MY LITTLE ARTIST

TWENTY SEVEN

Lauren

Waking up next to Camila felt comfortable, like she wasn't just some girl I was fucking for fun or thrills. I'd never been in a relationship before, I'd never even been in love, but something about her made me realise that maybe this meant more to me than a cheap one night stand

I couldn't tell you if she had felt the same or not, her personality didn't allow you to see too far inside. I did notice a new side to her however as she rolled over to bury her head into my chest with tiny tired whimpers pattering against my skin

I'd never felt like this before, holding her slim body against my own with crazy thoughts about never wanting anyone to do the things I did to her. It made me feel strange, the warmth, I hadn't experienced it so far in life and she was probably the coldest person I'd ever met

It was like a tether was bound between us, an instant flow of connection that didn't need any time to form nor shape. We could go from kinky to cute in minutes, angry to affectionate in seconds. I hated this new realisation, because if she didn't feel the same, I'd have to mourn a girl I never wanted to get close to

"Morning" she mumbled against my chest as I stroked my fingers across the line of her delicate spine "Morning sleepy" her head shot up with a smile "I'm not sleepy" I cocked a brow in response "You can't even keep your eyes open Camila, you look stoned!"

Her laugh filled the room, a confident cackle that lifted her body to sit with a soft gaze casted down into my direction "Wait, when did you take your makeup off?" I asked, noticing her face to be perfectly clear and absent of the black winged liner

She smirked "I woke up at like 3am, I hate sleeping in makeup" a warm sensation flew through my stomach as I stared on at her natural complexion "You got up and then came back to cuddle?" She nodded with a whispering "Yeah?"

I lifted my hands to my eyes and laughed gently at her words before her fingertips reached to snatch them away "You're laughing at me?" She giggled "What's so funny?"

"It's not funny, I'm blushing bitch?" I continued, throwing my head back with a sarcastic grunt she only laughed at "What because I cuddled you?"

"No!" I smiled "You could have been stubborn and laid somewhere else, I think it's cute?"

Her cheeks admittedly darkened slightly as she rolled her eyes to stand "It feels nice! You're warm and I was comfy!"

I sat up and leant back against the couch "Well I'm glad you took advantage of my body heat!" I smirked "I just think it's wild we didn't even have sex, that was a whole ass sleepover"

She reached down into her bag for her makeup and tooth brush "I'll make it up to you tonight, teach" she smirked, looking up at me with those pooling brown eyes "In whatever way you want!"

I pushed my tongue into the front of my lower lip, shaking my head gently in response "Well aren't you considerate!"

"I'm a teacher's pet, what can I say!" She winked before strolling into the bathroom with a rested looking smile

Camila

I dragged my pencil across the middle of my sketch pad, mapping out a man's jaw line with perfect precision while Nova carelessly scribbled beside me. I felt somewhat good today, the scent of Lauren's perfume on my skin settling me every time I moved

Last night was nice, cuddling and talking. I didn't normally like physical contact but I'd decided I'd make an exception for her. I glanced up to see her too creating something within her desk, focused eyes and messy draped hair almost my favourite sight in the world