The Harem

Chapter 7

Camila told Normani everything and she slapped her. Then Normani cried, telling her in between angry sobs that she betrayed her trust. That she thought there was something special between them but Camila just threw it all away by sleeping around.

But that's not true. Even if Camila fucks around, what she feels for Normani is much more than she could have thought she would feel. What they have means a lot to her, much more than she can explain.

Even after getting slapped, Camila held Normani as she cried. She held her until she calmed down.

"Why? Why would you do this?"

"I don't know how to explain it, Mani. It all just happened. I couldn't stop myself. I couldn't resist. And despite all of it I'm still falling for you,"

Normani pushes Camila off just a little, looks up at her with tear-stained wide eyes.

"I'm sorry I have hurt you but I don't want to lie to you. I feel we have something special between us and I'd like to keep it. If you still want to be with me," Camila tells her.

"You're falling for me?"

"Yes,"

"Yet you still slept with other people. You slept with Lauren! I don't know if I can look at her without getting mad, I thought we were friends. Tell me, are you falling for Lauren too?"

Camila opens her mouth but nothing comes out. Normani yanks herself away from Camila's hold.

"Are you serious?! How— Why— You— You're already in love with her aren't you?!"

Camila tries to say something but Normani still rages on.

"Of course you're already in love with her! You've known each other for forever! I should've known!! And yet you still went out with me?! You— you made me fall in love with you!"

"Normani, I—"

Normani storms off, crying. Camila tries to catch up with her, but with those long legs and its angry stomping, Camila didn't stand a chance. She couldn't find the right words to properly describe how she feels for both Normani and Lauren. She sure as hell knows Normani won't understand.

Normani drove off in her bright yellow beetle car with a screech, leaving a cloud of smoke and dust on the street.

Camila feels gut-wrenched. It hurts to know she hurt Normani. She never meant to. She is horny all the time, gets easily attracted to any female that she finds remotely interesting. That is just who she is. Try as she may, she could never change that.

Right now, there isn't much she can do. It sucks. She doesn't want to assume, but it seems to her that her confessions might have ended their relationship. However, Normani's last words stuck in her head.

You made me fall in love with you

Normani is in love with her. That thought made Camila hopeful somehow despite the messy current state of their relationship. She hopes that there is still a chance for her and Normani to be together.

She goes inside the apartment building feeling gloomy and sad. She doesn't know what to do with her girlfriend. She wants to work things out but she doesn't know if Normani would be willing to stick around.

Camila starts to remove her clothes on her way to her bathroom, dropping her work stuff in the living room couch. As she passes by the hall, she hears the faint sound of shower from Lauren's ensuite bathroom. She sighs and decides to make a detour over there.

Lauren always makes her feel better when she is sad and gloomy.

"Hey, mind if I join you?"

Lauren slides the foggy glass door of her shower open. Water droplets run down over her pale skin, Camila's eyes immediately follow the trail.