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Chapter Nineteen

A/N: Fair warning, this Chapter is a little heavier than the latest ones.

Thank you for loving this fic, I couldn't be more proud and humbles to read your comments and know you guys enjoy reading something that I wrote. I'll never get over it.

The past few days have been well, rough for me and writing was the only way I found any peace. I hope you enjoy this and don't forget to comment :)

I love you all,

Chantelle

      After getting Ally's appointments scheduled and everything situated, Camila took off to her locker to get ready for her shift. Lauren gave her a quick kiss goodbye and headed out to Waffle House with the girls to celebrate the news. Ally joined her in the truck and they followed Dinah and Normani down the street to the shortest of the groups favourite place on earth. Once seated the waitress came over with their menu's and gave Lauren a once over followed by a smile before leaving. All of this going unnoticed by Lauren but for Dinah, it happened in slo-mo.

    "Oh hell to the no, I know that bitch did not just check you out." Dinah grumbled as she scanned the menu. "Girl got a big storm coming if she think she got a chance."

    "I honestly didn't notice." Lauren looked down to her phone and smiled softly at the message Camila had sent her just minutes before.

    Pretty girl: Hey baby, just wanted to thank you for everything last night. It was perfect. You, were perfect and I couldn't ask for better. I love you so much, I hope you guys have a good brunch. See you later tonight :)

    Lauren took a moment to re-read the text over again before replying.

   Lauren: I'm glad you liked it :) I love you too, I hope you have a good shift and if that Shawn guy tries anything, just remind him who you're dating. ;) Love you baby, see you later.

   When the lieutenant looked up from her phone, all eyes were on her. Dinah gave her a grin as she raised her eyebrows, Normani made a face as if she was waiting for the marine to explain, and Ally gave her an honest smile.

   "Spill." The Polynesian broke the staring contest and awaited for Lauren to tell them how things were going between her and the doe-eyed Doctor. They, like Camila, could read her like a book and frankly there was nothing to really hide at this point. She was happy and in love. "How are you and Mila?"

   "Yeah, like after what happened Friday. Is everything okay?" Ally added, just as interested as the others.

    "More than okay." Lauren confessed as she set her menu down. "I told her I loved her last night, before I got the call from Mani and well before you know."

    "So you did sleep together!" Mani joined in now as she looked up from the menu and set it aside.

    "And she said it back, obviously, knowing Mila anyways. That girl has been in love with you since the very beginning." The tallest of the group smiled towards her best friend, knowing that she was finally feeling the happiness she deserved. "And you've been the same with her, it's so fulfilling to see you two finally find each other." The other two nodded in agreement as they took in the way Lauren had come back to the girl she had been before getting deployed for the first time.  Camila had been the reason for it, Lauren's new found ease and happiness, and the girls couldn't have been happier to be witnessing it.

   "Thanks Dj." Lauren put her hand over the younger woman's and smiled in thanks to each of them. "Yeah, we kinda slept together but I think I could've done better. I don't think it was special enough and I should've taken more time to show her just how much I love her before just, you know, going for it. So I'm planning on taking her out to Abuelo's Ranch for Valentine's day weekend, so this weekend."