The Blindside of Love (Camren) Altern Versión

Chapter 66

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Lauren knocked on the open door of Normani's office. She'd been thinking things over all weekend and had reached a decision.

The director glanced up from the stack of papers on her desk and smiled. "Lauren," she said, standing. "You're here early."

"Can we talk?" Lauren asked, closing the door behind her.

"Uh oh," Normani replied good-naturedly.

"Of course. Is this business or ..."

"Not business," Lauren answered quietly.

The director nodded and came around the desk. She motioned to the couch against the wall. "Let's sit."

Lauren took a deep breath and joined Normani on the couch, wondering how to say what she wanted to say without sounding like an idiot.

Brown eyes studied her patiently, yet curiously. "What's wrong?"

"The thing is this," Lauren began, feeling nervous. "I really like you. You're smart and beautiful and funny ..."

"But..."

Lauren hesitated. "But I'm in love with someone else," she confessed.

Normani stared at her for a long moment, before nodding. "Camila?" she guessed.

The actress was surprised, and wondered if it was obvious to everyone, or just to those looking closely enough. "Yeah," she admitted.

Normani nodded. "Ally sort of warned me that there was someone else," she said.

"She didn't say who, but ... you don't really hang around many people, so the process of elimination was short." She smiled slightly.

Lauren didn't know what to say. "I'm sorry," she said finally. "If things were different..."

Normani laughed. "Yes, if," she said. She smiled at Lauren . "I appreciate your honesty. I hope things work out with Camila."

Lauren chuckled. "Well, the straight thing might present a problem."

"Most of us were straight once," Normani replied, with a laugh. "But, I guess things will just have to follow their natural course."

"Yeah," Lauren agreed, not wanting to cling to false hopes. "Anyway, I'll let you get back to work. You looked busy." She stood, and started toward the door. At the doorway, she paused, and looked at the director. "Thanks."

"For?"

"Everything," Lauren replied, meaning it.

She smiled, and walked out of the office, feeling like a great weight had been lifted.

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"Mami," Camila said impatiently. "Mom! Calm down."

"Pero cómo me voy a calmar, Camila, cuando me vienes con esto de ir a California con una persona ajena."

Camila was growing exasperated. "She's not a stranger. She's a friend. And it's only for the weekend."

"I don't know," her mom said, her tone conveying her disapproval. "Are you visiting your father?"

"I'll be in Los Angeles," she replied, regretfully. It would've been nice to see her Dad. But at least her mom appeared to be softening on the issue. "I won't have time to go up there and see him."