Only You Can Save Me

"I shouldn't be doing this."

Lauren had gotten to the coffee shop early. It was two days since she had seen Camila and she hadn't been able to get the woman out of her head. She ordered her coffee and went to sit at a table near the door.

Camila took a deep breath as she examined herself in her visor mirror. It had taken her ages to cover up the new bruise on her face that morning and she just prayed that it was okay and nobody would notice it. Sighing softly, she grabbed her bag and headed into the coffee shop. 

The older woman anxiously pulled out her phone to check the time. She and Camila were supposed to meet at 12:30; Lauren was 15 minutes early. She was excited to see the sketches that the woman made of her place. She sat there and waited for the woman to arrive. Lauren was staring out the window, thinking about the beautiful woman. She didn't even notice that someone had sat down at the table with her.

Throwing on her normal smile, Camila approached the table she saw Lauren sitting at and sat across from her. "It's nice to see you again," she tilted her head to the side some, hoping to get the woman's attention.

Lauren's trance broke once she heard the sweet and sultry voice of Camila. She turned slowly looking at the woman. It amazed her how the woman could look so good. "It's great to see you as well." She smiled and took a drink of her coffee. "You're early." She chuckled nervously. Lauren was even earlier, but she was nervous and was trying to deflect the attention.

Camila placed her bag on the table beside her. "I'm always early. But, this is coming from the woman who was already here waiting for me. Someone would think you were anxious to see these drawings." She joked with Lauren. Camila loved how quickly she felt comfortable with the other woman. She looked up at the waitress and ordered a cappuccino for herself before looking back at Lauren. "How are you doing today?"

"I'm doing alright. It was nice to sleep in some." She smiled. She looked at the woman's perfect face. It seemed that she was wearing more makeup than the last time they saw one another, but she didn't care...Camila was still beautiful as ever. Lauren could feel a slight blush rising to her cheeks. She chuckled and nodded her head slowly. "Yeah. I am really excited to see them." She said enthusiastically. She was also excited to see Camila, but that was probably not something she shouldn't say out loud.

"Thank you," she looked up at the waitress when she brought her cup to her. Camila let it sit for a moment to let it cool as she reached into her bag, her jaw clenching as she did so. Pushing the sting aside, she pulled out the folder that had the sketches in it to show to Lauren, she just hoped the woman liked them as much as she did.

Lauren picked up her coffee, taking another drink. She smiled when the woman put the sketches in front of her. Lauren opened the folder and began to look through them. "Wow." She said with a smile. She was amazed. "This is perfect." She said as she continued to flip through. "You're an amazing artist." She looked up and into Camila's eyes. She smiled softly at the woman. "Like really incredible."

Camila leaned against the table some to sip from her own cup slowly, careful not to burn herself. She felt a blush come to her face at Lauren's words. "I really don't think so... but thank you." She leaned over some to point to the design in the living room. "This could be either leather or cloth for the sofa, that's entirely up to you, but black or white would be best to stick with the theme." She leaned back some to watch as the blonde flipped through the drawings. The last one, she had to rush through, because of Austin coming home early the night before. "If there's anything you'd like to change, now's the time to tell me before we get this ball rolling on the painting and flooring."

Lauren shook her head. "I wouldn't want to change any of it." She smiled up at the woman. "It's truly perfect." She couldn't believe that this was what her home was going to look like. "All of the details are up to you. I think based on these drawings you know exactly what I like." She smiled at the woman. "So you can pick the fabric of the couch. Everything." Lauren couldn't stop smiling at the woman. She was amazed at her talent.