Yours Truly

Part 13

Lauren and Camila weren't planning on it, but they decide to spend the next couple of hours with the other three girls at Ally's house, partially because Camila's leg was still bothering her and because things were finally good and well between all five of them. No more silence, no more tension, no more distance, no more anger or sadness. Things were great again, especially between Camila and Lauren.

All five of the girls spent the time talking and joking around with each other with the main topic of discussion being Camila and Lauren because obviously they live to tease them. It made Camila blush like mad, but Lauren loved it. Instead of being mortifyingly embarrassed like the way she used to get, she was now enjoying it because their friends had good reason to tease them. After all, they are cute as hell as a couple and she was going to take pride in that.

Lauren starts to rub her tired and itchy eyes after a while after letting out a sneeze. "Do you wanna go get your car now so you can head on home?" Normani suggests as she notices Lauren's symptoms acting up.

"That's probably a good idea," Lauren answers, her nose stuffy and voice nasally.

All of the girls nod and get up from their seats (minus Crippled Camila) and begin to exchange hugs and goodbyes. Lauren gives Ally a warm hug, thanking her for helping Camila and letting them stay over even though they weren't technically invited. Dinah heads over to Ally and picks her up off of the ground in a bear hug, swaying her side-to-side while the smaller girl laughs loudly. She's probably laughing to hide the fact that she's suffocating underneath Dinah's strong grip. Then Normani and Ally throw their arms around each other before Normani gives her a quick kiss on her forehead.

Ally's the little lady of the group, but she's loved so deeply by everybody.

Lauren's about to lift and carry Camila back up to take her to Ally's car so Ally can drive her home while the other three girls go their separate way, but Dinah offers instead. Lauren wasn't going to say no to that because she really was starting to get tired and didn't want to risk Camila. Besides, she trusts Dinah with her life. One time in gym class during their freshman year, Lauren twisted her ankle while they were running and Dinah immediately carried her down to the nurse's office without even being told to do so. Her protective and caring nature runs deep so she knows Camila is in perfectly good hands.

They all head outside and Dinah sets Camila carefully in the backseat of Ally's car. Lauren waits patiently off to the side with a smile as she watches Dinah ruffle Camila's hair, telling her to take it easy. Then Normani heads up to her and gives her a friendly hug goodbye.

Lauren walks up to the car next. She leans her body inside of the car and smiles at Camila. "Are you going to be okay with your leg tonight?" she asks.

Camila chuckles softly as she reaches up to pull the collar of Lauren's sweater down towards her to rest their foreheads against each other. "Yes, Lauren, for the billionth time I will be just fine," Camila reassures her lightly. "It's just a little sore right now but it doesn't hurt that much to not be able to walk or anything. I'll be up on my feet tomorrow for sure."

"Okay," Lauren whispers, "sorry for worrying so much, love."

Camila tilts her head up and kisses her tenderly. "Don't be sorry. I love it," she grins, her brown eyes shining happily.

"YOU GUYS ARE GROSS!"

Lauren and Camila look through the windshield of the car to see Dinah with a disgusted look on her face as she stares at them. "Lauren is sick and nasty as hell and y'all are still kissing?"

Lauren laughs as she sticks her middle finger up at her friend. "Shut up, Dinah!" she then turns her attention back to Camila and tucks a strand of her soft hair behind her ear. Lauren's face suddenly gets serious as she looks deep into Camila's brown and gentle eyes. "I missed you and I'm sorry. I hope you know that it never was my intention to hurt you in any way."