Daylight

Chapter 7: Invitation to disaster

The day before the birthday party, Camila found herself in the middle of a shopping mall trying to find mermaid decorations... Of course, yesterday she had bought frozen decorations, even had the cake ordered with Anna and Elsa in it but well, Liv had changed her mind.

That reminds her she has to call the pastry chef and tell them about the changes.

It wasn't anyone's fault, Lauren had mentioned Liv liked the movie and when she spoke with the girl she gave the ok, she was excited that her mom had remembered her favorite movie and all that but, because Camila couldn't catch a break, she watched a movie about mermaids before going to sleep and changed her mind. She woke up with a message from Lauren saying she needed to buy the decorations all over again, with sea things in mind, it made sense, it was a pool party and Liv wanted to be a mermaid.

That was fine, but couldn't she have dedicated that before Camila spent hours looking for frozen decorations? And seriously, finding mermaid stuff was hard.

She was so traumatized she didn't want to see Elsa's face for a long time.

Well, she could save some things, some balloons and decorations pieces that were blue and pink, she guessed mermaids could wear those colors.

And if they didn't now they would.

She got into another store with Joseph, one of Lauren's security men that the woman sent to help her with things. Even tho he didn't talk much, or at all, Camila was grateful for the help and company.

"Thanks for coming," She said while he took three bags from her hands as they left the store, Camila felt like a rich woman going around the mall with a security guy carrying her bags. She didn't how she felt about that and the looks it brought to her by the people around.

She never had been so well treated as she walked into a store before in her life so that's a plus.

"Mrs Jauregui told me to," He said like it was the explanation, maybe it was, well, he didn't seem like he wanted to talk to her so she didn't follow up.

"I guess that's everything," She said looking around the bags and checking her mental list "Can we go? We still need to pick up the girls from school" She had used the time they were there to go shopping, that way she didn't need to leave the mansion twice in the day and saved herself some time.

"Yes ma'am, everything's ready," Joseph said and she followed him to the parking lot, that's another thing bothering her about the situation, he was calling her ma'am and treating her like he treated Lauren, his boss. She wasn't a ma'am, she wasn't married to Lauren, she wasn't his boss, she wasn't family. She was just another employee like him.

She was annoyed and the day was going to be very long.

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Getting the girls home, she went straight to the backyard to drop off the bags and check on the people working on setting everything up. In that sense, she could see the advantages of having money and just paying people to do a job you needed to be done, you just hired them, and boom, everything's ready.

"Miss Cabello" She heard her boss' voice as soon as she got into the pool area, what was she doing here? She's supposed to be at her office, she shook herself, she could be in whatever place she wanted, Camila "I trust you've found everything?"

"Sure, yes, I was just dropping this off" She answered "I'm going to go give the girls their lunch if that's alright"

"Of course" Lauren was serious "Make sure Luna's done with her obligations, she'll leave within the afternoon"

"I thought she had her French lessons today? Was I mistaken?" Camila was confused, Lauren didn't like for her daughters to miss their lessons "Should I cancel it?"

"Hm, yes," The CEO said checking her phone Camila thought she was kind of rude talking but not looking at her "I had forgotten about that, call her tutor and have it rescheduled please"

"Alright," What else could she do but agree?

"And Miss Cabello?" Lauren looked into her eyes "You're invited to the party, I hope you know that, If you want to bring your family they'd be welcome too"

"Ah" No, Camila hadn't realized that, she honestly thought she wouldn't come even tho she put the whole thing together. She smiled "Thank you, Mrs Jauregui"

She nodded and got inside the house.

Camila watched her curiously.

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It didn't take long for Dinah to see her little sister leaving the Jauregui mansion and coming to her car. She left the hospital earlier today, same time as Camila usually leaves her job, so she thought she could pick her up and save her a subway ride. Camila was happy to oblige.

"Oh, thank God" She complained getting inside and dropping in the seat "If I had to blow another balloon I swear I'd quit" She laughed at herself.

"I'd change a naughty patient for a balloon anytime you want," Dinah said turning the car on. "Want to trade jobs?"

"Yeah, no thank you" Camila didn't even pretend to think about it "I like my kids but remind me never to do a child's party ever again"

"Your kids?" She raised her eyebrow at her sister "And that's your job now"

"You know what I mean" Camila laughed and relaxed, after the conversation with Lauren, she was pretty busy - even when Luna left with her mother - and thank God for that because every piece of decoration seemed to annoy the girl more and more, she was waiting for her to explode when Lauren took her out.

Liv, on the other hand, was anxious about the party and wanted to see everything, which of course kept her away from her homework and her piano lessons.

"Oh and DJ?" Her conversation with Lauren came to mind "My boss said I could bring my family to the party..."

"Really?" Dinah smiled thinking about the food "You're thinking what I'm thinking?"

Camila smiled, yes, she wanted her friends there.

"Yes"

"Can I call Leigh-Anne?" Dinah looked at her and Camila sighed.

"I thought you guys were over this?" It's not that Camila didn't like the woman, she did, she just didn't want her and her big sister as a couple. Leigh-Anne has hurt Dinah and she thinks they'll be better as friends, however, she keeps quiet about it. "But yes, sure"

"She's my friend" Dinah defended herself "That's all"

"Alright" She wouldn't argue, not when she was excited for the party.

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The next chapter is the party 👀👀