Only You Can Break Me

"What were you thinking?"

Lauren was at home with the twins and Cameron as her wife took the older two to the grocery store. She was finally off on a Saturday, and it was only because Camila convinced her to stay home. She had laid the twins down for their nap as Cameron watched his show on TV, getting ready for his nap, too. Lauren got up and went outside to check the mail before her wife would be home with the groceries. She grabbed the mail from the box and came back inside. Sifting through the envelopes she saw one that looked odd. Lauren furrowed her brows as she sat at the kitchen table and opened it. "What the hell?" She said to herself...a loan was approved for Camila in the amount of $10,000. She was completely confused. Lauren read each line of the letter carefully before setting it aside to open the rest of the mail.

Camila pulled into the driveway beside Lauren's car and called out when she saw the kids try to jump right out. "Hold it, you both promised you'd help me in exchange for hot dogs for dinner tonight." She grinned when they both huffed. "Yeah, you thought mami would forget didn't you. Grab some bags."

Taylor opened up the back of the van and found some lighter bags to hand to Lily before grabbing some for himself and going to take them inside. Camila loaded up on the few remaining bags before closing the back hatch and setting the alarm.

Lauren piled all of the bills together before she heard the front door open. She looked at Lily and Taylor as they walked in the house. She was upset. Why would Camila apply for a loan without telling her? 

Camila closed and locked the front door once she was inside. "Excuse me! Bags to the kitchen or hot dogs sit in the freezer." She scolded her two oldest for placing the bags just inside the front door.

Lauren heard her wife yelling to Taylor and Lily. She looked over at the couch as Taylor lifted his head for a moment before laying back down. She grabbed the mail and stood up from the table before walking out of the kitchen. She looked at Camila and narrowed her eyes at the woman. "Can you not yell. The twins are asleep...and so was Cameron until you came home." Lauren said angrily as she stormed off to the office.

Camila frowned some when she heard Lauren's voice. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize what time it was..." Camila glanced down to see the mail in her wife's hands before making her way by her to take the groceries into the kitchen to start putting the cold stuff away. When she finished putting everything away, she went off to the office where her wife had gone. 

Lauren walked into the office and just threw the mail on the desk. She rested her hands on her hips as she just stared at the letter in her hand. What was Camila thinking? She was trying to calm herself down, but she only felt herself getting more and more frustrated. 

"I didn't notice the time, I'm sorry, Laur." Camila said as closed the office door behind her. Her and her wife had done nothing but fight since the first bill had come in for Emma's surgery and hearing aids and she was tired of it.

Lauren heard her wife's voice and clenched her jaw. She heard the door shut and turned around to look at the woman. "What were you thinking?" She hissed out before throwing the letter into Camila's hands. "We can't afford a fucking loan, Camila!" She said in a hushed yell, trying to not raise her voice because the kids were all home.

Camila jumped slightly when Lauren turned around, "I got approved for it?" She wanted to tell her about her plans for it but there hadn't been a moment between them where they weren't fighting or glaring at each other.

Lauren shook her head as she looked at her wife in disbelief. "You got approved for it." She said in a bitchy, sarcastic tone. She couldn't believe Camila would make huge decision about money like that without consulting her.