More Than Friends?

Me again! Here's a pairing I haven't tried before, but I hope you like it. Please read and review, whatever your thoughts are. Amy x

"I haven't seen you for ages Luce! Not since..."

"Hey, don't get upset babe. Dad's letting me have a day off from being his slave on Saturday; we can hang out then if you want?"

"Seriously? I don't care what my mum says, I'm coming! She cares more about Abi anyway...so I'll meet you at yours on Saturday then?"

"Yeah, I was thinking we could go bowling and shopping or something?"

"Sounds wicked. I'll be there at about half eleven, is that ok?" Lauren's insides leapt with excitement.

"Yeah that's cool. See you then babe!" The thought of spending time with her best friend made Lucy smile.

"Oh Luce?"

"Yeah?"

"You know what you were saying about that Leon guy...?"

There was a slight pause as Lucy reflected on the boy whom she thought loved her.

"What about him? We are well finished. He likes that slag Zsa Zsa anyway."

"Oh right. It's just I saw your status on Facebook about him..."

"Oh that, that was nothing."

"You know you can tell me anything Lucy, come on what is it?"

Both teenagers went silent for a moment. Both lost in their, very different, thoughts.

"Alright...well yeah I still like him, he's really fit and I thought he liked me too. I've never felt the way I felt about him before. "Lucy sighed.

"Oh...I don't know what to say..." Lauren was certain she could feel her heart fall into her stomach, for reasons she didn't even understand.

"Anyway, that's enough of me blabbering on. Half eleven on Saturday, yeah?"

"Yeah. I'll see you then." Lauren smiled, although Lucy couldn't see.

"See ya babe."

The young brunette Branning hit the 'End Call' key on her phone, feeling incredibly excited at the prospect of seeing her best friend again in just a couple of days. But for some reason she also felt a twinge of jealousy when Lucy spoke about Leon. Why did she feel envious of her closest mate? The way the blonde Beale called her 'babe' gave her an unexplainable feeling; her heart fluttered, her stomach churned like a washing machine and she felt strangely warm inside. Lauren wished she understood how, and why, she felt so...confused.

As soon as the call with Lucy had finished, she felt rather lost and empty. If she was really honest with herself, she missed seeing her friend on a regular basis. She was so used to seeing Lucy every day; they walked to school and back together, were always round each other's houses. She strangely even missed hearing her blonde buddy's voice, seeing her smile, hearing her laugh.

Occasionally, Lauren would wake in the middle of the night feeling so lonely and would have to fight the urge to dial Lucy's number. She tried to think of a reason as to why she desperately wanted to talk to and feel close to the bubbly blonde twenty four seven but the truth was, she just didn't know.

Lauren's world had been tipped upside down recently. There had been so many changes that she had been expected to just accept. All of these changes with her family and home life had taken over her life lately. She began to wonder; perhaps all of these things had disguised her feelings for something, someone, else? Maybe she had recognised the way she was feeling but chose to ignore it? Whatever was happening to her, Lauren wasn't ready to face it yet.

What do you think? Should I continue this? All thoughts, whether they're good or not so good, are appreciated. x