Camila's PoV
"Cabello, Kordei," Coach addressed us with a huge smile, "great team work out there. I think it's safe to say you two can finally play friendly together and bring us to the finals, yea?"
I glanced over at Normani, who shared a weak smile with me. "Of course Coach."
"Great!" He continued to pace while tapping paper in his hand. "March Break is just around the corner," he glanced at three of us, the three of us who were still in school, myself, Kordei and another guy that goes to ViewBelle, "I had the schools select two tutors, one for Cabello and the other will be with Kordei and Grant, seeing as we're at the highlight of our game now, we need to be taking this seriously."
I raised my hand and he looked at me to speak. "A tutor Coach?" I was confused.
"For schooling kid," he began to hand us out some papers with the finalization of the tournament. My eyes widened as I learned we'd be travelling for a good part of the end of the month. "Wow."
"Now, we have forms for those who are under eighteen, you need to get your parents to read it over and sign. All hotels are paid for as well as transportation, you'll just need to bring money for food and any extra you want." Coach Caron began to read through rules and regulations about the trip.
The trip where I'd be leaving.
Leaving my sweet Lauren.
"So March Break we'll play the first game of the Play-Off's here and then the next spot is left blank depending on who wins the other game. But from what I can tell, we'll be either going to Vancouver or Edmonton."
"Wow," Normani breathed and I could only nod.
"Any questions you have we can cover over practice tomorrow morning and remember, we need you all on board here." Coach nodded and left the room, leaving everyone to get changed and continue on with their weekend activities.
"So we'd be leaving during break?" I turned to Kordei and frowned. I wanted to be able to spend the whole week alone with Lauren and you know, have sex.
Blunt Cabello, deal with it.
"Seems that way," Normani smiled and nudged my shoulder, "don't worry about it, I'm sure you'll be on the phone with her every second you get."
I raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Damn rights."
After I showered quickly, I dressed and found Normani waiting by the door for me. "I have a question for you," she asked, casting her eyes away from mine.
"Sure," I smiled and pulled my bag over my shoulder, leaning on the lockers for support.
"Everyone knows that I replaced Mendes," she played with her bag and then finally looked up at me, "but do they know why?"
I shook my head.
Funny. The damn bastard was kicked off the team and I didn't even think to ask why.
Normani just nodded and I could tell there was more to her question. I stepped forward quickly and blocked her path to the door. "That's all I wanted to know," she raised an eyebrow.
I crossed my arms. "Liar."
"Cabello," she sighed and tried to get past me but I shoved her back slightly and she flinched. "Move, okay?"
I shook my head but let go of her, frowning more in concern. Her flinching surprised me. "What's wrong?"
"Move."
Brown eyes narrowed dangerously at me and I would've budged but then I saw the eyes fill with liquid. Was Kordei about to cry?
Okay, I was not a cold hearted bitch. I still cared for people so don't take what I did as an act that I liked her: I grabbed her hand briefly and bit my lip while squeezing it. "Did you beat up Mendes?" I whispered, letting go of her hand. I figured I'd break the ice somehow.
She swallowed and nodded. "Mila, he deserved it. He's an ass prick."
I chuckled.
Ass prick. Good one.
"What happened?" I crossed my arms around my chest and stared at her. Vulnerability was evident in her posture, very un-Kordei-like. I knew she wasn't the bitch she claimed to be.
"Doesn't matter, what happened is done and over with." Normani straightened up and tightened her grip on her bag before looking at me one last time and leaving me alone in the locker room.
* * *
Lauren's PoV
Camila hadn't said much as we pulled up into her driveway. It wasn't like she was acting distant or cold, she was just quiet. Smiling, but quiet.
"Are you okay?" I opened her door and she nodded, giving me her sheepish grin.
"Just thinking." She squeezed my hand and brought it to her lips, kissing it.
"Care to share?" I asked tentatively. "Are you upset because we're not going to Johnny's with the rest of your team?" I bit my lip and she just laughed softly, shaking her head.
"I didn't want to go, remember? I wanted to spend time with you, just me and you."
I followed her inside and closed the door softly. Voices could be heard from the kitchen and we made our way towards the room, hand in hand.
"Girls!" Sinu greeted us with a fresh batch of homemade cookies. "I wasn't expecting you two home so early. How'd your game go Mila?"
Camila smiled and took a warm cookie off the plate. "We won. End of story."
Straight to the point. That's my girl.
"Fese are dood," Camila said through a stuffed face.
I giggled. "Okay, can you say that in English?"
"She said 'these are good," Kyla smirked, coming in from the dining room with Austin in tow, "and good, because I made them."
"Ou," I grinned and grabbed a cookie, taking a bit into it. It melted in my mouth. "mmmm," I moaned and licked my lips, stopping when I saw the shade of chocolate Camila's eyes turned to. I chewed a little slower and swallowed thickly as she grabbed the juice box Sinu gave us and sucked on the straw, her cheeks sinking in slightly. The way she closed her eyes while the juice slid down her throat and I thought 'fuck, why can't that be me.'.
I must've made a groaning sound because Camila was looking at me with a raised eyebrow. "Are you okay babe?"
"Peachy." I pouted and looked away as she started to suck on the straw again. She knew just what to do or say to get me worked up. Not fair.
