If This All Works Out (Norminah)

Kiss and Don't Tell

As Lauren came home with Selena on her arm, the both of them couldn't help but notice the commotion that came from upstairs.

"You can stay down here if you want, this shouldn't take me long."Lauren proposed as she locked the door.

"Sure thing." Selena replied.
Lauren ran up the stairs and barged into Dinah and Normani's room.

"What the hell are you to doing?" Lauren seemed agitated.

"Interior decorating." Dinah answered quickly.

"You never stop do you? God there needs to be a camp for girls your age." Lauren rolled her eyes.

"We're changing the room so that when we get back from Cuba it'll look different." Normani said innocently

"Okay so both of you are more than just crazy for each other, you're just plain crazy!" Lauren shouted.

Lauren began cursing to herself in Spanish.

"Who's she talking to?" Normani whispered to Dinah.
"La diabla? Santa Ria, something, I don't know nothin' 'bout that." Dinah answered.

"I need you two out of the house, NOW!" Lauren screamed once again after seeing her credit card near Dinah's Mac, "Here take this, go grocery shopping, I don't want to see you for hours. Understand?" Lauren growled.

"Yes, Lauren. We understand." They answered in unison.
In a matter of minutes, they had written a grocery list, got dressed, and out of the house.

"You okay?" Selena asked as Lauren collapsed on the couch.
"I would be if Dinah didn't take advantage of me from time to time." Lauren sighed.
"What's wrong?" Selena pulled Lauren's jacket off.
"You know that trip to Cuba? Well, it's official! Dinah paid for it all on my card." Lauren's tone grew excited again.
"Well cancel it."
"You don't think I thought of that?" Lauren responded.
"Woah you've got a little temper there. Okay hothead, and why didn't you cancel the trip?"
"Because as pissed as I am, I know that she hasn't been out the country since her diagnosis. She's been scared for a while now and I know Normani's been helping her be brave and fearless again." Lauren vented.
"You know what that sounds like?" Selena asked as she kneaded Lauren's shoulders.
"I can't imagine what you're about to say." Lauren answered.
"It sounds like it's worth a lot more than it costs." Selena spoke raspily in Lauren's ear.
"You're probably right."
"I'm usually never wrong." Selena smirked and rested her head in Lauren's neck.
"You flirting with me?" Lauren bit her lip, looking at Selena.
"I never kiss on the first date remember?" Selena said sensually.
"I never forget details." Lauren stated before grabbing her face and kissing her deeply.
"Mhm." Selena moaned in between the both of their lips pressing against each other.
"Mm, don't start what you can't finish." Lauren warned, still kissing her.
"Wait, what if they come?" Selena asked, shocked at the thought.
"What if you come?" Lauren teased.
"Oh God, take me." Selena commanded.
Lauren didn't hesitate, she pulled Selena's clothes off of her and began kissing her roughly.
Getting more and more turned on, Lauren asked Selena, "Can I?" in reference to going down on her.
"Mhm."—she let her.

An hour after the fact Selena had finally put her clothes back on.
"I need to make a phone call." Lauren said after kissing Selena's forehead.

Lauren went to the upstairs bathroom.
She dialed.
"Ally?" Lauren said when she picked up the phone.
"Yes?" Ally responded.
"Dinah and Normani are spending the night at your house tonight, call Normani." Lauren demanded.

"What?" Ally asked, taken aback.
"I said what I said." Lauren refused to repeat.

"Ughh, fine. But don't do some shit like this again, plan a-fucking-head." Ally agreed.

"Shut up." Lauren said lastly before ending the call.

Lauren returned back downstairs.
"Can you lay with me tonight?" Lauren asked Selena.
"Depends." She answered.
"What does it depend on?"
"If you want me to."
"Oh I want you to." Lauren assured her.
"In that case, please come here." Selena responded.
Lauren came to her and rested her face near Selena's jaw.

