Faking It Till Forever

Chapter Nine

CHARLOTTE

I lead him to our library because I’m afraid if I take him to my room I may be confirming V’s accusation. I can feel his looming presence, I have never seen such a tall man in my life and here I was thinking my father and Adrian were the tallest people I know.

I open the door ushering him in before stepping in after giving V, Aria and Freya a ‘behave’ look. I stay a good three meters away from him but I have to Crain my neck to still see his face.

“before you say anything, I just want to apologize for what I did yesterday, it was highly unruly” I brought out while fidgeting with my hair. He looks at me intently tilting his head to the side. His look giving me a tinge of more uneasiness I go into my yapping sprees.

“I never act that way, it’s all due to the alcohol and I do not take alcohol that much because it’s bad for the health, you know just like wh—“

“Charlotte?” he strides to me giving me one inch space but I still feel his breath fanning my face, his warmth hugging me and choking, his scent intoxicating—husky, masculine and something else.

“Yes”

“Shut up” I trap my lips between my teeth feeling weirdly uncomfortable and don’t know what to do. His eyes darken with…Lust? It disappeared almost immediately so it must be my imagination.

“All I’m trying to say is I’m sorry” I whispered afraid if I speak any louder I would be arrested. I didn’t realize I trapped my bottom lips between my teeth until he pushes his thumb to release it.

He grunts and in a flash he’s given us space leaving my mouth in tingles. I tuck my hair behind my ears before removing the band on my wrist and tying the hair in a low bun.

“Apology accepted, though I don’t see how you could repay my shirt or how you ruined my car twice. Let’s not forget you also forced me to drive you home” he lists them with a straight face and hands shoved in his pocket.

My whole face warms with embarrassment. “I didn’t force you to take me home.” I fumbled out trying to stop blushing. He shrugs looking at the window.

“Tomato tomahto”

“ I remember that very well.”

“Did you remember when you asked for s*x?” he delivers with so much calmness one might start to rethink his whole life decision.

“Why are you here?” his lips lift in the scariest smirk my tummy literally flipped messing all my breakfast.

“I came back to return your wallet that you left in my car” he said that while roaming around the library even picking up my book and sniffing it like a freak.

“Well, where is it then?” I extend my palms forward waiting for my wallet to come in view.

“On your counter” he stands in front of me showing me the height difference. I gulp down uneasiness trapping my lips before quickly stopping myself.

“Then why did you request an audience when you dropped the wallet?”

“Figures” he shrugged it off.

“Once again I extend my apology and request you please forget what happened yesterday”

He strides forward merging his chest with mine making us seem like one then raises his huge hand before removing my hairband and letting the hair cascade down. “Now why would I do that”

“it’s revolting!” I take a deep breath to calm myself down before saying something I might regret. “I was not proud of what I did yesterday. Just please erase what happened yesterday.” He glances at my hair, fiddling with the tip before sniffing it.

He drops the hair looking at me for what felt like forever when it was actually a few minutes in real time and proceeds to go but stopping right before he opens the door. “You deserve way better than that figlio di puttana, mio gattino” my whole body jolts with electricity at how sexy his voice is. he looks to his shoulder before heading out.

“Wait! My ribbon, give it back” I rush to the door my hair getting in my face, he raises it over his shoulder in a mocking way.

“I’m keeping it” he keeps on walking before stopping in front of Freya lowering himself before gruffly saying “Lavora di piu per prenderti cura del tuo amico o faro qualcosa di male” Freya staggers backward looking pale.

I quickly follow him out and stop in front of his Audi.

“I didn’t get your name” I mumble looking at my band as he twists it.

“Andrew” he grabs me by the shoulder shifting me out of his way before getting in. “Oh and charlotte?” he lowers his window. “Never get out of the house like this or all hell will break loose” then he drove leaving me astonished and speechless.

I head back in to find Violet, Aria and Freya looking at me weirdly. “You slut! And here I was thinking you and I were the only ones who didn’t get laid” I take a seat on the couch with a sigh.

“What do you mean by get laid?” I ask glancing at them circling me like an entertainment.

”Isn’t it obvious? Freya was shagging with her client and aria here” she gestures to a stiff aria. “she clearly had a f**k” I gasp hugging her before glaring at V.

“No she did not” I counter, V laughs before seating on the armrest.

“I mean look at her, her hair is fuzzy, her lipstick smudged and her neck looks to have been strangled” she gestures while showing her point before muttering ‘some friends’ under her breath.

“Enough, don’t you have work to get to” I look at Freya then aria. V smiles “girl, don’t even think of changing the topic. How is he in bed, I feel like a man like him would have the most hardes—“

“V!!” we all scream interrupting her, she releases a sigh looking up “I miss s*x” she mutters before looking to Freya then adding “Can I live in your s*x life?”

“Absolutely not” Freya gets up reaching for her bags and coat. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I have somewhere I need to be” she starts heading for the door.

“Me too, see you soon cinderelly” she kisses my hair and starts walking—rushing for the door. V stops them in their tracks with a screech.

“Nobody is going anywhere, I’m using the stop card” all three of us gasp looking at V like she just grown a second head.

Every month we have a stop card in our hands and we use it anytime any of us needs to spend time with each other or simply have a little girl’s night, I haven’t used mine in ages since when that incident happened.

“You wouldn’t dare” Freya grinds out. V simply nods her head before motioning for them to come inside, retreating into their respectful seats. “Now cinderelly, spill”

And that’s exactly what I did, spilling everything that happened from accidentally seeing Adrian to meeting Andrew and learning about the sapphire seas cruise tour.

“Wow, I really do miss s*x, anyone into threesome?” V glances at all of us. “You just refuse to have s*x because of…him” Freya replies softly before looking at me.

“And I think you should go to the sapphire seas cruise tour anyway” V and aria nod in unison. “Not for him of course, for you” I let her word sink into me. She’s right, I can go for myself and since I paid for the tour I won’t waste my money for a guy like Adrian anymore.

We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening talking about everything and anything while at the same time complaining about things happening in our life.

“he’s such a stupido” Freya bits out hanging up the phone with heavy breathing. V looks at me mouthing ‘trouble in paradise’

“Mhm, Freya what did Andrew said to you in Italian?” I ask dropping my tea and looking at her, her eyes widen on the verge of bursting.

“Nothing” she shrugs looking at her phone. I blow my hair off my eyes, before picking my new head band on the counter and tying it in a messy bun.

“It can’t be nothing since you paled when he spoke it in a hateful way, do you guys know each other?” V asks and an inexplicable feeling scrapes up my chest at the thought they know each other. Freya shakes her head.

“but he does look familiar” she mutters more to herself but we heard nonetheless. She looks to our expectant faces before sighing. “He said I should be a better friend or there would be trouble”

My heart drops to my stomach. Holy s**t. What is wrong with this man and most importantly—what’s wrong with me? Why is my heart accelerating in anticipation?

“For who? For you?” V asks but the buzzing in my ears makes it hard for me to listen, my mind takes me to when we were in the library and he was inches away from me, If I had stayed on my tiptoes, my lips would have grazed even if it was a little to feel the spikes of his mustache.

“Charlotte!!!” I bolt up to reality looking at them with a questioning look. “What are you thinking about?”

“I just remembered when he said If I go out like this, all hell will break loose” I look at Freya asking what that means.

“Of course he would say that, have you taken a look at yourself like you have a d**k attached to you?” we all burst out laughing at how V states it.