The New Girl (Camren)

Chapter 32

Camila's POV

I am so happy that Lauren has accepted my apology. Everything is carefree and all of my problems go away when I'm in her arms. There is only one last problem to fix and that is my mom disapproving of our relationship. I talked to Lauren about how I should tell her and we decided that I should do it alone this time. Right now it's Saturday and school ends on Thursday of this upcoming week. 

Lauren and I are planning to go public on the last day of school. I am going to make it extremely clear to my mom that whether or not she approves, we are still going to continue to date each other. I hope she realizes that she is wrong and finally accepts me for who I am. The truth is, I love my mother a lot, but I wish that she would let me be me. 

Sofi is playing in the living room and my dad went grocery shopping, so I feel like this is the perfect time to tell her. I take a deep breath and pull on my pink onesie before skipping into my mom's room. I knock on the door and wait anxiously for my mother to answer or say something. 

"Yes, Mila?" she quickly responds to my previous action.

"Can I come in?" I ask about to burst into tears in anticipation of how she will react.

"Sure honey. What's wrong?" she asks stepping closer to me.

"Don't hate me for this...but, I have still been seeing Lauren this whole time and we have been through a lot together. I know she's the one for me and I'm sorry, but I love her too much to let her go, regardless of what you think. I love you and care about your opinion and approval, but I love her too and you need to accept that I'm not confused. She makes me so happy," I admit staring down at the ground to avoid my mother's gaze.

There is about a minute of silence, before she begins to speak.

"Camila, I know you have still been seeing Lauren. I'm not completely out of it you know. I have learned to accept it because if it makes you happy, it makes me happy. Lauren is a favorite sweet girl and I trust that she will treat you right. I'm sorry for not listening to you the first time you told me. Maybe when or if Lauren feels comfortable, you can invite her over and I can tell her she is welcome in my home and is now a part of the family as long as she wants to be," my mom pulled me into a hug and kissed the top of my head lightly.

"I love you mom," I whisper.

"I love you too, Camila."

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That night, Lauren came over and my mom had told her everything that she told me, just as she promised. We all laughed as we ate dinner after explaining this all to my dad, who totally approved without further questions. Sofi adores Lauren because Lauren always wants to play with her, which Sofi, of course, can't get enough of.

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This weekend has been one of the most amazing weekends in awhile. I spent Sunday with Lauren, going to the movies and taking long walks, hand in hand. 

We spoke about how grateful we are for each other and then something unexpected happened. After asking if I was ready, we went all the way, and it was the best night of my life. No one was at her house at the time, and I felt safe alone with her. She made sure I was comfortable and ok the whole time. 

Lauren treated me like a princess that night and for the first time in forever, I feel like someone truly cares about me. We stayed up the whole night talking until I fell asleep with my head resting on Lauren's shoulder.

(Monday morning)

I pull on a pair of jean shorts and a tank top before running out of my front door and catching the bus, which was relatively hard for me. Just like I do everyday, I pull out my phone and check my messages to find 2 notifications which I decide to read right away. This was not the best idea.

One is a twitter notification from Harry Styles saying "How do you tie shoelaces?" His unusual and random tweets are nothing new to me.

I go to the next message and see that it's from Justin. My heart skips a beat as I click on it to read it as silently as I can to myself.

From: Justin :/

Hey babe. What happened the other day? Can we talk?

I need to tell him the truth. The truth is that I have been using him this whole time and never really liked him at all. I know he will be heart broken, but I can't leave him wondering if it will ever work out forever. It's important that he realizes it will never work and hopefully he will move on.

I immediately tell Lauren, because we had promised that we wouldn't keep secrets from each other anymore. She tells me that I should call him and explain because she doesn't want to take the chance of anything happening again, although she trusts me.

After he texts me numerous times, I ignore them until I give in, replying that I will call him Tuesday, which happened to be tomorrow, and that I had to explain something. 

I dread tomorrow, because I hate hurting people, but I have something to look forward to. 

Tonight we are having our first jam session since about a month ago and we are playing Catch Me. I can't wait to play the guitar and sing, staring into Lauren's beautiful green eyes. 

Hiii. So this is kind of a filler chapter, but don't worry next chapter will be a lot better. Yay Sinu finally accepts Camren! Thank you for continuing to read. I will update soon.