Convincing her

"What's going on?" Laura asked as she came out of her room with a bathrobe while drying her hair. 

"Oh god, no," Rachel said in despair when Laura appeared from her room. She knew she would not live it down. Jen did not spare any details and the two of them em teased Rachel till she started thinking of asking Brian to not show PDA especially in front of her friends.

"Okay you two, you should stop now," Rachel said for the nth time and after seeing the expression on her face, the two girls decided to stop teasing her.

"You don't have to have such a sour expression," Jen said with a chuckle. They were never able to tease her about her boyfriends before so they got carried away. 

"Anyway, have you talked to Jen about it?" Laura asked making Jen curiously raise her eyebrows. Rachel knew what Laura was talking about, and even though the two girls didn't know it, it was the reason why Brian had come to see her that morning.

Even though he could have just told her over the phone but he kept saying he had "missed her" and "wanted to see her" so she couldn't argue with him at all.

"What is it?"Jen asked curiously.

"Well, um, we're planning on moving out and are looking for a place to stay" Rachel explained.

"Ah," Jen said. She figured that since the girls had decided to stay back in City X then they would eventually need to find a place to stay, it wasn't like they could just decide to live in a hotel. However, she was still sad about it because she felt reassured that they were close.

"She asked her boyfriend to help since she is so busy with company issues. I'll also probably have to move out after a while once I'm not so busy since my job will inconvenience her" Laura said.

This was news to both girls so they both turned to look at her in unison. Especially Rachel, she didn't know that Laura was thinking of staying on her own. She had lived with her for years so she wasn't sure how to feel about it.

"When did you decide to move out?" Rachel asked forgetting that they hadn't moved out yet.

"Well, it started when people recognised me in the streets and when I noticed that my following was growing. Some fans have even started making appearances at the venues where I shoot. I figured if this is going to continue it will definitely inconvenience you" Laura explained.

Rachel really couldn't say anything to that. She didn't know that this was happening because she would get to their floor from the underground parking lot whereas the hotel staff would have to deal with about two to three fans every day so she was completely unaware of what was already happening.

"But-" Rachel started but bit her lip. She hadn't really thought that she would end up separating with Laura at all. Although she was brazen, she was the one who made sure she hadn't wallowed in self-pity and fallen into depression after her terrible experience with her ex-boyfriend.

They had lived together for about four years, she knew they wouldn't live together forever but she hadn't thought that they would have to separate so soon either.

"I know what you're thinking about but you'll be fine. You can come to visit me or Jen any time, besides, I don't think Brian would leave you long enough for you to feel lonely" Laura said jokingly as she tried to lighten up the mood.

"If he is anything like Lucas he might even move in" Jen added making the other two girls laugh.

"Aren't you the one who moved into his place though?" Laura asked.

"I wanted to stay a couple of days because of my circumstances then, but whenever I brought up the subject of moving out he would suddenly get a call or change the topic. It was so obvious that he was avoiding the whole topic it's funny. I haven't seen the point in bringing it up recently though since he'll just pretend he didn't hear me and things would end on a very different note" Jen said with a sigh.

"Are you being held against your will?" Laura joked all three of them laughed. As they continued chatting, Laura received a call from James and she excused herself. Although she always hoped that he would call her for something personal, she knew he was calling for work.

Jen picked up her phone to check the time and saw that it was past noon. She had gotten carried away and forgot that she had plans with Lucas that afternoon.

"Rachel, I have to go. I have a lunch date with Lucas, if I'm late I'll definitely be paying for it later" Jen said as she stood up from the couch.

"No problem, I have a meeting this afternoon as well," Rachel said as she too stood up.

"I'll probably come to see you two later, can you say bye to Laura for me?" Jen said as she walked to the door with Rachel trailing behind her.

"I definitely will," Rachel said with a smile.

"Do you want me to kiss you goodbye as well?" Jen joked since Rachel was slightly shorter than she was.

"Can you forget about it please?" Rachel said in a whiny voice that made Jen laugh louder.

"I'll stop here for today, I'll see you two later," Jen said with a laugh as she finally left the suite. Rachel waved at her as she walked away before going back inside their suite.

"Where is Jen?" Laura asked when she got out of her room.

"She has a lunch date with Lucas, she said if she's late she'll have to pay for it later," Rachel said as she picked up the dishes that were on the coffee table.

"Tsk tsk, I wish James was aggressive like Lucas," Laura said with a pout.

"Heh, you've never been in a relationship before, he probably doesn't want to rush you into doing things you aren't ready for" Rachel explained with a laugh.

"Have you seen him? I'm ready for anything at this point" Laura said in complaint making Rachel laugh.

"Be careful what you wish for" Rachel warned as she took the dishes she was holding to the kitchen.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Laura but received no answer from Rachel.

"Hey, Rachel what is that supposed to mean?" Laura asked again making Rachel laugh but she still did not receive an answer from her.