Neighbours, Friends, Lovers

18. Principessina

꧁ Charlotte's Pov ꧂

I get waken up by something tickling my cheek.
So I open my eyes slowly.
It's not dark like last night since a bit of light is penetrating the blinders.
When I try to stretch, I feel glued to the mattress and when I look at my side I find him in all his beauty with his head on my shoulder, arm perfectly tied around my hips and leg over my right leg.

He is basically using me as a teddy bear.

I look at him.
He's basically perfect and he looks like an angel.
His messy brown hair, his long lashes that I'm really jealous of, his lips closed in a pout.
His relaxed breathing.

I really can get used to this.
My mind keeps replaying his words and his confidence of wanting to try this madness

"Buongiorno principessina." he says with his husky voice the his lips meets my jaw.
My stomach flatters like I just went on a rollercoaster.
"Buongiorno. What this was for?" I ask biting my lower lip but the corners of my mouth curl anyway in a smile.
"Nothing. I  was breaking myself too much till last night, from now I'll do whatever I feel to." she says pushing himself up and jumping out from the bed.
"Maybe not whatever." I say and he looks at me.
His eyes meet the sunlight and the look blue like a serene sky.
"Whatever you're comfortable with. Now get you ass up and let's go to destroy our legs." he says grabbing his pillow and throwing it at me.

I look at him with a bright smile in his lips while his eyes are all puffy and the way is walking is al cranky.
I'm so happy the way he got up, he gave me a kiss that was pretty sweet but then I went back to our usual way to treat each other. He wasn't too corny or he didn't act like yesterday night nothing happened that was my fear.

He let me go to the bathroom and get ready while he cooks some eggs for breakfast.

We eat and go outside.
"When are you leaving for Australia?" I ask running by the sea side.
"Tomorrow." he says catching me off guard.
I stop running and he stops and looks back at me.
"Already?" I ask breathless.
I place my pals on my knees bending over trying to catch my breathe even if it's not simple after he gave me this news.

I was getting use to seeing him almost every day and spending time with him. Now I'll h get to see him through the tv screen till the middle of the next week.
"Yeah it's a 20 hours flight." I can see his eyes get a bit dark and his emotionless face expression.
"Yeah, you're right." I say trying to hide my upset face expression because it's not his fault. It's his passion and I can stay away from him for a week without making a big deal of it.
"At what time?" I demand.
"Two in the morning." he says placing his back on the handrail that decides the sidewalk from the ocean.
"Oh God." I say watching at the time and realising that it's in less than 24 hours.

I look up and I see his lips scrunch and his green eyes are scanning me with a lost look in his eyes.
I walk in his direction and then I place my back to the handrail as well and cross my arms to my chest.
"Could you come to the Grand Prix?" at one point he says with a voice that isn't sure if it's a proposal or a question.

Australia. I would love to go also because I'm getting use to be spending time with him through the week.

I look at him and he's perfectly framed eyes by thick long eyelashes are flashing me a stare waiting from me to talk.
"Are the guys coming?" I ask and he immediately shakes his head "No."

Butterflies takes place into my stomach.
He is asking me and only me to go with him to Australia.

"You're just asking me?" I ask disbelief and his lips curled in a soft smile.
"Yes." he says almost softened by my reaction.
"Charles..." I say while the wind is caressing our faces and the time seems to stop.