Beautiful When You Don't Try

Chapter 72

           

"Morning." Lauren chimed, trying to act as normal as she could. "What are you two talking about so eagerly?" She asked at Kim who was sitting in the desk chair looking at the computer and Meg who was knelt by her to see as well.

The apprentice looked at the brunette and knew instantly. "We're moving in together. What aren't you telling me?"

Lauren paused. "I'm going to stick with the 'moving in' conversation first."

"Of course you are." Meg remarked, standing up and gluing her eyes to her best friend.

"So... when did you decide this and whose place are you moving to?"

The apprentice put her hands on her hips as Kim looked up to her from her seat. "Well, seeing as she isn't going to talk to you until you tell her whatever it is that you are hiding, I guess I'll answer. We decided last night and we are actually going to get a new place."

Panic swept over the brunette's face. This wasn't good. Well, it was good for them, but not for her peace of mind. Having Kim live in the same building was what let Lauren sleep at night knowing that her father could show up in town, and especially now that there was a possibility of him moving to the city permanently.

"Well, not really a new place." Kim corrected herself. "Just a bigger one on the second floor."

"Of your building?" Lauren asked in desperate need of clarification. Kim nodded. "Thank God." She breathed a sigh of relief while Meg's brow dropped.

"Okay, so that's two things you apparently need to tell me."

"I'm not ready to tell you either of those things." The brunette answered calmly and walked out of the door to inspect the set up for her current shoot. Meg dropped her hands from her hips and went to follow but Kim caught her by the shirt.

"Remember our conversation from last night by chance?"

She sighed, keeping her concerned eyes on the retreating brunette. "You mean the one where I should learn when to push and when to let her be a complete wuss and run away from her problems instead of helping her help herself by dealing with them?"

Kim dropped her brow with a little bit of a smile. "Yeah, something like that. Perhaps this is one of those times when you should let her run. I mean, I'm sure Camila knows about it and can handle things if she needs to."

Meg's posture straightened slightly. "You're right." Her voice was calm and perhaps even a little chipper, causing the smile to drop from her girlfriend's face. "Excuse me, I need to use the rest room."

"Meg." Kim called after her but she was ignored. "Meg, don't you dare call her!"

"Why not?" The apprentice asked, peeking her head back in the door. "I mean, Lauren won't be getting pushed and I'll still feel like I'm doing my job as her best friend by staying informed on the potentially stressful situation she seems to always find herself in."

"Again, if Camila felt you needed to know because she couldn't handle it, then I'm sure she would tell you."

"Best friends aren't kept out of the loop like this." Meg pouted, returning to the office.

"Perhaps it's your reaction they are trying to avoid."

The apprentice dropped her brow and narrowed her green eyes at her girlfriend. "I care about them. I want to protect them. It's in my nature to protect. That's what I do!"

"Why are you yelling at me?" Kim asked with her hands in the air, indicating her innocents.

Meg dropped her eyes in shame. "I'm sorry."