Close To You - Camren

Chapter Fourteen

Lauren stared back and forth between the two girls. She settled on turning to Camila.

"Who's Karla?" Lauren asked. She was utterly confused and Camila sighed heavily before answering.

"It's my first name. My real name is Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao." Camila said, her gaze still on Sofi who had a curious expression on her face.

"Estrabao?" Lauren asked curiously. The name sounded familiar, but she couldn't place where she had heard it before.

"Yup. The same as me. Sofia Estrabao." Sofi said quietly. She had always wanted to see her big sister again, but her big sister didn't seem very happy to see her.

"What are you doing here, Sofi?" Camila asked harshly, earning a look from Lauren.

"She was at the bar, looking for you." Lauren replied before Sofi could.

"Lauren, would you give us a minute?" Sofi asked but Camila shook her head.

"Sure-" Lauren started getting up but Camila put her hand on her shoulder, sitting her back down.

"No. I'll tell her anything you tell me anyway." Camila said firmly.

"Fine." Sofi said, sitting back into the couch and crossing her arms.

"Start with why you aren't in Miami." Camila said and Lauren turned to her.

"Well, they finally sent me to that stupid boarding school in New York." Sofi said, causing Camila to nod. It was the same school she had told Lauren about.

"I was booking a flight back home when I thought, 'maybe I should try to find my sister', so I booked a flight to Boston instead." Sofi explained.

"How did you even know I was here?" Camila asked. Lauren interlocked their hands to keep Camila calm.

"Mom and Dad have this file on you, so I peeked at it once and saw you were here. I found your old apartment and someone said you were working at a gay bar." Sofi explained while yawning.

"Do you mind if I sleep a bit? I'm super tired." She asked. Camila was deep in thought so she didn't respond but Lauren stood up and nodded.

"C'mon, you can sleep in Camila's room." Lauren said, leading Sofi away who rolled her suitcase behind them.

Sofi wasn't even going to question where her sister would sleep. She had a pretty good idea when she saw how neat the bed looked.

"Goodnight." Sofi called to her sister who still sat on the couch, lost in thought.

"I'll talk to her." Lauren said and Sofi looked at her with big pleading eyes.

"Please?"

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"Camz." Lauren called, sitting next to Camila on the couch.

"Baby, talk to me." Lauren called again, taking Camila's hands in her own.

"Who is she?" Lauren asked. She knew the answer but she wanted Camila to explain more.

"She's my sixteen year old sister. I-I don't know how she found me. My parents- why would they have a file on me? Why would they care?" Camila explained before she started hyperventilating, causing Lauren to pull her into a calming hug and rocking her back and forth.

"Shh, shh, it's okay." Lauren lulled.

"We'll figure it out together, okay?" Lauren asked, causing Camila to sniffle and look up at the green-eyed girl.

"You're the best." She stated lovingly before capturing Lauren's lips in between her own.

Sofi, who was watching through the slightly open door, smiled softly at the two kissing.