Part 6.
I watched Sorry For Your Loss, on Facebook Watch, it's a good show. It's with Elizabeth Olsen and it's sad, but funny. I loved Endgame, and the soundtrack was beautiful. Game of Thrones had me at the edge of my seat.
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Lauren rubbed her eyes, letting out a little yawn. She had been living with Shawn and Camila for a few months now, and things were so different than what she was used to. Ms. Normani said that her daddy wasn't acting like a real daddy was supposed to. She said the way Shawn acted around her was the right way.
But her daddy loved her. So Ms. Normani had to be wrong, right? Shawn was a friend. He wasn't her daddy. Her daddy knew what was best for her.
But she liked how nice Shawn was. She liked how he'd have tea parties with her. How he'd watched her shows with her. How he always asked what she wanted.
And she also liked how Camila hugged her. How she had dress parties with her. How Camila let her play in the mud, her daddy didn't like that because he said good girls stayed clean for their daddies. Sometimes Shawn joined in mud fights and Camila would scold at them, but Shawn would just grin.
But the best part was that Shawn didn't stick anything in her. She never liked that with Daddy, but he told her that it made her a good girl. That she had to let him do what he wanted if she was a good girl. And she was. She wanted to be a really good girl.
There was a knock on the door, getting her attention.
"Can I come in?" she heard Camila ask. She heard Auntie Manibear tell Shawn and Camila something about consent and always asking. And they always did. They'd ask if she needed help getting dressed, if she wanted a hug, if they could touch her (always over the clothes and never in the places her daddy liked).
"Yes," Lauren answered, grabbing Benji and hugging him.
"Can I sit?"
Lauren nodded her little head.
Camila sat on the bed, and smiled. "What do you say we go to the park, and then we can get ice cream."
Lauren's eyes widened. She liked ice cream. And she loved spending time with Camila. She nodded her head. She got off her bed and looked at the jeans and white shirt Camila was wearing. She walked to her drawers and picked out jeans and a white shirt.
Camila smiled at her. "I'll go iron these. Do you need help brushing your teeth?"
Lauren shook her head. She gave Camila her clothes. "T'ank you."
"You are very welcome Princess Lauren."
Lauren grinned at Camila. She walked to the bathroom, ready to use her princess toothbrush Shawn and Camila got her.
Reason number two hundred and sixty-five of why she liked staying with them.
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Lauren let out a loud laugh as Camila pushed the swing. She kept her eye on the little girl, whose hands were gripping the chains, her legs swinging, and her eyes closed. Camila wasn't pushing the swing too hard, but she knew it was enough for little Lauren.
"Want to go on the slide?" Camila asked the little girl, who nodded her head. She waited until Camila stopped the swing. The woman helped her off the swing and both walked to the slide. Lauren pulled Camila up to the play structure. Lauren tapped the bottom part of the top of the slide. "You want me to sit down?"
Lauren nodded. She sat down between Camila's legs. She snuggled up to the older woman as Camila wrapped her arms around the girl and pushed off the slide. Lauren let out yell, giggling as they went down the slide.
"'gain!" Lauren exclaimed, jumping off the end of the slide and grabbing Camila's hand.
Camila smiled and let the girl pull her. She could see the joy in the girl. She didn't want it to stop. Lauren looked at her with a biggest smile on her face.
"Three more times and then we'll go get ice cream."
Lauren nodded her head, waiting for Camila to sit down. She sat on her lap and down the slide they went. Lauren had the same reaction. Lauren seemed to enjoy going down the slide. Camila and Lauren bought some ice cream. A lot of Lauren's ice cream ended up around her mouth. Camila grabbed a napkin and cleaned her face, smiling as Lauren leaned into it.
"Do you want to go back to the slide?" Camila asked after they finished their ice cream.
"'enji?" Lauren asked, pointing to the stuffed bear in Camila's bag.
"Let's bring him with us," Camila told her, watching the little girl rushed to get her stuffed bear. She grabbed Camila's and started to pull.
Camila let out a laugh and let Lauren pull her.
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"How was your day?" Shawn asked, watching as Camila walk into the house, carrying a sleeping Lauren. The little girl's head was on Camila's shoulder, her hands on her sides.
"I can't wait to make her ours," Camila whispered, not wanting to wake up the girl.
Shawn moved from the couch and helped Camila lay Lauren down. Camila placed Lauren down and tucked her in, placing Benji at her side.
"Elizabeth has a date."
Camila's eyes widened. "Are you serious?"
Shawn nodded his head with a grin. "Yeah. In a few weeks, Lauren will be a part of our family."
Camila walked to Shawn and kissed her husband. Shawn smiled and kissed back. He placed his hands on the back of Camila's head.
"I love you," Shawn muttered between the kisses.
"I love you too. So much."
Camila and Shawn smiled at each other. "We're going to be a family."
They kissed one last time, before pulling away.
"You put on a movie, I'll order dinner. We'll let Lauren sleep for an hour," Camila told her husband, who nodded his head.
"Disney?"
"You know me so well."
Camila went to the kitchen, while Shawn looked through the movies, picking out Hercules, knowing it was his wife's favorite movie. Shawn looked at Lauren, who was hugging her stuffed bear.
Lauren mumbled in her sleep.
Shawn smiled, knowing soon Lauren would be a family member.
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Lauren woke up, her pull up feeling really wet.
Her father never potty trained her. He said it was his job to clean her up, especially there.
Lauren walked to Camila and Shawn's room, and knocked on the door. She whimpered, pulling at her pajama pants. Lauren looked up when she saw Shawn standing there, rubbing his eyes. He gave her a smile. "Hey Lo, are you okay? Do you want to sleep on the bed?"
"Icky," Lauren whimpered, pulling at her bottoms.
Shawn nodded. "I'll wake up Camila, okay?"
"Fas'," Lauren told him, pulling at it. She could feel tears well up in her eyes. She watched Shawn wake Camila up.
Camila lead Lauren back to her room and cleaned her up. Lauren sighed, feeling comfortable.
Camila smiled at her. "How about you sleep with Shawn and me?"
Lauren nodded her head. She wrapped her arms around Camila's neck and let the older woman take her to her bedroom, after getting Benji, Lawn and Camz. Lauren snuggled on the bed and giggled when Shawn and Camila laid on either side of her.
"Goodnight Mila, Lolo," Shawn whispered, closing his eyes.
"Night Shawn, Lolo."
"Nigh' Lawn, 'amz," Lauren told them, letting out a giggle. Shawn and Camila laughed as well.
Lauren closed her eyes.
Sleeping on daddy's bed was weird and he liked to play. But sleeping on Camila and Shawn's bed made her feel comfortable. She could just sleep without worry that her daddy would want to play.
She felt safe.
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It's not over.
So what I have: (They will be making an appearance next chapter. Lauren's getting a fun little party.)
Dinah/Ally with little (adopted) Ariana.
Normani/Blair with little Zendaya.
Hailee/Niall with little Lucy.
Austin/Keana with little Billie.
I may be adding Elizabeth/Chris cause I love them and their MCU counterparts, and maybe a little Tom.
I won't be pairing Lauren with anyone cause she's a little kid. No time for romance, just fun and family.