The New Girl (Camren)

Chapter 19

Lauren's POV

The last period seemed like it had lasted a year before it finally ended. I grabbed my light blue backpack and sprinted to my bus so that I could get home as soon as possible. As I took a seat in the front, my nerves began to take over my body and I was the most scared I had ever been in my life. 

As soon as the bus pulled up to my stop, I jumped out of the seat I had been occupying and ran to my front door before unlocking it and running inside. No one was going to be home for a few hours. I knew Camila was already home and I could not wait to talk to her about this any longer. Millions of thoughts ran through my mind about how she would react and how this would affect our friendship. She was probably not expecting what I was about to tell her, but I had to accept that and move on. 

I grabbed my phone and dialed her right away after I threw myself onto my couch. My legs bounced up and down nervously waiting for her to pick up.

"Hey," Camila answered.

"Hi. Can you come over? It's important," I explained quickly.

"Lauren..you sound nervous. Is everything ok?" 

"Of course I'm nervous. Everything's fine. Just please come over now," I replied quickly.

"Alright I'll tell my mom and I'll be over in a few minutes," she spoke calmy.

I hung up before she would change her mind or ask anymore questions. I had no idea what I was doing. Should I have talked to someone before talking to her? I needed advice, but it was too late. Camila was on her way and I have no choice but to tell her how I feel. The possible outcomes scared the living shit out of me. I paced around my kitchen and grabbed myself a glass of water to calm down.

A few minutes, which felt like hours, had passed before I heard my doorbell ring.

I sprinted to the door and tried to look as casual as possible. The sweat dripping down my forehead and my shaking heads probably didn't help. I was forcing a smile as I opened the door and allowed Camila to come inside.

"Lauren. What's wrong? You're all sweaty and you look like you just delivered a baby," she looked at me weirdly.

"I need to talk to you. This is going to sound crazy, but it's been on my mind and no matter how weird you think it is, I'm going to be honest," I started anxiously.

"Oh my god. Did you forget to hand in your Math homework or something? What's with you and Dinah with all of these secrets, anyway?" Camila laughed.

"I'm not joking. This isn't a joke or a silly confession about liking a food I said I hated. This is a big deal."

"Well now you're scaring me. Tell me right now," Camila responded seriously.

"I like you Camila. No, I really like you and not in a friend type way. You're perfect. You make me smile, laugh, and feel like no one else has made me feel before. I don't mean to sound cheesy or like a Rihanna song, but you make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world. You really care about me and we have so much fun together. I don't know if you have experienced this with other people or what. But, I know for a fact this is different than anything I've had before. I had to tell you," I talked slowly while my whole body shook.

"I thought you could tell by the way I act around you all the time," Camila shook her head.

"I knew it. You don't feel the same way.." I began.

"No, Lauren. I feel the exact opposite of not feeling the same way. All of those looks and the way I talk and act around you; are because I have never felt like this before either. I feel exactly how you do. I really like you Lauren and I couldn't be happier that you feel the same way," Camila jumped into my arms.

I let her down gently before speaking again.

"I can't believe you just said that. I thought you would never feel the same way," I said.

"I have wanted to tell you since right after that movie night when we cuddled watching that horror movie. I just didn't know how to say it because I have like zero experience," Camila chuckled.

"I don't mind. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to spend more time with you and be there with you through all of our new memories," I smiled.

"Me too. You make me so happy."

"Before anything else comes up and we confuse ourselves, I want to clear this up. I know this isn't going to be easy or anything in public, but will you go out with me Camila?" I asked confidently.

"Of course. I could not be any happier then to say yes. I can't wait to go on dates and spend all of our time together," Camila responded.

"Yay. Now that we are offically dating, what do you want to do first?" I asked excited.

"I have a few ideas," Camila smirked.

"I meant for a date, genius."

"Wait! What do we do about the girls?" Camila asked scared.

"We can't tell them. Right? At least not until we are sure we want to be in this relationship and know it will work. What do you think?" I thought out loud.

"Yeah that's a good idea. We don't want to confuse anyone. If we spend time with each other for a week and think it's working, then we should tell them."

I nodded my head in agreement.

"I want to hangout with you tomorrow, but you have a jam session with Dinah..." I remembered.

"Just come with me. You sing and we can invite Normani and Ally. We can all sing and I'll play guitar too. It should be fun," Camila offered.

"I might have to cancel my other date," I joked.

"Sure. Like I would let you date anyone else," Camila playfully shoved me like she had always had done.

We finally stopped talking and hugged each other tightly for what felt like years. I could not believe she felt the same way as me. I wanted to hangout with her as soon as possible and spend every living moment with her by ourselves. 

I cannot wait for what the future will bring us.

Yay! First real Camren chapter. i hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Will the girls find out before Lauren and Camila tell them? How long will they keep it a secret? Does something go wrong? Keep reading to find out soon.