Empire

Chapter 15 P2

"Lauren... I love you too..."
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"You do?"

The elder replied in a weak voice as she continued to hold onto the girl in front

"Of course I do dummy! Lauren you don't have to worry about me hurting you... I get that your scared but you have to be honest with me.."

Lauren pulled back slightly as she looked down at the floor

"I'm sorry, I just.. I don't even know where to start..."

Camila used her finger to lift the girls chin back into her eye view smiling as Lauren's eyes began to brighten

"A hug would be a good place to start..."

She spoke softly trying her best not to scare the girl off but much to her surprise Lauren paced forwards and wrapped her arms around the Youngers back lightly resting her head in the crook of her neck taking a deep breath immediately relaxing as Camila continued to deepen the hug lacing her arms around the girls shoulders placing a light kiss onto her cheek feeling her smile into her neck

"Hey Mami you wanna get out of here?"

Lauren asked as she softly pulled away, Camila nod grabbing her bag from the floor before following the elder out into the open area at the back of the club, The elder lent herself against a blank quiet wall reaching into her back pocket pulling out a cigarette that she quickly lit between her lips taking a long drag as Camila watched on slightly confused

"I didn't know you smoked?"

She asked lightly watching Lauren slowly place the smoke back into her mouth

"Only sometimes, I can put it out if you want me to?"

Camila rolled her eyes as she reached up for the cigarette stealing it from the girls mouth placing it between her own lips before taking a drag exhaling it through her nose as Lauren's brows raised in shock

"You never told me YOU smoked bitch?"

Camila winked as she rolled her thumb over the filter placing the smoke back into Lauren's mouth

"Dealing with your ass everyday? Of course I fucking do!"

The pair burst out into a simultaneous laugh just looking at each other before settling into each other's gaze, Lauren pulled the smoke from her lips before looking off to her side her green eyes sinking into the cold pavement

"I am really sorry you know"

Camila walked forward and laced her fingers around the base of the elders neck smiling lightly before sighing causing the girl to look back up into the deep brown orbs in front of her

"I'm sorry too... I should have spoke to you about it instead of running away... can we please be on 100% truths now? Whatever you can write in that book... you can say to me.."

Lauren smiled holding up her pinky finger in front of her

"I promise"

The younger lift her hand to join tangling her pinky around Lauren's before kissing her thumb, Lauren hesitated at first but then reiterated her movements copying the small kiss upon her thumb

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Today was different, a sense of power flood Jauregui Enterprise as Lauren was officially back on top form, she came in all guns blazing with her pin straight black hair flowing down onto her toned back, there was always a sense of urgency as the elder entered the building as her brutally honest personality would call anything out of the norm out like you'd never seen before