Slaughterhouse

Bedroom Fun

When they arrive at the airport, Carmen sticks by Damian for the time being. They're checking in when she spots Buddy and Rhea talking just past the ticket area. She watches them hug, Buddy holding Rhea a little extra tighter this time.

"Here's your ticket, Princesa." Damian says, handing one to her.

Carmen looks at him and gives a small smile as she takes it. She then looks back to Rhea and Buddy and swears she sees him quickly swipe away something from her cheeks.

"Maybe you should go say goodbye to Buddy at least. I know you'll regret not doing it and being away for a few weeks." He says.

She opens her mouth to object but Damian gently pushes on her back, making her step forward. Two sets of eyes turn to her and she feels her heart pick up in nervousness. She turns to Damian but he's already walking away. Carmen huffs softly at him before walking the rest of the way to Rhea and Buddy.

"Hey." Buddy smiles softly at her.

"I just..came to say goodbye." Carmen whispers.

Rhea sighs and stuffs her hands in her pockets. Buddy gently places a hand on Carmen's arm.

"Can we talk? I'll make it quick." He says.

Carmen nods slightly, "yes."

Buddy pulls her aside, out of earshot of Rhea, but she's watching them closely. Carmen rubs her arm and looks up at him sadly. He notices the look and gently grabs her hands, pulling her to him and wrapping his arms around her both gently and tightly. She sighs softly, not wanting to admit how good the hug feels right now.

"We're not using you. We truly care for you." He whispers in her ear. "Demi doesn't show she cares enough. She's just always scared to be hurt. Let her open up to you and be vulnerable. Don't push her away."

Carmen feels tears rolling down her cheeks again as Buddy pulls back slightly, studying her face. He grabs her face, caressing both cheeks with his hands and rubbing away her tears with his thumbs. He feels genuine. Wholesome. Carmen finds herself pushing up on her toes to kiss him softly. Buddy kisses back and smiles when she pulls away again.

"I'll see you soon. Have fun at the shows." He whispers.

She nods slightly before he lets go of her, blowing a kiss to Rhea before grabbing his bags and walking towards his gate. Carmen watches him go and feels Rhea come up behind her, placing a hand on the middle of her back.

"We should get to our gate." She says.

Carmen looks at her and nods before grabbing her bags and walking away. She doesn't pay attention to how close behind Rhea is. She just wants to find her seat and take a 5-hour nap since they'll be going straight to the show when they arrive.

Once they're on the plane, Carmen finds her seat and puts her duffle in the overhead bin. She sits in the window seat and buckles up. When Rhea looks at her own ticket and up at the seat labels, she puts her bag in the same bin and takes the seat right next to Carmen.

Right, Rhea booked their flights for them. Of course they're sitting together. Carmen sighs silently and looks out the window. As the plane takes off, she feels something on her thigh by her knee. Looking down, she sees Rhea's hand resting there. No, not resting. It's sliding up her thigh slowly. Carmen looks over at Rhea, who smiles back at her.

"Just because me and him are fine, doesn't mean we are, Rhea." She says.

Rhea's hand stops moving and her smile drops, turning to annoyance as she pulls her hand away.

"I never said I didn't want you, Carmen. How do you not get that?" She bites.

"You didn't have to say it." Carmen says and turns her attention to the world becoming smaller and smaller out of the window.

"I let you touch me. No other woman has ever touched me the way I let you. You don't think I care?" Rhea says, not caring how loud her voice is or if anyone hears.

Without looking at her, Carmen shakes her head and stares out the window.

"Maybe Raquel is right. Maybe I'm nothing more to you but bedroom fun."

Rhea goes to say something but Carmen doesn't pay attention. She grabs her earphones and puts them in her ears. Turning her favorite music on and resting her head back against the seat.

Carmen closes her eyes and tries to sleep. She feels someone tapping on her shoulder, trying to get her attention, but she ignores it. She knows it's Rhea and she doesn't want to talk anymore. She'll probably just try to convince her to stay with them so she can have fun with her little toy still.

She wants nothing more than to sleep right now. Eventually the tapping stops and she's able to do just that for the rest of the flight.