~I'm at a payphone trying to call home

All of my change I spent on you

Where have the times gone Baby it's all wrong,

where are the plans we made for two?

Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember

The people we used to be It's even harder to picture

That you're not here next to me You say it's too late to make it

But is it too late to try? And in our time that you wasted

All of our bridges burned down~

"Dammit!" Lauren said under her breathe as she looked at her cell phone that just died. "You have got to be kidding me!" She said irritated as the rain starting pouring down on the cold streets of New York City.

It was 1am and she stood outside a bar contemplating whether or not she should do what she had been thinking about doing for the past 6 months. She seriously thought about walking back into the bar and taking a few more shots, but decided against it. On second thought, the 8 shots of whiskey she took were more than enough. It was cold and raining as she tried to sort out her feelings, which were mostly feelings of anger and hurt. Mostly hurt. Hurt that she was about to lose the love of her life and in less than 24hours Camila Cabello would be married.

MARRIED.

Lauren ran across the street and found herself up against a pay phone fighting with her own emotions.

Can't believe they still have these. Am I really doing this? If I don't do this, I might regret it for the rest of my life, but what if she's happy? I CHOSE my career over her. I CHOSE New York City over HER. FUCK IT!

~I've wasted my nights You turned out the lights

Now I'm paralyzed Still stuck in that time when we called it love

But even the sun sets in paradise

I'm at a payphone trying to call home

All of my change I spent on you Where have the times gone

Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?~

Lauren put some change into the pay phone and found herself dialing a number she knew by heart. She thought it was going to go straight to voicemail when she heard a familiar voice.

"…Hello?"

Lauren began sobbing on the phone as she tried to gather her words together.

"Lo?"

"Camz…I, I love you, please don't marry him." She said in between sobs.

"Lauren, I can't do this, haven't you hurt me enough?" Camila said as her voice cracked.

~If happy ever after did exist I would still be holding you like this

All those fairytales are full of shit One more stupid love song I'll be sick

You turned your back on tomorrow Cause you forgot yesterday

I gave you my love to borrow But just gave it away

You can't expect me to be fine I don't expect you to care

I know I've said it before But all of our bridges burned down

I've wasted my nights You turned out the lights

Now I'm paralyzed Still stuck in that time when we called it love

But even the sun sets in paradise~

"Camz, I know I hurt you. You gave me ALL of you and I just let it go like it didn't matter, but it MATTERED, you matter. Letting you go was the hardest thing I ever had to do and I tried my best to not let myself think about you, but asking my heart not to feel, it's just too much. Camz please…" Lauren said as she pleaded on the phone, her sobs a little louder than before.

"You decided to tell me this now?" Camila replied trying not to let her emotions come through. "Lauren I have to go."

"Camila please."

**Click**

All Lauren heard after that was an empty dial tone on the other end.

++Los Angeles, CA ++

It had been 3 months since she last spoke to Camila, spilling her guts out through a pay phone and being back home just reminded her of the love that she lost. After 3 years in New York, the 26 year old decided to accept a promotion, which lead her back to Los Angeles. She was sitting at a coffee shop on a Sunday morning in Venice with her newspaper in hand just enjoying her cup of coffee and the view of the Pacific Ocean in front of her. She took in the cold morning air and smiled to herself as she let memories of Camila flood her entire body. She simply smiled to herself as she continued to read her paper when she felt something sniffing around her shoes.

"Hey there little guy." Lauren bent down to pet the puppy in front of her. "You are so cute!" She squeaked. "Where's your owner huh?" She asked looking at the puppy as she continued to pet it's face.

"His owner's right here." She heard a familiar voice.

No Way, L.A. is too big. No Way.

Lauren slowly lifted her head; her green eyes meeting dark brown eyes she longed to see for quite some time.

"Camz."

"Small world huh?" She said with a smile.

"I guess so."

"What are you doing here Lolo?"

"I um…" Lauren was still in shock that Camila was standing in front of her. "I accepted a promotion and you're looking at the Senior VP of Operations, West Coast." Lauren said we a smile as she stood up.

~I'm at a payphone trying to call home All of my change I spent on you Where have the times gone Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?

If happy ever after did exist I would still be holding you like this All those fairytales are full of shit One more stupid love song I'll be sick

Now I'm at a payphone...~

Lauren swallowed the lump in her throat. "So, how's the married life treating you?" She said nodding up and down as a way of trying to convince herself that it was the right question to ask.

"I wouldn't know." Camila said holding up her left hand, which did not have a ring on it.

"You're not married?" Lauren asked confused.

"No, I couldn't go through with it, not after that phone call." Camila said in a calm tone as she stared into dark green eyes.

"Why didn't you call me?" Lauren asked as she quickly closed the gap between them grabbing Camila's hands.

"I needed time Lauren, I needed time to figure me out; figure out what I'm feeling. As fate would have it…" She tilted her head to point at her puppy. "…you're it."

"Can I buy you a cup of coffee?" She said not letting go of Camila's hand as she waited for the shorter brunette to reply.

"Sure." She said with a smile as she took a seat.

Maybe HAPPY EVER AFTERSDO exist.