Camila's POV
I slowly opened my eyes as I was waking up from my beautiful sleep.
"Hello." I jumped at Lauren's voice and quickly scooted away from her once I realized how close she was.
"Did you sleep well?" She asked me. I didn't answer, instead I got up and walked to the bathroom. "Are you feeling ok? You know you can sleep for five more minutes, I know how you're not much of a morning person." Lauren kept on rambling. I rolled my eyes and entered the bathroom. I pushed the door hard enough so it would close but it was blocked by something, not long after I heard a whimper. I opened it again and saw Lauren holding her hand and her eyes were turning red.
"I swear, you are so stupid sometimes." I shook my head and reached out to grab her hand. I saw her smile a bit but she quickly hid it with a frown as a few tears escaped her eyes. I took her hand in mine and gently rubbed it so it wouldn't hurt. She winced but I didn't care. What kind of dumbass stops a door from closing by putting there hand in the crack? I looked up and saw her eyes watching her hand until they met mine.
"Is it better?" I asked her. She nodded her head and I saw her head leaning in. "Ok good. Now i'm going to take a quick shower." I threw her hand and turned around just before our lips were able to connect. I heard her sigh but I ignored it and went into the bathroom. I took a quick shower and got out until I realized I didnt bring my clothes. Fuck! I looked around and noticed there weren't any towels left.
"Lauren!" I shouted her name.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?" She replied with a panicked voice. I saw the doorknob jiggle as she knocked on the door.
"Yeah. I just forgot to bring my clothes and there aren't any towels left!"
"Oh. I'll bring you some."
"Bring me a cute outfit, you know my favorite skirt and my white crop top." I told her the clothes I wanted. "I'll unlock the door so you can give them to me."
"Ok. I'll be right back." I waited a few seconds before I got out of the shower and unlocked the door before dashing back inside. I squeezed my hair to try and rid all the excess water while I waited for Lauren to come.
"Ok I have clothes and a towel. Is the door open already?" I heard her raspy voice.
"Yes." I answered and peeked my head out of the shower. She came in and held the towel and clothes in my direction. "Those aren't my clothes."
"Oh I know. It's just I don't like looking through other people's things so I decided to let you borrow mine." She gave me a shy smile. I sighed an signaled for her to place the items on the counter. I went back into the shower and heard the door close again. I dried myself and stepped out.
"Lauren! What the hell are you doing here?!" I was surprised to see her sitting on the toilet seat.
"Oh. Ummm i'm just sitting here." She stated the obvious.
"Really I didn't notice." I rolled my eyes. "I meant, why are you in here." I fixed the towel around me to make sure it didn't fall off and cause me to flash her.
"Oh. I wanted to make sure you were okay." She stood up and stared at me.
"I already told you that I was fine. Now get out so I can change." I pointed to the door. She nodded and walked out. I grabbed the clothes she had left me. She brought me anything but a cute outfit.
"You have to be kidding me." I whispered to myself as I looked over the clothes she got me. It was her favorite hoodie and some light pair of jeans with a black beanie. I puffed out a breath but still put on the clothes. I quickly did my make-up and straightened my hair before I exited the bathroom.
When I stepped out Lauren was seated on the bed facing me. She had her phone in hand and a smile on her face as I heard a click.
"Oh hell no! You did not just take a picture of me." I started to walk towards her.
"Oh but I did." She wore a smirk. "And it's going all over Instagram."
"Delete it now." I got mad that she would even think about posting a picture of me on social media.
"No. In fact I think i'm going to make it my profile picture." She shrugged. I lunged myself at her and tried taking her phone away from her. I sat on her stomach as she passed the phone between her hands.
"Give me your fucking phone Lauren." I pinned one of her hands down and reached for the other. Right when I touched the phone she squealed and freed herself from my grip. "You little piece of shit." We wrestled around until I got fed up with this shit of a game. I stopped moving and leaned down to give her a kiss. When our lips connected she stopped her actions and brought her arms around my neck. I slowly rubbed her upper arms before I made my way to her hands. I quickly took the phone out of her hand and pulled away so I could delete the photo.
