Lauren stirred awake slowly, her consciousness gradually returning to her with each passing second, her eyes flickering open hesitantly, the light in the room almost blinding compared to the allencompassing darkness of sleep. She tightly shut her eyes closed for a moment, forcing her lids together in order to prepare for the sudden and inevitable influx of light before inhaling deeply, her lungs sucking in a deep, content breath and
opening them again, this time fully, to greet the new day. Lauren frowned briefly in response to the view that first met her eyes, the unfamiliar bedroom décor confusing her momentarily before she recalled that she was in fact at Normani's house and not in her own bed at home. Awareness of the events of last night slowly began to return to her as she lay there; the memories of the school dance, of her night spent with Camila, the profoundly honest conversations that they'd had, extending throughout the night and into the early hours of the morning, culminating with the first time that they'd ever pleasured each other. The memory made Lauren blush and she became astutely aware of the tangle of limbs around her, the weight of something heavy pressed against her chest, the numbness which was slowly creeping up her right arm towards her shoulder. Lauren angled her head a little to look at the cause of her symptoms and she smiled as they fell over Camila's sleeping form which was pressed closely into her side. Lauren's arm was enveloped around the smaller girls' torso protectively, wedged between Camila's body and the mattress, the blood vessels and nerves compressed and protesting uncomfortably, as a result of their confinement. She pulled her arm out from under Camila carefully so as not to wake her girlfriend, who's chest was rising and falling steadily as she still slept. Once free, Lauren flexed the fingers and elbow of her arm rapidly, trying to encourage the blood to return to the now somewhat ischaemic limb, causing pins and needles to spread
throughout it. Having finally restored some sensation to her arm, Lauren returned it to rest across Camila's shoulders, hugging her girlfriend closely. Lauren's fingertips started to play mindlessly with the long dark locks of Camila's soft hair which was spread messily across her own chest. Camila's head rested just beneath Lauren's right collar bone, her face turned away towards the window as she dozed so that it was obscured from Lauren's view. Camila's arm was draped across Lauren's stomach, her hand hanging limply on the other side of the bigger girls' trunk, suspended loosely in the air above the bed. One of Camila's legs was wrapped around the pair of Lauren's, her small foot tucked between Lauren's ankles. Lauren lifted her left hand to rub small gentle circles on Camila's lower back where the skin was exposed, her tshirt having ridden up as she moved around in the night. The duvet had slipped down so that it was burying the back of Camila's thighs and Lauren paused for a moment to pull it up a little so that it covered the smaller girl, enveloping her body completely until just below the shoulder blades. Lauren leant down and kissed the top of her girlfriend's head, her lips lingering there as she inhaled the sweet smell of Camila's coconut shampoo. Lauren moved her right hand slightly from around Camila's shoulders to play soothingly with the loose strands of hair at Camila's temple, her fingers brushing the skin beneath them softly. She felt Camila stir a little beneath her touch, her chin dropping down a little so that her face buried further into
Lauren's chest. They stayed like this for a while, Lauren loathing the idea of waking Camila up with the knowledge of how difficult she often found it to experience an undisturbed sleep. Half an hour must have passed in contented silence, Lauren's arms wrapped around the sleeping form of Camila until, as is inevitable, the http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trialsand- tribulationschapter32 2/10 peace was broken suddenly, Dinah erupting into the room unannounced, pushing the door open noisily. "Morning!" Dinah exclaimed when her eyes fell on Lauren and Camila knotted together on the bed. "Shhh," Lauren hissed. Her voice was low, barely above a whisper. "Camila's still sleeping." "I'm not surprised," Dinah replied, dropping her own voice and winking as she stepped in to the room. "Did you two have an energetic night?" she asked suggestively and Lauren rolled her eyes as Dinah perched herself on the end of the bed. "No," Lauren told her simply. "Nothing happened. We just shared the bed that's all." "You mean you two didn't get down and dirty?" Dinah asked a hint of disappointment in her voice. "No," Lauren informed her, not wanting to share the particulars of her night with Camila. "We just slept. I swear you've all got one track minds when it comes to sex." "I'm just jealous," Dinah laughed waving her hand in response and glancing down at Camila who was still fast asleep, clearly undisturbed by her friends' sudden appearance. "Wow, she's out cold." Dinah commented. "How many pills did she take last night?" "None," Lauren said frowning
