Broken, Honest, Beautiful

Discoveries

"Dinah?" Lauren whispered poking her to wake her up

"Mmhm" Dinah mumbled rubbing her eyes sleepily making Lauren smile

"Why are you in my bunk?" Lauren asked curiously but politely

"Cause I missed you, I wanted my cuddle buddy." Dinah smiled turning over to face Lauren

"Can I talk to you?" Lauren asked nervously to which Dinah nodded

"I uhm, its been buried..for a while now and I have to tell you the truth.." Lauren said before the big reveal

"Go on." Dinah listened carefully

"I love you Dinah, not in the sister way though. It's deeper than that." Lauren admitted to which Dinah looked away from Lauren blushing

"Really?" Dinah questioned

Lauren nodded "But I know Camila likes you too and I don't stand a chance. She's pretty and hot and skinny, sane. Fuck, why would you even like me back." Lauren cursed herself for speaking up

"Woah slow down girl. Camila and I had this conversation earlier. She came to me, while I was flattered I didn't feel the same way about her." Dinah admitted easily

"And don't put yourself down like that. You and Camila are built differently, you're ultimately different people." Dinah explained, making Lauren meet her eyes

"You're talented, you're intelligent, you're beautiful, sexy and you're not skinny but you have a perfect body that's meant just for you. Don't be ashamed of who you are. You're not insane either. You, Lauren Michelle Jauregui, are amazing." Dinah smiled stroking hair out of her face

"And I love you too." Dinah finished leaning in and placing a gentle kiss on her lips before leaning back again

"You-you do? You mean that?" Lauren asked raising her hopes

"Are you kidding me? I've been dropping hints for the past like 2 years Lo." Dinah rolled her eyes

"I thought it was just banter, I didn't know it was real." Lauren admitted feelings stupid for not realising Dinah's feelings towards her sooner

"So what do we do now?" Lauren asked hesitantly

"Whatever you want to do Lauren, I really don't want to pressure you into anything. I care about your health before any relationship we could have." Dinah told her honestly

"You make me happier Dinah. But can we take things slow, and keep it private?" Lauren asked, afraid she was being stupid about it

"Of course we can. Define slow for me though so I know I'm not pushing any unknown boundaries. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable in any way." Dinah said meaningfully

"Slow as in, kissing, cuddling, calling each other babe or whatever but, privately. I know I'm probably being to careful but I-" Lauren rambled

"Shh," Dinah said kissing her gently to shut her up

"That's completely okay with me, don't worry so much." Dinah giggled

"I can't believe this is real." Lauren smiled shyly as Dinah invited her into her arms again

"We'll start believing it baby, because it is. I love you." Dinah smiled down at the dark haired girl

"I love you too." Lauren sighed resting her head on her chest

Dinah felt Lauren tense up in her arms and knew something was wrong.

"Lauren what's wrong?" Dinah asked peering down at her with her tired eyes squeezed firmly shut