Daylight

Chapter 10: The one where Camila is a superhero

After dropping Liv off at school, Camila texted Normani, she wanted to talk to her about what happened at the party but they couldn't meet because of the woman's work.

She realized tho, that Luna and Lauren weren't at home when got back leaving her and Demi alone in the manor. She decided to help Demi around since she wasn't doing anything but that was over fast too. Usually, she spends her mornings reading a book or talking with her friends but today she had no concentration to do any of that.

That's when she saw her phone light up with Normani's response, Camila had asked her what she knew of Lucy and she had sent her an audio, she raised her phone to hear it.

'Hey Mila, I understand you're curious about this, after yesterday everyone is but I don't feel like that's my story to tell you know? All I can say is that she's done a lot of bad shit to Lauren and the kids, nothing Lauren did at the party was even close. Do you know how long Lauren's asked for a divorce? She hung it over her hand for years and never said yes just to wake up one day and leave. Anyway, it's better not to talk about that, it pisses me off, but how are you?"

Wow, Camila knew that for someone to piss Normani off it means bad news, she didn't want to meddle but at the same time, she wanted to know everything about those kids and their life.

If she learned about Lauren's life well, that's a side effect.

If anyone ever asked she wouldn't be able to explain what she was feeling, sometimes she thought she didn't even understand herself, maybe it was because she was close to the kids, she didn't know.

She decided not to think about it, answer Normani, and wait for school time to be over.

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"Are you done, love?" Camila asked the little girl sitting by her side, she left her doing her homework while she got cookies and milk for the afternoon snack.

"Yes," she put away her material.

"Liv" She gave the plate "Do you know where your mom went with your sister?" They weren't back yet.

"I don't" She shrugged and kept on eating her cookies, as always, Liv wasn't very concerned about anything.

Oh, to be a child again.

"Hey, Liv, do you like Supergirl?" She suddenly remembered something that, hopefully, would make her laugh.

Livia stared.

"I LOOOOOVE Supergirl," She said between bites "She's the best hero ever, she and Wonder Woman" Liv didn't stop to take a breath "Did you know they're friends? Best friends" She nodded to herself and Camila couldn't help but smile at her.

"I'm going to tell you a secret" She whispered and the girl's eyes got bigger "I've got a supergirl costume and sometimes I put it on and go visit some children at this orphanage and we play supergirl games"

"CAMILAAAAA" She jumped when the girl screamed "Where's it? Is it here? put it on, pweaaaaaase"

"Someone's excited" She heard the woman before she saw her and in no time Lauren walked in, Luna by her side

Liv breathed hard and ran to her mother, jumping in her arms, the CEO caught her with ease.

"Mommy, Camila's supergirl" The girl whispered to her mother but it was loud still and Camila heard it. When she had come to that conclusion? She said she had a supergirl costume.

"Liv, I said I had a costume of her..." She didn't want Lauren to think she was filling the girl's head with fantasies.

"No Mommy, it's real, she's supergirl" She continued to say and Lauren laughed a full-on belly laugh, and Camila couldn't help but stare, the woman was gorgeous on a bad day but right now laughing with her kid. Jesus, she needed to get a hold of herself, what was she thinking?

"We have a hero at home then?" Lauren joined the party and Camila looked up surprised, she had never seen her boss like this, so free...

Camila accepted the challenge.

"Liv!" She faked being mad "It was a secret"

The little brunette put her hands over her mouth and looked around in shock "Mommy, I was kidding, Camila isn't supergirl okay?" She said in her mother's arms "It's a jowe" And then she tried to wink at Camila which just made her laugh harder at the scene.

"Don't be stupid" Luna interrupted the fun "Heros don't exist, they fictional characters"

"Luna, modify your voice" Lauren scolded her.

"But I'm just telling the truth" Luna tried to argue with her mother but Lauren cut her off with just one look, apparently a mother's stare is the truth in any family, no matter how rich.

Luna went up to her room.

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Camila sighed when she got home, she was tired, after the incident where Luna called her sister stupid - this was becoming a thing with her - Lauren had gone after her with Liv and Camila said her goodbyes, it was time to go anyway.

She missed the laughs tho.

"Hey sis," Dinah said when she went into the kitchen "How was the after-party day?" She laughed.

"It was okay," Camila said and Dinah was impressed, she for one, loved the fight between the women and thought that Lauren was pretty badass for kicking the brunette out like that, she wouldn't mind a friend like that. "As okay as possible anyway"

"Hmm" She smiled "Do you know who asked after you?"

"Oh no, no way!" Camila looked at Dinah's laughing face "DJ no!"

"Doctor Shawn, that's right" She laughed at her little sister, the doctor had seen Camila at one of the hospital's events she accompanied her sister and now he says he's completely in love with her, which Camila knows is bullshit, the man was disgusting and his little misogynistic jokes weren't appreciated. Camila didn't want anything to do with that.

"It gives me chills to remember his insinuations"

"You know..." Dinah was serious now "For a woman that calls herself straight, you haven't shown interest in any man that's come on to you"

"Is it my fault they're all dull?" Camila asked nervously, yes she was straight, she had no reason to think otherwise, she had never been attracted to a woman before "I just don't like Shawn okay?" She was defensive now.

"You don't like any man" Dinah wondered when Camila would see that.

"I'm just waiting for the right person"

"Person?" Dinah raised her eyebrow.

"You know what I mean" She said annoyed by this conversation. She'd know if she liked women, right?

Right?