"What the hell is this?" I asked as I saw her lock screen picture. It was the selfie we took together when we went to the zoo. The monkey was in the background and it was the moment right before I told her that it was her twin.
"Oh ummm.....I ugh....it's just I thought....." I smiled as she struggled to form a proper sentence.
"It's fine. Now tell me your password so I can delete the picture." I went back to our original conversation.
"I was actually taking a selfie. You know for my Snapchat." Well now I feel stupid.
"Oh. Okay then." I got off of her and stood still as she got off of the bed.
"I was just kidding about you wearing my clothes. I picked out an outfit for you. It's in the closet."
I turned around and started to make my way into the closet. When I was inside I saw a white dress hanging on the dresser. It wasn't fancy or anything but it wasn't bad neither. I looked around and saw black heels with a black bow beside them. I couldn't stop the smile from coming onto my lips. As I looked closer I saw a gold necklace with some hoop earings and a cute simple gold bracelet. Damn, why is she giving me all of these accessories for? Better yet, wasn't she telling me before that it was stupid to wear a dress to school? Hmmm. Maybe she is just trying to win my forgiveness. Once I changed into my outfit I smiled before I stepped out. The sight in front of me made my jaw drop.
Lauren was wearing a black dress that fit her perfectly. The black heels made her legs stand out even more. She had her red lipstick and a gold necklace on. She had applied just the right amount of make-up. Her long hair was straightened and fell perfectly just above her waist. She wore the same accessories I was except different designs. She was definitely gorgeous right now. Why is she wearing a dress to school?
"I made us some breakfast. Well, I tried to but I couldn't figure out how to turn on the stove so our breakfast is going to be Hot Pockets." She smiled at me. I chuckled and grabbed my bag before heading downstairs with her right behind me. I went into the dining room and sat down.
"Oh no, it's a To Go breakfast. I don't want to be late so yeah." Lauren said once she saw me sitting down. I nodded my head and walked over to her.
"You know Jauregui, I know what you are trying to do. You are trying to be kind with me so I can forgive you for believing in that Devil bitch instead of me."
"Well is it working?" She whispered as I brought my face closer to hers. I let my lips graze hers and she closed her eyes, expecting me to kiss her. Instead I pulled away.
"Nope. You need to try harder." I winked before grabbing a Hot Pocket from the counter and walking towards the door. I walked into the garage and waited for Lauren.
"Ok let's go." Lauren said as she unlocked the door. I got in and waited patiently for her to drive to school.
"So you look really nice right now Camz." Lauren said as she drove on the road.
"What, so I look like crap every other day?" I feighed annoyance.
"No! You look beautiful everyday it's just that ....." I cut her off.
"It's just now that i'm actually trying to look good it made my other regular outfits look like shit. Yeah thanks alot Lauren." I rolled my eyes and turned my head out the window to try and hide my small smile.
"Camila I didn't say that...."
"You may not have said it but I know you're just trying to be nice and keep quiet about it." I shrugged.
"Will you shut the fuck up and let me speak?" She shouted and turned down the music. I turned to her and gave her my best glare.
"You're one to tell me what to do right now."
"Ok look i'm sorry. I know i'm not one the say stuff like that to you right now because you hate me but...."
"I don't fucking hate you Jaurebitch." I said with a smile.
"Well then, what the fuck."
"I'm just extremely pissed the fuck off right now. Besides where the hell are you going?" I asked as she drove into the freeway.
"Oh did I forget to tell you that we're not going to school?" She said with a smirk.
"Lauren are you fucking kidding me?" I asked even though I already knew that she was dead serious.
"No. Don't worry I had someone call to excuse us from school today."
"Lauren, you can't keep ditching school whenever you don't feel like going. It hasn't even been three weeks since our suspension has been over and you've ditched four times already."
"Ugh! Okay mom." She rolled her eyes. Out of reflex I lifted my hand and smacked her head. "Owww. What the hell Camila."
"You deserve it. Anyways if we're not going to school, then where are we going? Is that why you're also wearing a dress? Oh my God! Are we going to a fancy restaurant? Lauren what the fuck! You could have told me!"
