The first time it happens, the two of them don't talk about it after.
One of the Emblem 3 boys thought it'd be a good idea to bring alcohol into the X Factor house and share it with the Fifth Harmony girls. It was probably in an attempt to be able to sleep with one of them, but in turn it results in a crazy drunk karaoke session. Ally takes a few swigs of booze before heading back to her room and assumedly passing out. (How she's such a lightweight- Lauren will never know.)
The karaoke started as the Emblem 3 boys trying to impress the girls, although it quickly formed into Dinah and Normani jamming out to Beyonce. Lauren and Camila were sitting on other sides of the couch when it all started, but an hour later they were next to eachother with Lauren's arm over the other girl's shoulder.
From there it's somewhat a blur. Lauren remembers running her fingers through Camila's hair. She remembers the other girl placing a hand on her thigh. The urge to capture it with her own was gone when she noticed it's intentions. The small hand was slowly rubbing her thigh while inching further and further upwards.
After that she remembers Camila telling the others she was going to bed, and then a few moments later she repeated the excuse. Then her memory jumps to being in Camila's bed, hands on her hips as she kisses the younger girl. She recalls a fire burning in her stomach as her slow intoxicated mind touched the other girl. She remembers the both of them suddenly becoming topless. And just when she recalls it all getting much more intense- her memory stops.
She wakes up to something moving in her bed, then quickly realizes it's not hers but Camila's. The other girl is sitting on the edge of the bed and rubbing her eyes. Lauren does the same while staring at her. She clears her throat as she sees Camila lost in thought. The dark eyed girl glances her way, anxiety all over her face, although she offers her a small tight-lipped smile.
"What happened?" Lauren asks, even though she's pretty positive she knows. Camila shrugs and looks away, although she catches her shaking somewhat.
The silence in between makes Lauren worried that she's done something horribly wrong. She can't stand the other girl upset so she decides to do what she does best, forget it. "...it's okay." She mumbles, sitting up and grabbing her shirt off the floor. "We were both really drunk. Let's just forget anything happened."
Her heart stings while she talks but she represses it. Having feelings for Camila is only gonna make their careers messy, and she knows it. So she can't like the other girl.
But she does. She can't help it.
Camila nods, avoiding the green eyes that watch her so intently. Lauren finishes getting dressed, not saying another word before leaving for her own room, hopefully without being caught by anyone.
After that it is not brought up again. The two of them act a bit different around eachother though. Whenever Lauren puts her arm over her shoulder, Camila tenses slightly before relaxing. Her hands fumble with themselves instead of being held in Lauren's. Every action is different when they both realize how the intention could be taken.
They're both too busy to put much thought into it. Between rehearsals and performances, they don't have much time to think or talk about what happened between them. X Factor soon ends with Fifth Harmony in third place.
They get signed to a joint record deal with Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid. For once there's a break from all the insanity that their lives have become. The girls continue to spend time with eachother as much as they can before they're sent back home for a few weeks with their family's.
The night before they leave, Dinah suggests they do something all together. They go for dinner at a restaurant that calls for a bit of fancy-ness, resulting in Lauren to admire Camila as she wears a slim red and black dress that shows off her body. She had been oogling for a bit when she looked up, catching the other girls brown eyes. A smirk dances on Camila's lips, causing her cheeks to burn. She focuses on whatever Dinah is talking about, trying to forget the fiery thoughts that fill her mind. Camila's hand on her thigh. Camila kissing her. Camila grinding against her. Somehow, her cheeks manage to burn more.
Camila's bubbly laugh draws her from her thoughts, causing her to try concentrating on the conversation at hand.
"I can't believe that when we get back from our vacations we'll be in the studio recording.." Ally murmured, her chin resting on the palm of her hand. The other girls nodded in agreement. "Right? It seems like only yesterday we were in the X Factor house, still wondering if we were gonna survive another round." Normani commented. Camila bit her lip, looking like she was lost in her thoughts again.
"And now here we are, on our way to becoming superstars!" Dinah joked, raising her glass with a grin.
When dinner was over, Dinah insisted all the girls come back to her hotel room.
Revealing two bottles of whipcream vodka hidden in her luggage, Lauren knew exactly why she did. "I thought it'd be nice to celebrate our record deal a bit more." Dinah explained with a sly grin. At first Camila was going to reject the alcohol, but when she saw Lauren swing her head back as she took a shot, she found herself deciding to drink.
The girls made a toast to the future- hoping that whatever came next was putting them in the right direction.
Camila stared at Lauren as she proceeded to get more intoxicated. She chewed on her lip, losing herself in those green eyes, her face turning pink whenever Lauren would catch her. Once again they found themselves getting closer and closer as the night went on. Eventually the brown eyed girl was resting her head on the older girl's shoulder. When the single bed was becoming full as Dinah, Normani, and Ally started dozing off and climbing onto it, Lauren nudged Camila. The younger girl stirred, rubbing her eyes and looking up at Lauren. "My room is down the hall. You can crash with me if you want." Camila nodded, and Lauren breathed a sigh of relief she didn't know she was holding. She didn't want the girl to feel uncomfortable since their last encounter and take her offer the wrong way. She was trying her best to make their friendship last, since she couldn't form a romantic relationship with her. The two girls walked down to Lauren's room, the older one keeping an arm on the small of Camila's back. They made it to her room, and when Lauren turned around she expected to see the other girl passed out on her bed, but instead came face to face with her.
The younger girl's eyes were filled with lust as she backed Lauren against the door. "Wha-", Lauren was interrupted as Camila caught her lips. She was surprised but thoroughly pleased, reciprocating the kiss with just as much intensity. Camila pulled back for a second, kissing along Lauren's neck instead as she mumbled, "I saw the way you were looking at me at dinner..." Her lips trailed down to her collarbone, gently nipping it. "I know you want me, Lauren." Her voice was slightly slurred but husky. With the way her body instantly pushed against Camila's, the older girl knew she was in trouble.
Soon she was being lead to her hotel bed, lips attached to Camila's, fingers discarding clothing in a hurry.