slightly. "None?" Dinah asked surprised. "Are you sure?" "Yeah," Lauren replied. "Is this not normal? Should I wake her up?" "No don't wake her," Dinah said lifting her hands quickly. "Let her sleep Lauren, for the love of God..." "I was trying to until you came barging in here," Lauren chuckled amused. "You're not exactly helping the situation you know." Dinah nodded her head in agreement with Lauren's words. "Fine," she said placing a hand on Camila's back for a moment before standing up from the bed. "I'm going," she told Lauren. "I only came in to tell you that Ally and Normani are both really suffering this morning and are desperate for some breakfast. They told me to tell you to hurry up so that they can eat." "Where are they?" Lauren asked her. "They're curled up on the sofa cursing alcohol," Dinah laughed. "So I'm going to go down and start belting out Beyoncé songs as loud as I can...it serves them right for spiking the drinks." "It was them," Lauren groaned making a face. "I should have known." "I believe the instigator was Normani," Dinah informed her. "So if you want revenge, she's your girl." "Noted," Lauren replied as Dinah tilted her head in Camila's direction. "Did she keep you up last night?" Dinah asked and Lauren rolled her eyes at the question. "Not like that," Dinah responded, groaning slightly. "Now who's got the one track mind? I meant...did she wake you up, you know, when she had a nightmare? They're scary right?" she questioned and Lauren's brow creased as she considered the question. After what had happened between her and Camila last
night she'd fallen almost immediately into a dreamless, undisturbed sleep. "I don't know," Lauren shrugged, pushing herself up in the bed slightly, cautious not to move too much and wake Camila. "If she had one then she never woke me." She told Dinah seriously. "Perhaps I'm just a heavy sleeper?" "No way," Dinah disagreed. "If she'd had one you would have known about it, trust me. No one sleeps that deeply. She's even woken her parents up before because she's screamed so much, and they sleep three doors away from her." "So what?" Lauren commented. "It's not like she's never gone a whole night without waking up in a cold sweat before." http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trialsand- tribulationschapter32 3/10 Dinah raised her eyebrow slightly, a small smirk on her lips. "Right?" Lauren asked for confirmation. "Why don't you ask her when she wakes up?" Dinah suggested, her smile growing wider as she turned and headed towards the door. Lauren watched Dinah go pondering her insinuation. Was this really the first time Camila had slept through a whole night undisturbed? She thought to herself, casting an eye down at her still sleeping girlfriend. "Lauren" Dinah said, pausing in the doorway, one hand holding onto the frame for support. "Try not to be too long ok? I'm actually kind of hungry too." "You guys can eat without us," Lauren laughed. "Yeah, but we'd rather eat with you," Dinah said smiling and looking over at Camila again. "You know what? Don't rush." She told her coming to a decision. "I'll
stall them." "Thanks," Lauren said gratefully, not eager to move from her current position she was so comfortable and content. "Don't mention it," Dinah said before turning and disappearing out of sight. Lauren kissed the top of Camila's head again, her girlfriend's chest still rising and falling rhythmically, as she radiated an appearance of pure relaxation. Over the next twenty minutes, Lauren contemplated her decision not to share the details of last night with Dinah and the rest of the girls. The more she thought about it, the less she wanted to divulge the events, the whole night having special significance and meaning for the brunette. It wasn't like she'd actually lied to Dinah either; she and Camila hadn't had sex, not really, not in the true sense of the word. Yes, they'd been together, they'd shared something intimate and pleasurable for them both, something which Lauren would remember and treasure forever, but, it wasn't sex. In fact, Lauren wasn't even sure she knew how to have sex with a girl, or a boy for that matter. She felt completely naïve and inexperienced about the whole thing. She figured that when it eventually happened it would just, well, happen. What had happened between her and Camila last night was much more than just something physical anyway, it had been spiritual and it had been profound. It was one of those moments in your life that you look back on and cherished for the pure honesty it contained, the raw expression of emotions, the sharing of secrets, hopes, dreams and fears. They'd connected on a much more philosophical level and
