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Camila was almost getting tired of sitting in her car, waiting for Lauren's familiar collection of SUV's to enter the car park.

Every time it was the same; watch them roll up, drool over Lauren in a suit, wait for the deal to happen, grab some pictures and then fail to catch her.

It was painful at this point.

So, it was all going as expected; Ally snapping pictures as the cavalry arrived, Lauren's Ferrari in the middle of it all.

Camila mentally prepared herself for the suit and was actually surprised when Lauren stepped out in a pair of jeans and a tight t-shirt.

"No suit?" Ally muttered. Camila hummed her agreement and used her own camera to zoom in on the meeting.

"She tell you what this one was about?"

"Nope. Just a location." Camila grumbled.

"Considerate of her."

"Uh huh." Camila narrowed her eyes at Lauren through the lens. Almost as the two sides' minions started trading money for... paintings? Lauren looked straight over at Camila and winked at her.

"Did she just... no way..." Ally laughed nervously. Camila huffed and put her hand on the door handle.

"I'm actually going to kill her." Camila growled, opening the door, ignoring Ally's hissing for her to sit down.

The door slammed shut and echoed in the mostly empty space. Everyone stopped and looked over.

"Lauren fucking Jauregui," Camila yelled, stalking towards the meeting. She drew her gun and everyone started scrambling for their cars, shouting of police and traps starting to fill the car park.

"That's not my middle name," Lauren called back with a smirk.

"You're under arrest for whatever the fuck just happened," Camila growled, leveling her gun at Lauren as she got closer. Lauren leaned against the hood of her car as Dinah and Normani slowly moved towards their doors.

"Just a little trading Camz."

"Uh huh, right," Camila agreed with a sarcastic smile.

"They were a hundred percent stolen!" Ally's shout made Lauren roll her eyes. Camila took the chance to glance behind her and see Ally now sitting in the driver's seat with her head out the window.

"You don't know that!" Dinah yelled.

"Saw 'em on the news," Ally said smugly. Camila smiled as Dinah cursed and shifted her weight around.

"Come on Jauregui, just let me win," Camila said, stepping closer again. Lauren glanced between her and the gun aimed at her.

"Or what? Gonna shoot me Cabello?" Lauren smirked at her and raised an eyebrow.

"Don't push your luck," Camila said under her breath. She barely noticed as the other cars left, only the six of them in the car park.

"You're not gonna shoot me," Lauren muttered, "D, Mani, you guys can leave. Go chase down my last painting."

Dinah and Normani glanced between Camila and Lauren before seeing Ally give them a thumbs up.

So what if the three of them teamed up to keep an eye on their bosses... no one had to know.

The last SUV drove away, leaving Camila and Lauren stuck in a staredown and Madison sitting behind the wheel of Lauren's car. Camila heard Ally calling her name so she slowly lowered her gun.

"Told you so." Lauren winked before taking off and running for the back of the car park.

"Are you fucking- Lauren!" Madison yelled out the window before shaking her head. Camila glared at her.

"Stay," She snapped before chasing after Lauren.

It wasn't long before Camila rounded the corner and saw Lauren skidding to a stop in front of a metal fence. She had one foot finding a grip when Camila cleared her throat.

"Just... no," Camila said with an amused smile. Lauren looked over her shoulder, her hands gripping the fence tighter, preparing to haul herself over it.

"Who's gonna stop me? You? As if," Lauren snorted before clambering over the fence and landing solidly the other side. She spun around and watched as Camila wandered over to the fence.

Lauren teasingly put her arm through the fence and flipped her off. Before she could blink there was a pair of handcuffs being waved at her with a teasing smile.

"Too slow." Camila grinned. Lauren rolled her eyes and yanked her hand back, the metal clattering against the fence as Camila missed her wrist. Camila's eyes narrowed and she scrambled over the fence before Lauren could start running again, easily blocking her escape route.

Lauren watched in amusement as Camila stepped closer, almost until she was pressed into the fence. Her breath hitched as Camila's chest brushed against hers, her hand trailing down her arm and stopping against the soft skin of Lauren's wrist.

