Algebra Blessings

Four

After spending a lot more time than she should have getting ready, Camila grabbed her phone and walked downstairs and looked around the room. Even on the weekends her house was empty. At least she would be spending the evening with her girlfriend. That made her feel better.

Camila paused in her entryway to take one last look at herself, snapped a quick picture because she liked how she looked, and walked up to the door. Before she could even open it, her phone started vibrating in her hand. The brunette looked down and saw a picture of her and her girlfriend on the screen along with Lauren's name. And a bunch of kissy face emojis.

"Hello?" Camila greeted, her phone pressed to her ear.

"Hi, Camz. It's Lauren." Her girlfriend spoke as if she wouldn't be able to tell it was her that was calling. She would be able to recognize that raspy voice anywhere.

Camila held in a giggle. "What's up, sweets? I was just about to start walking over there." She informed her girlfriend, unlocking the door as she talked.

"Wait you're walking here?" Lauren asked.

Camila was going to reply but then she heard something brushing over the speaker on the older girls' end. She furrowed her eyebrows and brought her phone away from her ear. It was like Lauren dropped her phone or something. "Are you there, babe?" She asked over the loud noise.

"Sorry, yes, I'm here. My mom was asking me something. Don't start walking though, that's dangerous. I'm going to come pick you up. I don't want anything happening to you." Lauren told her.

"It's okay, Lo, you don't have to drive all the way over here." Camila argued.

Lauren was quick to – in the nicest way possible – dismiss what she said. "Camz, it's no big deal. I only live a couple minutes away and I would feel more comfortable if I knew you weren't about to get kidnapped." Camila shakes her head with a smile. "Besides, we'll be able to walk into my house together. And I would be able to see you sooner."

"Okay." Camila locks her door again. "I won't walk. But only because I miss you and really want to see my beautiful girl."

Lauren let out a quiet giggle. "Okay I'll be right there!" She spoke excitedly. "See you soon. Goodbye." She hung up. Camila smiled and walked over to her couch to sit down and wait for her girlfriend.

Camila laid back on her couch with her hair spread out under her and her hands on her stomach. She was really nervous to meet Lauren's parents. Sure, she's talked with them a couple times when she was over but this was the first time she was going to talk to them as Lauren's girlfriend and not just a friend.

She wasn't sure how her parents would react. Lauren's kissed her hand in front of them and she told her parents they were going on dates... but she still didn't know how they would react about being official.

It couldn't be that bad, right? Lauren's parents seemed really nice and if Lauren was still allowed to date her then they're fine... right? A soft knock at the door interrupted her thoughts. Camila sat up. Lauren was here already? She knows she daydreams a lot and can be lost in her own world for a long, long time but she was sure it had only been a minute or two since she'd laid down.

Camila walked over to the door as quickly as possible, checked her hair in the nearby mirror one last time and opened the door with a smile.

It wasn't Lauren.

Instead of seeing her girlfriend on the porch, Camila found her creepy next door neighbor (who she's seen watching her through her window when she gets out of the shower every single time since they've moved in). "What's up, Johnathan?" Camila asks with an uninterested sigh. She didn't want to have to deal with him right now.