broken promises | OP/CL

the promis

"The person you are trying to call is currently not available. Please try again la-" you hang up the phone and think 'typical Charles, always busy'. You have known Charles for forever. You guys grew up together and you considered his family yours as well since you have spent most of your time as child at their house since your actual family never really was at home to take care of you. His brother, Arthur was your best friend since preschool. He was your age and you would always get in trouble together. Almost two years ago, after you had turned 18, you started dating Charles. You have always liked him but never really acknowledged your feelings until one night where you were having trouble sleeping.

It was summer and like every summer you spent yours at the Leclerc's family house. Very quickly after they sort of took you in, they turned a guest room into your own room where you would stay whenever you'd spent a longer period of time with them, like this summer.

It was already 3 am and you couldn't fall asleep. You decided to get up and get something to drink and went into the kitchen. Just finished your water and looked outside the window for a while. Getting lost in your thoughts you didn't notice Charles who had just came home from a party with some other drivers. He came up next to you and said "peaches what are you doing awake?" You winced and looked to him "God! Charles, you scared me!" He chuckled "sorry peaches I didn't mean to scare you. But tell me what are you doing awake?" You could tell he must have had a lot to drink by the way he couldn't speak clearly and couldn't even stand straight. "I just couldn't fall asleep. And you? Was there no girl for you to take to a hotel bed at the party today?" you actually didn't know if Charles would do such a thing but you just wanted to make fun of him. Charles chuckled and smirked a little. "Why would I take some random girl to a hotel if the one I desire is at my home, standing in front of me? I might just take her up to my own bed, I'd like that way more" While saying that he came very close to you. You felt your face heating up and opened your moth to say something but nothing came out. He moved his hand towards your face and brushed a hair strand behind your ear while looking in your eyes and coming even closer. Not taking his hand of your face he let his fingers slide to your chin and tilted your head up a little. With his thumb he brushed over your lip and let his hand than rest on your face. He looked down to your lips, bit on his own and looked back into your eyes. "What do you say peaches, want me to take you up to my bed?" he whispered and moved his other hand to your hip. "I-" You tried to speak but still there was nothing in your head coming out. "Oh peaches.." Charles grinned and kissed you while pulling you closer.

Nothing more happened that night between the two of you but couple days later you two started dating. It was a sweet relationship but you kept it mostly privet since you didn't really wanted to get much attention from anyone. You attended all of his races together with Arthur but never showed any couple like affection in public. Mostly being afraid of any mean comments or pressure from the media but you loved what you guys had, most important you loved him.

Now, almost 2 years later, you open the messenger app on your phone and text him.

y/n: I need to talk to you, come over when you can

you sigh and put your phone aside. You decided to make yourself a cup of coffee and some toast to eat, assuming it would take a while until he would be here. After you finished your food and coffee you sat down on your couch. you looked down onto a stack of papers and a flyer with 'Study in the University of Melbourne'. With shaking hands, you look at the first piece of paper.

'Dear miss y/l/n,

Congratulations! I am delighted to offer you the opportunity to study at the University of Melbourne. By accepting your offer, you will be joining a community of outstanding scholars.

Offer Details: '

Before you could read more you hear your apartment door being unlocked. I walked towards the door and saw a sweaty Charles in gym clothes taking of his shoes. "Hey Char, didn't expect you to be here that fast." You said and walked towards him and kissed his cheek. "Hey Peaches. You're message sounded kinda serious so I got scared and came immediately. Is everything okay?" He took your hand and looked worrying at you. "I-"You stopped to take a deep breath. "I need to tell you something Charles. Let's sit down first." You walk into the living room and sit down on to the couch next to each other. "You're scaring me love, what is it?" Charles seemed to not notice all the paper on the table. "So, you know how I have been applying for University right?" Charles nodded "yeah so, I actually applied to a few others than the ones from our list, just to see if I would get in you know? Turns out one of them is the only one that accepted me and well.." you took the flyer and handed it to him. "it's in Melbourne.. I don't really know what to do now.. I was so embarrassed to tell you about all the failed applications before that now it is already too late to apply for anything else really and I already spent two years doing nothing that I really need to start this year but I don't actually want to live that far away from you and Arthur but he said I should go but I-" Charles stopped your rambling by taking your Hand. You didn't notice how much there were shaking until now, you looked at him and he placed a kiss on your hand. "don't stress too much about okay love? You should have told me earlier about the other ones.. and you really don't need to be embarrassed with me Peaches! But.. it seemed like you really have to accepted that offer and go there.." Your eyes started to tear up. "But I don't want to lose you.. I mean we already don't see each other that often because you're busy traveling around the world and I will have almost no time to travel with you.. What will happen to us if we will see each other even less? I mean it will be at least three years that I am there.." a few small tears started falling. "Peaches shhh it will be alright.. we can make this work, okay? You could apply to change after the first year to one of the ones we choose" He swept away your tears and kissed your cheeks " I didn't think about that.. yeah that's sounds better.. but still, we won't see each other for at least a year?" Charles kissed your hand again "I will wait for you, my love." He smiled at you caringly. "You promise?" He chuckled a little "Yes I promise peaches. I will wait for you."

7 Months later you were standing at the airport, in front of you were Arthur and Charles.

Tears were rolling down your face while you hugboth of them goodbye. You had to leave for the security check so you said yourgoodbyes and a last I love you before you had to leave.