I can't .

~15~

POV Carlos:

I quickly walked out the moment I felt my cell phone go off and saw y/n's number on the screen. With an irregular breath I stood waiting for her cab. For me, time seems to go so slowly, I forgot to tell Lando and Charles that I left, I feel nervous and don't really know how to give myself an attitude. Fortunately there are some people outside smoking who recognize me and ask for a picture, this distracts me for a while until I see a cab coming. My eyes glide past the people who want a picture with me and I see her get out, she looks beautiful today, a simple black dress that I have seen her walk in before with black heels and a small handbag. I apologize to the people I had promised to take a picture with and step towards her. "Hey y/n you made it!" "Yeah ofcourse." I don't really know how to give myself an attitude and that doesn't go unnoticed by her. "Are you nervous?" "No, come then I'll take you to Lando and Charles." I grab her hand and walk to the door with her, i beckons Lando to come to the door so he can get  y/n to come inside with me, Lando smiles at me and I notice that I'm really not myself.

"Hello y/n, nice to have you here too!" Do I hear Charles say to her just before I am stopped by Lando from walking on. "Carlos come, we're going to have a quick drink together because you need one." Lando is right I could use an extra drink. As I take the Bacardi cola from Lando I then see how my hands are shaking. We watch y/n and Charles from a distance as Charles is talking to y/n, she keeps looking back at me and Lando. "She's into you Carlos!" Do I suddenly hear Lando say to me. "You think?" "I know for sure, look at the way she's looking at you!" I study her posture intently as I take a big sip of my drink. "Come on Carlos I would take my chances today, she didn't come here for nothing." "What about her relationship with George?" "If she had liked him more than you she wouldn't be here now." Lando is right and I take the last sip of my drink, I put my glass back on the bar and walk towards Charles and y/n.

POV y/n:

I find it hard to keep my attention on my conversation with Charles, my eyes constantly wandering to the bar where Lando and Carlos are standing. "Why did you come here alone?" I turn my head back to Charles and answer his question. "We had a fight and we decided that maybe it would be better to break up." Charles looks at me a little puzzled but I don't respond to his look, in the corner of my eye I see Carlos coming our way again.

The whole evening is very pleasant and I feel comfortable being around Carlos. Lando has pulled us onto the dance floor after a few drinks, I notice that I have been a little short on food and the liquor hits very quickly. After a few hours I feel my cell phone ring, I step away from the guys and see my father's number in the screen, I answer it even though I know I can't hear him anyway. "Who's calling?" Do I hear Carlos' voice whisper softly in my ear, this gives me a shiver. "What's goin' on, on the floor?" "I love this record, dad, but I can't see straight anymore!" "Keep it cool, what's the name of this club?" "I can't remember, but it's alright, alright!" I hear Carlos call out to me. "Just dance!" Without thinking further, I hang up my phone and walk toward Carlos again. "Where are Charles and Lando?" "They went to get another drink."

Feeling a little lightheaded after a few more drinks, I've been dancing with Carlos all evening but after everything that's happened I don't dare take the first step myself. With every little touch of his I desire him more and more. Behind me I hear Lando approaching, he is clearly tipsy and it makes me laugh, I hear him coming closer. "Lando please wait for me." Charles comes up behind him and Lando turns around and I hear him behind me take a step my way he mistakes the amount of space he has left and runs into me, I lose my balance and am caught by Carlos.

POV Carlos: 

Lando bumped in to her and she lost her balance, with a quick reaction I catch her, I hold her tightly against me and I feel my heart beating faster, I smell her perfume something I haven't smelled in months. "Are you okay?" I whisper in her ear, she has a gentle shiver as my lip touches her ear, I feel her breathing change. I slip my fingers along her chin and slowly raise her head. She looks at me questioningly as she bites her bottom lip, I let my thumb slide along her lip before pressing my lips gently to hers. "Gosh I missed you Carlos." Says she as we break our kiss. "Me too." I admit.

We are outside waiting for a cab to the hotel, y/n is holding my hand and I am standing and talking to Lando a bit until we can get into the cab. "You guys go ahead, I just remembered that Charles and I have to say goodbye to this friend of mine." I raise my eyebrow but I am fine with it and along with y/n I get into the cab and tell them where we need to go.