A Change Of Directions (Camren)

Chapters 36: New York

I feel like I'm spoiling you guys with all these updates

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The trip to New York caused more stress than I had originally thought.

Lauren spent two hours on deciding what to pack and she would've taken much longer if it weren't for me forcefully closing her trunk and telling her that whatever she needed, we could buy in New York. And then she argued that she couldn't just buy all the missing clothes there and I retorted that I preferred her wearing nothing at all anyway, and then she playfully hit me and said she might consider wearing that option. Just to tease me to death.

So when she went to find her passport, I quickly texted Dinah and asked her what the hell they were teaching in the Celibacy Club and minutes later, I got a very helpful text of 'It's all about the teasing, not the pleasing', followed by a 'Why? You having blue balls again?'.

I grumpily typed back a 'Just wondering'.

'I'll take that as a yes' was the instant answer.

The next big obstacle was the flight itself because Lauren had never flown with planes before, and the crushed bones in my right hand could attest to that. But after half an hour into the flight, she slowly relaxed and even managed to put her head on my shoulder, lowly humming to herself whenever a turbulence made the plane shake.

But still, it was a relief when the tires of the plane touched the landing strip of the JFK airport. Releasing a sigh I didn't know I had been holding, I took Lauren's hand and guided her out of the plane, marching with all the other flight attendents toward the next passport control station. I sent a quick message to Jake on the way, notifying him that we had arrived. He had happily offered to fetch us from the airport, impatient to see me and Lauren again.

Kate and Nikki tried coming, too, but they were forced to stay the weekend at their grandparents in another state before their real vacation started.

To be honest, I was kind of glad they couldn't come. Kate would immediately try to use this opportunity to make things awkward between Lauren and i, and Nikki would bombard my girlfriend with thousands of question, just to see if she was right for me.

Though Jake wasn't any better than the other two, he at least had the decency to interrogate the shit out of me when Lauren wasn't around. I bet he was almost crapping his pants in curiosity.

After we had claimed our luggage, we neared the exit and I was kind of nervous of what to expect.

Lots of people were already standing there, waiting for their friends, lovers or relatives and others stood there with signs of unfamiliar names. I couldn't spot Jake in this mass of people.

But apparently, he could spot us.

"Hey! Camila! Lauren! Hey, here, I'm here!" a loud, excited voice drowned out the others, and I frantically turned my head to find the source of the voice.

Lauren tapped my shoulder and pointed to somewhere behind me, making me whip around, and before I could see Jake, my face was pressed flat against his hard chest and I was trapped in his strong arms.

"Damn does it feel good to smother you like this!" I heard him chuckle and my growl went unheard since my face was still pretty much attached to his chest.

"M, l'me go!"

"And good to see you, Lauren, you're even prettier than I remembered you!"

Finally, air filled my lungs again as I dazedly stumbled back a few steps, watching through a blurry vision how Lauren had to go through the same welcome reception. Clumsily, she patted him on his back as he embraced her tightly.