Say It's Me ☾ Charles Leclerc

10 | Control myself

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Birdy - Deep End:
'I don't know if you mean everything to me and I wonder, can I give you what you need? Don't want to find I've lost it all. Too scared to have no one to call so can we just pretend that we're not falling into the deep end?'

She couldn't do it. Noelle couldn't stop thinking about her visit to Charles after she had pressed play on the movie on her tv. Luckily Sophie had gotten a text message from Gabriel saying that he had some time to see her so she had left shortly after, leaving Noelle by herself for the evening. She had forced herself to relax, watch the movie while scrolling through Instagram on her phone before she prepared herself for the day ahead. Noelle had laid out the textbooks she needed for the few hours of class she had the next morning before she washed her face and teeth and got into her pyjamas.

A few hours after she had fallen asleep, Noelle woke up covered in sweat. 'Did she have a nightmare?' She got out of bed and walked over to the kitchen to take a few sips of water before she got back into bed. When she laid her head on her pillow and closed her eyes again, the images returned to her mind immediately. She didn't have a nightmare. She had dreamt about her night with Charles, tangled up together on her sofa, her fingers in his hair while he kissed his way up her thighs. Noelle felt a smile creep onto her face before she fell into a deep sleep again, dreaming of all the things he had made her feel a few weeks ago.

She groaned when her alarm woke her up at 7 AM, the bubble she was in made her want to stay in bed for as long as possible. Noelle hated the feeling of slowly losing the images of a dream in her brain and she closed her eyes for a few more seconds to try and remember as much as possible before she finally got out to get ready for the day. Noelle got into her bathroom to take a shower before she dried her hair and brushed her teeth. She decided to get dressed into a black long sleeve shirt and a baggy pair of jeans and she added a light touch of makeup to her face. Noelle knew she was going to get changed before going over to Charles tonight, so she wasn't really worried about her appearance at the moment.

After eating some breakfast and stuffing her backpack with the books and her drawing supplies, she left her house. It was a sunny morning and Noelle loved the sound of the birds chirping when she walked over to the coffee shop close to her apartment. She decided on a cappuccino to-go today and she thanked the barista when she handed her the warm cup. Noelle made the walk over to her school, enjoying the sunshine on her face while she was sipping her hot drink. She arrived a few minutes before her first class was supposed to start and she walked straight over to the classroom she was supposed to be in, waiting for the rest of her classmates to arrive. She just had to get through a few hours before the fun part of her day would start.

At 1 PM, Noelle gathered her supplies off the table and stuffed them back in her backpack. The time had gone by pretty quickly today like it always did on Tuesdays when she had classes on the history of fashion and the marketing side of owning a clothing line. She said goodbye to her teacher and classmates before she exited the main entrance of the building. Noelle decided to walk back to the café to have a quick bite to eat before she would head home for a few more hours of sewing before getting ready to meet Charles later. When she was sat at her usual table in the coffee shop, Noelle got out her phone to send him a quick text message.

Noelle 👗:
Hi! Just got out of my last class for today. What time are you back home and do you still want me to come over? 🤭 X

Charles 🏎️:
I just landed in Nice so I will be back home in a few hours. Of course, you can come over anytime you want. Shall we order some food for dinner? I don't really know if that's part of our agreement but I'd like to spend some time with you 😬 X