*One month later*

Today was finally the day that many yearned for. That didn't include Lauren and Camila, obviously. The producers were immensely ecstatic, just like the other actors and the crew. Not to mention Simon, who was almost shooting fireworks, such was his happiness. The expectations were huge, and not just there, but all over the US.

A small part of the crew, some extras, the costume designers, the actors and the production team were now in a pizzeria called Pizza Port, which was located in Carlsbad. The tv series will have some parts filmed in that small town. In Pizza Port, will be filmed a small part, Amy's and Karma's first encounter.

"Where is Lauren?" Simon asked, sweeping his eyes around the pizza place in search of his star.

As soon as he spotted her talking to David Henrie, one of the actors in the show, he walked over to her. "Come on, Lauren, it's time to shine." He said smiling, interrupting the cheerful conversation of the two young actors.

David nodded at Simon and deposited a long kiss on Lauren's cheek before disappearing between the people who were walking around there. Lauren took a deep breath and straightened the tiara in her hair. She was already fully dressed as Karma, a completely feminine and delicate girl.

"Let's go." She said with a small smile, and Simon smiled excitedly, walking to the table where Lauren's character would be sitting with her friends. On the way, he reminded her of the scene, going over every part so everything would turn out perfect.

"Do you remember all your lines?" Simon asked, and Lauren nodded, sure of herself. "Okay. Let's go then. Everybody, take your places!" He ordered, and everyone present there quickly moved to their correct position. "As you know, this will be the scene in which Karma and Amy will meet. Karma will be a little distracted from her friends' conversation, as if she's bored. And as soon as Amy, our dear Camila, walks into the pizzeria, Karma's attention will fall on her. Okay?" He asked everyone there, and they all nodded. "Quiet on the set!" A quick rustle was heard as some people got into position, but then silence fell in that place. "And... Action!"

*ACTION!*

The brunette was sitting on one of the many chairs of that pizzeria, surrounded by her friends. Karma seemed a little distant and lost there. She felt as if she was out of place, feeling out of orbit.

"Karma!" Lana, one of her friends, drew the brunette's attention for the thousandth time. "Jesus, woman. Where's your head at?"

A wave of amused laughter was heard when the brunette blushed slightly at the realization that she had spent a lot of time lost in thought.

"Sorry." She apologized quickly, accommodating herself better on the chair and clearing her throat lightly. "What were you talking about?" She pretended to be interested and rested her elbows on the wooden table. The truth was that even if she tried to focus, Karma had her head a million miles away.

"We were talking about going to Santa Monica tomorrow, are you on board?" Ronald, another one of her friends, asked.

Karma frowned and pressed her lips together. To go or not to go? It was all she thought of. But if she didn't go, she'd surely stay home all day Saturday, eating snacks and surfing the web.

"Sure..."

"Wow, I can feel your excitement all the way over here." Lana said ironically, and Karma sighed softly. "You used to be more lively." She said, and Ronald, Marco and Dani agreed while they ate their slices of pizza.

True, Karma had always been one of the most lively of her friends. She wasn't sure how and why she had gotten that way; so... morbid.

"Don't worry, shorty." Marco threw his left arm over Karma's shoulder, and glued their chairs together. "We'll bring our party girl Karma back." He guaranteed excitedly, and the rest of her friends also agreed, equally excited.

Karma forced a smile and tried to get a little happy. However, unsuccessfully, so she stopped trying to feign excitement. Luckily, her friends soon enough started talking about something else, and she could allow herself to go back to her thoughts.

"We can try... Don't give up on me..." She begged, almost on her knees, as she watched her love back away.

"I can't. I don't want to fool you and feel unhappy... Please understand, it's over."

That being said, he turned his back and walked away without even looking back as Karma slowly fell to her knees on the floor and cried desperately, feeling her heart shattering more and more with every step that her now ex-boyfriend, Luther, took.

The green-eyed girl shook her head to forget that so damned day. The day she had been abandoned by the one who had sworn eternal love to her. She picked up one of the fries that her friends had ordered and took a small bite. As she chewed, she watched her friends. They were all smiling, so happy. She shouldn't, but she felt envy of them in that moment. She wanted to smile again... She wanted another reason to smile.

