Daylight

Chapter 25: The teasing of eyes

Camila spent the rest of the week torn between excitement and worry about their plans on Saturday, it felt too much like a family outing and she didn't want to spend much time thinking about it. Except she did, a lot.

To be honest she's more excited than worried, she's happy she's going to see the kids again and that Liv's going to see her in her supergirl costume - or her actual identity as the girl claims - she's so excited that Thursday and Friday were gone in a flash of boredom routine, even with the still noticeable changes in her boss' attitude.

That's another thing that's nagging her worry and making her curious. On the surface, Lauren's still the same profession and distant woman who hired her all those months ago but now and then an opportunity will come up for Lauren to open up and she does... Camila notices that Lauren loves to talk and maybe her friends are neglecting her or something because when they into a conversation the raven keeps it going. She's not complaining, she loves it but it just makes her wonder what changed. Was it just the effect of time and confidence? Something else?

In her quiet time, Camila wonders if their kiss had something to do with it but then she rapidly changes her thoughts, it would not do good to anyone to think like that. She'd promise Lauren she'd put that incident behind and she couldn't go around thinking about but she'd feel it...

Every time she and Lauren ended alone in a conversation the raven would pause and just... look at her. She'd know then, that Lauren's thinking about it even if they don't ever mention it.

Regardless, her energy was towards the visit today, she'd never gone out with the girls and Lauren outside of work - and that conversation with Dinah - and she's happy they're doing this now.

"It's here?" Luna wasn't impressed and she wasn't hiding, she'd see Lauren trying not to judge too. Camila knows it's hard, it's just a green door falling apart with a little sign on it but Camila knows what's inside.

"They're a charity" Camila explained for both of their sakes "I don't know what you're expecting but..."

"But it's falling apart" It was Lauren who said even if she blushed right after it, she tried not to stare at the pink in her face

"You're not wrong" She sighed "That's why they do these things on Saturday"

They were interrupted by Patrick coming down the little hallway behind the door, opening he smiled at Camila.

"Camila, girl, it's been a while, when you texted you'd be here I couldn't believe" He looked around and froze when he saw Lauren, Luna, and Liv all dressed like the billionaires they were "And who are those beautiful creatures?" He tried to grab Luna's cheekbones and Lauren put a hand on the girl's back, probably to make sure she wouldn't bite the man.

Luck or not, Luna's Jauregui's genes came through and she just nodded and smiled.

"Wow," Liv said getting closer "Your hair is blue" Her little eyes were moving over Patrick's appearance like she'd never seen someone quite like him, maybe she hadn't. That's the trick with those two, when you meet then, you'd think Luna is the one who'll need work, and Liv's all love and smiles. "Mommy, I want blue hair too"

They trick you, the little beasts.

Camila winced and didn't look at the CEO, she could feel Lauren's burning gaze on her for introducing Liv to this concept, she's too polite to blame Patrick so she'd blame Camila.

Not if their eyes don't meet tho.

"Patrick" She tried to change subjects "This is Lauren Jauregui and her daughters, Luna and Liv" She smiled as she pointed at them, introducing them to proud people she had no reason to be proud of since they weren't her family.