Thread of Fate

Chapter 20: Temporary Agreement

2/3 OF THE WEEKEND MARATHON

**SUGGESTED SONG: "How To Love- Cash Cash ft. Sofía Reyes"

"He who can change his thoughts can change his destiny." -Stephen Crane

"Camila," Lauren said over her stroking the bump on her forehead not daring to move until she woke up, "Damn it, do something!" Lauren yelled desperately. "Call a fucking ambulance or a doctor."

"No," they heard Camila's soft voice as she opened her eyes. Normani reached over to remove her heels so that she could better support herself. "I'm fine."

"Don't move," Lauren said, caressing her cheek. "I'm going to send a doctor to see how you are before you move" Camila met Lauren's eyes with tenderness.

"No need, I'm fine." Camila's voice was soft as Lauren watched her caress her cheek to brush her hair away. "I will start the catwalk again."

"Forget about it." Lauren sighed. "Do you think you can stand up?"

"We're going to help you," Ally said softly, and the three of them helped her up as Narciso approached.

"Don't put a fucking foot on this catwalk or I'm going to cut it off" Lauren said coldly without taking her eyes off Camila who leaned on her, still dizzy from the blow she had received and Lauren hugged her gently. "If something happens to Camila, I want you to get out of here."

"Shhh," Camila said into her neck and Lauren caressed her cheek gently. "Not again Lauren. I don't like you yelling."

"I'm going to walk you over so you can sit down," Lauren said so softly in her ear that Normani and Ally looked at each other. "Please, if you feel very bad, tell me I'm going to take you to the hospital."

"I just want to sit down for a moment," Camila whispered, breathing in Lauren's scent and unable to contain herself, giving her a soft kiss on the neck. "I feel a little dizzy."

"Whatever you want," Lauren replied, earning the surprised looks of the three people around her. "Don't go near her" she said when she saw Narciso arrive to help them.

"I never wanted this to happen, I was just..." he began to explain.

"Save it," Lauren replied as she asked Normani and Ally to help her.

The three of them helped Camila down the catwalk and were surprised when Lauren led her to what she had designated as her office so she could lie down on the couch that was there. Lauren sighed feeling the scent and Camila's body so close to her.

"Here," Lauren said, helping her sit up and looking into her eyes for a moment. Those brown eyes that she saw a little unfocused. She had hit her head very hard when she fell from it and Lauren had felt her breath stop when she saw her on the floor. She never wanted to go through that. "Do you feel better already?"

"Lauren..." Camila said softly and saw her so close to her.
"Your dress."

"That's the least of it now," Lauren whispered softly, looking sweetly into her eyes. "I want you to be well rags."

"You are the most beautiful woman in the world" Camila told her sweetly and Lauren was lost in those brown eyes.
She had been so scared, there was something so strong drawing her to Camila over and over again, and seeing her fall she had felt such horror and fear that she had run to her side in seconds.

Camila sighed and saw Lauren so close to her that she simply couldn't resist taking her lips in a kiss which Lauren returned without being able to resist and especially without thinking that Normani and Ally were also in that office.