Viridescent Flares

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"You really did take my advice," Lauren said with a giggle when she returned to our hotel room.

I have been lying on my stomach since we got here and a while ago, Lauren went out to get the list of the rooms all of us occupied so we know where the others are. I was trying to catch my sleep back because I was exhausted and I don't know how this Cuban can keep being awake after the long ass flight.

"Everyone's out exploring Honolulu," she said, and I felt the bed dipping on the side. "Do you want to join the rest?"

"I want to sleep," I mumbled, my feet still dangling on the side of the bed. "You can go ahead with them."

"Nah, I don't want to leave you here," she disagreed, and I felt my boots being pulled from my feet.

I opened an eye and saw my girlfriend taking my shoes off, carefully settling my feet on top of the bed so I was comfortable in my position. I rolled over and looked lazily at her, reaching for her hand.

"You should go," I insisted softly. "I'll be fine and you'll have nothing to do when I'm sleeping. I know you want to spend time with your family, too."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah." I nodded as I grinned at her, drawing circles on the back of her hand with my thumb. "And please make sure that my brother doesn't do anything stupid... and he keeps Cailux alive."

Lauren giggled, leaning in to leave a tender kiss on my lips. "I'll be back later, okay? I'll tour you around the area when you're awake. Call me if you need anything."

Sleep was quickly taking over me and I didn't know if she said anything else after that. I felt a pair of lips landing on my forehead and the opening and closing of the door next was all I heard.

L A U R E N

I went to Chris's room first to see if Sailor was still there. My brother was supposed to sleep with our parents with Taylor but when he figured that Sailor's room was bigger and it's only Cailux with him, he decided to go along with y/n's siblings to keep them company and of course, to have more time with somebody else than Mom and Dad. Chris is like me sometimes. We both want to be away from our parents' watchful eyes.

I knocked on the door, backing away a bit when I heard shufflings on the other side. A smile went up to my face when Sailor made an appearance with Cailux's head peeking out.

"Oh, hi, Lauren," Sailor greeted and I wasn't able to reciprocate because of the one-year-old suddenly running up to me to hug my leg.

"Well, hello there, little one." I chuckled, picking up the small girl in my arms and resting her on my hip. "How are you? Are you tired from the flight?"

She shook her head 'no' and I laughed mildly, scrutinizing her and managing to point out the features she had the same with her sister. She's got the long lashes like y/n had, the shape of her upper lip, the color of her eyes and the shape of it, too. Cailux also had dimples but it was more visible than y/n's. Maybe she'll be prettier than her sister, but I thought nah. My girlfriend's definitely the most beautiful human alive even if I love Cailux a lot.