"Do you want anything else, Karma?" Marco's voice in her ear caused her to jump up on the chair due to the fright. Her friend smiled, amused by the brunette's fright.

"No, I'm good. Thanks."

"You sure?" He insisted, and she just gave him a small smile and nodded. He kissed her forehead and went back to paying attention to what their friends were saying.

Karma was once again lost in her thoughts when she heard the sound of the bell that was stuck to the door. Every time someone walked in, the bell was heard. Everything seemed to be in slow motion as the green-eyed brunette stared at the tanned Latina that had just walked into the pizzeria. The unknown girl removed her sunglasses and ruffled her hair quickly. Karma watched her closely, she seemed mesmerized by that girl, and she didn't even know why.

This kind of attraction only happens in the movies, that was what she thought, but yet she didn't avert her attention from the girl.

"What a babe!" Marco was also looking at the girl.

Karma pulled herself together, and her cheeks blushed slightly. She lowered her head and accommodated herself better on the chair.

"Do you know her?" He asked, interested, and Karma shook her head. She looked at her friend out of the corner of her eye and noticed his look of desire towards the Latina.

"What are you two staring at..." Ronald asked curiously, and turned his body around so he could see. "Wow!" He exclaimed, open-mouthed, when his eyes landed on the unknown Latina.

"I think I'm gonna go over there to introduce myself." Marco said, rubbing his hands together as a mischievous smile appeared on his lips.

Karma was uncomfortable with all that attention and interest in that girl. Her friends looked like starving dogs looking at someone's lunch.

"Not if I go first." Ronald shot back and smiled the same way as his friend had.

The two of them stayed watching the girl for a while, and when the Latina looked towards the table where they were, the two of them looked away, making their friends laugh, except Karma, who was now paralyzed, because the other girl's attention was on her. The Latina flashed her a breathtaking smile and nodded her head, greeting the brunette.

"Oohh. She's flirting." Dani said mischievously when she noticed the exchange of glances between Karma and the girl sitting a few meters away.

"Dammit! Karma always gets the best, and she's not even gay." Marco said disheartened and with a pout, to then lean back against the chair.

"She's a people magnet, or rather, a chick magnet." Lana said playfully, and their friends laughed.

Karma, upon realizing that she was still staring at that girl, quickly took care of averting her gaze. She felt strange, the Latina's gaze was really intense and intimidating.

She decided to focus her attention on her friends and distract herself with the conversation. But she felt the mysterious girl's gaze on her.

Why does this girl I don't even know stirs something up in me?, Karma wondered in thought, intrigued with all that.

It was already getting dark when her friends decided that it was time to leave. Dani and Lana had already gotten up and gone towards the counter, Marco and Ronald accompanied them.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom." Karma warned her friends, who just nodded.

She hadn't seen the Latina, so she assumed that the girl had already left. She was walking absently towards the bathroom that she didn't even realize that she had just bumped into someone. She quickly looked at the person that had collided against her, and she swallowed hard at the sight of the Latina with that same breathtaking smile, and with a twinkle of amusement in her eyes.

"Are you okay? Did I hurt you? Oh my God, I'm so sorry." The brunette went off firing questions, completely distressed and nervous.

With a beautiful, tranquil smile on her lips, the Latina straightened up her clothes. "Hey... Calm down. I'm fine, I swear." She assured her, and then grabbed her shoulders. "What about you? Are you okay?" She asked with raised eyebrows, showing concern. Karma cleared her throat and nodded timidly.

"I think I was just a little too distracted." Karma confessed awkwardly, and the girl in front of her smiled even more. She found the brunette's sheepish way very cute.

"Amy." She introduced herself as she extended her right hand towards the brunette. Karma bit her lower lip and shook the extended hand.

"I'm Karma."

And so the two girls smiled at each other, and it was as if time had stopped.

