Taking chances

his little koala bear

*Came out from his room a couple of minutes later because he's confused as to why there was no talking after jasmine and carlos got home*

Elliot: *wheeled down the hall and towards the living room where he saw jasmine sat with her head in her hands* jazzy... What's wrong? *wheels himself in front of jasmine*

jasmine: *looks up at elliot with tears running down her face* i- i dont know! he hasnt spoken to me since he picked me up from the studio. i dont know what i did! hes never like this with me! *was so confused and kept on trying to make sense of the situation but she just couldnt. she could help but let her thoughts get her so worked up about it*

Elliot: *sighs as he looks at his little sister sympathetically* ok... ill go chat with him and see whats up, alright?

Jasmine: *was desperate to find out whats going on* yeah, ok!

Elliot: *wheels himself donwn the hall and knocks on carlos' bedroom door* hey man, mind if i come in? *waits for an answer then wheels himself in the room to see carlos sat on the floor with his head in his hands*

Carlos: *looks up for a second to acknowledge Elliot* hey little bro! *smiles weakly*

elliot: *looks down and carlos and inspects his nervous demenor that elliot hasnt seen before* whats up?

Carlos: *doesnt answer for a minute or look anywhere but at the ground. then he exhales deeply and brushes his fingers through his hair before finally getting the strength to look elliot in the eye* ... i dont know how to explain it! ive just have a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach ever since i shown up at jasmines work this evening... there is just something about that roxy chick that makes me feel uneasy! *sighs as he puts his head back in his hands and silence fills the room once again*

Elliot: *has only ever met roxy in the passing so he doesnt really know enough about her to be able to make a judgement about her character and stuff* was it something she said? ... has she upset jazzy at all? *jasmine is obviously his biggest concern because of everything she has been through when it comes to talking to people that isnt family or close friends of their grandma's*

carlos: she didnt say anything and as far as im aware jasmine is fine working with her... roxy just seemed like she was being a little too close and friendly with her and it make me uncomfortable. *was not staring at the wall infront of him while he spoke*

*Elliot was trying his hardest to be serious and not laugh at his best friend for describing an emotion that is very clearly what you'd call, jealousy*

Carlos: *heard elliot snigger so he was quick to look in his direction with a raised eyebrow* whats so funny?

Elliot: are you serious? ...you clearly just explained to me all the signs of what it means to be jealous of someone. *laugh*

Carlos: what?!... im not jealous! *looked so offended by elliots accusation*

elliot: you sure about that?! ...why else would you feel off about a person your girlfriend works closely with and gets along perfectly fine. there doesnt seem to be a problem there! your mind must just be messing with you and coming up with reasons why you dont feel right about jasmine getting close with roxy. *looks at carlos, waiting for him to see it from his perspective*

Carlos: *thought back to all the interactions hes had with roxy and its just hitting him now that all those moments have something in common. he has always had that horrible gut feelling in the pit of his stomach like something bad was gonna happen* ...oh my gosh! *puts his head in his hands* what the hell is wrong with me?! why would i even think that?! im such an idiot! *was starting to feel guilty that he put jasmine through the silent treatment just because his brain decided to try and convince him that he couldnt trust her and the love she has for him* ive got to go and apologize to jazzy! she must be loosing her shit right now. *started to worry that jasmine was over thinking and getting herself into a state, on the verge of a panic attack.*

Elliot: dont worry! im sure shes fine and she will completely understand if you just sit down and explain yourself. *puts his hand of carlos' shoulder to comfort him*

Carlos: *smiles appreciatively then gets up onto his feet and straightens himself out* thanks man! dont know what id do without you being here to knock some sense into me every once in a while *laughs as does elliot*

Elliot: *puts his hand to his chest playfully* oh the horror that would be! *dramatises his words, trying to be funny*

Carlos: *laughs and playfully smacks elliot on the side of the head before making his way down the hall and over to where jasmine was sat*

Jasmine: *turned her head as soon as she heard carlos walk towards the couch. without a second thought, jasmine was already running into carlos' arms and wrapping her arms and legs around him as he help her close and continuously apologised to her for what he did*

*a minute later! carlos had walked round the front of the couch and sat down with jasmine still in his arms. they just sat in the silence and enjoyed being so close to one another. letting all the tension and stress slip away like it never even happened*

Elliot: *had disappeared into his room after his chat with carlos so he could give the young couple some space and privacy to fix things between them. now he was wheeling himself towards the couch and sat himself next to carlos* back to being his koala bear, i see? *laughs with carlos as they look in jasmines direction and see her flip them off without moving her head out of its place in the crook of carlos' neck*

carlos: *had a thought and just couldnt hold back from sharing* caaaannn you feeeell the looovve toniiiight.... *sang in a very off key tone of voice but he didnt care because it just made the moment that much funnier for everyone*

Elliot: *once he had stopped laughing he turned to carlos with a cheeky smile* and why do i know you? *they both laugh while carlos playfully shoves elliot* anyway... what do you two lovebirds wanna do for the rest of the evening? ... are you's getting hungry at all? *looks at elliot and jasmine, waiting for them to respond*

jasmine: *kept her head on carlos' shoulder but turned her head so she was facing elliot* now that you mention it, i am a little peckish!

Carlos: *looks at jasmine then to elliot* when am i not hungry! *laughs but is not joking one bit*

elliot: alright! ill go and see what there is! *smiles then gets back in his chair and disapears behind the kitchen counter*