Best of the Best

Chapter 10: Dragon Dagger

Camila pulled her uniforms from the dryer, and laid them neatly on the back of a chair as she set up her ironing board. Kelly sat at on the couch, leaning against the arm, watching Camila's every move, a grin plastered on her face.

Camila looked up as she checked the iron was hot. "Did you just come to stare at me while I did laundry?"

Kelly shook her head, tucking her feet underneath herself. "I can't just bring donuts and spend some time with my friend?"

"I always appreciate donuts, but you're giving me a creepy look."

"This is just my face."

Camila pressed a perfect crease into one of her sleeves. "It's the face of someone who wants juicy details."

Kelly squealed and bounced on the couch. "Yes! I want details. Of course I want details. You went on a date to the beach with Lauren Jauregui! I need the details."

"Don't you have to work or something?"

Kelly waved her hand dismissively. "I called in sick and came right here."

Camila groaned. "Of course you did."

"I sure did. So spill."

Camila turned over her uniform top and continued ironing. "You're insane. I'm not spilling anything. Certainly nothing juicy. We had a nice day, and I got to play with Thomas a lot, which was great, and I let them bury me in the sand, and we had awesome tacos and ice cream, and it was really all very awesome."

Kelly rolled her eyes. "You're such a little Girl Scout. How about I ask simple questions and you just answer yes or no?"

Camila hung up her top and moved on to the next one. "Is this a cross examination?"

Kelly grinned. "Oh yeah, so... Did you see her in her bikini?"

Camila let out a deep sigh. "No, she didn't go in the water with us."

Kelly booed and flopped back on the couch. "Did anything exciting happen?"

Camila's shrug and non answer had Kelly on her feet. "Something did happen!"

Camila fiddled with the setting of her iron, the cuffs of her hoodie, looking anywhere but Kelly's probing stare. "Uh... there was hand- hand holding, and-"

Kelly pulled the iron's plug from the wall with a quick tug. "And, and, and what?" She insisted, nearly reaching across the ironing board to shake it out of her.

"And we kissed!" Camila let out, setting the iron down with a slam as it slipped from jittering fingers. "We kissed and it was amazing, and I want to do it every day, and every night, and I can't stop thinking about it!"

Kelly squealed and ran around to hug Camila tight, nearly picking the bigger girl off the floor. "Mila that's great! I'm so excited, I'm shaking," she went on, pulling away. "I know you won't give me details details, but it was awesome right?"

Camila bit her lip and nodded, looking away to pick invisible lint from the uniform in front of her. "It was...everything," she breathed. "I- I love her, Kelly."

Kelly rubbed Camila's arm. "That's great though, isn't it?

Camila shrugged again. "I just- It hasn't been that long. She's just so..." Camila trailed off, unable to articulate what she was feeling. "And Thomas," she added, gesturing. "How can I not love him? He's amazing, and I just want to- I don't even know what I want. I just want to be there for them."

Kelly took Camila's hands. "You are already, and you can be even more in the future. I know it. As for the love business, you can't help how you feel, and if this is it, than this is it. I mean you don't need to rush out and serenade her, you can keep it to yourself for a while."