Checkered Love

Champagne Showers

After disembarking the plane, you meet up with the rest of the Danny Ric special party and drive to Danny Ric's new house, where the celebrations are already in full swing. For a Monday you are impressed by the "work hard, play hard" mentality of everyone involved.

His house in Perth is beautiful, and you are met with a gorgeous mansion overlooking the pool and featuring all-around glass doors and windows for an unparalleled panoramic view of the surroundings.

The boys help you with your luggage, and you are delighted with your beautiful room for the week. You walk down the winding staircase and find Charlotte and Heidi there too. (Charlotte has just started dating Charles, and Heidi Berger is the daughter of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who is now Danny Ric's wag).

"Char, Heidi! I didn't know you were going to be here?" You animatedly grab them both in a big hug and kiss them on the cheek.

They're equally as excited that you are there with them and the boys. 

Charlotte: "Y/n! Finally, we meet. I'm looking forward to spending some time with you and getting to know Carlos' new right hand woman"

Heidi: "Yeah mate, welcome to the club! We've heard so much about you. Carlos can't stop talking about you and..."

Before Heidi talks further, Danny Ric grabs her from behind, planting a big wet kiss on her cheek. He looks over at you with his big smile. "Ah Y/n. Welcome to the Danny Ric house of pleasure. How about you pour us a shot of a South African poison?"

Smiling you say... "Sure you can handle it?"

He cheekily accepts your challenge "Hit me with your best shot!" And with that he is off, leaving you and the other two girls to the first bar tending duties. 

You make a South African shooter worthy of making your country proud! The girls help you place the glasses on the try and to the tune of Skindred's Gimme That Boom, your hips shaking and doing your best rock chick impersonation you deliver each person's shooter to them.

Having delivered all but six shooters, you leave to a corner near the pool, looking for Carlos, Charles and Danny Ric. You find them, each with a beer in hand and mimicking your moves to the music. You hand everyone else their shooters before giving Carlos his shooter. 

Charles: "So Y/n, how do you say cheers in Afrikaans, your home language?" 

"Gesondheid!" You reply raising a toast to everyone, and they mimic your words. You leave Carlos for last and without looking him in the eye you throw half your shooter down your throat. 

"Stop." He commands you playfully grabbing your wrist. You stop dead in your tracks and meet his gaze. 

"What's the matter Sainz, too much for you?" You challengingly ask him while everyone else laughs.

He comes closer and whispers in your ear, "Careful with that mouth of yours, chica." The other people in the group took notice as Carlos says "You forget that before toating you need to look me in the eye...you know forgetting to do this means seven years of bad sex?"

You swallow hard feeling the after effect of the shot burning your throat, but you can't help to crack a cheeky smile at him "Really? We can't have that now can we. My apologies, gesondheid Carlos". 

This time you make sure to look him in the eye and keep watching him as you both swallow the last of your shot. 

You see those Carlos devils appearing and before you know it, he grabs the glass out of your hand, gives it and his phone to Heidi, and quickly pulls off his shirt. It was a split second, but he picks you up bridal style and runs toward the pool.

"Carlos, nooooooo, put me down, what are you doing?" He stops just short of the pool's edge and says "Apology denied," and throws you into the pool, diving after you. The cold water is a welcoming shock to your system. But you take it in your stride and drive deeper, before coming back up, you see Carlos' legs, and you grab him down under the water. 

Your faces meet under the water, and all you see is his shocked smile. Your eyes, meet and he grabs you around your waste. It's delicious and you wrap your legs around him, as you both float to the top, maintaining eye contact and blowing out air. 

You both get to the top laughing and gasping for air. "You can be glad I'm not wearing white or have my phone on me Sainz," you jokingly warn him.

He meets your smile "What? You afraid your porno selfies will get destroyed?"

You laugh out loud at him "Ha! You'd be so lucky." 

The next moment the rest of the house occupants all jump in the pool with their clothes on and you have a ball partying the night away.

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Later it gets cold and Danny Ric offers everyone heated towels before heading upstairs for the evening.

"Ah, Danny you're my hero!" You thankfully accept the towel. You suddenly get a thought and whisper to Daniel to give you Carlos' towel. Carlos was still in the pool talking to Lando and Charles. 

After everyone gets out, Carlos is last to get out. "Oh Carlos, you remember the plane and what happened earlier? You're gonna have to chase me down if you want a towel."

His face is unreadable as he slowly emerges from the pool, never leaving your gaze. You get ready to bolt and miscalculate how fast he is. One moment he is still shaking moisture from his perfect Carlos hair and the next moment he bolts to you, lightning fast. 

You run around the house, neatly side stepping his grasp. When you round the corner a second time, you bump into Danny Ric and Lando blocking your way.

"Hey, no fair." But too late as Carlos has now caught up with you. You bury his towel like a rugby ball as all three boys gently and playfully tackle you to the grass. You scream with delight seeking help from the others who have now formed a circle around the four of you, laughing their heads off and joining in on the fun of not helping you.

You have no choice but to tap out. "Okay, okay, I give in." You tap out UFC style and Charles who was the makeshift referee says "She's out," breaking up the fun. 

Everyone starts moving upstairs, still in fits of laughter as they bid each other farewell. You decide to make coffee before heading upstairs for the night. By now, it's just you and Carlos left. You get everything ready as you see Carlos ending a phone conversation.

"Well, that was fun." He says still drying his hair. You notice that he is still shirtless and now getting goosebumps.

"Yeah, yeah it was. Can I get you a coffee?"

"I thought you'd never ask."

While you feel Carlos' eyes piercing your back, you busy yourself making coffee.

"Here you go, just the way you like it."

He takes a long sip and says "Thank you. I guess we'd better head to bed then?"

You both head up the stairs without a word and he walks you to your bedroom door.

You turn to look at him as he leans against the wall. You try very hard not to make contact with his beautifully bronzed skin, but your eyes can't help to wonder. He never leaves contact with your face. Your gaze moves back to his eyes, and there it is...those devils again...

"Don't give me that look!"

He slowly moves towards you in slow motion and places his hand under your chin, rubbing it with his warm thumb.

"What look?" he asks sultry and challenging.

Quickly, you are reminded that he is your boss and he has Isa...and her threats...

"Goodnight Sainz" , you say opening your door.

He smiles at you and hits you with the towel on your ass.

"Goodnight Y/n."