"Ok Camz seriously stop talking already. Besides if I told you earlier you wouldn't have agreed." She shrugged. As much as I hate to admit it she's right. I most likely would have dragged her ass to school. I sighed and leaned back against the seat. We listened to some music and Lauren kept trying to have a conversation with me but I would give her short answers. I hope she knows that i'm not going to give in to her easily.
"Ok. We're here." Lauren announced two and a half hours later. I looked up and noticed that we were at a boardwalk.
"Oh hell no you bitch. You brought me to the fucking beach in a dress and some fucking heels." I said through gritted as I glared at her.
"No. Can you at least have an open mind please? I brought you to the best restaurant I know." She said with a small frown. I looked around the parking lot and noticed the very fancy restaurant right behind us.
"Oh, okay." I got out of the car and made my way over. It's a good thing that she brought me out to eat since I didn't get full with the Hot Pocket. Lauren caught up to me and we made our way to the door. It was then that I realized this place was even fancier than I thought because of the security gaurd that was standing by the door. There were a few people standing in a line in front of him so I made my way to the very back of the line.
"What are you doing?" Lauren asked me.
"I'm waiting in line."
"Oh, you don't need to. Olivia's uncle owns this restaurant so we can go in without the wait." She shrugged and kept walking towards the door. I followed behind her as we approached the man at the door. She told him her name and he seemed to have tensed. She must be very close to Olivia's uncle if he even freaks out with Lauren, even though she doesn't own the restaurant.
We went inside and I noticed the certain smell it had in here. It was fresh and it just seemed like a very high standard restaurant by every step I took. We made it to the front desk where a blonde lady welcomed us.
"Hello ladies. Would it be dining or dancing?" She asked. I gave Lauren a confused expression but she ignored me.
"Actually we're here for both." Lauren smiled to her.
"Okay can I have your name so I can get you you're table?"
"Yes. It's Lauren Jauregui. I don't have a reservation but I assume you know my name already." Lauren said cockily.
"Oh yes we do. Umm come with me so I can give you a seat around here." The young woman stood up and led us to a table in the middle of the room.
"I prefer a table by the window." Lauren said with attitude. I don't know if I should smack Lauren for being a bitch or give her a kiss because of how hot her bitchy side is.
"Of course." The lady walked us over to a table next to a large window where we can see the ocean view. I took my seat and grabbed the menu as Lauren just stared at me.
"What?" I asked annoyed as I looked up to see her.
"Nothing." She grabbed a menu and examined it. I rolled my eyes and looked over the menu again. Shit, this food seems good. I decided that I was going to get some shrimp and spaghetti. Once the lady came over and took our orders I checked my phone. I sighed as I noticed the time. It was barely 1:00.
"Sooooo." Lauren said as she leaned forward. I rolled my eyes.
"So what?" I snapped at her.
"Well what do you think of this place?" She asked. I just shrugged my shoulders and caused her to frown. "Okay. So do you like the dress? I thought it was nice for this scenery." She smiled at me.
"Yeah. It's nice." I answered with another short answer. She frowned and leaned back into her chair. I have to give her credit for trying to make conversation with me. I ran a hand through my hair and took a deep breath. I turned my head to stare out the window. The waves were crashing on the shore as people played in the water. The sun was shining bright now. I was enjoying the view until I heard a clicking sound. I turned my head to see Lauren holding up her phone.
"Are you fucking kidding me right now?" I asked. Instead of answering she put her phone in her bag that was hanging off of her chair. I rolled my eyes and decided to let it go before I caused a scene in this room. I was able to feel a pair of eyes buring holes through me so I decided to turn my attention towards the scenery outside again. I tried to enjoy it but the feeling of me being watched wouldn't let me concentrate so I turned back to Lauren and met her eyes.
"What?" I asked her for the second time today.
"It's just that you look beautiful right now." She smiled at me. I felt myself blush and my insides turn but I didn't want her to think that she could win my forgiveness with a few compliments and a nice place to eat so I just smiled at her.
"Yeah I know. Do you think Zayn would like this outfit?" I regretted saying that the second they left my mouth. She frowned and I noticed her eyes getting glossy.