Lauren had found herself feeling overwhelmed at times that she could care so much about someone else's thoughts, that she could literally hang off every word that someone said, eagerly anticipating the next. She never knew that it was possible to share so much of herself with someone, to find that the dreams and fears that they expressed became your own. That was how Lauren felt about Camila this morning, as though they were closer, stronger. All she knew was that she wanted to do everything in her power to help Camila achieve her dreams and would spare no energy, no effort in protecting her from and aiding her to overcome the things that she feared. Lauren felt Camila stir in her arms, pulling her attention away from her reflective thoughts and back to the unrivalled beauty of her girlfriend. Lauren tilted her head down to look at Camila, who was burying her face closer into Lauren's chest, moving it from side to side slowly as though she was protesting the return of consciousness and refusing to allow it to return to her. After a moment, Camila lifted her face up, her chin still resting on Lauren's chest as their eyes met. "Morning," Lauren greeted her, stroking Camila's forehead lightly with her fingertips and softly brushing at the loose strands of hair which fell across her brow. Camila closed her eyes for a moment, turning her head so that the side of her face was resting on Lauren's chest facing the wall. "Morning," she said drowsily, her arms enclosing round Lauren's body in a hug. "How are you feeling this morning?" Lauren asked her uncertainly, suddenly feeling anxious
about Camila's thoughts in regards to last night. "I'm sleepy," Camila replied groggily, her right hand fiddling with Lauren's tshirt mindlessly, her eyes still closed. "I can see that," Lauren chuckled, still playing with Camila's hair. http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trialsand- tribulationschapter32 4/10 "Also a little bit hungry," Camila added as an afterthought. "You don't say?" Lauren laughed, stroking the hair at the back of Camila's neck instinctively. "You want some food?" she offered and Camila nodded her head. "Well, the girls are waiting on us for breakfast," Lauren informed her, "so perhaps we should go downstairs and..." "No," Camila interrupted, her right hand still playing with Lauren's tshirt and her eyes opening a little, the lids evidently still heavy. "I don't want to go downstairs yet." Camila told her. "Ok," Lauren said, a small smile creeping on to her lips at the words. "Then we'll stay here a bit longer." "Ok," Camila agreed and Lauren watched her for a moment before finally asking the question she'd been debating for a few minutes. "Camz," Lauren started hesitantly. "Do you think we should talk about what happened last night?" she finished nervously. "What happened last night?" Camila asked drowsily. "You...you don't remember?" Lauren asked, her stomach dropping slightly. Camila turned her face up to look at Lauren, a huge grin plastered across her features. "You're messing with me?" Lauren asked her, hitting Camila's arm playfully. "That was more fun than I thought," Camila commented, dropping her
head back on to Lauren's chest. "You're so mean to me," Lauren scolded Camila lightheartedly. "If you were anyone else I wouldn't have believed them but, you actually have memory problems..." "I'm sorry," Camila apologised sincerely, making a puppy dog face as she lifted her chin up to look at Lauren. "I was only joking." Camila leant forward to try to kiss Lauren but she moved her face to the side, denying her the opportunity. Camila smiled brightly at Lauren's reaction and planted a soft kiss on her now exposed cheek instead; her lips lingering there until Lauren finally relented and turned her face so that their mouths finally met. "Hmm," Camila sighed as they parted and she lowered her face once again to rest against Lauren's chest. "I don't think we need to talk about last night," she told Lauren with a sense of finality. "You don't?" Lauren asked her. "No," Camila replied, less tiredly then before. "Why discuss and analyse something so perfect?" she asked. "You thought it was perfect?" Lauren asked her beaming from ear to ear. Camila nodded in to Lauren's chest. "Yes," she answered honestly. "I guess this morning you're the romantic," Lauren mused before adding, "but, just for the record, Ithought it was pretty perfect too." "So what do we tell the others?" Camila asked her tracing small circles with her fingertips on Lauren's abdomen. "Nothing," Lauren answered. "Last night was ours. No one else needs to know about it." "Good," Camila replied, lifting her face to look at Lauren again. "I want it to stay just ours as well." "Camz can I ask you something?" Lauren questioned, thinking back to
what Dinah had suggested earlier. "Sure," Camila said. Her chin was now resting on Lauren's collar bone as her face looked in to Lauren's neck. "Did you have a nightmare last night?" Lauren asked her with interest. Camila's brow creased in thought for an instant before relaxing again. http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trialsand- tribulationschapter32 5/10 "No," Camila answered truthfully. "I don't remember having one and I normally do. Why do you ask?" "No reason," Lauren replied but only because she didn't fully understand why she'd asked. A comfortable silence fell between them for a few minutes before Lauren decided to continue with the same area of topic. "Camz is that the first time you've ever slept through without having one?" Lauren questioned. "A nightmare?" Camila responded searching for clarification. "Yeah," Lauren confirmed. "Huh," Camila replied in realisation. "Yeah Ithink it was." "I thought you'd been sleeping better since you've been taking your medication?" Lauren continued. "I can get to sleep better," Camila told her, "but it doesn't stop the nightmares. I'd taken them the night that Dinah stayed at mine and I had a nosebleed." She shared with Lauren. "I was having a nightmare when she woke me up." "You didn't have one last night though?" Lauren questioned thoughtfully. "I guess not," Camila answered. "Weird. Perhaps we should always sleep together from now on." "I wouldn't be opposed to that suggestion," Lauren admitted. "We only have to get my parents to somehow agree to
