Fools

Chapter 19- stargazing

*Lauren's POV*

I pulled up to Camila's house at 6:30 exactly on Friday night just as planned. I was happy see her eagerly awaiting my arrival on her front porch. She came running to the car and I quickly got out, my arms open for her to jump into. When she wrapped her arms around my waist I felt the fireworks and the chills like to feel during your first kiss or whatever. I always felt those sparks with her, even with the littlest of touches like a brush of the hand.

The embrace lasted long, it was sweet and I savored every moment we stayed close. Nuzzling my nose into the crook of her neck, I inhaled, taking in her sweet scent of vanilla and lavender like usual. When we broke apart, our eyes locked and I leaned in, placing a sweet kiss on her lips before taking her hand and leading her to the passenger side of the car, opening the door so she could get in.

It was the perfect night; not too hot and not too cold, it was just right. He wind was lightly blowing and stars were scattered across the night sky. It was warm enough to wear shorts but it had just enough chill to require a light jacket. "Where are we going?" Camila asked as I began to drive and I couldn't help but smile. I had the perfect night planned out for us, well at least in my opinion.

I wanted to go somewhere where no one else would go, it's somewhere my mom use to take me when I was little. It was a hill, it was probably the best place to go to go stargazing and I figured it would be romantic. I already have everything set up, up there, the only thing now is just having to drive there.

"Be patient, Camz." I said and she pouted

"Babeeeeee, tell meeeeee." She whined, her frown deepening. I was so close to cracking but I just shook my head and laughed lightly, just focusing on my driving. After about 20 minutes we pulled up to the trail and I got out, walking over to her so we could intertwine our fingers. "Ew hiking?" She said crinkling her nose up and I laughed again, squeezing her hand.

"No Camz, stargazing." I whispered as we turned to the spot I had picked out which had a blanket laid out along with a basket full of food.

"Whoa..." She muttered walking over to the blanket, laying down on it, her eyes watching the stars above us intently. I smiled to myself and laid down next to her, watching the stars above us as well, waiting and hoping for a shooting star.

"Isn't it beautiful?" I asked

"Not as beautiful as you." She muttered and turned to face me, kissing me lightly

"You're cheesy."

"You love it."

"I love you." I blurted out and as soon as it registered in my head, I covered my quickly reddening face. My ears were on fire and my cheeks were burning, my heart was practically beating out of my chest at this moment. Oh god, what have I done! We've been dating for like two weeks, I'm gonna scare the poor girl away. I swear, I could've cried at that exact moment, but I just couldn't.

I felt one of her hands grab mine which were still covering my face out of pure embarrassment. My green eyes met hers as soon as my hands were removed from my face, they were soft and welcoming and a sense of relief swarmed my body and I felt myself calm down a bit. She leaned in and connected our lips in a short but magical kiss and I longed for her touch more as she pulled away.

"I love you too." She whispered

"Y-you do?" I stuttered

"Of course, I always have. I thought it was just in a platonic way, but boy was I wrong. I realized it was so much more as soon as we started dating."

"Really?"

"Well yeah," she said fiddling with my fingers,"I always got this tight feeling in my stomach and my heart would pick up, I always thought it was the excitement of spending time with my best friend, I mean, I had never been in a relationship or had those feelings. I guess I knew subconsciously I had a crush, hell, I had a huge ass crush on you, ever since I first met you, but I never admitted it to myself because I wasn't too sure if it was a crush or not because like I said, I never felt like that before."

She paused for a moment only to continue seconds later," I figured that since I had only been a freshman that the feelings would pass but I finally was able to admit to myself this summer that I in fact loved you more than a friend. I'm a junior now, there's no way a crush can last three years. My heart literally ached for you every day and I'd dream of you a lot and I just, I knew how I felt was something that I would never understand. Hell I still don't understand it, but this, saying I love you, it feels so right."

"I've been with a lot of people, some for more than five months, even a year at once, and saying I love you too them was more difficult than that. It's because deep down, I knew this is what I wanted too Camila, I always felt this way. It was always you who had my attention. Every time the girls and you would come over for movie night I'd cuddle up to you because you make me feel safe and warm..." I disclosed to her, not once breaking eye contact.

"We just click, we always have, as friends, as best friends, and now as this." Camila said pointing between the both of us

We fell into a comfortable silence. She snuggled up to my side, her arm draping over my stomach as I had mine wrapped around her shoulder. Our eyes were trained on the stars above us and I literally couldn't stop myself from smiling. Never had I been this happy in any of my other relationships. I was happy obviously, but it wasn't like this, Camila knows me better than anyone and this is why she knows how to make me smile no matter what is going on.

I sighed in content and I saw her look up at me with curious eyes. "I'm just thinking about how happy you make me."

"You make me just as happy, you always have." She said and kissed my cheek

"You're so cute."

"Not as cute as you."

"I really like this date, the stars, us being close, food, the I love yous, it's perfect."

"Perfect like you." Camila said and I smiled, this is what real love feels like.

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