"Don't you have community service?" Camila asked, slowly lifting Lauren's wrist up, tapping the handcuffs against her.

"Yeah, might've paid off the guard," Lauren said quietly, eyes not moving away from the handcuffs.

"Is that a confession?"

"Closer to a joke." Lauren shrugged, gulping when Camila toyed with her handcuffs, not yet clipping it around Lauren's wrist.

"Are you joking?" Camila asked, tilting her head to the side, placing her free hand on the fence over Lauren's shoulder. Lauren grinned lopsidedly and moved her hand to cover Camila's holding the handcuffs.

"Nope." Lauren grinned and slipped her hand under Camila's grabbing the handcuffs slowly, making sure she had Camila's complete attention. Lauren bit the corner of her lip and felt Camila's grip on the handcuffs loosen.

There was a quiet click as Lauren grinned at Camila. Camila blinked at her, tongue running over her lips lightly, her eyes almost drifting away before Lauren's free hand moved to cup Camila's jaw. Camila's lips parted and Lauren could hear her breath hitch.

Lauren pulled Camila's hand and rested it over her other shoulder, essentially pinning herself to the fence between Camila's arms.

Camila felt a cold breeze against her wrist making her shiver. Her focus was preoccupied, the two of them had been this close too many times before to be considered enemies anymore.

Now they were just dancing on the precipice of almost. Almost lovers but not quite. It'd been over a year since they last kissed. Quite frankly Camila had practically forgotten what it was like...

Okay so that was bullshit. She remembered exactly what it was like. And being centimeters away from Lauren's lips was not helping her keep focus.

It wasn't until Lauren slipped under her arms and away from the fence. Camila blinked herself out of her fantasies and turned around. Lauren walked away, never breaking eye contact with Camila as she got further away.

Camila rolled her eyes and went to follow when her arm jerked back behind her. Her head whipped around and her jaw dropped.

Her wrist was handcuffed to the fence.

Her free hand went to her pocket, her eyes widening when she came up empty.

Lauren snickered and waved the handcuff keys towards Camila.

"Give them back Jauregui."

"Not until you give me a nickname."

Camila huffed and clenched her jaw, thoughts running through her brain at a million miles an hour. Mostly how annoying Lauren could be at the wrong time.

More bullshit.

"Laur, keys. Now." Camila said slowly. Lauren scoffed and folded her arms, keys dangling teasingly from her fingers.

"A new nickname. Everyone calls me Laur."

Camila let out a loud groan and tapped her foot against the floor. Lauren sauntered closer, still just staying out of reach.

Camila rolled her eyes and leaned back against the fence, the slide of metal on metal echoing throughout the alley.

"Please Lo." Camila muttered, looking up at Lauren through her eyelashes.

Lauren's eyes widened, her jaw slackened. There was a clatter as the keys fell to the ground. Camila bit back a smile at catching Lauren off guard.

A smile that was promptly wiped from her face when Lauren strode towards her, hands cupping Camila's cheeks, tilting her head up. Camila felt her breath stall, her eyes flutter shut as Lauren's lips grazed her own...

Until there was the growl of an engine behind them.

Lauren jolted back, her teeth barely brushing against Camila's bottom lip as she moved back. The two of them looked behind her and saw Madison waiting for Lauren.

Camila leant her head back against the fence and tried to calm her racing heart. Lauren let out a small curse before pressing a swift kiss to Camila's cheek.

"Until next time detective." Lauren grinned, jogging towards the car.

"Lauren!" Camila yelled as the girl in question ducked into her Ferrarri's passenger seat. Lauren looked back at her. "The keys?!"

Lauren laughed and sent a quick salute towards Camila as the car sped off.

Camila slid down the fence, her jacket riding up her back. She stared at the keys, just beyond her reach.

"Fuck."

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Camila stormed into the office, Ally on her heels, barely holding in her laughter.

Becky opened her mouth but Camila held up her hand, the handcuffs still swinging from her wrist.

"Don't. Even. Ask." She growled, sitting down at her desk and unlocking the cuff. She ignored Ally as she went over to Becky's desk.