it," Camila deliberated. "I wouldn't actually put it past them to agree if they thought it helped me to sleep." She laughed. "I'll let you ask them," Lauren chuckled. "I don't think I could face discussing it with your mom...or your dad for that matter. I'd probably want to curl up in to a ball and die of embarrassment..." Camila leant up and kissed Lauren on the mouth cutting her off. "Perhaps it's because you make me feel safe," Camila told her seriously when they'd parted. "I don't think anything could scare me whilst you're around." Lauren smiled and kissed her again, their mouths coming together to deepen the kiss, Camila's hand finding its way up to the side of Lauren's neck and resting there. "Ok love birds, I've waited as long as I can," Ally said, interrupting the moment from the door way and causing both Camila and Lauren to look in her direction. "My stomach is literally starting to eat itself, so, can you please, please, come downstairs so we can eat?" "Ally," Lauren protested as Camila dropped her head onto her chest, her face turned towards the door. "Can't you knock?" "Oh please," Ally said waving her hand dismissively. "It's not like I would have been interrupting anything. Dinah already told us you guys didn't get up to anything last night...I'm kind of disappointed if I'm honest," she noted. Camila turned her face to give Lauren a questioning look, clearly lost by the conversation, not having known that Dinah had come in to the room earlier. "When will the two of you get another opportunity to be alone without any form of parental or adult supervision?" Ally asked. "Not everything is
about sex," Lauren told her ignoring Camila's gaze until her girlfriend turned her attention back to the doorway. "That's because you've not had it yet," Ally responded. "You could have just eaten without us," Lauren informed her logically. "You didn't have to wait." "Perhaps," Ally conceded, "but, we're all friends and we thought it would be nice to eat breakfast together." Lauren smiled at Ally's words. http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trialsand- tribulationschapter32 6/10 "You are moody when you're hung over," Lauren told her laughing. "Blame Normani," Ally replied. "She's the one that bought the alcohol." "You didn't have to drink it," Lauren laughed. "Or keep drinking it for that matter." "I didn't think I was that drunk," Ally protested. "Anyway, how are you not suffering this morning? You had just as much as either of us." "I may have snuck down to the kitchen and had a midnight feast," Lauren admitted. "I think the food soaked up the alcohol." "Oh, why didn't think of that?" Ally asked mockingly. "I know," she said quickly, "because I'm normal and was asleep. Now," she went on. "Will you two please get your asses downstairs?" "We're just coming," Lauren told her, dragging out her response for a moment to make her suffer some more. "Thank you," Ally sighed in relief before turning around and heading back downstairs. "I don't want to go," Camila protested, holding on to Lauren tightly and burying her face in to her girlfriend's stomach. "Please don't make me. I'm so cosy here..." "There might be pancakes?" Lauren
offered and Camila lifted her head quickly in response. "Pancakes?" she asked suddenly enthusiastic. "Ok, I guess we can get up," she said as she reached back and threw the covers off of her, untangling her legs from Lauren's as she rolled off the bed, over her girlfriend. "Hmmpfh" Lauren groaned as Camila squashed her. Lauren speedily climbed out of the bed after her girlfriend, walking briskly to catch up with her on the landing where she grabbed Camila's wrist, spinning her around and kissing her quickly, crashing their lips together as she threw her arms around her waist, pulling their bodies close together. "Oh," Camila said softly in response as they parted. "Ok..." she started as Lauren crashed their lips together again and Camila lifted her left hand to stroke the side of her girlfriends' face. "I love you," Lauren breathed as they parted. Their faces were still close, her arms still around Camila's waist. "I realised that I hadn't told you yet today." Camila smiled and reciprocated Lauren's declaration. "I love you more," she answered, kissing Lauren once again, deepening it, her free hand sliding down on to Lauren's buttock. She patted it lightly before pulling her face back, a broad grin on her face. "I think I love pancakes more than you though," she teased before turning quickly and bounding down the stairs. "I don't blame you!" Lauren called after her, shaking her head in amusement before descending down the stairs herself. She found Camila in the kitchen with the others who were huddled at the island in the middle around a number of assorted breakfast
