(CAMREN) Falling For You

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When Normani came over on Saturday Amelia was extremely excited not only did Normani come but so did Ally. She talked their ears off throughout dinner. She told them 4 times how she couldn't wait till she goes on break from school so she can spend all day with her mama.

After dinner they watched some tv then Lauren went to put Amelia to bed. When she got back to the living room Camila turned the tv off. So Normani could have everyone full attention.

"So I ended up going to his house that Wednesday. We were supposed to meet at the bar but he told me just to come to his house before to pregame. When I got there he let me in. And when he asked what kind of drink I wanted I just blurted out, I'M PREGNANT!"

"And what did he say??" Ally asked.

"He looked at me, shrugged then said congrats. Then asked if that meant I wanted water."

"SERIOUSLY?!" Camila said already hating this guy.

"Yeah... I asked him if he did it. He handed me the water bottle then he shrugged and went to sit on the couch." Normani put her head into her hands. "Then he said it could've been him or Frankie the other guy who would party with us. When me and hazel fucked at his place they joined in."

All three girls stood there shocked. Normani didn't want to look up at them so she just continued. "I asked how he felt about it possibly being his and he just shrugged and said shit happens, and it is what it is. But he doesn't want anything to do with it, if it is. He went on to say that it is mainly my fault for not being on birth control. I got pissed and told him why the fuck would I be if I'm a lesbian, that's why I was messing around with hazel. He just shrugged again and said well you seemed to be enjoying it when we joined in."

Lauren became furious. "That son of a bitch! Let me go talk to him, where does he live?!"

Normani shook her head and started crying. "There's no point Lauren he's right in a way. I did this to myself. I have to accept the consequences of what I've done. Regardless if I don't remember. I willingly put myself in that situation. I drank my mind away I even did some drugs. I allowed myself to be completely out of my mind. And this is what happened I can't be angry at anyone but myself."

They all rushed to hug her and rub her back. "Mani if you didn't consent to anything, how could it be your fault?" Ally said rubbing her back.

Normani cried harder. "Ally I was drunk off my ass and drugged up who the hell says I didn't consent to it. I can't sit here and debate whether I did or I didn't because I'll never know the answer to it. But what I do know is that I'm having a FUCKING kid."

"If you don't want it you can always abort it. Or even give it up for adoption." Camila recommended.

"As much as I never wanted kids I would never abort it. It's not the babies fault I did the shit I did. And there's no way I can carry it for 9 months then give it away to never see it again. I'm keeping it."
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After that Saturday Normani has made it a habit of coming every Thursday. She has yet to speak to the other guy. She decided since the encounter with Jerome didn't go well that Frankie's would probably be the same so why even bother.

Camila was now 35 weeks and she couldn't wait to get this baby out. Camila's baby shower was held at sinu's house since Lauren and Camila decided it was best to move. To not only live somewhere crystal and her parents wouldn't know but also to get a place with more rooms and a bigger yard. They've been looking at new houses for the last month well mainly Camila has.

Sinu insisted on the baby shower being at her house so they could store the baby gifts in Camila's old room. Which Camila happily agreed. She also made sure to invite normani's family to the baby shower as well. Not only because they made her promise at the family reunion but because even though neither her or Lauren are related to them they still felt like family.
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They finally found the home they wanted. Just in time since Camila's due date was a week away now. Camila parents as well as Lauren's helped with the move. Normani and Ally came to help when they got off of work.

Lauren and Camila decided they would talk to Normani later that night to see if she wanted to move in till she could get herself situated again. Since Normani's job started cutting back on her hours. She's been trying to look for another job but it's harder trying to find a job when you're pregnant.

Plus they didn't want her going through this pregnancy alone. She told her family a couple days before Camila's baby shower. Which was a month and 3 weeks ago. Her parents tried to convince her to go back home but she told them no that she needed to do this on her own. But now that her job started cutting her hours she finds herself behind on bills. Being 3 months pregnant with morning sickness being a bitch to her, well that isn't helping any either.
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Later that night they spoke with Normani at first she was against it but When the girls brought up points she couldn't ignore she agreed.

She would be moving in next month. Because she needs to figure out what to do with Dinah's stuff and figure out their lease. So she's going to go talk to Dinah's parents later this week to see if they want her things or maybe pay to put them in storage.

Camila told her she wished she could help or go with her but seeing that her due date is in a week and her baby could literally come any day now she rather not add stress or be far. Especially since Dinah's parents lived close to two hours away from their new home.

Normani said it was fine and that if they didn't want it or agreed to pay for storage then she was just going to throw it all out on the curb and put a for free sign up that way people could just take what they wanted. Camila was pretty surprised by that but she also understood that normani at this moment holds a lot of anger toward Dinah.

Not only did Dinah leave out of the blue. She ignored Normani after telling her she just needed time. In that time Normani still had hope. Only to have it crushed when she finds out that Dinah decided to just up and move away.

To make matters worse she had to find out from the woman that her lover was secretly in love with the whole entirety of their relationship.

She couldn't imagine the pain Normani felt. She gave Dinah everything she could to just have her heart stomped on and made to feel like she was never enough.

Camila went through something similar with Austin but in a lot of ways it was different. The pain she felt when everything happened to her was unbearable. She questioned everything about their relationship and herself. She even blamed herself for not being better for him.

So seeing how Normani went down the rabbit hole when she found out Dinah moved away. She understood because her situation was worse than what Camila had gone through.

So she doesn't blame Normani for holding a grudge against Dinah especially when Dinah doing this ended up in Normani having a kid. Something Normani since she met her has told her she's never wanted.

Which Camila finds strange since Normani is great with Amelia. She spoils her, spends time with her, and even takes her out. So to see how Normani is with Amelia and to then hear her persistently say she doesn't want any kids baffled her.

But now here she is 3 months pregnant and keeping the baby. She's seen a couple of changes in Normani. Like how she lights up a little when they try and guess the sex of the baby. Or when Lauren tells her that she's going to start buying matching onesies for the babies.