***Camila's House***
Dylan pulled up to a beautiful mansion atop a cliff with views of the entire coast that you could see for miles and miles. You can see the ocean from the driveway. The sun kissing the blue-green surface; the seagulls flying by and pelicans swooping down into the water was a sight to see.
Well done Camila, well done. We are definitely NOT in L.A. Absolutely beautiful.
He looked up to see a familiar face leaning up against gigantic double doors.
"Hey you! Right on time." Camila said with a smile as she approached her friend and gave him a huge, warm-welcoming hug. "Like what you see?" She asked looking at the views that hugged her home.
"We are definitely not in Los Angeles anymore. Wow is all I can say." He said unable to tear his eyes from the blue-green coast.
"Come on…" she said looping her arm with his. "Let me show you around."
They walked throughout the entire house through the grand living room that lead straight through to the balcony that had the grandest view of the ocean. It left Dylan breathless.
"So this is Newport Coast?" Dylan asked while nodding his head in approval as he stared into the ocean. "How'd you end up here? After you and Derrree…." Dylan turned to Camila with an apologetic look for bringing up her ex fiancé.
"It's okay Dylan, you can say Derek. I broke off the engagement, remember?" Camila said in an indifferent tone staring into the ocean where the sun slightly kissed it.
++Flashback: 2 years ago++
Jason picked up an announcement from the pile of new mail that sat on their granite counter top in the kitchen they had just received and looked blankly and turned to his longtime friend and music partner Dylan.
"This looks fancy." Jason said as he looked at Dylan with a concerned look.
"Who's it from?" Dylan asked.
"My cousin." Jason replied.
"Which cousin? You have a lot of cousins Jason!" Dylan said in angst.
"Really?" Jason glared at Dylan. "Camila."
Jason read the announcement quietly, but loud enough for Dylan to hear.
Dylan took a quick look over his shoulder before asking, "Does Lauren know about this?" he asked Jason in a whisper.
"Do I know about what? " Lauren said with a curious look on her face.
She stood there waiting for a reply staring at both Jason and Dylan. She took a drink out of her water bottle as she had just returned from her evening jog.
"Do I know about WHAT?" she asked again, this time with sharpness in her voice.
"Camila's engaged Lauren." Jason finally replied as he handed her the announcement.
She simply read the names.
::Karla Camila Cabello + Derek Michael Trenton::
She placed the announcement down and began walking towards the door.
"Laur…wait!" Jason tried to yell, but the girl already slammed the door behind her.
"Let her go…I know my best friend, let her go, she needs some time." Dylan said in a sad voice.
9hrs later.
"It's 3am Dylan, maybe we should look for her." Jason said with concern in his voice when they heard the crack of the front door.
They both stood up as Lauren walked in with red puffy eyes. She had been crying; anyone would be able to tell just by glancing at her. It was silent for a few minutes. The two of them waited for her to break the silence.
"Studio." She said softly.
They both followed her to the back of the house where their studio was located. They used this studio for most of their recordings. When they entered the large room, Lauren was already in the booth.
"Play that piano beat from the other day." She said as she placed her headphones on her ears.
Dylan nodded.
Cups of the Rose
The girls in my old phone
I should call one and go home
I've been in this club too long
The woman that I would try
Is happy with a good guy
But I've been drinking so much
That I'ma call her anyway and say
"F-ck that new guy that you love so bad
I know you still think about the times we had"
I say "f-ck that new guy that you think you found
And since you picked up I know he's not around oh no"
I'm just sayin', you could do better
Tell me have you heard that lately?
I'm just sayin' you could do better
And I'll start hatin', only if you make me
Uh, cups of the XO
All my people been here
I see all of her friends here
Guess she don't have the time to kick it no more
Flights in the morning
What you doing that's so important?
I've been drinking so much
That I'ma call you anyway and say
"F-ck that new guy that you love so bad
I know you still think about the times we had"
I say "f-ck that new guy that you think you found
And since you picked up I know he's not around"
I'm just sayin', you could do better
Tell me have you heard that lately
I'm just sayin' you could do better
And I'll start hatin', only if you make me
Dylan and Jason watched Lauren take off her headphones and walk out of the recording booth without saying a word. They stared at each other in complete awe of what they just saw and heard come out of the 24 year old. Every word filled with a deeper emotion than the last. They could feel the hurt spilling through her voice.
++End of Flashback++
~BUZZ-BUZZ~
His attention was finally broken from the ocean as Dylan pulled out his phone to take a look at the text message he had received.
"Lauren should be here in about an hour, maybe we should get started." Dylan said making his way back towards the living room. He stopped to look over his shoulder. "…Camila…"
She was still staring out into the ocean.
Lolo will be here in an about an hour, in my house.
"Coming." She replied in the softest voice as they both headed to the back house where her private studio was located.
They entered the recording studio and it was big and spacious. Anything Grammy winning artist could every need was in that studio.
"So Mila, what did you have in mind." Dylan asked.
"You tell me genius! I mean Mirrors was nothing short of amazing." Camila said with admiration and a slight hint of hurt in her voice. "It was produced beautifully." She continued, looking down at the keys in front of her fiddling with her fingers. It killed her to know that Lauren wrote that song for someone else; to think someone else was the love of her life.
I hope he didn't hear that in my voice.
"That was 10 percent me and 90 percent Lauren. That girl is unbelievable." He said looking around the studio. "It was about time she finished that song. I mean I've seen Lauren finish a song in 5 minutes, but 7 years! Come on! Okay, okay…I gotta cut her some slack. That second part of that song is ridiculously amazing!"
Camila's head popped up looking at him in confusing as Dylan continued to look around the studio.
"Wait, did you say 7 years ago? And it was released about 4 months ago? When did you two finish the song?"
"About 8 months ago." He said taking a seat in front of the control panels.
7 years ago. Lolo was with ME 7 years ago, and she just finished the song 8 months ago. Did she write that song about me? Does she still have feelings for me?
Camila's heart began to race as the thought flooded her entire body.
~DING-DING-DING~
"Mila…" Dylan looked at a girl who was obviously lost in her own thought. "Mila…Camila!"
"Yeah, what?" Camila shook her head and met Dylan's eyes.
"The door Mila I think Laur is here."
"I'll get her." She said still a little lost in her thoughts as she walked out of the studio towards the fron double doors.