"We're going to a movie tonight, you two wanna come?" Austin asked as he wrapped an arm around Kyla's waist, rubbing her stomach softly.
"Can't." Camila shrugged.
I frowned. "Why not?"
"We have plans," Camila just shrugged again, sucking on that damn straw.
"Doing what?" I asked, trying to remember if I missed something.
"Each other." Again with the shrug but the words caught Mama C's ears and she didn't look too happy.
"Karla Camila!" Sinu glared at her daughter and all I could do was think about doing Camila.
Nice right? My girlfriend was getting in trouble and there I was thinking about having sex with her; thinking about it while her mother was standing right there.
"Okay," Kyla laughed and cleared her throat, "um, Austin and I have big news."
"Are your parents coming around?" I asked, almost sadly. I wanted The Woods to step up and be parents instead of abandon the only child they had. But what did I know, I was just another lesbian freak who helped Camila corrupt their little girl.
Kyla's sad face told me that they weren't warming up to the idea. "No," she shook her head and then placed her hands on her swollen belly, "we know the sex of our baby."
Camila shrieked with joy and bounced off her stool. "Oh my god!" I smirked as she fell to her knees in front of her best friend and pressed her ear to her stomach. "What am I going to have? A niece? A nephew?"
"We're having a boy." Austin said proudly. He flashed his pearly whites at me like a proud father and I jumped over to give him a hug.
"A boy?!" Camila grinned and stood up, sharing a hug with the couple. "Wow, I'm so teaching him how to play hockey."
"No way, he's going to be a basketball star like his dad," Austin laughed.
"No way daddy Austin, my nephew and I are going to be hitting the ice, you'll see." Camila raised an eyebrow and flashed me a grin.
I wrapped an arm around Camila's waist, "how about we see what the little one wants to do first, right mommy Kyla?" I smiled at Kyla, who nodded.
"Sinu?" Kyla looked up at the older blonde. "Austin and I were talking and we wanted to know if our little guy can call you, I don't know, Nana or something? You've always been great to me and a second mother, and you've always treated Austin with respect while he dated Camila, we just," she swallowed, "it'd mean a lot to us if our baby could have two grandmother figures and two grandfather figures in his life."
Sinu stood there speechless. "Wow," she breathed, "I'd love to be whatever you want me to be to your child."
Camila and I shared a look and giggled. "I can't believe you're going to have another male cousin."
"I know," I smirked and shrugged, "I don't have any female cousins, you know that?"
I didn't have any other girl cousins. All my cousins were boys. I was the only girl who wore pink on family occasions and hated it. I started to wear blue after my seventh birthday.
"None?" Camila raised an eyebrow. "How many cousins do you have?"
"Ten," I smirked, "counting this one." I pointed to Kyla's stomach.
"Sucks to be you," Austin ruffled my hair as I elbowed him.
"I kinda like the fact that you're the only female Jauregui," Camila grinned and pulled me close to her, "It's like I have the gem of the family."
"Wow," Kyla laughed, "did Camila romance Lauren in front of people?"
I smirked and kissed Camila's blushing cheeks and frowning lips.
Sinu clapped her hands, catching our attention. "So it's a Saturday and aside from Sofi and Sam, the four of you plan on hanging out in here all day? It's beautiful outside, you should go play or something."
"Mom," Camila raised an eyebrow, "we're seventeen, not seven. We don't just go outside and 'play'. Besides, Lauren and I were going to go upstairs and study or listen to music."
"With the door open." Sinu nodded her head firmly.
"Sure." Camila shrugged and laced her fingers with mine. "Let's go upstairs and make out."
I was still surprised Sinu let me into her house knowing how blunt her daughter was with what we do in our spare time. But that was what made Mrs. C cool. She liked me and she considered me family already.
Camila grabbed her hockey bag and hauled it upstairs. Paper flew out of it and I picked it up, my eyes reading the words.
I frowned.
I blinked.
"Camz?" I closed the door behind us and held up the paper. "You're going away?"
She turned around with a guilty look on her face and took the paper out of my hand. "I was going to tell you."
"When?" I crossed my arms over my chest. "You're leaving me here alone for March Break until April?"
"Lo," she sighed and sat down on her bed. "I just found out this morning after our game. The tournament kicks off next weekend and we have some travelling to do. You think I'm happy about leaving you behind?"
"Well no," I frowned and flopped myself backwards on her bed, "it just sucks because I'm going to miss you like crazy."
Camila smiled and moved her body so that it was hovering over mine. "You know I'm already missing you now, right?"
"Sweet talker," I smirked and pulled her to lie fully on top of me. "No sharing a room with Kordei."
"No shacking up with Sofi," she raised an eyebrow and I gasped playfully. Her lips touched mine softly. "No sharing a room with Kordei, I promise. That only leaves one other girl, maybe I'll be lucky and have a room to myself."
"Oops," I sat up and knocked Camila onto the floor. She gave me a 'what's your problem' look. "I closed the door."
"So?" Camila laughed and stood up, pushing me back down on the bed. "Let's just get caught in the act, live dangerously for once," she husked before kissing me deeply.
I definitely lost that battle.
But I wasn't complaining.