Gossip Column (Carmilla Fanfic)

Chapter 16

"I have to go." Carmilla said, parting her lips from Laura's.

"Wait, what? Why?" Laura asked confused.

"Well Creampuff, I have a date to plan and I really don't want to disappoint my girl, so, I need to go." She moved away from Laura and out of the kitchen.

"You don't need to leave now. I mean, you just got here. Can't you stay a bit more?" the journalist said following her.

"No can do, Cupcake. We'll see each other later today." she said, putting on her jacket.

"You're mean." Laura said pouting, which only made the singer laugh.

"You're cute when you pout." she said, giving Laura a quick kiss before opening the door to leave.

"Are you seriously going to leave now?" Laura asked in disbelief, now that she could kiss Carmilla she just wanted to spend the entire day with her.

"Yes. Like I said, I have a girl to impress tonight, I need time to plan this date well." Carmilla said, pulling Laura towards her for a goodbye kiss. When she broke the kiss, Laura pulled her back in for one more lingering kiss before letting her go.

"I'll pick you up at 6, okay?"

"Ok, where are we going?"

"That's for me to know, and for you to find out when we get there."

"How am I supposed to know how to dress if I don't know where we're going?"

"Nice try, Cupcake. Just dress simply and comfortably, no need for anything fancy where we are going." Carmilla said. She gave Laura a quick peck on the lips before turning around and down the corridor towards the elevator. "I'll see you tonight, Cutie."

Laura just watched Carmilla go, her hand going up to her lips, caressing the faint feeling of Carmilla's lips that remained there.

Once she was back inside the apartment Laura sunk in the couch with a huge smile on her face. I'm going on a date with Carmilla Karnstein. I'm going on a real, not fake gossip date with Carmilla Karnstein. And then she groaned thinking about what Sarah Jane would start publishing once she and Carmilla were seen on actual dates. She didn't believe she would be able to avoid any PDA with the singer and she was sure there would always be a photographer just waiting for any sort of contact between them. Now Laura was wishing she had suggested that they just stay home and order dinner instead of going out for their first date. Maybe it wasn't too late to make the suggestion, but Carmilla had been so happy and excited with the idea of planning this date that Laura didn't have the heart to ruin it. She would just have to get used to having her personal life on display. But if that was the price of dating Carmilla, Laura didn't think it was a bad bargain at all.

Without knowing what to do with herself until it was time for Carmilla to pick her up, the journalist called LaFontaine to see if they wanted to meet for lunch because there was something she needed to tell them. After spending the morning cleaning and organizing her apartment she left to meet with LaFontaine at the same pie place where she'd taken Carmilla.

"Hey L." LaFontaine said when Laura joined them at the table.

"Hi Laf, how are you?" Laura said, fidgeting a bit.

"I'm fine. How are you? You seem nervous." they asked.

"I kissed Carmilla." she said quickly, looking anywhere but at LaFontaine. "Actually, she kissed me, but I kissed her back so I suppose I could say I kissed her. But she started it, not that I'm complaining, I just mean to say that..."

"Laura?" LaFontaine interrupted and when she stopped talking and looked up, they continued, "Take a deep breath and explain everything slowly, please."