Lauren's PoV
I heard Camila close her locker door as someone came into the locker room. I stayed in the stall as instructed until she told me it was safe to come out. I heard an 'okay' and assumed that was my cue. But then I stopped dead in my tracks as I was faced with the younger Cabello, her mouth opened and eyes wide in shock like mine were.
"Not yet!" Camila hissed and I frowned.
"You said okay loud enough for me to hear, how the hell was I supposed to know that wasn't for me?" I huffed and sighed. So we were caught.
"No way!" Sofi laughed, placing Camila's duffel bag on the bench in front of me. "This is why you needed your extra clothes?"
Camila nodded, a blush creeping up the back of her neck. I found it adorable and couldn't help but smile at it. "Can we just get dressed please?" she asked, opening her bag and handing me a pair of jeans, an old jersey of hers and a pair of boots. I was going commando.
"No bra?" I gasped.
Camila chuckled and threw me a wifebeater to put on instead. "I only have one bra and I doubt your big boobs would fit it."
Sofi chuckled, making her presence known.
"Sofi, you can go now," Camila said.
"I'll just tell the gang to meet us at the Restaurant for breakfast." Sofi nodded and went ahead to the Mahone family and Kyla.
"I shouldn't go," I immediately spoke up, "I mean, it'd be awkward, right?"
Camila shook her head quickly. "You have to come for breakfast. We've already spent so much time apart they're starting to think we're not getting along," she frowned. She had a point too.
We were hot and cold. It was bad enough that our close friends were sensing it, I didn't need my Aunt and Uncle to get suspicious as well. "Okay," I smiled and threw on the clothes she gave me.
Camila and I never talked about what happened earlier that morning. We made up a story that I ran over to the strip-mall across the street to buy some chap stick while she changed. Not the best lie, but it worked. Austin's questioned why I was wearing Camila's clothes and I told him I fell in a mushy puddle and she lent them to me. Again, bad lie considering it was damn near freezing to have no puddles, but it worked.
We went for an awkward breakfast with the family and then she had to be back at the arena for a game. "So," Camila nudged me with her hockey stick as we stood at the entrance of the building, "are you going to watch?" She cocked her head to the side.
"Of course," I smiled softly, keeping my hands to myself. "I'll be sitting with the family."
She nodded and sighed, her forehead resting against her stick. She gave me a heart warming smile and leaned in, kissing me on the cheek.
A very bold move.
I blushed and nodded towards the rink, "you should go get ready before the Coach goes hostile on your ass," I joked, laughing softly.
"Yea, my tardiness could get me kicked off the Rebel's team before I even played a game with them!" She gasped. Making it onto the community hockey team was a big deal for her, especially considering her age. She just turned seventeen two months prior and yet they wanted her to play for them.
"Well go!" I swatted her ass and sighed as she giggled and gave me one last look before heading inside with the rest of her team.
I found the group and took a seat between Sofi and Austin. We watched the team warm up for a bit before the referee blew the whistle, signalling it was time to start the game.
Well into the second period, Camila already scored five goals and had two assists. The score was 8 – 1, Southwood Scorpions. Everyone was cheering the team on as they shot the puck back and forth.
I winced as Camila body-checked another player into the boards and when the referee blew his whistle he called a penalty on her, she got in his face, ripped off her helmet and started arguing back. She was pissed and it was sexy.
"I have a feeling tonight's going to be the night," Austin said just loud enough for me to hear.
"What's that?" I turned my head to face him after seeing Camila be put into the penalty box. I could still hear her cursing as she kicked the door and banged the glass with her gloved hand.
"Look how riled up she is Laur," he nodded towards our girlfriend, "she's got to let loose that pent up energy somewhere, right?"
I made a disgusted sound and it caused Sofi to look at me. I rolled my eyes. "She's not a piece of meat, Austin." I grumbled.
"What?" He raised a confused eyebrow at me. "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, just forget it." I slumped in my seat and rolled my neck, watching the game before me.
"What is wrong with you today? You're acting different," he continued to whisper to me.
I just fucked his girlfriend earlier that morning and I wasn't about to listen to him talk about his sex life with her. Yes, I was acting slightly off. "Look, if Camila's not in the mood, don't push her okay?"
