𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐙𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐒 - ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇꜱ ʟᴇᴄʟᴇʀᴄ

4

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴' 𝘗𝘖𝘝:

I turned on the lights with one hand while I carried Elodie with the other. She squinted, blinded by the bright lighting in my apartment.

"Careful, there's a step." I warned. "Yeah...right here...there we go." I helped her down the step and she groaned throwing her head back on my chest.

"Où suis-je?" She asked disoriented by her foreign surroundings.

"We're at my apartment, you need to catch some sleep, okay?" I replied and she nodded.

I guided her towards my room. I put her down on the bed carefully and she sighed when she felt the soft bed. I put her hair behind her ears to get it out of her face. I took her heels off and put them on the ground. I walked towards my closet and grabbed a red t-shirt. I walked back to her and shook her slightly, she replied with a hum.

"Hey, Elo, you need to take that dress off. Here." I handed her the shirt and she grabbed it.

"Je suis trop fatigué." She whined. Her pupils were dilated and her lips were dry.

"Come on, you can't sleep with that dress on." I insisted.

"Then take it off me." She replied looking up at me.

I wetted my lips with my tongue and shook my head, even though a part of me wanted to listen to her.

"Come on, I'll leave the room and come back in a minute, okay?" I told her and she nodded.

"D'accord."

I rubbed her back and stood up to leave the room closing the door behind me. I heard her stand up and heard her dress drop to the ground. My heart raced and my whole body tensed up. I took a deep breath and walked towards the room. I knocked on the white door and she opened it. I stood there and she grabbed me by my jacket pulling me in. I followed her, not complaining about her actions. She put her back against the wall and pulled me even closer. I could feel her breath as I heard my heart pounding against my chest.

"You wanted to kiss me, didn't you?" She asked making me gulp. I regained my posture and shook my head.

"I would never ever kiss you." I replied trying to hide my nerves and she tilted her head.

"Really?" She asked and I nodded several times. "Well, I won't kiss you either." She pushed me back and grabbed the edge of the shirt. She took the shirt off revealing her black underwear and lace bra.

She was trying to make me fold. But my ego was bigger. I wouldn't let her win.

"We're playing that game, huh?" I asked and took off my jacket to then take off my shirt.

I saw her eyes trace my body and my eyes did the same thing with hers. The tension in the room could be cut with a knife. I was breathing heavily and I saw her chest rising up and down too. She took a step closer and so did I. I put my thumb on her bottom lip, parting her lips. They felt soft, just like I imagined. She put her hand on my torso and I felt an electric shock run through my whole body. It was like she had fire in her fingers, making every inch of my skin burn with just her touch.

"Oh Charles!" We heard a voice coming from the kitchen and heard the front door close.

"Merde." She cursed under her breath.

The door of the room opened as Elodie and I were putting our clothes on. A very confused Pierre stood in the door frame. He blinked several times trying to process what he was witnessing.

"No way." He whispered dropping the backpack he had in his hands. "There's no way." He bursted out laughing when he realized what was going on.

Elodie sighed as she turned around when she finished putting my shirt on.

"What the hell, Pierre?" Elodie told him and Pierre laughed louder.

"You, go to sleep. You, what the hell are you doing here?" I pointed at Elodie to then push Pierre out of the room and close the door behind us.

"I knew it. I knew it since day one. You only trick yourselves with the "mortal enemies" act." Pierre kept finding the situation amusing.

"Can you lower your voice? What the hell are you doing here, mate?" I asked frowning and he crossed his arms.

"I thought I could spend the night here. I didn't mean to interrupt your sex session with Elodie." He joked and I glared at him.

"We didn't have sex." I stated with a firm tone.

"Yeah, right, that's why you two were half naked when I walked in." He raised his eyebrows up and down. Sarcasm dripping from his words.

"Merde." I put my hand on my face.

"Don't worry, mate. Your secret's safe with me." Pierre patted my shoulder and made his way to the living room.

"There's no secret. We didn't have sex." I insisted and he stopped and turned around.

"Tell that to little Charles." He pointed down and laughed.

I cursed under my breath and turned around. He laughed again and walked towards the sofa to drop himself in it.

"What do you wanna watch?" He grabbed the remote and turned the TV on. I shook my head scoffing. "What? You're gonna go to sleep?" He asked while I walked towards the hall. "I'm sure you're tired after that round!" He raised his voice so I could hear him.

I walked towards the guest room and closed the door behind me. I let myself fall into the bed and stared at the ceiling. What the fuck just happened? She'll probably flee in the morning or I will.

I heard the door open and Pierre walked in. He laid down besides me and stared at the ceiling too.

"What are we looking at?" He whispered and I closed my eyes and let out and exasperated sigh.

"I was just enjoying the silence, mate." I replied and he chuckled softly.

"You can't admit you have feelings for her, can you?" He spoke and I turned my head to look at him.

"I don't, all right?" I replied outraged.

"All right. Geez."

We stayed in silence staring at the ceiling. Pierre sighed and I looked at him.

"What?" I asked raising my brows.

"I'm bored." He pouted and I chuckled softly.

"Come on, we can play some video games." I agreed and he smiled.

We stood up and walked towards the living room to turn on the TV and play for the rest of the night until we fell asleep on the couch.

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