Daylight

Chapter 36: And then they're engaged

To say that Luna hated the day so far is an understatement, the girl wanted to erase from her memory everything that had happened. From her fight with her best friend at school, did Julia have to lend her the sparkly pen to Vanessa? Vanessa? The person that Luna hated the most in the room? Following her fight with her mother for taking her bad mood on Liv.

She understood what her mother meant and Luna remembered the conversation she'd had with Camila's sister who was cool like herself. She doesn't want Liv to stop liking her so she promises she is going to try, TRY, to be nicer to her.

But she made no promises to Julia, that she'd pay for choosing Vanessa over her.

"Lu?" Her mother knocked on her door and entered her room making Luna hold the grunt, she did understand the message but didn't want to talk about it anymore "May I talk to you for a second?"

Luna nodded and Lauren sat on the edge of the bed.

"Something happened that I need to tell you" Her mother hesitated and Luna realized that whatever it was, it was serious "I've never kept a secret from you and I didn't want to start now so I'll talk to you like an adult ok? But it's also something that just happened and I still can't explain properly so don't be mad if I don't have all the answers ok?" Luna nodded.

"Okay"

"Camila and I kissed" She cleared her throat and Luna's eyes widened, was Aunt Vero right? "I don't know yet if it will happen again but I wanted your opinion on it" Her mother held her hand and looked at her intensely "If it is something that bothers you in any way I want you to tell me and we'll never do it again, I promise"

Luna hesitated, even though she was a child, she knew that what she said right now was going to be essential to Camila's progress in their lives.

She remembered the last conversation she had with Aunt Vero back in her house, she didn't promise to help but Luna had thought about it. She liked Camila but what if Camila was just like Lucy and was just pretending to be nice and after she married her mom she became a monster?

She had seen this in a movie once.

"Luna?"

"I'm thinking, Mom" Luna rolled her eyes "Hold on... How impatient!" She didn't pay attention to her mom trying not to laugh.

Okay, Luna had to think about the pros and cons as they did at school. Pros? Hmm, she didn't know very well what that was and how to tell them so... another strategy then.

Does she want Camila as her stepmother?
Well... she's sure she wouldn't be the worst... Mommy could do worse like that redhead Luna doesn't like.

"What if I say I don't like it?" Luna tested the waters.

"I text her right now, tell her everything's over, and hire another nanny" Lauren bit her lip "Whatever you want..."

"Alright then" Luna sighed faking pain "You can date Cami BUT" Her mother looked at her in shock "I want presents EVERY time you go out together because that's what stepmothers do in the movies and you also have to know Cami was MY secretary before she's your girlfriend so I come first ok?"

Her mother laughed and hugged her.

"I think I agree with those terms"

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Veronica let herself into her girlfriend's apartment, after all, it was for this type of situation that Alexa had given her the key, right?

Oh yes, she and Alexa were dating now... Or were they engaged? She didn't know at the moment...