A Knock in the Heart

T W E N T Y

"I'm sure" answer's Lauren to her friend. "I don't want to lose her, this is my second chance. I want her to fall in love again and make up for everything besides I used to work too much." says Lauren after a few minutes of silence.

After spending some time with Lucy and getting an update on their business she decides to go home.

"I'm back home" yells Lauren as she walks in and closes the front door. The house is completely quiet, you could think you are alone. She walks towards the living room, as she's about to come in she walks into Camila who was walking out to let her know she was there.

"Sorry" says Camila looking up with blushed cheeks and Lauren has a hand around her waist as a reflex. Camila is quick to take a step back, feeling nervous. "Where's your mom?" asks Lauren as she looks around. She clears her throat and looks back at her wife.

"Umm, she went home for a bit. She wanted to check on my dad and sister." says Camila "And Ariel?" asks Lauren as the little girl is not in the living room. "She's asleep in her room." Camila tells her as she follows her to the kitchen. Lauren opens the refrigerator and grabs a water bottle, turning around before taking a sip.

"So... how did we start dating?" asks Camila looking down at the kitchen counter catching her out of guard. Lauren starts coughing, Camila looks up with wide eyes worried about her.

"I'm fine" Lauren says with a sore throat, trying to clear it out. Lauren takes another sip and looks at Camila.

"What's the last thing you remember?" "I remember us in High School but not dating" says Camila with tinted cheeks.

"Well, you made a plan to make me jealous which worked" says Lauren frowning at the memory. "Omg, really?" asks Camila, bringing Lauren back from that memory. "Yeah and I didn't like it one bit" she says, her tone of voice changing. Camila looks at Lauren amaze how she was reacting just to the memory, which makes her think how she would act now when she becomes jealous.

"What did I do?" asks Camila, really wanting to know. Lauren looks up at her wife. "You really want to know?" asks Lauren, coming closer to Camila. She's about to speak when they hear crying from upstairs, both girl's look up then back at each other.

"I guess we'll continue later" says Lauren and both of them make their way upstairs towards Ariel's bedroom.

Camila and Lauren open the door and Ariel is crying on her little bed, hugging her little legs. "Don't cry Nugget" says Lauren walking towards the bed. Camila waits a few steps back, admiring how Lauren is interacting with the little girl. Lauren takes a seat on Ariel's little bed and the little girl sits on her legs.

"How can I not remember? I have a beautiful wife and family." Camila thinks.

Ariel turns to look at Camila as she sits and hugs Lauren. Camila can see sadness in the little girl's teary eyes. Camila takes a few steps forward unsure of how to act with Ariel.

"You can hug her" says Lauren, Camila turns to look at her with tinted cheeks. She gives a little smile and extends her arms.

"Come here" she almost whispers. Ariel turns to look at Lauren then at Camila and jumps from Lauren's legs before making her way into Camila's arms. Camila looks up at Lauren as she has Ariel in her arms. Lauren has a big smile on her face, Camila hugs the little girl a little tighter as she has a warm feeling inside her chest growing.

As the day keeps going the girls maneuver themselves as a little family, everything feeling normal for them as if they've been doing it forever.

Lauren turns to look at Camila and then at Ariel. They were laying on the couch, she was sitting correctly while Camila was laying down with her head on Lauren's legs and Ariel on her arms. Lauren's phone light's up and she sees a text message from Sinu, her mother-in-law.