Between You and Me

Chapter 8

Camila and Leo had been frolicking out in the water for hours. One minute Camila would be throwing Leo in the air, then the next they were chasing each other. Leo using all his might to heavily splash Camila, Camila ducking and weaving to surprise attack Leo from behind making him cackle loudly. All the while Lauren sat on the sand and watched them tender eyes.

The ringing of Lauren's phone from her pocket broke her out of her haze, she pulled it out and answered when she saw it was Normani.

"Hey."

"Laur, hey! I came by to see how you and Superman were doing but you weren't home."

Lauren dropped her head into her hand.

"Oh Mani, I'm sorry! I didn't even think to tell you."

"Tell me what?"

"We're at Dianna Agron's beach house, with Camila," Lauren bit her lip.

"I'm sorry, you're what?!"

"You heard me."

"Wha- how- I mean- What the hell Lauren?! Dianna Agron's beach house?!"

Lauren let out a chuckle at the baffled sound of her best friend.

"It's a long story but Camila used to be Dianna's assistant and apparently they were close. After the... incident, Camila called in a favor to make sure nothing was published about it, and Dianna offered her the beach house as a getaway for us. Apparently, she has been trying to get Camila to take a vacation for so long but she never has until now. There were reporters out the front of my place yesterday, and that sealed it for me. We just needed to hide away for a few days, I'm sorry I didn't think to tell you."

"No, no it's fine Laur, I was just a bit shocked! That's not exactly a statement you hear every day," they both laughed. "Camila did all that for you?"

"Yep, and she was so worried I would be upset when she told me what she did, but I was just so grateful. No one's ever done something like that for me you know?"

"She really cares about you guys, I mean I always figured she did the way you spoke about her, but now..."

They were quiet for a moment before Lauren spoke up again.

"She told Leo she loved him, after she saved him. They've been especially close the last two days."

"Wow, that's something. I hope this finally makes you do something about your big ole' crush on her," Normani joked to lighten the mood.

"Ha, well, about that-"

"Lauren Michelle Jauregui!" Normani gasped. "Did you get it on with your hot friend?!"

Lauren laughed.

"No! No, Mani, but we did kiss."

"Tell, me, everything!"

Lauren spent the next ten minutes filling Normani in on all the gossip, telling her about the kisses she shared with Camila, and how she was feeling about everything.

"We haven't really talked about it, but something has definitely changed. There's just this feeling now, whenever I'm near her, like a pull. I just want to be closer to her all the time. I feel like we don't even need the words, we both just know, is that crazy?"

"No, I don't think it's crazy. There's been something between you guys from the start I think. I still remember your face that first time you told me about her. And maybe you don't need to talk about it, who says you have to? Just go with it, whatever feels right. You deserve to be happy Laur, and she makes you happy. Anyone can see that."