NEW CHAPTER!!!
I'm excited for this chapter!!!
Lets watch Lauren grow up y'all.
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It had been two weeks since Charlie entered her life and she was doing better. There were moment where she was sad because she missed Leo, but Charlie was right there cuddling with her.
Charlie, Koda and Cameron were all getting along, with Charlie making sure Koda and Cameron were safe. Koda had a tendency of hiding in places. Cameron liked to sleep next to a warm body, being Charlie or one of the humans.
"Hey Lauren, can I talk to?"
Lauren froze, not wanting to talk to that person.
"Lauren, please."
Lauren turned, but stared at the ground. She didn't want to make eye contact with the guy in front of her.
"Look, I just wanted you to know that I'm sorry for all the time I've been mean to you," he said, getting Lauren's attention.
Lauren looked up at Brad, a look of disbelief on her face. "Wh-what?"
"I really liked you Lauren," Brad told Lauren, trying to give Lauren a grin.
"B-but you, you made my life hell," Lauren told him frowning.
"I'm sorry," Brad told her, shrugging. "Do you want to go out sometime?"
Lauren sighed, her fingers gently tapping against her leg. "N-no."
The smile left Brad's face. He blinked a few times. "What?"
"I, I don't want, no," Lauren told him, shaking her head. "I, I was always scared b-because of you. You, you said my, my birth parents, they should have k-kept me. Do you know what they did to m-me?"
Brad shook his head, a frown on his face. "I'm not that person anymore."
"No."
"Leave her alone Bradley," Lucy said, walking up to them. She was glaring at the boy.
Brad rolled his eyes at the older girl. "Just think about it, yeah Lauren?"
He left before Lauren could tell him no again. She sighed and turned to Lucy.
"What did he want?"
"He wanted to go out," Lauren whispered, shrugging.
Lucy raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Lauren nodded. "Yeah, I told him no."
Lucy grinned. "I'm so proud of you. Baby Lo is growing up."
The younger girl blushed, looking away. She turned to look at Lucy. Her stomach started to feel weird and fluttery.
"How's Charlie?" Lucy asked, signaling for Lauren to walk down the hallway with her.
"He's great. He, he loves when I rub his tummy. An-and he follows me everywhere. He, he likes cuddling with Nala," Lauren said, excitedly. Her hand was wrapped around Leo's tag that hung on her neck.
Lucy's eyes stayed glued on Lauren, and the younger girl noticed. She smiled back.
"This is your stop, I'll see you next class?" Lucy told her best friend.
Lauren nodded, watching the other girl walk away, before walking into her class, wanting to talk to her sisters and mothers about what she was feeling.
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Lauren was surrounded by Charlie, Koda and Cameron. She looked at her family, knowing they were waiting for her to talk.
"I, I think, Lucy makes my stomach feel weird," Lauren said, looking up from the animals.
Ally had a grin on her face. "Really?"
Lauren nodded. "I, I don't know why."
"Because you're in love-" Dinah started but was stopped by Ally from finishing.
"What did you feel when you were with Zayn?" Ally asked, looking curious.
"Nervous. Mostly nervous."
"Lauren, what goes through your head when you think of Lucy?" Normani asked, leaning forward.
"She's really pretty. I like hanging out with her. She, she makes me happy. I, I like thinking about her," Lauren told them, shrugging.
"Lauren, I was like that with Val," Normani told Lauren, trying to clue her in.
Lauren froze. She gave Charlie a pat on his head. "I think, I think I like Lucy," Lauren told them, not looking up.
"Finally!" Camila and Dinah cheered, giving each other a high-five.
Lauren looked up, a small frown on her face. "Wh-what?"
"We've waited for this moment since you were three Lauren," Dinah said, a huge smile on her face. "Since you first met Lucy. I knew you'd be cute together."
"B-but what if she doesn't like me back? Zayn didn't."
"Well Zayn was an idiot who never deserved your affection," Camila told her younger sister.
"Brad asked me out," Lauren told her family. (She didn't notice Normani and Camila taking out their phone.)
"That idiot," Dinah muttered, shaking her head.
"What did you tell him?" Ally asked, looking ready to defend her youngest.
"I said no. I, I told him he made growing up hard and, and I didn't want to go out with him." Lauren looked up to see Normani and Camila texting quickly. "Wh-what are you doing?"
"Just want to make sure Brad doesn't mess with you," Normani answered, looking up.
Lauren shook her head. "I, I can handle this. I can't, I can't let him scare me."
"We don't want you to get hurt Lo," Camila told the younger girl.
"I-I know, esp-especially after these l-last few week. But you won't be able to protect me n-next year, so, I, I have to learn."
Dinah wiped an imaginary tear. "My girls are growing up."
Lauren looked at Normani. She smiled, knowing that her older sisters were going to live their own lives and that she would be okay.
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"Okay, so a way to tell if someone likes you back is to see how they react to flirting."
"I don't know how to flirt," Lauren whispered, rubbing her hands together.
Camila smiled, "It's okay. It's all about confidence. Be confident and compliment the other person if you can. Don't be degrading. Flirting is being respectful, funny, and kind of player-y. You have to know you boundaries."
Lauren nodded.
"You can't be too nervous, girls will eat you alive," Camila warned her.
"Is that the same for p-pick up lines?"
"Pick up lines depend on the person," Camila told her. She looked over to see Ariana and Lucy walking them. "Just watch and learn." Lauren nodded and watched Camila's every move, her mind taking notes.
Camila zeroed in on one of them. "Hey babe, let me touch your butt later."
Ariana sighed, shaking her head. With a small roll of her eyes, she smiled. "Later."
Camila fist pumped and turned to Lauren, "Your turn."
The younger of the siblings blushed. She turned to Lucy. "Hi Lucy, h-how are you?"
Lucy smiled. "Hey Lo. I'm okay, school you know?"
Lauren nodded. "So, um, you dropped your n-number."
Lucy frowned, "What?"
"Can I-do you mind if I k-keep it?" Lauren asked, looking at Lucy with bright green eyes.
Lucy grinned. "It's yours." She reaches into her pocket and took out a receipt from something she bought before school, and wrote her number down.
Lauren perked up. "Camz I did it!"
Camila smiled fondly and turned to Ariana, seeing a glare aimed at her way. "What?"
"Why don't you use cute pick-up lines on me?"
Camila blinked, "Right, sorry, I'll start to use the cute ones on you."
Ariana gave her a nod. She turned to Lucy. "Let's go to class."
The two girls walked away, leaving the sisters alone.
"Look Camz, I got a number," Lauren said, showing Camila Lucy's phone number on a piece of paper.
Camila just smiled. "You already have Lucy's number, but come help me get cute pick up lines for Ari."
"Did it, do you think she likes me?"
Camila grinned, "You so have a chance."
Lauren followed Camila to class, a smile on her face.
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Next up Laucy goes to the next step and Lauren remember something very important about their relationship.