leaving Emily to look through old photo albums and start to arrange different things for once Lauren had moved back. Kevin had been supportive of Emily since Lauren had left and was determined to carry on being supportive, especially since he had decided he wanted to ask Emily to marry him even though they hadn’t know each other long, not even a year.
As Kevin and Lauren slept, and Emily went through photo albums, Nick watched Lauren sleep, love filling his eyes. While the others went about doing things or sleeping, Claire and Joe sat cross legged on the floor, looking into each others eyes and talking about everything in their lives. Claire told Joe about the day she had seen the guys in concert with Avril Lavigne and had fallen in love with their music, making Joe blush profusely. After Claire told him that, Joe was determined he had seen Claire in the audience, even though he probably hadn’t. After Claire had told Joe loads about her life, Joe told Claire about how he had always loved to sing and was over the moon when the boys finally got a record contract.
Finally, at around 12 o’clock, Nick and Joe left after Nick had moved Lauren to a bed. Claire watched the boys leave the hotel from the balcony. After seeing the boys go, she changed and then climbed into bed, falling into a deep sleep almost immediately.
When Emily awoke in the morning, she could smell pancakes. She stumbled out of bed and went to investigate. Walking into the kitchen, she saw Kevin, his hair a mass of untamed curls, his face unshaven and a sleepy smile on his face. She walked over, equally tired looking and wrapped her arms around his waist while he attempted to flip the pancake he was currently cooking.
“Morning gorgeous.” Kevin smiled.
“Morning.” Emily smiled back while un-wrapping her arms from Kevin’s waist and propping herself on the kitchen side.
“Sleep well?”
“Yup. How did you sleep?” Emily asked Kevin as she watched him serve the pancakes.
“I slept very well, with the girl of my dreams next to me.” Kevin smiled.
He pulled Emily off of the side and kissed her gently before slipping her onto the floor, so that she could sit down and eat breakfast.
“That’s very good.” Emily smiled, taking a seat.
“It is in deed.” Kevin said, mimicking Emily’s English accent.
“Why do you do that?” Emily said, laughing around a bite full of pancake.
“Because, it makes you laugh and your laugh is adorable.” Kevin said, kissing Emily’s nose before eating his breakfast.
After that, the couple ate in silence, but it wasn’t an uncomfortable silence, it was a good silence, one that people could live with.
Meanwhile, Lauren was stirring in her bed in the hotel room. Suddenly, she rolled off of the bed and onto the floor, making a loud thud that woke up Claire, who was sleeping in the bed next to Lauren.
“Sorry.” Lauren mumbled, rubbing her head.
“You didn’t fall out of bed?” Claire said, yawning while laughing.
“I did, and it hurt.” Lauren grumbled pulling herself onto the bed again.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh. It was kind of funny though.” Claire said, trying to stifle the giggle escaping her lips.
“I guess so.” Lauren said, laughing gently as well.
“What are we doing today then?” Claire asked, sitting up in her bed.
“Sleeping, eating, showering, sleeping and then eating again.” Lauren joked.
“Seriously.” Claire said as she yawned.
“Uhm, ringing my mum and telling her im moving back out here, talk to Emily about arranging everything and then shopping in town.” Lauren smiled.
“Sounds cool to me.” Claire smiled, stretching while she screwed her nose up.
“So, do you wanna have a shower first or me?” Lauren asked.
“Uhm you, then you can ring your mum while im doing my hair.” Claire said.
“Will you ring your mum now?” Lauren asked her friend.
“Yeah, might as well get it done now.” Claire laughed.
“Ok. Well im going for a shower.” Lauren said as she climbed out of bed.
“Ok.” Claire said as she grabbed her phone to ring her mum.
As Claire spoke to her mum on the phone, Lauren grabbed a towel, some clothes and went and showered. After getting out, she dried, put on her dark skinny jeans and black vest top before doing her hair. Lauren dried it quickly with the hair dryer and then put it up into a ponytail, not bothering to straighten her hair. Once she was done, Claire had just finished on the phone to her mum.
“How did it go?” Lauren asked.
“Fine, mum doesn’t mind if I move out here as long as I go back like practically every month.” Claire laughed before walking into the bathroom to shower.
After Claire had gone into the bathroom, Lauren picked up her phone and dialled the number she knew off by heart, her mum’s mobile number. After a few rings, the familiar voice of Lauren’s mum rang through the phone.
