Your Girl & Mine (Camren)

Chapter 3

I was covered in sweat as I ran on the treadmill trying to rid my thoughts of my father and what happened yesterday. I didn't bother to see what exactly it is my parents wanted, but just seeing my father was a trigger for me. I try to shake the image of a younger me in the bathroom crying as I held a blade up to my wrist and repeating the words that my father called me. Those words were what caused me to press the blade into my skin and watch as blood begins to ooze out. I started to run faster on the treadmill until someone pressed the button to stop it from moving.

"How's it going buddy?" Normani asked nervously.

My chest rose and fell as I stared at Normani. I got off the treadmill and grabbed the towel that was hanging on the bars of the treadmill and wiped my face that was covered in sweat.

"I'm sorry about yesterday," I said.

"You have nothing to apologize for Lauren. Your dad was at fault for showing up," Normani said.

"Is she okay Mani?" Dinah asked peering her head into the gym room.

"I'm fine," I said and added a smile for good measure.

"Ally baked you some cookies and I wanted to drop them off," Dinah said walking into the gym room holding plate of freshly baked cookies.

"Be glad Ally baked them because Dinah can't bake for shit," Normani said as I took the plate from Dinah.

"Don't be mean," Dinah said swatting Normani and Normani only smiled at Dinah.

"I'm sorry babe but it's the truth. I still love you though just not your baking skills," Normani said leaning in and giving Dinah a kiss which Dinah had no problem reciprocating.

I wasn't sure how long I watched Dinah and Normani making out until I finally cleared my throat and Normani ended up breaking the kiss.

"Sorry, we're all going out tonight you should come" Normani said.

"Like double dates?" I asked.

"Well it's not really double if you include Halsey and Tori and Natasha and Elise," Dinah said.

"I don't think I can go, I don't really have a date" I said.

"Don't be stupid, you can bring Camila" Dinah said.

"I don't think that's her thing," I said.

"I'm Camila's best friend and I can tell you that she will love it," Dinah said.

"I was under the impression that Camila doesn't really love anything," I said.

"Well she's taking a liking to you," Normani said.

"That's different," I said.

"It will be fun," Dinah said.

"Fun is Lauren Jauregui's middle name," Normani said jokingly.

"Fine, but I'm not doing anything that embarrasses myself" I said.

"We would never embarrass you," Normani said with a grin on her face.

I sighed. "I already regret agreeing to this," I said.

****

"I was worried about you when I didn't hear from you after last night," Camila said as she held onto her mini golf club.

Yes, this stupid date thing was so damn cliché that we were at a mini golf place and it was so fucking obvious that Natasha, Halsey, and Normani were letting their dates win. I ended up calling Annie since she was my tutor along with Tori, but I made sure none of the other girls knew that. I called Annie to see if she wanted to join and told Ally that Annie was tagging along and she immediately cancelled whatever plans she had to come along too. It was pretty cute actually, especially seeing both of them flirt with one another.