Close To You - Camren

Chapter Eight

Lauren groggily woke up to two little paws softly scratching and kneading her stomach. She peered down into green eyes that looked similar to hers and picked Jovi up and brought him up to her chest, scratching him behind his ears as he purred.

A faint groan from the left of her made her stop what she was doing. She had almost forgotten that Camila had drunkenly jumped into her bed last night after Ally, Normani and Dinah went to sleep.

She looked towards the still sleeping girl and smiled softly at the expression on Camila's face. She looked so serene and beautiful.

Lauren's thoughts suddenly ran through memories from the night before.

The alcohol, spin the bottle, Camila being flirty - really flirty, and the new friends Lauren had made. She hoped she could call them friends anyway. Lauren had enjoyed Camila's antics a lot, but she didn't want to think about what it meant. It could've meant nothing, after all.

Maybe Camila was just being flirty because she was drunk. Yeah, that sounded about right, Lauren thought to herself, continuing the soft scratching on Jovi's body.

Being caught up in her thoughts, when two brown eyes peeked open and stared into her own, she jumped.

"H-hi, good morning." Lauren stuttered, her heart racing. Their bodies were close but they weren't touching anymore.

Jovi hopped off of Lauren's chest and sat in between the two girls.

"Good morning." Camila smiled. She couldn't remember when she came into Lauren's bed, but waking up to two pairs of green eyes was something she hoped would happen again.

"How are you feeling?" Lauren asked softly. She herself was feeling hungover and had a bad headache because she hadn't been drunk in a long time.

Camila groaned.

"Like shit. I slept well, I think. I didn't wake up at all. But now, I have a massive headache and my stomach hurts." Camila whined, only now feeling the throbbing in her head. Lauren's eyes were too distracting.

"Aww." Lauren pouted. "Please don't vomit in my bed."

In my bed.

Lauren's bed.

"Uh, why am I in your bed anyway? Oh-no, we didn't-we didn't have sex, right?" Camila asked nervously. She definitely wouldn't mind having sex with Lauren but it was way too soon.

"No!" Lauren gasped. "Camz, you dragged your drunken ass in here when everyone fell asleep. You came running in with Jovi, got in my bed and wouldn't leave. I would've slept on the couch but Ally was there."

"Oh." Camila sighed.

"Yeah." Lauren replied softly.

"Sooo then, did anything happen?" Camila asked. If the two were ever to kiss, she didn't want their first one to be while they were drunk.

"No. Well, I mean, you cuddled me for a little bit, that's all." Lauren admitted, a smile creeping onto her face.

"I'm sorry. I always grab the closest thing to me and cuddle it when I'm sleeping." Camila smiled too. She reached out to run her fingers through Jovi's fur to stop her hands from fidgeting.

"Don't be sorry. I liked it. You're really warm and comfortable." Lauren said without thinking as she was watching the movements of Camila's hands.

"You liked it?" Camila smirked, trailing her index finger along the sheets, up Lauren's chest and to her face where she then tapped Lauren's nose gently.