"Will you excuse me?" Before I could answer she stood up and headed towards the restrooms. Fuck. I feel like the biggest asshole right now.
I got up and headed towards the restrooms. Once I opened the door I saw Lauren sitting on a small black bench beside the sinks. She had her face hidden behind her hands and I could see tears dripping down her chin. I have to remind myself to jump off a cliff later for making her cry when all she was trying to do was be kind to me.
"Lauren i'm sorry." I approached her carefully.
"Can you please tell me now?" Her voice was a bit shaky as she lifted her head towards me. I placed my hands on her cheeks and wiped away the tears before they ruined her make-up. I guess she's wearing water proof since it hasn't smeared.
"Tell you what?" I asked. She stood up and I took a few steps back to put space between us.
"If what I am doing is for nothing."
"What do you mean?"
"This. All of this." She gestured around the bathroom. "I don't want to keep trying to win your forgiveness if it's going to be in vain since you're not even saying thank you whenever I give you a compliment. I want you to tell me now if I should stop myself from growing even harder feelings towards you in case you don't feel the same. I just want you to tell me straight out right now before it's to late for me to even try and hide my feelings towards you, even though I already think it's to late."
I stood there in shock. Did she just admit that she has feelings for me? I didn't know what to say so instead I walked up to her and attacked her lips. She kissed back instantly and wrapped her arms around my neck before I pulled away.
"I promise you that it's not in vain. It's just i'm still upset over the fact that you didn't even allow me to tell my side of the story and you jumped to conclusions every time Elizabitch told you a lie."
"I know and I am completely sorry. You have every right to be mad at me right now, but what I want to know more is if I should stop myself from growing feelings towards you. I already like you alot Camila. I kind of have since we were in sixth grade but I was confused back then. Not only that but we ended up not getting along with eachother for the next four years. But now I can finally admit it and say that I like you. Now please tell me to stop if you don't feel the same for me."
"Don't stop." I breathed out. "Don't ever ever stop because i've felt the same way for the longest time. I like you Lauren. In fact it may be stronger than that. I just don't know how to describe how you make me feel but I know happy is in the description." I answered before I placed a kiss on her lips. It feels as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders by confessing my feelings towards her. Kissing her right now felt different than all of the other kisses we have shared. It was more gentle and I was able to feel just how much she cared for me in this gesture. I pulled away with a big smile on my face.
"Now let's go eat because I am starving." I said as I grabbed her hand and led us towards our table. We took a seat and noticed our food had already arrived.
"So I guess this is our first date." Lauren said with a smile.
"Not really because you never really asked me and I kind of had no choice but to come with you since I thought we were going to school." I shrugged as I dug into my food.
"Hmmm. Well either way pose for this picture." I looked up and saw Lauren holding her phone infront of us so we can take a selfie together. Before I could say anything she had already taken the picture.
"Lauren, what the hell. I have spaghetti strings hanging out of my mouth in that picture."
"I know and you look so cute." I blushed and turned away.
"How about I take a picture of you two girls." I looked up to see a man with a tuxedo standing beside our table.
"Oh my God Daniel!" Lauren stood up and gave the middle aged man a hug while I sat there awkwardly.
"It's been so long Lauren. Where are the rest of the girls?"
"Oh I didn't come with them." Lauren answered as she took her seat again.
"Why not? You girls always come here to dance." He asked her.
"Yeah I know, but I only came with Camila today. Don't worry though because the 'Hot 5' will be back to party soon." She smiled at him.
"Well good because I haven't seen my niece in so long." He then turned his attention towards me. "How rude of me. Hello my name is Daniel. I am Olivia's awesome uncle." I took his hand in mine and shook it.
"Hi. I'm Camila. A friend of Olivia's." I smiled at him. His brown eyes gave me a very welcoming feeling.
"It's nice to meet you Camila. Well anyways girls I must go and run my restaurant now. Please enjoy your meal and have fun dancing." He winked at us before he turned around and walked away.
"So how is the food?" Lauren asked me as she dug into her steak and mashed potatoes.
