Mirrors on the Outside
Chapter 27
~Laura's POV~
The guys and I walk along the sand, licking the ice cream out of our cones falling apart. Jaime and I are walking a bit ahead, holding hands. Some of the stuff the guys are saying is getting ridiculous.
"Did you see how she blushed? And how smug he looked? 10 bucks says they're gonna fuck as soon as we leave. Better get out your noise-cancelling headphones, Tone." Even though I know he's only teasing, Mike's words make my blood rush to my face.
Mostly, because that's exactly what Jaime insinuated was going to happen. He had whispered in my ear, after I had suggested I spend the night, that I'd, "Best not forget regular clothes and pajamas....oh and maybe a towel. You don't want to have to do a walk of shame."
I may not be an expert in all things relationship, but I'm fairly certain I know what that means. I decide to ignore it and make fun of Mike a bit. "We can hear you, Michael."
Vic and Jaime both chuckle, as Tony and Mike's jaws drop. Mike rearranges it back into his regular smirk. "Oh yeah? Then why aren't you denying it?" He teases.
"Because at least one of us is getting laid tonight, Mike, and it isn't you."
My punchline is met with utter silence, until Jaime bursts into laughter and picks me up , swinging me around in a hug. It's a damn good thing we've both finished our ice cream. "That's my girl." He says proudly, setting me down.
I giggle, hiding my face behind my hands. Jaime's expression grows serious for a moment. "Don't. Don't hide," he says, removing my hands from my face, "You're beautiful, and I love you. Don't hide from me, from anyone. Okay love?"
I smile and nod, practically bursting into tears right there. I can't help but stretch up and give him a peck on the lips.
~Jaime's POV~
I won't let her hide anymore; she has no reason to. And, well, I'm thinking that there isn't really much she'll be able to hide from me after tonight.
God, just the thought of this is getting me excited. It's like being a teenage boy, back in high school with my very first girlfriend. It's just a lot more special. Honestly, I've been thinking about it as if I'm taking her virginity. It's not like the other experiences in her life were exactly by choice.
I just want her to feel love; to know love. And I'll be damned if I can't give that to her.
-Time Lapse-
Laura and I are resting on the couch, exhausted from a long day of fighting, touring, and just being. At the current moment we're just cuddling, but she's fidgeting a lot and it's causing me some, ehem, issues.
She turns to me with innocent eyes. "Something wrong sweetie?" She murmurs against my skin, batting her eyelashes.
"Just that I'm not kissing you." And with that, I cover her lips with my own, and so it goes.
~Laura's POV~
It was like my first time all over again, except how it should be for once. There was love, everywhere, and I couldn't and would never even try to deny it. I'm in love with Jaime fucking Preciado, and we just made love.
I grab my phone from the bedside table, being careful not to wake Jaime. I have only one notification; an unread text from Vic.
Vic: Don't forget protection, lovebirds!
The smile wipes off my face in an instant. We didn't use protection, did we? Oh my god, oh my god! This cannot be happening. I just fucking turned 18, Jaime and I just got together, there's no way I can deal with being pregnant.
I start crying, knowing that I'm in a full on panic attack. "Laura? Sweetie, what's wrong?" Jaime's sleepy voice asks me as he rubs soothing circles into my back.
I can barely get the words out. "Text....Vic....Protection....None....Oh my god." It takes him a moment, but eventually Jaime figures out what I'm trying to communicate and buries his head in his hands, murmuring to myself.
"I'm so sorry Jaime, this is all my fault! I'm gonna go get Plan B or something. I'm really sorry. If you need me, which I doubt, I'll be at Tony's when I get back." He goes to say something but I run out of the apartment.
I knock on Tony's door until he opens it sleepily. "Who the hell - Laura? What's going on, what's wrong?"
I manage to tell him the same thing I told Jaime, and his eyes grow wide. "C'mon Lala, I'll come with you. And then we'll get back here and I'll kick the ass of that irresponsible son of a bitch."
I'm taken aback by Tony's words. "What do you mean? This isn't his fault."
"Yes, Laura, it is." Jaime's voice surprises me in the hallway. "I'm older, I'm the one whose done this before, and I should have been thinking but I wasn't. I'm coming with you to get this fixed; it was my mistake."