ingredients. "It's about time," Normani greeted Lauren looking decidedly the worse for wear. "I almost starved to death waiting for you to wake up." "You look like crap," Lauren returned laughing at Normani's reception. "Ugh, Ifeel like crap," Normani responded as Camila dipped her finger into the pancake mix that Ally had been preparing and sucked on it for a moment. "Well, that'll teach you not to drink won't it?" Lauren replied as she made her way around behind Camila and wrapped her arms around the smaller girls' torso, crossing her hands over her girlfriends' abdomen and resting her chin on Camila's shoulder. She rocked the smaller girl slightly in her arms and Camila dipped her finger in the pancake mix again quickly, reaching up to smear it playfully on Lauren's cheek. Lauren rolled her eyes good- humouredly before rubbing the now covered cheek against Camila's, holding her body in place as she tried to squirm out of Lauren's reach. "Ugh," Normani groaned, "why are you two so energetic on a Sunday morning? Are you even normal?" http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trialsand- tribulationschapter32 7/10 "Camila isn't," Dinah commented matter of factly as Ally started to cook some pancakes and bacon on the stove. "Hey," Camila protested, wiping at her face with the back of her hand and licking the pancake mix of it determinedly. "Not fair. You aren't exactly normal either you know?" "I never said that I was," Dinah replied, sticking her tongue out at Camila smiling. Camila picked up a spoon from the counter which had a
small amount of mix still on it and flicked it in Dinah's direction. Dinah's mouth dropped open in surprise as it hit her square in the forehead and she made a move towards Camila around the island. "Crap," Camila said, wriggling free of Lauren and making a move in the opposite direction as Dinah changed course to head her off. "Shit!" Camila shouted, changing track and going back the way she came, Dinah copying her. "Shit!" Camila exclaimed as Dinah came around the island quickly and she ran past Ally towards the entrance to the kitchen, disappearing through the door. "Yeah you better run Mila!" Dinah called after her and she disappeared too, leaving Normani, Ally and Lauren in the kitchen to prepare breakfast. "Why is everyone so loud?" Normani complained, holding a hand to her head. Lauren turned around and picked up a pair of sunglasses she'd noticed sitting on the kitchen counter. She handed them to Normani a smirk on her face. "Here," she said glibly. "Wear these." "I hate you," Normani grumbled, but she took the item any way and put them on as Camila reappeared through the door out of breath. She ran around the island as Dinah also reentered the room and Camila held her hands up in front of her defensively as the taller girl made her way towards where she was stood. "How are you so fast?" Dinah asked Camila evidently out of breath from chasing her. "I thought you were supposed to be clumsy..." "I slept well," Camila said simply as if that answered it, her face turning up in to a smile at the annoyance on Dinah's face and the obvious traces of the pancake
mix which remained above her right eye. "You look pretty," Camila teased sensing she'd won. "I...you...I look pretty?" Dinah questioned in disbelief at Camila's cheeky tone as she tried to make her way around the island again just as Ally turned off the stove and plated up the food seemingly undisturbed by the conversations going on around her. "Now wait a minute," Camila said, holding her hands up again and moving in the opposite direction to Dinah. "Let's not do anything stupid...there's a very real chance that the food will get caught up in the crossfire here Dinah. Do you really want to hurt the food? I mean, just think about it for a minute." Dinah feigned contemplation before finally sighing in resignation. "Fine," she agreed, "but this is just for the safety of the food. Do you hear me Mila? This is not over yet." "Ok," Camila laughed, snaking her arms around Lauren's waist and pulling her into a side hug. Lauren placed a protective arm around her girlfriends' shoulder and Dinah narrowed her eyes at the sight. "Don't even think of getting in the way Lauren," Dinah threatened lightly. "I wouldn't dream of it," Lauren replied and Camila lifted her head up to look at Lauren, a worried expression on her face. "You'd let Dinah kill me?" Camila asked her. "I don't think she'll kill you," Lauren mused, sharing an amused look with Dinah. "Plus, you did kind of start it Camz. I'd thought you'd have learnt not to mess with Dinah." "You're all so loud," Normani moaned as she sat at one of the chairs at the island, Ally placing a plate of pancakes and a glass of juice in front of her with a couple
