Chapter 26

                                    

                                          
Ugh I'm sorry? a lot of this chapter is just gonna be HD porn? I'm a bad person I KNOW
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Lauren's POV
                          
Fallon always told me that alcohol was just liquid pain meds laced with sweet tasting berries designed only to mask the impending doom of life's trauma... dramatic I know but weirdly I never used to understand what she'd meant as when we were 15 drinking secretly in Mani's parents house laughing and giggling, I only ever felt happy? Like the tangy sharp substance rolling over my tongue was just a fun little game?
                          
That was until I got older.. we'd go out and get hammered if we'd had a bad day.. pour the burning liquid down our throats until we disconnected completely, returning to our 15 year old selves laughing and chatting shit about god knows what.. that's when I understood.. 
                          
Camila told me different however, she said that alcohol is a good time, a space to let your hair down,  to dance and have fun.. smile and let the world know just how carefree you could be.. she told me as long as she was around.. I could be all of those things.. because she'd be watching over me..
                          
"Fallon! Sam! Stop!"
                          
Camila called breaking the pairs rambling argument up from across the crowded bar which from what I could hear seemed to be over only the colour of the floor lights.. I loved how much they got a long.. well.. kind of? They were perfectly matched in boldness and almost always made me laugh especially now considering they were subtly giving each other the middle finger from behind Camila's back
                          
I stood watching on, I'd only had 1 drink so far with a close second sitting on the sticky bar top beside me while Karla's models flaunt around flirting with every moving piece of meet they could find.. they were ravenous and it only made me grateful for the curly haired woman I can now officially call my girlfriend! Not that Fallon knew yet.. I knew she was warming to Camila but the last thing I wanted was to start up another fire induced argument.. 
                          
"What's up Laurenza! Not having a good time?"
                          
"Yeah I am? Just enjoying people watching.. you know me.."
                          
I spoke over the music turning to face a pretty drunk Fallon as I ignore the group of models heading over towards the bar sloppily ordering drinks from beside me while Sam and Camila engage in a laughing conversation 
                          
"Booooring! Why don't you go and tongue Miss Karla over there.."
                          
She scoffed as her usually pristine white eyeballs lace a bloodshot red, she still looked beautiful though I had to admit.. I only wished Mani could be out with us too.. give her someone to talk to instead of fighting with Sam.. but she'd been given some bad news only earlier this morning so was obviously left a little bummed..
                          
"Trust me there will be plenty of that later! Besides you're literally hammered right now don't you think you should call it a night?" 
                          
I spoke before turning around to grab my drink from behind me sitting closely next to one of the still rambling models elbow, the sooner I could get away the better... I quickly walk over towards Camila shocked as she looked directly past me.. as if she didn't even see me before reaching for the drink in my hand taking it from within my grasp
                          
"Sorry baby, one minute!"
                          
She spoke in a seemingly angry tone as she storm over towards the spot I had only just been standing within as I follow quickly behind gasping back as she spin one of the models around slamming her back harshly into the sticky bar before grabbing the collar of her dress holding my drink out in front of her face