"Where is this coming from? I haven't even approached her yet about it and you think she won't be in the mood?" Austin laughed. "And I never implied she was a piece of meat. We used to talk about these kinds of things. I recall you talking about the girls you slept with for one night and said that's all they were worth, while you had a girlfriend."
My jaw tightened as I clenched my fingers on the armrests. I knew Sofi heard Austin's comment by the slight gasp and look at me. "Shut up, Austin." I whispered. "I was just saying that Camila's under a lot of pressure as it is right now. She's got practice tonight and first thing tomorrow with her new team. Just don't be shocked if she turns you down."
Austin snorted and shook his head. "You think I'd be shocked if my girlfriend won't let me near her? Please Laur, Camila's been holding off ever since you got here. If you'd stop manipulating my time with her, maybe I could have my old relationship back," I hinted a trace of hostility towards me in his words. He was right, Camila's free time was being spent with me. A part of me felt bad cause she wasn't exactly mine. The other part was happy because it was Camila's choice. His next words stung a little though, "maybe you should go find your own girl to fuck, you seem like you need to get laid."
"Fuck you Mahone!" I stood up and caused half the people around us to look in our direction, including his parents. "For your information, I am getting some but that's none of your fucking business," I leaned forward and spoke quietly in his ear, "not my fault you can't keep your claws on your girl." I chuckled maliciously and brushed past Sofi.
I couldn't be there anymore. I couldn't handle the awkwardness that our actions caused earlier that morning.
"Laur!" Sofi caught up with me, "We've got 20 minutes left," she said, pointing to the big timer clock. They were already on their third period.
"I'm just grabbing a drink," I said, cursing myself for willing to stay, "but I'm not sitting back over there."
Sofi nodded. "Did you want company?"
I smiled but shook my head. "I think I'm going to slip out quietly after the game," she looked at me as if she understood. "Please tell Cabello that she's playing really good, for me?"
"Okay," she shifted from foot to foot and ran her fingers through her hair, "if you need to talk..."
"Thanks Sofi," I smiled gratefully and she turned around, walking towards her seat.
As I turned around I crashed into someone.
"Watch it!" The angry voice said and I saw a Latina girl standing there staring at me.
"Uh, you walked into me." I shook my head and went to walk past her. "You're excused by the way," I mumbled. She grabbed my wrist and turned me around, I was about to pelt her one when she smiled.
"I know you," she tilted her head and tapped a finger on her full lips, "you're the new girl at Southwood, right?"
I raised my eyebrows. "Who are you?"
"Austin's cousin, right?" She looked happy that it was me and if scared the hell out of me. "The lesbian?" Oh great. She was happy because she had someone new to poke fun at.
"Again, who are you?" I stepped back, staring at her.
"Madison," she shook my hand, "head cheerleader of the ViewBelle Mustangs."
"Ah," I nodded my head, "Lauren, uh, Austin's cousin." I smiled lamely.
She never did poke fun of me. She actually asked me if she could sit with me. "So, I'm pretty sure hockey players don't have cheerleaders," I laughed, "what brings you here?"
I watched the taller girl bite her lip. "Well," she looked around and I was assuming it was for someone who would know who she was. "I'm just seeing someone play."
"Which guy and which team?" I smirked.
She swallowed. "Uh," she cleared her throat, her green eyes scanning the team on the ice, "Scorpions and it's actually a girl."
Interesting. I sat back in my seat and grinned. "Does the school know that their head cheerleader's a skirt chaser?" I couldn't help but laugh at her expression as she clamped my mouth shut with her hand.
"No and don't you dare breathe a word or I'll make your life a living hell," she breathed harshly. I actually believed her. I nodded and crossed my heart. "Actually, we're not out. She's not out. She just found out about how she felt towards girls and well, yea..."
"Cabello?!" I was so stupid. I spit out the first name I knew of and immediately came to me.
Madison laughed and shook her head. "Um, no," she gave me a confused look, "Trixie."
That would explain why Trixie was always at the basketball games!
"Wait," her voice pounded through my ears, "Camila's gay? Does Austin know?"
Oh holy fucking shit I was so dead.
You never ever give a head cheerleader that kind of ammo.