Daylight

Chapter 41: It wouldn't happen if they were homeschooled

Lauren woke up with a heavy body, maybe she was about to get sick or it was the result of the emotional day she had yesterday.

At work she'd had to deal with Fallon's unpleasant comments, since she'd gone to take the contract that she and Lucy had signed. After reading and rereading several times she finally concluded that Lucy couldn't do anything if she was really with Camila.

So she decided to invest in their relationship, Lauren hadn't let herself feel desire or passion for a long time and she was sure that now she could have it with Camila, but of course, everything had to go wrong when she panicked last night because of Liv.

Lauren likes to think that if given time to assimilate things she wouldn't have made that call to Camila wanting to end it all, but no, she had acted impulsively and it almost cost her the relationship they were just starting.

Camila, as it was becoming routine, had saved the day by being calm and steady which gave Lauren even more confidence to invest in their relationship. She knew now that the brunette wouldn't give up on their relationship so easily and after apologizing and seeing her mistake, Lauren would not give it up either.

The ringing of her cell phone brought her out of her daydreams and without looking at who was, she answered.

"Lauren Jauregui" Lauren grunted when she heard Lucy's voice and threatened to hang up "Don't hang up! I need to say something very serious to you"

"What do you want? I'll give you two minutes"

"Have you seen the newspaper?" The woman snorted "Are you dating your babysitter? Do you know the shame you're putting me through?"

How did Lucy obtain this information? Lauren would have to call her legal team.

"Who I'm dating it's none of your business, Lucy"

"Lauren, I'm going to have to remind you of our contract..."

"Which says I can't contradict you in the media" Lauren smirked "And I never spoke a word about your lies! Now, what I do with my life doesn't break any clauses"

"But it had to be the nanny? Really?" Lucy scorned "The whole of Paris is laughing at me behind my back"

"I don't see why not" Lauren stood up "I already dated the maid, why not the nanny?"

"I can't believe you're throwing my past in my face," She said offended "You know I don't like to remember that time"

"But it's the truth," Lauren said pretending innocence "What I mean is that I don't care about social classes... Camila could be a beggar and I'd still be interested in her"

"You'll pay for what you're doing to me, Lauren"

Lauren just hung up the phone and sighed, she was already hearing Luna's footsteps coming down the hall like every morning and she had to compose herself...

"Moooooooom" The girl shouted from the door and Lauren frowned, Luna's getting impossible.

"No need to shout," She said telling her to come in "What happened?"

"Did you see that you and Cami were in the newspaper?" Luna said holding the phone "I LOVED THE PICTURE"

"I know ..." Lauren laughed "But let me talk to Camila about it, ok?" Lauren didn't know how the brunette would feel about being exposed that way, she remembered in the restaurant how nervous she'd been with all the looks on them.

"Sure thing"
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"Good morning" Camika said as soon as she entered the kitchen, Lauren's already standing with the girls and by her expression she was already awake for a while.

"Camzi, you're in the paper, look" It was Liv who said it and Luna rolled her eyes.

"Mommy said she was going to tell, Liv"

"I'm sorry?"

"It's okay" Lauren replied and Camila just stared at the three in shock, what do they mean, newspaper? "Camz, you were right yesterday at dinner, some people saw us and posted some pictures, here..." And there it was, there were tons of pictures, from her Facebook profile to the pictures from yesterday's dinner.

"I'll probably spend the whole day dealing with this" Lauren sighed "I'll be stuck in meeting forever"

"Lauren, I ..." Camila swallowed "I don't know what to say, are you upset?"

"Mommy's loving it," Luna said laughing.

"Luna!!" Lauren scolded her "Finish your coffee" Luna laughed "Silently..." Lauren turned in her direction "I was going to talk to you in private ..."

"It's okay, Lauren" Camila knew that when she started her relationship with Lauren that this day would come and as she said yesterday at dinner, she was just worried about Lauren and the kids "If you are ok with that, I am too"

"Great then" Lauren smiled "We agree"

"Can I tell everyone at school?" Liv asked.

"Only if you want to" Lauren replied and Camila nodded in agreement "Don't feel pressured to do anything ok, Liv?" The girl nodded, she seemed in better spirits than yesterday "And Liv, don't forget that I made an appointment with Dr. Jade for you ok?"

"Is Liv going to therapy too?" Luna asked with her mouth full and Camila went to pour on her coffee, realizing the subject had already changed as fast as it had come and Camila liked it.

Her presence in the lives of these women was not a problem and would not be hidden. Everything was perfect!

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"What do you mean, her mother picked her up?" Camila started to get nervous, had Lauren come to get Liv? Without taking Luna? Without warning?

The rest of the morning had gone smoothly for Camila, Lauren had left for work and she dropped the girls off at school. Camila took the opportunity to go to the pharmacy, she needed to buy her allergy medicine which was running out, and spent hours on the street until it was time to pick them up from school. She admits to being a little paranoid at first, thinking paparazzi would follow her because of the pictures but after a while of not seeing anyone she relaxed.

When she arrived at school she was surprised to see only Luna waiting for her.

"That's what's on the withdrawal form, Miss Cabello" The woman pointed to the paper with Lauren's signature "She has that right"

"Lu, did your mother say something like that?" She asked the older one, "About coming to get Liv?" She's sure Lauren even said her day would be full of meetings.

"No!" Luna's also worried, Camila had arrived at the usual time and Luna hadn't even seen her sister "She never comes to pick us up, you're the one who comes..."

"And what was Lauren like?" She suddenly asked the girl at the reception desk, she's suspicious... "Raven or brunette?" Her heart was beating fast in her chest.

"Brunette" The woman confirmed "Just like the child, I had no doubts ..."

"Girl, for God's sake" Camila started to get desperate "It's Lauren's ex-wife and not Lauren"

"What?" The woman went white.

"My god" She ran her hand through her hair "This is the school's responsibility, how can you let this happen? She no longer has custody..."

"I think I'd better call the principal," The woman said nervously and Camila nodded as she reached for the phone to call Lauren.

"Did Lucy get Liv?" Luna asked in fear.

"I think so" She hugs Luna "But I'm calling your mother, she'll solve everything, Lu, let's stay calm"