I was sitting on the mat and Dinah was sitting right in front of me, we stretched out and Normani watched everything from afar, she was singing some song and I ignored both.

-Can I ask you a question? – Dinah asked looking at me.

-You already did... But continue. – I laughed shaking my head as I got up.

-Why do you kind of "date" your cases? – I smiled and helped her get up.

-In Julia's and Camila's case I'm sure that if I didn't show that I desired them more than friends they would never go to bed with me. – Dinah looked at me and shook her head laughing – While with men it's only so their friends don't suspect me, you know? No one will suspect the new girlfriend who has no reason to kill him. – I shrugged and took off the sweatshirt.

-I see... So it's all strategy?! – she asked and I nodded my head.

-I find it totally unnecessary and a waste of time. – Normani exclaimed and I shrugged.

-Can we use the pool on Friday? I want to train fighting in the water. Just for precaution.

-Are you going to kill her in the water? – Mani asked with her eyes wide – Lauren, don't you think that that is kind of evil, even for you?!

-No, I'm not going to kill her in the water, that's awful, I'll never kill anyone with water or fire. – I spoke bandaging my hands.

-I don't even want to know for what you will use it, but okay... Friday it is.

Today was fight day anyways, more surrender than anything else, Dinah was holding a water gun and gave instructions for me to disarm her. And so we did, I rolled on the mat with her, and when I squeezed her too hard she patted the floor or my leg or arm.

After one hour doing that we inverted the roles, she tried to grab me and then hold me and I had to try to get out, besides being bigger she was stronger, but Dinah always repeated "Strength and size are a matter of perspective, not to mention that there's no point of having both and not know how to use them".

After three hours training I was lying on the floor and Dinah was beside me, Normani looked at us bored as she was on her phone without having a single worry. I got up and went to the locker room, I took a shower while I listened to the loud laughter of my friends. I opened my locker and put on a white bra and panties and a pair of jeans, and when I was putting on my Converse a blonde girl walked in smiling.

-Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were here.

-No problem, feel free, I'm already leaving.

I got up from the bench and walked back to my locker, there were 2 sweaters, I grabbed one of them and put it on, and then grabbed my backpack. The blonde girl had disappeared, I frowned. I closed the locker and then left the locker room finding my two best friends.

-Who's the blonde? – I asked throwing my backpack on the floor.

-Blonde? – Normani asked trying to stop laughing.

-Yes, the one who entered the locker room.

-Are you smoking and we don't know? Are you stoned, Lauren? – I frowned and grimaced seeing the girls burst into laughter – Just kidding, it's Celine, my new student. – I just nodded.

-Is she...?

-Lesbian? Assassin? – Normani asked and I just nodded my head.

-As far as I know neither. – Dinah spoke – Now get out of here!

Normani grabbed her bag and I left ahead heading towards my car, I unlocked the doors and she circled it entering through the passenger door. I was starving so I decided that we would eat something in some Starbucks. I drove to the nearest one, which ironically was the one where I had met Camila.

I ordered and paid while Normani was on her phone in some table, after paying I sat on the chair right in front of her. Today I wasn't in the mood to talk or laugh, I was in a bad mood.

My best friend obviously noticed that and so she didn't try to start a conversation, she just started to eat, and so did I. I drank my cappuccino and ate my muffin in silence and staring into space.

I couldn't stop thinking about Steve, I hated when they interfered with my cases, that only happened once and I hated when it happened. It's not like I was going to back out, after all it's not that hard to kill someone who doesn't mean anything to you. You just wonder why they want that person dead.

Camila was one of the cases that I wondered why they wanted her dead, after all she is a very smart and sweet person, she works hard in her job. Why would they kill her without a very good reason?! But I'm not paid to think, but to kill.

-When do you intend to finish your job?

-I don't know, I don't want to take long, I need money.

-More? – Normani asked surprised.

-Yes. I have the one from the last case saved in a secret account.

-Why more then? You earned very well in the last case.

-I know, but I spent the rest to buy my houses.

-How many in total? – she asked curiously and I made a ten with my hands – Not counting this one in Miami? – I nodded my head – Why have eleven houses in different countries, Lauren? And why put them in false names or in Dinah's relatives' names without them knowing?

-Precaution, Normani. – I whispered, drinking the content on my cup right after – I'm paid to do what I do, I earn a lot of money for it, but if one day I get tired I want to make sure that they won't do my job on me.

-You'll run away for the rest of your life then? – she asked ironically.

-I don't know. – I shrugged – But know that I'll always try to meet you two. – I winked and she laughed rolling her eyes – I'll always bring gifts. – I suggested and she laughed nodding her head.

We finished eating and then finally the conversation began to flow smoothly and that urge to talk hit me again. But not talk about anything, but talk about the future, which reminded me of Camz.

I never saw anyone liking daydreaming so much like this girl, she talks about the future as if she had no fear of what could happen tomorrow, she isn't afraid to live and she loves to enjoy life, I like that in her. Only she enjoys it in her way, going to a few parties, reading tons of books, photographing everything around her and eating everything she can.

Lately I've been wondering if it was the right decision to have gotten in this line of work, but then I remember that all my cases to date, except for one, it was better to have taken those lives. All the lives that I took so far were deserved.

As soon as we finished eating we stayed killing time there and I didn't know what I would do today, I was tired, but not to the point of throwing myself on my bed and sleep through the night, but I also wasn't in the mood to do a movie marathon.

We were leaving Starbucks when I bumped into someone and three folders fell to the ground, I bent down and started to pick up two of them while the other delicate hand grabbed the last folder. I looked up and my eyes met with beautiful intense brown eyes.

-I think that every time one of us is leaving this establishment, we'll meet like this. – I smiled at Camila's speech.

-Are you okay? – I asked holding her hand and helping her get up.

-Yes. – she bit her lower lip and I smiled, to then look at Normani, as soon as I looked at her I stopped smiling and handed the two folders to Camila.

-Hi, Ally. – her friend smiled at me and I smiled back.

-We are going to get some coffee. – Camz spoke shyly and I nodded my head – I guess you too already drank yours.

-Actually, Lauren met me inside but before she could order something I pulled her out. – Mani laughed and I stared at her – If you want you can stay. – she spoke suggestively.

-Ehrm... Will I disturb something? – I asked them.

-No, of course not! – Allyson said with a huge smile.

Normani said goodbye and before I entered Starbucks, Camila intertwined our hands and only then we entered the establishment. We went to the line but I was already full, but thanks to my best friend's stupid excuse I would have to drink another cappuccino.

I ordered and paid for it, even hearing both of them saying that I didn't need to do that and that they didn't want me to spend my money on them, I just ignored them and the woman handed them their orders and my cup of cappuccino.

I sat next to Camila and my left arm was supported on the support of the place where she was sitting, leaving the side of our bodies touching.

Camz and Ally talked about trivial matters and I just watched everything around us while drinking the content that was in my cup, without even caring about paying attention to what they were saying.

-Are you in? – Camz asked me and I stared at her confused, she had a so excited smile on her face, I smiled at her.

Without even knowing what they were talking about or what she had asked I answered:

-Of course!

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NOTE: Hmmmm, what did Lauren agree to do? Mystery, mystery :P