Beautiful When You Don't Try (Camren)

Chapter 61

A/N: Lots of Camren here. Good stuff. Good fluffy stuff.

The original author was getting a little concerned as to how she was going to write scenes that dealt with a lot of characters without it getting sloppy, while still giving each character there own time. So she cheated and broke them up in location. There is back and forth banter and back and forth location changes. Banter at location and between location... Quick paced and fun stuff.

Overall, it's a light chapter. Good dose oh fluff and humor.

Thank you all for your comments. I like reading the detail of what you all thought and liked. Thank you and enjoy.

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Camila was nowhere to be seen when Lauren got home. Smiling to herself, the raven haired woman set her bag down by the elevator and made her way straight back to the guest room where she had left the naked brunette. She peeked the door open a little to see Camila laying on the edge of the bed, her arm dangling off the side, and a light sheet covering her body. Lauren opened the door a little further and walked in. She knelt by the bed and gently brushed a few loose strands of hair out of her fiance's face and kissed her forehead before kicking off her shoes and climbing into the bed behind her.

She drew faint designs on her back and shoulders with her fingers as thoughts and memories raced through her mind, trying to figure out exactly what she was wanting to say in her vows. In the last four months, Lauren had told the brunette in every possible way how much she loved her and how she made her feel. She told her everything she needed to hear to convey the love that she had held for the brunette since they were kids. But at this moment, it didn't seem to be enough. She cursed herself when she caught sight of the tattoo on her wrist as she ran her finger over the Camila's soft skin. What words miss. That's what she needed. She needed what the words missed.

"Why'd you stop?"

Lauren broke from her thoughts at the unexpected voice. "What?"

Camila slowly rolled over and tucked her head under Lauren's chin. "You were drawing on my back. It felt good, but then you stopped."

The photographer smiled adoringly and shifted so Camila rested her head on her chest still but her arm was now free to continue drawing on her bare shoulder. "Better?" The brunette nodded and wiggled closer to her lover. "Sorry, I was just lost in thought."

"About your dad?"

"No. Though I did finally get a hold of Mom and she was actually kind of pissed with him showing up like this as well. She'll come over and talk about it after work tomorrow and avoid him until then." Lauren answered lightly. "But he's the furthest thing from my mind right now. I was actually thinking about you. You tend to be on my mind a lot."

"Oh, well that's sweet. What exactly were you thinking about?"

"That no matter what I do, I wont be able to give you everything I think you should have, or say everything that I think you should hear. You deserve so much more than is possible to give."

Camila pushed herself up and looked into Lauren's eyes as the raven haired brushed her tangled dark locks out of her face. "Are you trying to tell me I'm high maintenance?"

"You're cute as hell is what you are."

"Well I knew that already." Camila teased and leaned forward to kiss her fiancée lightly, leaning back in for another as soon as they broke from the first. "I love you, Lauren. There are days where it actually scares me how much I love you. I've never needed someone like I need you. But the thing is, it scares me more because you're always there for me."