Not Weak, Just Stronger

Chapter 50: Now And Forever (pt. 2)

A/N: Hiiiii. The first dance song played at the very start of this chapter will be You Are The Reason by Calum Scott. There is another song for two parts of a scene for your ships, I recommend playing it too.

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Part of the dance visual:

6:10pm - Palace of Versailles

The first dance wasn't choreographed. Camila chose against it and assured Lauren that flowing without instruction and improvising would be better and much more romantic. For many years, they have been in tune with each other's bodies, it made sense for Lauren to agree and wing it.

As the floor cleared in the Hall of Mirrors in the palace of Versailles, Camila remained still at the center of it all as eighty pairs of eyes fixated on her body in a flowing floral lace white dress that exposed her shoulders and collarbones, and her wavy brown hair that was now half pinned back with babys breath sitting on some curls. She smiled tenderly at Lauren who took off her blazer and approached Camila in a white dress shirt and pants, rolled up sleeves, and a golden paisely designed bow-tie. The sound of the piano encouraged her to take her wife into her arms in no rush, placing her hand on her back as Camila placed hers on Lauren's shoulders and joined their hands together.

'There goes my heart beating
'Cause you are the reason.
I'm losing my sleep, please come back
Now.
There goes my mind racing
And you are the reason
That I'm still breathing.
I'm hopeless now.'

Lauren led the dance at first by moving to the tempo of the piano, swaying and stepping side to side with Camila around the brown floor. They danced underneath the arched ceiling covered in renaissance paintings and dangling crystal chandeliers, many windows without curtains that overlooked the garden beside them; all of this beauty and history around them, yet all they could focus on was theirs. Camila embellished her steps, with a wave of the arm and a toss of the head, but did not interfere with what Lauren was leading.

They pulled back then in again, only Camila turned her back and Lauren held her close as they walked in place in a circle. Camila ducked beneath the arm Lauren brought over her head, still moving in place with their eyes locked and their hands linked though their arms expanded. It was as if they were changing scenes every five seconds because now lifted Camila's arm and allowed her small hand to softly caress her neck as they spun in place.

'I'd climb every mountain
And swim every ocean just to
Be with you and fix what I've broken.
Oh, 'cause I need you to see
That you are the reason.'

Lauren was soft but not subtle as she showed her intentions and invited Camila to continue following along. When Camila moved her bare foot back, Lauren chased it and dared her to do the same and so she did. They picked up the pace then Camila spun out of Lauren's embrace to lean in the opposite direction. As Lauren reeled her back in with two spins, Camila leaped into Lauren's side with her arm secured around her neck as Lauren spun her around—Camila's dress flowing as her legs spread and knees bent in the air. When her feet touched the floor, they fell back into a Viennese waltz around the hall as the guests of the wedding watched in awe.

'There goes my hand shaking
And you are the reason
My heart keeps bleeding.
I need you now.
If I could turn back the clock,
I'd make sure the light defeated the dark.
I'd spend every hour of every day
Keeping you safe.'