“Hello?” She asked, obviously not having checked caller id.
“Hey mum, its me.” Lauren said happily.
“Hey Lauren. How’s it going?” Cher, Lauren’s mum, sounded worried.
“Things are actually going amazing. Uhm, me and Nick are back together and well ive got some news.” Lauren said, happily but shyly.
“That’s great Lauren, im so happy for you. What’s this news then?” Cher asked, sounding intrigued.
“Well, ive decided to move back to LA.” Lauren said.
“Oh dear, that’s wonderful.” Cher replied, happily.
“I know. Do you think you could do me a favour and help me sort some things out when I get back?” Lauren asked her mum, timidly.
“Of course. Do you want me to go over during the week and start to pack things up?”
“Do you mind?”
“Of course I don’t Lauren. Im so happy for you.”
“Thanks mum.” Lauren said, suddenly happier than ever.
“Right, I have to go but I will go around to yours during the week and start to sort things out ok?”
“Ok, thanks again mum. Love you.”
“Love you too.” Cher said before hanging up.
Lauren smiled as she slid her phone into the pocket in her jeans and walked out onto the balcony, taking in the morning air as, surprisingly, the sun rose over LA. Lauren hadn’t realised it was so early in the morning. Unlike usual, she was wide awake and ready for what the day held for her. Lauren knew instantly what had made her like this as her phone beeped and she looked at the text message, the reason was Nick. The text message said:
Morning. Thank you for having me back Lauren, I love you. See you later maybe? Joe wants to come and see Claire later on so ill come too. Love you.
Lauren smiled as she read the text before replying.
Morning to you too. That’s ok, thank you for having me back. I love you too. Yeah of course, we’re going over to Em’s later so maybe see you there? Love you x
after sending the message to Nick, Lauren grabbed her make up bag from her suitcase and added a little mascara to her lashes before putting it away again. Once she had finished, Claire emerged from the bathroom, dressed and ready for the day.
“Wanna go get some breakfast?” Lauren asked.
“Sure, where too?” Claire asked Lauren.
“There’s a small 24 hour café down the road, me and Emily used to go there all the time. We could go there, they actually do the best pancakes ive ever tasted.” Lauren said smiling at Claire.
“Sure, let me put on my shoes and grab my bag and well go.” Claire smiled.
“Ok, well I have to grab my bag too.” Lauren said
While Lauren said this she went around the room, getting her bag and chucking her phone inside it before getting the room key and going to wait by the door for Claire. Moments later, Claire sauntered over to the door, smiling at her, Lauren opened the door and the 2 left to go get some breakfast.
As they walked along in silence, Lauren’s phone began ringing in her pocket. Mumbling, Lauren reached in and pulled the phone out before answering it, in her usual chirpy way.
“Hello? Lauren’s amazing little phone.” She sang into the phone.
“Hey honey.” Nick also sang down the phone.
“Well, hello there.” Lauren smiled.
“What you up too?” Nick asked his girlfriend.
“I am walking with Claire to go and get some kick ass pancakes for breakfast. And yourself dear?” Lauren said.
Claire mouthed to Lauren, ‘Who’s that?’, causing Lauren to mouth back, ‘Nick’. Claire nodded in understanding, just as her phone began ringing gently in her pocket.
“Im waiting on Joe, he went to sort his hair out or something and then we’re going to Em’s and Kevin’s to get Kevin and then its home to see mom, dad and Frankie.”
“Cool, well I think you are going to have a bit of a wait for Joe because he’s on the phone to Claire as we speak.” Lauren said, looking over her shoulder at Claire who was walking a few steps behind Lauren and chatting continuously on the phone.
“Im gunna kill him.” Nick said laughing.
“Oh, he got bit by the love bug and so did Claire.” Lauren said, laughing while she quoted one of the boy’s old songs.
“Can you not steal my lyrics please?” Nick laughed.
“Oh I am ever so sorry.” Lauren giggled, feeling like a school girl once again.
“Don’t worry, look I have to go and kick Joe’s butt but ill talk to you later ok? You said you’re going over Em’s later right?” Nick asked.
“Yeah, I might see you there.” Lauren smiled.
“Ok, bye babe. Love you.” Nick said.
“Bye, I love you.” Lauren said, half correcting Nick, half meaning it with all her heart.
