The Art of Us

Chapter Twenty-Nine

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Chapter Twenty-Nine

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Lauren's POV

Three months later

"Camz?" I asked, finding her sitting out by the pool, it was two in the morning.

Camila looks up at me and tilts her head to the side.

I sat down beside her, dropping my feet into the water. "You okay?" I asked.

Shaking her head, she brings her knees to her chest and rests her head on top.

I frowned and pulled my phone out of my pocket. Unlocking it, I open up the notes application and offer her the phone. "What's wrong?"

Taking my phone, she types something quickly before handing it back.

'I'm in pain because I haven't had any form of sex, not since I got Emma pregnant.'

"I'm sorry." I mumbled.

Shrugging, she went back to staring at the pool, her head resting on her knees.

I felt guilty and I didn't know why. I had talked myself into being scared of her because she had thrown her wedding ring at me.

After a few minutes, she stands up and strips completely before diving into the pool.

I watched her swim for a few minutes before dropping my eyes to my hands in my lap. I picked at the corner of my phone case.

"She okay?" Normani asked as she sat to my left, Dinah right beside her while Emma sat on my right side.

"She's angry because we haven't had sex with her." I mumbled, pulling a piece of the corner of my phone case off.

Dinah frowned and looked at me. "Why is she upset with that?"

I shrugged. "She's pissed because she's hard and hasn't had any release." I muttered.

Camila looked toward us and frowned, almost like she'd heard us.

I bit my lip, kicking my feet in the water nervously.

The girls screamed as water splashed us before Camila grinned and swam backward, her erection popping out above the water.

I shook the water out of my hair, rubbing the chlorine from my eyes. "Camz, you got water on my phone." I muttered to myself, using my shirt to wipe the water off of my phone.

Frowning, she disappeared under the water before popping up by the ladder and climbing out.

We watched as she pulled on her shorts, a sad look on her face.

"Mila?" Normani said softly, getting up off the ground. She walked over to Camila.

Shaking her head, Camila quickly finished getting dressed before running inside.

"Seriously, we all need to sit down with her and talk." Dinah said, running a hand through her hair.

I kicked the water with my foot. "When? She never seems to want to talk." I muttered.

"It's not that she doesn't want to talk. She thinks you're all mad at her and that she's useless now." Quinn's voice came from behind us.

"When did you get here?" Emma asked.

Quinn laughed and shook her head. "Camila texted me about ten minutes ago, and I've been here this whole time."

"The whole time? Wow! So you heard that whole conversation?" Normani asked.

"Yep." Quinn said, smiling at us before frowning. "You're all hurting my baby sister."

I bit my lip, looking down.

"I tried to give her what she wanted but she said I was too small and she was too big." Emma said, she shrugged. "There wasn't much I could do."