Sing To Me

Chapter 46

Camila POV

I place Lauren's phone back and get off of her bed. I quickly find my shirt and put it on. My feet start heading towards Lauren's door. As I walk out I bump into her causing her to spill her drink.

"Where are you going?" Lauren questions.

I think quickly on my feet. "I forgot about our assignment in history. I really need to go do it before school tomorrow."

"Okay babe. I'm glad you stopped by." Lauren kisses my forehead acting completely natural. "I love you."

I force a smile. "I love you too."

I turn on my heels and head out of her house. The second I get outside the tears start coming. Lauren is going to break up with me. I thought she loved me.

I slowly walk home. I stumble into the house feeling numb. I go to the stairs when I hear my name being called. "Karla." My mom calls me. "Come in here."

Why am I walking that way? I keep my head hang. "I'm not in the mood for you to yell at me." I mumble.

"Either am I." I hear a man's voice.

My head shoots up. "Dad?" I run to him and wrap my arms around him. "I thought you wouldn't be here until tomorrow?"

He holds me tight. This never happens. "I didn't' want to disappoint you if I couldn't catch an early plane or if I got stuck in an airport."

This man has caused me a lot of pain for the constant pressure he puts on me but right now I wouldn't want to be anywhere else but in his arms. He holds me for a long time before I finally pull away.

"What happened?" My dad looks at me concern.

"Can we go to the basement so mom can't hear?"

He nods. "Lead the way."

We both walk to the studio and I lock the door. "Mom is trying to forbid me to see Lauren." Does it really matter now though? "We got in an argument and she slapped me."

The vein in his forehead pops. "Exactly why you shouldn't live with her."

"I'm not really mad about the slap." It hurt but that isn't what upset me. "Do you accept my relationship with Lauren?"

I watch as he takes a deep breath. "At first no, but you know that."

He said at first. "So what changed?"

"I realize you are old enough to choose your own things in life. I've followed you closely since you have been living here and I see you are happy. You are confident with yourself. I remember a year ago I talked you in faking a relationship. You were a scared girl who would do anything I say but that's not who you are anymore."

I smile hearing him say positive things about me. "Do you think who I am will hurt my career?"

This answer scares me to hear. "No I don't. Since your No H8 Campaign I've been getting an over flow of people who wants to run your story. They are fighting to break the story about everyone's suspicion."

"Why haven't you told me that?"

"Because it's your choice how you and when you tell people." He says simply. "Confirming will change your career but that's not a bad thing like I once believed."

Now I love this caring side of my father, I really do, but it seems like something is off. "Why are you being so nice and supportive all of the sudden? Not that I'm not grateful but you have to admit this is unlike you."

He looks down and back up. "When you chose school over music I felt like I was losing you. I ended up forcing you to do that tour to try to show you music is more important. I also forced you to hurt your girlfriend. On New Year's Eve when you left after I told you not too and you did I felt you slipping away more. When you sang that song to end your tour it hurt me. If I don't change my ways I'll lose you forever. I let your career get in the way of our relationship. I'm not perfect but I'm trying. I make mistakes like when we got into at the campaign a couple of weeks ago. Please believe I'm really trying though. It's hard to separate the business and father side at times."