The guys and I walk along the sand, licking the ice cream out of our cones falling apart. Jaime and I are walking a bit ahead, holding hands. Some of the stuff the guys are saying is getting ridiculous.
"Did you see how she blushed? And how smug he looked? 10 bucks says they're gonna fuck as soon as we leave. Better get out your noise-cancelling headphones, Tone." Even though I know he's only teasing, Mike's words make my blood rush to my face.
Mostly, because that's exactly what Jaime insinuated was going to happen. He had whispered in my ear, after I had suggested I spend the night, that I'd, "Best not forget regular clothes and pajamas....oh and maybe a towel. You don't want to have to do a walk of shame."
I may not be an expert in all things relationship, but I'm fairly certain I know what that means. I decide to ignore it and make fun of Mike a bit. "We can hear you, Michael."
Vic and Jaime both chuckle, as Tony and Mike's jaws drop. Mike rearranges it back into his regular smirk. "Oh yeah? Then why aren't you denying it?" He teases.
"Because at least one of us is getting laid tonight, Mike, and it isn't you."
My punchline is met with utter silence, until Jaime bursts into laughter and picks me up , swinging me around in a hug. It's a damn good thing we've both finished our ice cream. "That's my girl." He says proudly, setting me down.
I giggle, hiding my face behind my hands. Jaime's expression grows serious for a moment. "Don't. Don't hide," he says, removing my hands from my face, "You're beautiful, and I love you. Don't hide from me, from anyone. Okay love?"
I smile and nod, practically bursting into tears right there. I can't help but stretch up and give him a peck on the lips.
~Jaime's POV~
I won't let her hide anymore; she has no reason to. And, well, I'm thinking that there isn't really much she'll be able to hide from me after tonight.
God, just the thought of this is getting me excited. It's like being a teenage boy, back in high school with my very first girlfriend. It's just a lot more special. Honestly, I've been thinking about it as if I'm taking her virginity. It's not like the other experiences in her life were exactly by choice.
I just want her to feel love; to know love. And I'll be damned if I can't give that to her.
-Time Lapse-
Laura and I are resting on the couch, exhausted from a long day of fighting, touring, and just being. At the current moment we're just cuddling, but she's fidgeting a lot and it's causing me some, ehem, issues.
She turns to me with innocent eyes. "Something wrong sweetie?" She murmurs against my skin, batting her eyelashes.
"Just that I'm not kissing you." And with that, I cover her lips with my own, and so it goes.
~Laura's POV~
It was like my first time all over again, except how it should be for once. There was love, everywhere, and I couldn't and would never even try to deny it. I'm in love with Jaime fucking Preciado, and we just made love.
I grab my phone from the bedside table, being careful not to wake Jaime. I have only one notification; an unread text from Vic.
Vic: Don't forget protection, lovebirds!
The smile wipes off my face in an instant. We didn't use protection, did we? Oh my god, oh my god! This cannot be happening. I just fucking turned 18, Jaime and I just got together, there's no way I can deal with being pregnant.
I start crying, knowing that I'm in a full on panic attack. "Laura? Sweetie, what's wrong?" Jaime's sleepy voice asks me as he rubs soothing circles into my back.
I can barely get the words out. "Text....Vic....Protection....None....Oh my god." It takes him a moment, but eventually Jaime figures out what I'm trying to communicate and buries his head in his hands, murmuring to myself.
"I'm so sorry Jaime, this is all my fault! I'm gonna go get Plan B or something. I'm really sorry. If you need me, which I doubt, I'll be at Tony's when I get back." He goes to say something but I run out of the apartment.
I knock on Tony's door until he opens it sleepily. "Who the hell - Laura? What's going on, what's wrong?"
I manage to tell him the same thing I told Jaime, and his eyes grow wide. "C'mon Lala, I'll come with you. And then we'll get back here and I'll kick the ass of that irresponsible son of a bitch."
I'm taken aback by Tony's words. "What do you mean? This isn't his fault."
"Yes, Laura, it is." Jaime's voice surprises me in the hallway. "I'm older, I'm the one whose done this before, and I should have been thinking but I wasn't. I'm coming with you to get this fixed; it was my mistake."
8/18/13