*CUT!*

"Excellent! Magnificent! God, you two are perfect!" Simon said excitedly, and went towards Lauren and Camila, who cut the contact of their hands and made a face of disgust at each other. "No mistake, it was perfect. I knew that you two were the right actresses." The director spared no compliments.

Camila and Lauren were hugged by some of their co-workers and crew.

"I need hand sanitizer gel. God only knows where this girl sticks that hand in." Lauren said clearly uncomfortable, showing as much disgust as possible.

Camila smiled, approaching her, who instinctively backed away.

"You don't need to run away from me, goody-goody." She teased, and Lauren rolled her eyes. "And about my hands, they are very clean." She smiled devilishly and inched closer to the brunette. "But I'll stick them into your pants if you continue with that crap." She threatened her, and Lauren widened her eyes, completely astonished at how much Camila could be shameless.

Lauren pushed her shoulders, feeling her cheeks burning.

"Not even if you paid me, you witch!" Lauren exclaimed angrily, and Camila laughed scornfully. Those who were close by, watched their catfight attentively. "You'll never in your life touch those fingers on me." She said with conviction, and raised her chin in a sign of superiority.

Camila rolled her eyes, and then she poked Lauren's waist, causing the brunette to jump up due to the fright. "Just did." She said, amused, and Lauren balled her hands into fists. "By the way... Haven't your parents ever taught you that you should never say 'never'?"

Before Lauren could counter that provocation, the Latina turned around and left, laughing.

Bitch, Lauren grunted in thought, and huffed.

"I hate that girl, I hate her."

"Calm down, beautiful." David said, amused, as he approached Lauren. "Who do you hate so much?" He asked with a grin in his eye, and hugged Lauren sideways.

"Who do you think? That damn impertinent girl." She said through clenched teeth.

David nodded in understanding. Camila, he deduced in thought.

"You two will end up getting married."

Lauren widened her eyes, horrified by that comment.

"Never! Never ever ever." She said with conviction, and David raised both hands up in surrender as he laughed.

Never say never, dear Lauren... Never.

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As soon as she entered her apartment, Camila took off her jacket and ran to her couch.

"Finally home."

She moaned in satisfaction when her back touched that soft couch. She removed her tennis shoes and she sighed in relief when her feet were freed from those tight shoes. It was always good to go back to her favorite place, her safe-haven.

She grabbed the TV remote and then pulled out her phone from her pocket. Time for pizza and a movie, she thought cheerfully as she selected a movie and dialed the pizzeria's number.

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Across town, Lauren had also just entered her apartment. She was waiting for her best friends, Ally and Lucy, who were on their way; so she'd have to have something for them to eat. She decided to order Japanese food, she loved it and so did her friends.

"Well, I think I'm going to head home." Normani said, moving towards Lauren to say goodbye.

"No. Make yourself comfortable here!" Lauren ordered seriously and headed for the couch. "The other girls are on their way." She said and threw herself on the couch.

Normani just followed her, she couldn't refuse, and she didn't want to. The brunette called a Japanese restaurant and ordered some seafood. Minutes later, the doorbell rang and Lauren got up to open the door and greet her friends.

"Bitch!" Lucy greeted her playfully as usual, and ran to Lauren to hug her, almost knocking the brunette down.

"You always greet her first." Ally grumbled, still outside the door, causing Lauren and Lucy to burst into laughter as they pulled away from their hug.

"Aww, come here, shorty." Lauren said affectionately, and went to Ally to hug her, but the girl stepped aside. "You're going to turn me down? You ingrate." She pretended to be sad, and Ally stuck her tongue out.

Unable to resist Lauren when she made that little pout, Ally threw herself into her friend's arms.

"Wow. So much love." Lucy mocked Lauren and Ally, and then took off her jacket, tossing it over the entryway coat rack by the door. As soon as she saw who was on the couch, she ran to throw herself on top of Normani. "Maaaani!" She screamed excitedly, ignoring Normani's grunts, who was complaining about Lucy's weight.

"Get off me, you fatty." She joked, and pushed Lucy off her, causing the girl to almost fall on her ass on the floor. "I know you love me, but don't jump on me."