Im posting 3 updates today. Ill post the other one tonight :)
Kevin had gone to bed about an hour ago, leaving Emily to look through old photo albums and start to arrange different things for once Lauren had moved back. Kevin had been supportive of Emily since Lauren had left and was determined to carry on being supportive, especially since he had decided he wanted to ask Emily to marry him even though they hadn’t know each other long, not even a year.
As Kevin and Lauren slept, and Emily went through photo albums, Nick watched Lauren sleep, love filling his eyes. While the others went about doing things or sleeping, Claire and Joe sat cross legged on the floor, looking into each others eyes and talking about everything in their lives. Claire told Joe about the day she had seen the guys in concert with Avril Lavigne and had fallen in love with their music, making Joe blush profusely. After Claire told him that, Joe was determined he had seen Claire in the audience, even though he probably hadn’t. After Claire had told Joe loads about her life, Joe told Claire about how he had always loved to sing and was over the moon when the boys finally got a record contract.
Finally, at around 12 o’clock, Nick and Joe left after Nick had moved Lauren to a bed. Claire watched the boys leave the hotel from the balcony. After seeing the boys go, she changed and then climbed into bed, falling into a deep sleep almost immediately.
When Emily awoke in the morning, she could smell pancakes. She stumbled out of bed and went to investigate. Walking into the kitchen, she saw Kevin, his hair a mass of untamed curls, his face unshaven and a sleepy smile on his face. She walked over, equally tired looking and wrapped her arms around his waist while he attempted to flip the pancake he was currently cooking.
“Morning gorgeous.” Kevin smiled.
“Morning.” Emily smiled back while un-wrapping her arms from Kevin’s waist and propping herself on the kitchen side.
“Sleep well?”
“Yup. How did you sleep?” Emily asked Kevin as she watched him serve the pancakes.
“I slept very well, with the girl of my dreams next to me.” Kevin smiled.
He pulled Emily off of the side and kissed her gently before slipping her onto the floor, so that she could sit down and eat breakfast.
“That’s very good.” Emily smiled, taking a seat.
“It is in deed.” Kevin said, mimicking Emily’s English accent.
“Why do you do that?” Emily said, laughing around a bite full of pancake.
“Because, it makes you laugh and your laugh is adorable.” Kevin said, kissing Emily’s nose before eating his breakfast.
After that, the couple ate in silence, but it wasn’t an uncomfortable silence, it was a good silence, one that people could live with.
Meanwhile, Lauren was stirring in her bed in the hotel room. Suddenly, she rolled off of the bed and onto the floor, making a loud thud that woke up Claire, who was sleeping in the bed next to Lauren.
“Sorry.” Lauren mumbled, rubbing her head.
“You didn’t fall out of bed?” Claire said, yawning while laughing.
“I did, and it hurt.” Lauren grumbled pulling herself onto the bed again.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh. It was kind of funny though.” Claire said, trying to stifle the giggle escaping her lips.
“I guess so.” Lauren said, laughing gently as well.
“What are we doing today then?” Claire asked, sitting up in her bed.
“Sleeping, eating, showering, sleeping and then eating again.” Lauren joked.
“Seriously.” Claire said as she yawned.
“Uhm, ringing my mum and telling her im moving back out here, talk to Emily about arranging everything and then shopping in town.” Lauren smiled.
“Sounds cool to me.” Claire smiled, stretching while she screwed her nose up.
“So, do you wanna have a shower first or me?” Lauren asked.
“Uhm you, then you can ring your mum while im doing my hair.” Claire said.
“Will you ring your mum now?” Lauren asked her friend.
“Yeah, might as well get it done now.” Claire laughed.
“Ok. Well im going for a shower.” Lauren said as she climbed out of bed.
“Ok.” Claire said as she grabbed her phone to ring her mum.
As Claire spoke to her mum on the phone, Lauren grabbed a towel, some clothes and went and showered. After getting out, she dried, put on her dark skinny jeans and black vest top before doing her hair. Lauren dried it quickly with the hair dryer and then put it up into a ponytail, not bothering to straighten her hair. Once she was done, Claire had just finished on the phone to her mum.
“How did it go?” Lauren asked.
“Fine, mum doesn’t mind if I move out here as long as I go back like practically every month.” Claire laughed before walking into the bathroom to shower.
After Claire had gone into the bathroom, Lauren picked up her phone and dialled the number she knew off by heart, her mum’s mobile number. After a few rings, the familiar voice of Lauren’s mum rang through the phone.