of aspirin. "Here have these," Ally said to her and Normani thanked her as the others also sat down to eat. http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trialsand- tribulationschapter32 8/10 "Thanks Ally," Camila said appreciatively as she began to tuck in to her pancakes. "No problem," Ally replied, taking a seat and eating her own breakfast greedily. "You've definitely perked up since you came thundering in on us earlier," Lauren noted. "You'd be surprised what a couple of painkillers and some food will do," Ally chuckled. "Amen," Camila responded with a mouthful of food to which the others gave her a meaningful look, Lauren laughing at her girlfriend. "Mila you're not hung over," Dinah commented laughing and Camila lowered her fork for a moment and swallowed her mouthful of food to answer. "Painkillers and food is the motto I've lived by since my accident." Camila joked. "They're one of the best combinations of things I've ever had the pleasure of....combining." she finished making an unsure face at her use of words. She shrugged off the sentence, returning to her breakfast. "So what are we doing today?" Dinah asked. "I'm thinking movies on the sofa and more food," Normani offered, feeling decidedly unimpressed at the idea of having to get up and leave the house. "Agreed," Ally seconded. "Same," Lauren concurred. "Ok," Dinah said standing up from the table having finished her breakfast and taking her plate over to the sink. "Does anyone want something else to drink?" she asked opening the fridge and pouring some
bottled water in to the glass she held in her hand. "No," everyone answered in unison as they finished their pancakes. "Those were amazing Ally," Camila practically sighed in contentment. "There's some cereal if you're still hungry," Normani offered. "That's alright," Camila said reaching for the fruit bowl in the middle of the island and picking up a banana. "I'll just have this if that's ok?" she asked. "Knock yourself out," Normani replied, lifting the sunglasses off her eyes and resting them on the top of her head, feeling a little better for the aspirin she'd taken. Lauren made a face at Normani's choice of words but Camila smiled at hearing them. "Thanks," Camila replied bringing the banana closer to her, ready to open it. "Holy... shit," she cursed suddenly as Dinah poured the glass of cold water she'd been carrying over Camila's head as she passed her by. "Dinah!" she protested as her friend returned to her previous seat. "Ithought we had a ceasefire?" "We did...whilst there was imminent danger to the food," Dinah replied. "I'm still eating," Camila complained holding up her banana for emphasis. "Oh sorry," Dinah said smirking. "I should have been clearer. I meant whilst there was imminent danger to my food." She laughed and the rest of the girls joined in as Lauren placed a sympathetic hand on Camila's shoulder. Camila pouted, running her hand through her hair, her fingers getting tangled slightly. "Aww..." Lauren said leaning over and kissing Camila on the lips. "Don't pout," she said kissing her again. "It makes me want to kiss you and that's not fair." She finished kissing her
again. Camila's mouth twitched into a reflexive smile for the briefest moment before she said; her face neutral, "In that case I'm going to pout all the time." Camila did as she promised and Lauren really really tried to resist the urge to kiss her, personal stubbornness refusing to let Camila and her adorable face win. "God," Lauren finally groaned when the temptation became too much to bear. "Fine," she relented, leaning forward to kiss Camila again, this time lingering longer and deepening the kiss, the damp from Camila's face transferring to her own, drips of water trickling down Camila's forehead. "You're so whipped," Normani observed amused, a light laugh escaping her lips at the sight of the two of them. http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/63109183619/trials- andtribulationschapter32 9/10 "That's Camren, yo," Dinah said laughing. Lauren turned to look at Dinah, taking the banana which was still in Camila's hand and throwing it in the taller girls' direction as hard as she could. It collided with her face and Dinah's jaw dropped in disbelief. "Hey," Camila protested, "I was going to eat that." "Mila," Dinah said standing up, "Say goodbye to your girlfriend." "Bye," Camila said nonchalantly as Lauren also stood from her chair and copied Camila's defensive stance from earlier, holding up her hands in front of her. "You'd let her kill me?" Lauren asked Camila and her girlfriend shrugged, reaching for another banana and peeling it slowly. "I don't think she'll kill you," Camila repeated Lauren's earlier words back to her, taking a bite of her banana casually. "Plus, you did start it." "Listen Dinah,"
Lauren said seriously, "let's talk about this alright?" "No," Dinah said simply making her way around the table with a canister of whipped cream. "Let's do this." "Crap," Lauren said making a beeline for the kitchen door and escaping quickly, Dinah following close behind her. Normani lowered the sunglasses back over her eyes and groaned, leaning her head down onto her forearms on the table. "Love you!" Camila shouted after Lauren smirking as she finished her banana, sharing an amused look with Ally who was shaking her head slightly from side to side, a large grin on her face.