Lucy pouted, and Normani rolled her eyes, pinching her friend's cheeks before pulling her into a tight hug.

"I'm here too." Ally reminded them, feigning indignation at always being the last one to be greeted by her friends.

"Needy much, Allyboo?!" Lucy teased her, and Ally flipped her the bird.

"Don't mess with my baby." Normani defended her, and got up from the couch to hug Allyson. "Come here, don't mind those annoying girls."

"She's like this because of you." Lauren accused as she threw herself on the couch, placing her legs over Lucy's.

"The nerve..." Lucy playfully gasped when Lauren placed her legs over hers, and Lauren stuck her tongue out.

The doorbell rang again and Lauren asked Normani to get the food.

"Tell us what it's like to act alongside your best friend." Ally asked, mocking, as she sat on the other part of the couch that was L-shaped.

"Don't even joke about it." Lauren warned as she shifted on the couch to be on her side. "That damn woman decided that provoking me is more fun than arguing." Lauren said somewhat awkwardly.

Lucy and Ally exchanged a quick, amused glance before they burst out laughing.

"Does that mean that you're getting affected by Camila's teasing?" Lucy asked, smiling mischievously, and Lauren choked on her saliva.

"I think that can be considered a yes." Ally said, laughing, and Lucy accompanied her.

"I'll never fall for the tricks and teasing of that damn toothpick."

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Camila was taking another bite of her slice of pizza when she heard her doorbell ringing again and again. Who the hell died?, she thought to herself. She got up from the couch and wiped her greasy hands on the napkins on the coffee table. She peeped through the peephole to see who it was, and smiled instantly. She opened the door and immediately threw herself into her best friend's arms.

"Selly!" She screamed excitedly, and then supported her hands on Selena's shoulders to jump into her lap.

Her friend laughed and hugged her waist, leaning against the wall to keep from falling to the floor.

"You missed me that much, Mila Kunis?" She asked playfully as she tightened her arms even more around her best friend.

"Of course. One day away from you already makes me miss you to death."

"I know that." Selena said cockily, and Camila laughed. Selena put Camila on the floor and in a matter of seconds was pulled inside by the younger Latina.

"We started shooting today." Camila said as she sat back down on the couch she was before. Selena sat down on the floor and grabbed a slice of pizza.

"I know." She said with her mouth full. She finished chewing before continuing. "That's why I came here. I wanted to know how it went. Tell me everything and don't hide anything." She asked excitedly, and Camila smiled.

Camila began telling everything, she talked about the setting all the way to the last scene that was filmed.

"It was very interesting." She finished with a huge smile, to then take a sip from the red glass in her hand that contained pineapple juice with mint.

"You seem pretty excited." Selena observed, and Camila nodded. "What about Lauren? How's your 'relationship' with her?" She asked, interested, and Camila flashed a presumptuous smile at the memory of how Lauren reacted to her teasing.

She was going to cause hell in that girl's life.

"Same old, same old. But now I'm managing to get under her skin." Camila said, and Selena arched her eyebrows.

Here it comes, Selena smiled at the thought. "What are you planning?" She asked curiously, and Camila wet her lips with the tip of her tongue before saying:

"I'm not planning." Selena frowned. "I'm acting on it. And believe me... Lauren will wish she never met me." She said with a slight menacing tone, and Selena narrowed her eyes.

"Are you planning to kill her?" She asked laughing, and Camila accompanied her.

"I am." Camila said seriously, and Selena stopped laughing. "But she'll remain alive." She explained, but Selena got even more confused.

"What do you mean? How do you kill someone and the person remains alive?"

Camila approached Selena and knelt on the floor. She inched even closer to her friend and moved her mouth towards her neck, biting it slowly, making her shiver.

"Like this." Camila whispered and pulled away from Selena, who had a confused expression on her face. "With pleasure." She explained, watching her best friend's slightly goose-pimply body. Selena nodded in understanding, finally comprehending Camila's intentions.

"You ain't shit." Selena said laughing, and Camila shrugged, returning to the couch.

"I never said otherwise."