"Why didn't she just unlock them both?" Becky asked in a stage whisper.

"Too preoccupied with almost making out with her nemesis," Ally replied with a snicker. Becky nodded approvingly before frowning.

"Does she count as a nemesis if it's obvious even to the blind that they care about each other?" Becky tapped a pen against her chin as she looked up at Ally.

"I hate you guys," Camila grumbled, chucking her cuffs on the table and sulking.

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"Just ask her out already," Dinah said with a giggle.

After a successful trade, minus the slight interruption, Lauren decided to take Dinah and Normani out for drinks. The three of them hadn't gone out properly since Lauren had been released; business stability unfortunately had to preside as priority.

"Ask who out?" Lauren feigned ignorance while she sipped on her beer. Normani and Dinah were already close to drunk, Lauren couldn't focus long enough to drink fast enough to get drunk. Her mind was full of thoughts and memories, and longings.

"Camila you dumbass," Normani rolled her eyes, leaning heavily into Dinah's side. Lauren choked on her beer and stared at the couple across from her.

"What?"

"Dude you guys are crazy about each other," Dinah snorted, "I mean how many times have you two almost kissed? A stupid amount."

"See? Listen to my girlfriend Laur- fuckin' woman up and ask her out already."

"She's trying to arrest me?" Lauren pointed out; even to her it was weak.

"Right," Normani scoffed, "like she doesn't have plenty of evidence against you. Today being one of them."

"But-"

"No buts," Dinah hiccuped and coughed, "more drinks though."

Lauren laughed before standing up, nodding at her friends enthusiasm even when drunk. She sighed and walked over to the bar, leaning against it to wait her turn.

With her back to the door she didn't see Camila, Ally, Becky and Blackbear walk in.

Dinah and Normani did though. Eagerly waving them over to their little corner.

"Hey guys, weird seeing you here," Ally grinned, sliding into the booth with them and being swept up in a drunken hug. "You guys know Becky and Blackbear."

The group dissolved into drunk laughter and teasing as Becky and Blackbear slid into the side across from the three girls. Camila leaned on the end of the table, half waiting to be asked to get drinks.

"Hey did you ever tell Jauregui?" Ally suddenly looked up at Camila intently. Camila snapped out of her thoughts and raised her eyebrow.

"Tell her what?"

"Seriously Mila?" Ally pursed her lips and motioned for Camila to move closer. "How you were there when she got hurt?"

Camila laughed softly and shook her head.

"Hasn't come up no."

"Mila it's been over a month since she got out," Ally sighed, the rest of the table pretending like they weren't listening.

"And?

"It's been months since she got stabbed."

That grabbed everyone's attention.

"What're you two talking about?" Normani asked slowly.

"I'm talking about how Camila was there that day," Ally said, eyes not leaving Camila's. Camila let out a sigh and folded her arms.

"You haven't told her?" Dinah slurred, blinking sluggishly, "Why not?"

"'Cause Mila's the one who saved her life," Ally replied, ignoring Camila's hisses to not.

"What?!" Normani screeched before Dinah could.

"I wasn't even meant to be there," Camila replied quickly, glaring daggers at Ally, "in fact I wasn't even there for her."

"Mila, you put Eilish in the hospital," Ally said quietly. Camila clenched her jaw and looked away, eyes drifting along the back wall.

"She fucking stabbed her," Camila muttered under her breath.

"Yeah and you saved Lauren's fucking life Mila!" Ally snapped. Camila looked back at her and stared her down.

Camila opened her mouth to reply when three glasses were put on the table, two arms appearing either side of her making her jump.

"You did what?"

She spun around and came face to face with Lauren, who was staring at her with an unreadable expression on her face.

"Lo-"

"You were the one who saved me?" Lauren asked quietly. Camila looked down at her feet and nodded.

The table was silent behind them, their breath held tightly. Dinah winced as she dragged her new drink closer to her, hoping it didn't break the moment. The smack around the back of her head from Ally was worth it.

The silence was broken when Lauren gently took Camila's hand and lead her away from the table.

"Come on, we need to talk."