Dinah's phone rang as she and Normani were placing their groceries on the belt in the supermarket.
She quickly answered it and was supposed to hear who it was.
"Is it Lauren?" Normani asked, placing the pop tart and fruit roll up boxes.
Dinah shook her head no.
"Um hello?" She finally said.
"Dinah, Lauren called me." Ally said.
"I thought she hated you." Dinah thought out loud.
"Oh she does," Ally responded, "anyways I'm coming to pick you two up because she made it clear that she wanted you two to spend the night at my house." she explained.
"This a cruel joke?" Dinah said before putting the orange juice and cereal boxes on the belt.
"Sadly, no. Now where are you again?"
"Stop & Shop."
"Be ready."

Their groceries came to $356.17, about 28 dollars less than what they had.

"I guess we can use this for the cab." Normani stated.
"No need, Ally's picking us up." Dinah sighed.
"Why the heck would she be doing that?" Normani grew agitated.
"Because Lauren fricken told her to!"
The cashier bagged their groceries and placed them in their cart for them.
He'd taped his name and number on one of the cereal boxes, which Dinah caught easily.
"Austin, if you only knew." She riddled to him before they left.
Ally picked them up and brought them back to her house. She helped them carry the groceries in.
"So uh, Dinah you can sleep in Mani's room." She said after a length of silence.
Normani rolled her eyes and said, "Where else would she sleep?"
She pulled Dinah's wrist as she ran upstairs to her room.
"You don't think you're being a little mean babe?" Dinah asked and Normani plopped on her own bed.
"I know I am but I just think she deserves it."
"Don't let that animosity consume you." Dinah said before kissing her.
"I'm gonna go take a shower." Normani said.
She got up, paged through the clothes in her drawers and found pajamas for she and Dinah.
Normani went to the bathroom and turned the shower on. After getting in the shower and repeatedly lathering followed by rinsing herself she had gotten lost in her thoughts.
Seconds later it seemed like she heard s knock on the bathroom door which she'd locked.
She'd opened it and soon regretted it.
"Oh, it's you."
"I know you're still angry with me but I just wanted to let you know I'm happy you're home." Ally replied.
"It's only temporary." Normani said before slamming the bathroom door in her face.
Ally, now crying, stood at the door weeping silently to herself.
Dinah, peeking out of Normani's room after the slam, saw her crying. She walked up to her and hugged her without saying a word.

The next morning Dinah had made breakfast for she, Ally, and Normani.
"Thank you Dinah. Am I dropping you two home?" Ally said eating from her plate.
"It's the least I can do but I don't really kn—"

"Yup, you are." Normani cut Dinah off.
Dinah only side-eyed her.

They all finished what they were eating.
Ally went outside with her keys and the girls followed her to the car.

Ally drove them back to Lauren and Dinah's house.
She'd gotten out of the car with them and knocked on the door.
Lauren answered it and they all walked inside.
"I need to speak with you." Ally said to Lauren sternly before marching upstairs to the hallway.
Lauren followed her.
"What?" Lauren asked before opening her room door.
"What the hell was that shit you pulled last night?" Ally whispered assertively.
"I needed a release." Lauren answered.
"That has what to do with me?!" Ally screamed in her face.
Lauren's face reddened.
"They tire me the fuck out sometimes and you don't even get to feel that because they don't want to be over there with you!" Lauren yelled back at her.
"Don't scream in my face! And that isn't fair at all!" Ally screamed in Lauren's face.
"I look like I care about what's fair to you?"
"I hate you!"
Lauren kissed Ally violently.
Ally bit and pulled on Lauren's lips ferociously and still she was overpowered.
Lauren began to grip Ally's thighs.
As Ally tried to turn her head, Lauren's lips chased hers.
Finally, Lauren lunged off of her as if she was pushed.
"Get the fuck out of my house." Lauren said after wiping her mouth angrily.
"Why?" Ally asked agitatedly.
"Because my groceries are in your fridge."