Because Of You

Chapter 10

Camila has been a friend to Lauren this passed week. Lauren has been sleeping on Camila's bed, for a week, nervous to go home.

Camila doesn't know how Lauren is feeling, she's never been through that.

Alex has been seeing a doctor, but the bad part about it is that Alex gas to be in the rehab center, to get better. He's depressed and he needs to get better.

Camila opened her eyes, she looked around feeling Lauren on her bed. She looked at Lauren seeing her sweat pants bloody. Lauren started her period. Camila's sheets had blood on them. She wasn't mad, it's a natural thing.

Camila got up calmly, turning on the bath, making sure its warm. Camila got pillows and blankets and put them in the dryer so when Lauren gets out of the shower she can feel warm.

She doesn't really know what to do, but she remembers what her dad use to do for her mother.

Camila got a heating pad and plugged it in. Lauren doesn't feel comfortable when people touch her now since Shawn sexually abused her. Lauren only lets Camila cuddle with her, but anyone else, Lauren doesn't even let them give her a hug.

"Lauren, your bath is ready." Camila told her, waking her up. Lauren looked at her, her eyes widen. "Camila, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it." Lauren said coving her body.

"It's okay. Go get in the shower, I'll make you some breakfast." Camila told Lauren. They weren't dating but they acted like a married couple.

Camila and Lauren like each other but Lauren has a lot of true issue, and Camila is going to be there to help her.

Lauren smiled, getting up. Lauren walked in the restroom, shutting the door. She stripped off her clothes getting in the tub feeling the warm water on her body.

Camila was in the kitchen, she started to think about Lauren's family. They haven't even ask her about their daughter.

It bugged Camila, Lauren is so important to Camila and for her own family not to think of her pissed Camila off.

Camila made some eggs and toast knowing Lauren wasn't a big breakfast person.

Camila put the food on a plate and went up to her room.

She put the plate down and went to her mirror next to her desk. "You are beautiful, smart and strong." Camila told herself. She's getting better, she can take a shower with her eyes open, she smiles anytime she passes a mirror now.

Camila heard Lauren get up, Camila walked to the door. "Lauren, I made you breakfast, and um I wanted to ask you something." Camila waited on her bed for Lauren to come out.

Lauren had clothes on with her hair wrapped up in a towel.

"Thanks." Lauren said walking to her food. "I wanted to ask you something," Camila saw Lauren look up.

"Since you've been spending a lot of time here, and your family don't really care. I'm asking you if you want to move in." Lauren stayed silent for a second. "I would love to." Lauren said smiling. She walked over to me and kissed my cheek.

"I just dont want anything...sexual between us, just not yet." Lauren said worried I would get mad at her.

"I understand, I didn't ask you to move in just for that. You need a place where you are loved." Camila told her.

That's all Lauren ever wanted, was to be loved.

"And I wanna tell you something." Lauren waited.

"I love my body." Camila and Lauren smiled. "I saw my penis, and my boobs, I was naked." Lauren laughed hugging Camila.

"You're the strongest person I know." Lauren told Camila.
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Lauren went to her house, she was so invisible walking in her house. She grabbed her suitcase and packed her things. When she was by the front door she didn't even hear anyone say anything.

She rolled her eyes walking out. She went next door to Camila's house.

She smiled holding her money, Camila got for her.

She walked in to her house seeing Camila waiting for her. "I didn't know if you liked The Fault In Our Stars or The Notebook." Camila said holding the movies both up.

"It doesn't matter, I love them both." Lauren told her, she knew Camila really liked those movies.

Camila and Lauren walked to their room, Lauren placed her bags on the side of the room, hoping on Camila's bed.

Camila out the movie in, seating next to Lauren. "Is this your mom?" Lauren asked holding up a picture of that photo from the summer that Taylor asked about.

"Yeah..." Camila said.

"How did she die?" Lauren asked.

"Um... When I was around seven, eight, I got home from school one day and I saw her hanging from the ceiling fan in our living room. She was always drunk, when my dad was at work. And when I saw her hanging I wasn't phased by it.

I walked passed her going to the kitchen to make myself a sandwich. One of my neighbors saw from the window and called the cops. They told my father that broke her neck, because they couldn't bare to tell him on his birthday that his wife killed herself." Camila never told that to anyone.

Lauren looked at Camila. Camila's eyes were watery. "At the funeral everyone was crying, but me. I just stared at the rope mark on my mother's neck, I was the only one who noticed." Lauren just listened, she felt closer to Camila. It made her feel safe, to know her in other ways.

"I didn't want to tell you when you first moved in here, because I thought you would make fun of me. That's why that night I told you, you can sleep in my room so you won't see the pills on the couch because I didn't want you to make fun of my dad." Camila told Lauren. Lauren frowned holding Camila's hand.

"My mom left us, after Taylor was born. My father was cheating on her, and he had a choice between her or Lindsey, and he picked the step monster." Lauren said making Camila feel a little better.

Lauren and Camila looked into each other's eyes.

Camila could remember their first date, how her mouth hurt after from smiling to much and her shoulder was swore.

Lauren lean in kissing Camila's lips. It felt so right for both of them.

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