Movie Night (Converted)

Chapter 5

           

It had been over a month since they started sleeping together, and not much had really changed, except that they had sex every Friday, really good sex. And that occasionally Camila slipped up and called Lauren baby, but it had only happened a few times outside of movie night, and no one else had been around to hear. And there were the looks; the longing, heavy looks. But that just came with a sexual relationship. They were friends, just friends, just friends who sometimes had sex; well that's what Lauren kept telling herself.

            At least until they were sitting on the couch, on one of the very last Friday's in the school year, when the enormity of her feelings hit her like a 40 ton semi.

            "He asked you out?" she questioned, her voice sounding lifeless even to her.

            "Yeah.." Camila answered hesitantly, "for next week sometime."

            "Okay."

            "Okay?" Lauren wasn't looking at her, and Camila was more than a little concerned.

            "Yeah," Lauren said suddenly standing, "I should go. I have a.. a headache."

            "You should go? We're at your house.." Camila tried to say softly.

            "Oh. Right. I'll just.. I'll be back then," Lauren said, moving to walk towards the bathroom.

            "Lauren.." Camila tried to grab her hand, pulling back when she harshly shook her off and kept moving. Camila stood up, nervously running her hand through her hair as the bathroom door shut and she heard the lock click.

            "Fuck," she mumbled to herself, starting to pace in front of the couch, hoping Lauren would come out and talk to her. She only waited a few minutes before picking up her phone and dialing.

            The phone rang six times before Normani picked up with a charming, "oh my god, what?!"

            "I think I made a mistake.." Camila said, used to Normani's friendly greetings and ignoring her.

            "Oh boy, what'd you do Mila?" Normani questioned.

            "Well you know how Austin asked me out today?" Camila sighed, not waiting for an answer, "I told Lauren about it and now I think she's upset."

            "Ya think?" she heard Dinah's voice from the background, followed by an almost inaudible, "god what an idiot."

            "Dinah's with you?" Camila questioned.

            "I'm here Camila," she heard Dinah's voice more clearly, "why in the world would you tell Lauren Austin asked you out? I mean really.."

            "Friends tell each other these things!" Camila responded.

            "Okayyy but Lauren is completely in love with you," Normani chimed in, "please try to tell me you don't know that."

            "I..." Camila hesitated, "I didn't.. we're just friends. We're supposed to be just friends."

            Normani sighed dramatically, "you've been having sex Camila, you wear her clothes, you cuddle, I mean you call her baby for fucks sake."

            "Okay I can't believe she told you that," Camila said slightly alarmed but continued, "I just.. I don't know what to do. I didn't even answer Austin yet."

            "Well I think you need to make a decision Camila, do you want Lauren as more than just a friend? Or is that not what it is to you?" Normani asked calmly.