"Delicious." I answered with my mouth full causing her to chuckle. We ate in peace. She would tell me about the most random subjects ever but I wasn't complaining because I was able to see how hard she was trying to win my forgiveness back. Although she didn't even have to try anymore because she had already won it back when she told me how she felt.
When we finished eating she grabbed my hand and led me up a flight of stairs. When we reached the top my eyes widened. The second floor of this building was a club. There were people dancing and a few having a few drinks at the bar. Maybe this is why there was a line when we first arrived. Lauren led me to a small booth where there were small shot glasses in the middle of the table.
"What do you want to drink?" She asked me.
"Nothing. I don't think we should drink right now since we have school tomorrow." I answered her.
"Oh come on. Live a little." She grabbed a shot glass and placed it infront of me while she called over a bartender.
"I can live without having to get drunk." The man arrived and Lauren ordered a tequila bottle for us. The man eyed us suspiciously until Lauren told him her name. He nodded and went over to get the drink.
"Everyone knows who I am." Lauren smirked.
"You're so conceited." I rolled my eyes at her.
"Yeah but no matter how conceited I am you can't deny that what I say is true." She shrugged. I didn't argue there because she's right. We sat there for about forty five minutes. Well I sat there while Lauren kept taking shots. I don't understand why she needs to drink in order to have fun. Oh my God! I'm starting to sound like an adult!
"Oh hell no." I grabbed my shot glass and chugged the substance down. It burned my throat but I ignored it as I took another one. I was going to take another but decided against it since I was most likely going to be the one driving home. Lauren on the other hand had already finished the bottle.
"Let's dance Camz." Before I was able to say no she had already grabbed my hand and pulled my onto the dance floor. I stood there and admired her dance moves. She was dancing as if there was no tomorrow. Her body swayed with the beat and she looked absolutely stunning. I walked behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist before we started moving to the beat together. I was able to tell that she was drunk since she was leaning on me alot. She turned around in my arms and brought her body closer to mine.
"You look really hot right now Camilllaaaa." She slurred my name.
"You look beautiful right now Lauren. Even in the state you're in right now."
"It's things like that, that make my heart beat faster and butterflies form in my stomach." She whispered as she brought her face closer to me.
"Well it's good to know that i'm not the only one who feels them." I whispered before connecting our lips. She grabbed my waist and pulled my closer, if that was even possible. Not only were our bodies dancing together but so were our tongues. Lauren was being a bit aggressive but I didn't care because I found it hot. We danced for a few more hours until I realized that it was already 6 and we had school tomorrow. Luckily I was sober enough to drive home. Lauren is not going to like waking up early but she chose to drink today. I dragged her out and into the car as she mumbled a few words. I typed the address into the GPS since I had no idea where we were and headed home.
"Do you ever wonder why people can be assholes?" Lauren asked me as she played with her hair.
"No I haven't." She sighed and pulled the lever on the side of the seat so the she was able to lean back. "Go to sleep. I'll wake you up when we're home."
"Home." She giggled as she got comfortable on the seat. "I like that it's our home now. You wanna know something?" She mumbled. I knew that she was going to knock out any second now.
"What?"
"I'm glad you moved in with us." I glanced at her and noticed her eyes closing.
"Why is that?" I smiled at her.
"Because I don't feel so alone anymore." I snapped my head towards her until I remembered I was driving. "Ever since the man broke into our house I have felt alone in that big house. That's why I always went out. So I wouldn't have to be home and be reminded of my mistake. I should have done something Camila." She mumbled the last sentence before she went silent. I knew she had fallen asleep.
My poor Lauren. She still blames herself for what happened. Is this why she constantly drinks? Is this what Michael was telling me about? I don't know but what I do know is drunken actions are sober thoughts so I know this is what bothers Lauren the most. I just hope I can convince her that none of that was her fault. I sighed and reached over to take her hand in mine. She squeezed my hand and a smile formed on her lips. She pulled my hands up to her lips before she placed a kiss on the back and brought her face against it. I didn't pull my hand away because I knew t was giving her some sort of comfort. I smiled at the sight before I faced the road again and continued driving.
*Is Camren finally coming out?! Haha. Well anyways, have a good day everyone :)*