“Hello?” She asked, obviously not having checked caller id.
“Hey mum, its me.” Lauren said happily.
“Hey Lauren. How’s it going?” Cher, Lauren’s mum, sounded worried.
“Things are actually going amazing. Uhm, me and Nick are back together and well ive got some news.” Lauren said, happily but shyly.
“That’s great Lauren, im so happy for you. What’s this news then?” Cher asked, sounding intrigued.
“Well, ive decided to move back to LA.” Lauren said.
“Oh dear, that’s wonderful.” Cher replied, happily.
“I know. Do you think you could do me a favour and help me sort some things out when I get back?” Lauren asked her mum, timidly.
“Of course. Do you want me to go over during the week and start to pack things up?”
“Do you mind?”
“Of course I don’t Lauren. Im so happy for you.”
“Thanks mum.” Lauren said, suddenly happier than ever.
“Right, I have to go but I will go around to yours during the week and start to sort things out ok?”
“Ok, thanks again mum. Love you.”
“Love you too.” Cher said before hanging up.
Lauren smiled as she slid her phone into the pocket in her jeans and walked out onto the balcony, taking in the morning air as, surprisingly, the sun rose over LA. Lauren hadn’t realised it was so early in the morning. Unlike usual, she was wide awake and ready for what the day held for her. Lauren knew instantly what had made her like this as her phone beeped and she looked at the text message, the reason was Nick. The text message said:
Morning. Thank you for having me back Lauren, I love you. See you later maybe? Joe wants to come and see Claire later on so ill come too. Love you.
Lauren smiled as she read the text before replying.
Morning to you too. That’s ok, thank you for having me back. I love you too. Yeah of course, we’re going over to Em’s later so maybe see you there? Love you x
after sending the message to Nick, Lauren grabbed her make up bag from her suitcase and added a little mascara to her lashes before putting it away again. Once she had finished, Claire emerged from the bathroom, dressed and ready for the day.
“Wanna go get some breakfast?” Lauren asked.
“Sure, where too?” Claire asked Lauren.
“There’s a small 24 hour café down the road, me and Emily used to go there all the time. We could go there, they actually do the best pancakes ive ever tasted.” Lauren said smiling at Claire.
“Sure, let me put on my shoes and grab my bag and well go.” Claire smiled.
“Ok, well I have to grab my bag too.” Lauren said
While Lauren said this she went around the room, getting her bag and chucking her phone inside it before getting the room key and going to wait by the door for Claire. Moments later, Claire sauntered over to the door, smiling at her, Lauren opened the door and the 2 left to go get some breakfast.
As they walked along in silence, Lauren’s phone began ringing in her pocket. Mumbling, Lauren reached in and pulled the phone out before answering it, in her usual chirpy way.
“Hello? Lauren’s amazing little phone.” She sang into the phone.
“Hey honey.” Nick also sang down the phone.
“Well, hello there.” Lauren smiled.
“What you up too?” Nick asked his girlfriend.
“I am walking with Claire to go and get some kick ass pancakes for breakfast. And yourself dear?” Lauren said.
Claire mouthed to Lauren, ‘Who’s that?’, causing Lauren to mouth back, ‘Nick’. Claire nodded in understanding, just as her phone began ringing gently in her pocket.
“Im waiting on Joe, he went to sort his hair out or something and then we’re going to Em’s and Kevin’s to get Kevin and then its home to see mom, dad and Frankie.”
“Cool, well I think you are going to have a bit of a wait for Joe because he’s on the phone to Claire as we speak.” Lauren said, looking over her shoulder at Claire who was walking a few steps behind Lauren and chatting continuously on the phone.
“Im gunna kill him.” Nick said laughing.
“Oh, he got bit by the love bug and so did Claire.” Lauren said, laughing while she quoted one of the boy’s old songs.
“Can you not steal my lyrics please?” Nick laughed.
“Oh I am ever so sorry.” Lauren giggled, feeling like a school girl once again.
“Don’t worry, look I have to go and kick Joe’s butt but ill talk to you later ok? You said you’re going over Em’s later right?” Nick asked.
“Yeah, I might see you there.” Lauren smiled.
“Ok, bye babe. Love you.” Nick said.
“Bye, I love you.” Lauren said, half correcting Nick, half meaning it with all her heart.
Im posting 3 updates today. Ill post the other one tonight :)