Daylight

Chapter 26: There's no such thing as perfect friends

The following week came crashing down as a cold shower Lauren's been having some trouble closing a deal leaving her extra busy and with extra hours. They haven't been able to see or talk to each other, other than Liv's pictures she still sends.

And on top of not seeing Lauren much, there's this little problem in the form of Luna... The little girl has been avoiding her since she saw the hug between Camila and her mom, now, Camila knows that is likely Luna doesn't think much of it, after all, she's just a child and it was just a hug between friends but it's kind of hard to guess if the child in question won't speak with her about it.

After a few days, Camila decided that it was enough.

"Lu?" She knocked on the girl's door "Have you finished your lessons?"

"Yes," She answered from the bed where she was lying down playing with her phone "What do you want?"

Camila sat down next to her.

"Are you upset with me? Have I done something to make you uncomfortable?" She wanted to be open with Luna "It seems like you're avoiding me"

"I dunno" She shrugged, "I think so"

"I'm glad you're being honest..." Camila hesitated "Can you tell me why?"

"Are you friends with my mom?" She's straight to the point "I saw you hugging"

"I'll be honest, we're not friends right now but I want us to be"

"But why?" Luna frowned.

"Well... I think your mom is interesting" Camila smiled gently "Don't you think she'd make a good friend?"

"I don't know..." Luna bit her lips "I don't like my mom's friends" She sighed "Well, I like my godmother but..."

"Veronica, right?" She remembers Lauren saying something about that on the day mother and daughter argued.

"Yes" Luna nodded "She's cool I guess but she never comes to visit" She looked at the window "They don't like me very much"

"I'm sure that's not true, darling" Camila shook her head, that couldn't be true "Everyone likes you"

"No Cami" Luna rolled her little eyes "Only you and Mommy and Liv" She hesitated "One time they were watching us because mom had to work and they only played with Liv, it was like I wasn't even there"

Okay, that's a problem. Camila would have to talk to Lauren about this if Luna's godmother made her feel like that... Well, she's not happy about it. They have to fix it and she's sure Lauren would agree.

"So if you're friends with my mom too..." Luna kept going "Would you stop liking me?"

Oh, so this is what it was about. Luna's afraid Camila would stop liking her, she gasped in surprise and pulled the girl against her.

"Never!" She promised "I would never stop liking you, not even if you paint my hair but please don't"

Luna laughed and hugged her back.

"You promise?"

"Yes, I promise"

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Camila dialed Lauren's numbers before she'd talk herself out of it. She knew the woman had to know about what Luna just told her but still, she didn't want to get in trouble with the kid for telling. She's torn.

"Camila?" She heard Lauren's voice "Is everything alright? I'm already finishing things up, should be home in a few minutes" Camila pretends that sentence doesn't make her heart skip a beat.