unexpected | camren au

BONUS

It's a nice Saturday afternoon.

People are outside, people are at the park with their children, people ride their bikes, people go for walks.

People who aren't Camila and Lauren.

The couple is sitting on the couch in Camila's flat, catching up on the past few weeks' Bachelor episodes. Oh, and they're also eating cookies. Lots of them.

Just as she's taken her next bite, Camila mysteriously asks, "Remember Chelsea?"

"Huh?" Lauren absentmindedly makes from behind her.

"Chelsea Briggs. You know, last year's commentator. The one who was such a mystery. We never knew what she looked like, only ever knew what her voice sounded like. I mean... obviously."

"Oh, her," Lauren acknowledges with a hum. She pushes Camila off for a second, grabs another cookie for herself, and leans back against the headrest. "Yeah, I remember."

"I googled her. Ended up following her on Instagram. She's, like, super gorgeous!" Camila exclaims. But once she realizes how it must sound to Lauren, she continues, chuckling, "But that's not the point. The point is– I started talking to her."

Okay, that's not much better. She swears Lauren raises all of her eyebrows. "You sound a little too excited about that," her girlfriend deadpans, then soundly takes another chunk off of the baked good.

Whoops. Alright, maybe it would be a good idea to–  "No! No, that's not my point, Lo," she assures. Turns her head and looks at Lauren as well as the angle they sit in allows, and pointedly– yet affectionately– rolls her eyes. Turns back around and sinks down on Lauren's chest. "The point is– apparently, she was rooting for us the entire time. Like, she saw some of the footage the audience didn't get to see, and she told me that, the entire time, she was secretly and against all odds hoping we'd somehow get together," she explains excitedly, "she said we were cute together and all."

Camila can hear the smile in Lauren's voice when she says, "No way. Shut up."

"Seriously!" Camila retorts and shifts on the couch to be able to look at the older woman for real now. "I'm telling you, Chelsea Briggs's OTP was Camren. From the beginning." She nudges her.

"Camren? What kind of– that's just– oh, my God." Lauren's hands– now empty– shoot up to cover her face. Hide her blush. "We weren't as subtle as we thought. About our crushes, that is."

"No," Camila says, grinning, "first Dinah and her whole gang find out, now I come to know that Chelsea knew, too. Or, well, hoped to know. It's safe to say now that we really weren't subtle. And, shit, I didn't even actually know what was going on with me."

They look at each other and burst out laughing. It's loud, and they absolutely can't help it. In retrospect, it's all way too funny.

"You know what else Chelsea told me?" Camila rhetorically asks after a while once they've calmed down, "She told me Perrie and Zayn broke up, like, a month after the finale." Biting her lip, Camila waits for Lauren to ask why. This is going to be good.

"Yeah, why?"

"She–" Camila snorts– "she realized she liked her best friend Jade. In that way." She sees Lauren's eyes grow twice their size. "They started dating, like, a week later. Apparently, they'd kind of had a thing for each other for a while." Camila can't contain anything anymore. She throws her head back. Laughter fills the room again. Her own explanation, the thought of it, plus Lauren's expression– it's too goddamn much for her.

"No fucking way," her girlfriend repeats over and over again. "I can't believe that whole season was basically just a lesbian shitshow. I mean, come on. Dinah, Ally, and Normani are dating, Perrie is dating her best friend– her best female friend– and you and I–" She shakes her head incredulously. "No fucking way."

"Well," Camila says thoughtfully, "it's just all very–"

"If you say 'unexpected' I'm going to kill you," Lauren threatens with her eyebrows raised and her index finger pointed at her girlfriend.

Camila presses her lips together. Can barely hold back when she finishes with, "–surprising." The second the word has left her mouth, she gets up and runs out of the room.

"Camila Cabello!" Lauren yells. She doesn't get up from the couch, though, just sits there. Exasperated, incredulous. Shakes her head.

"That's me," the woman almost shyly says as she peeks into the living room. "You know what, though?" And– a grin replaces the coy smile. She bites her lip again.

"What?"

"I think your last name would suit me better." With that, she runs off again, giggling.

"You did not just– oh, my God." Lauren honestly doesn't know what to say to that. Like, she can't believe Camila has basically just proposed to her, in such a casual way, so very Camila, and she–

–hears her yell, "Unexpected, isn't it?" from the bedroom.

"God, I hate you."

"No, you don't," Camila says as she enters the living room again.

"Yes, well, right now I–" Lauren looks up. She's about to sigh, about to roll her eyes, but– "oh, boy."

Camila comes closer to the couch. She's smirking. "Like what you see?" she teases.

Lingerie. Great lingerie. Camila's wearing really great lingerie, and she looks hot as hell in black lace, and that thong– "Wow," Lauren says, dumbfounded, because she really, honestly can't think of anything else right now. She did not exactly think her girlfriend would change, let alone into something like this, while they're– kind of, sort of arguing– but not really, and– "I mean, damn, I– you– yeah. I do."

"Mhm, that's what I thought." With that, Camila straddles Lauren and leans in to take her lower lip between her teeth. Draws back. Only for a second, however. Then, she kisses her lightly.

What a tease. Lauren lets out a low moan. "Okay, so, this is unexpected."

"Told you."

"Shut up and–" Lauren moans as Camila grinds down into her– "fuck."

"I will, soon." The younger woman leans in again to bite her neck playfully. "Let's take this to the bedroom."

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A/N: This was the last last last chapter. I hope you liked the fic... including the few unplanned chapters.

Next thing I'm gonna do is... post my drabbles probably. And... idk, maybe I'll even include some of my poems and/or edits in the book. I'll see what I feel up for I guess.

Thanks again for reading, voting, and commenting. Your comments cheered me up when I needed it most!! Like they literally always put a smile on my face or full on made me laugh... God I just love every single one of you. Seriously. You're the best.

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