Trials and Tribulations

Chapter 64

A/N: Umm....yeah, no idea what this is but I hope you enjoy it. Anyway... happy new year everyone! Hope 2014 is amazing for you all!

Having descended the stairs, Camila and Lauren entered the kitchen to find Sofi sat eating a bowl of cereal at the counter. Sinu was stood at the sink washing up her own breakfast things whilst humming to herself tunefully as she glanced through the window and observed the traffic passing by outside. Camila paused just inside the door in order to hand Jasper over to Lauren before continuing towards where her sister sat. "Hey Sofi," Camila said, placing a hand on the young girls shoulder and drawing her attention immediately. "Lauren and I are going to take Jasper down to the park for a walk and we were wondering whether you wanted to come with us." "Me?" Sofi asked, pointing to herself uncertainly. "Yeah," Camila laughed. She reached up a hand and stroked the dark hair at Sofi's temple affectionately. "You are Sofi aren't you?" Camila asked feigning confusion and she scrunched up her face so that her eyebrows knitted together. "Yes silly," Sofi answered glancing over at her mom who had turned around and now stood facing them, her back resting against the counter behind her. Her posture was relaxed and she smiled warmly at her daughters, her arms crossed over her chest and the tea towel she'd been using to dry up the dishes still in her hand. "Ok good," Camila said as she moved her hand down to rest against the side of Sofi's neck. "I wasn't sure. You look a little different this

morning compared to yesterday. Have you grown?" "No," Sofi said grinning broadly. "You've shrunk." "I have?" Camila asked sounding surprised. "I guess I should make sure I eat more vegetables in future then." "Vegetables don't make you grow taller." Sofi responded, sounding highly unconvinced. "Of course they do," Camila said as she leant closer to her sister and whispered in her ear conspiratorially. "Why do you think they taste so bad?" "I hate vegetables," Sofi complained, making a face. "Me too," Camila whispered to her sister once more before straightening back up again. "You're going out?" Sinu asked Camila, wiping her hands with the dish cloth that she held in them. "Yeah, is that ok?" she asked turning around to answer her. She placed her hands on the kitchen counter for support. "Where were you thinking of going?" Sinu asked, dropping the dishcloth on to the counter next to her having finished with it. "We were just going to go down to Simpson Park." Camila answered. "It's only a few blocks away..." Sinu pushed away from the counter and stepped across the kitchen so that she was standing opposite Camila. "You'll take your phone with you?" Sinu asked and Camila nodded her head. "Yeah and Lauren will be there if anything happens," Camila reassured her. "I know that you're worried about me now with my heart but the doctors said I was alright, they would have admitted me otherwise." "Have you at least thought any more about having

treatment?" Sinu asked, lifting an eyebrow questioningly as she rested one of her hands on top of Camila's. Camila cast a quick look in Lauren's direction and met her girlfriends' green eyes for a brief moment. "I'm going to do it," Camila told her mom, returning her gaze back towards her. "The doctor said cardioversion was the best treatment for it so it makes sense for me to have it." "Really?" Sinu asked her unconvinced but squeezing Camila's hand in her own. "You will?" "Yeah," Camila confirmed. Sinu took hold of Camila's hand properly and brought it to her lips so that she could kiss it. "Thank you," Sinu said and Camila smiled at her. "You didn't think that I would agree to do it, did you?" She asked knowingly and Sinu pretended not to know what Camila was talking about, assuming an air of obliviousness. She released her daughter's hand to fuss over Sofi's now empty bowl, picking it up and taking it over to the sink to wash. "You and Lauren are both as bad as each other." Camila commented, placing a hand on Sofi's shoulder again in response to her mom's silence. "Wait, what did I do?" Lauren asked from behind her. "I never said anything..." "You didn't have to," Camila laughed, twisting her head to get a better look at her girlfriend. "I could tell that you were ready to try and convince me when you came up to my room. You are so obvious sometimes." "Sorry," Lauren apologised. "It's only because I care about you though." "I know," Camila reassured her. "I care about you too." Sofi said, tugging on Camila's sleeve. Camila returned her attention to her sister,