CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU✨

CHAPTER -19

CHARLES POV-
I barely slept through the night, and as much as I tried to clear my head, I was always back to square one, feeling confused and all over the place. And sleeping next to her was torture enough. Right now, she is half hanging from the bed again, every time I pull her from the edge of the bed, all I wanted was to cuddle her, smell her hair, and nuzzle in the crook of her neck. She is such a closed book one might think that you know her, but for some reason I feel there is a whole new layer of personality underneath those sassy remarks.
Sun rays found their way through the window and entered the room. I got up from bed, closed the curtains, and put on my clothes from last night. I walked towards her side of the bed, adjusting her in the middle of it and pulled the comforter over her body properly, which she tried to steal from me all night. I sat next to her, tugging her hair behind the ear.
I never thought someone would look so beautiful sleeping with her mouth half open with dried-up saliva from the corner of the mouth. I took my phone and clicked a picture—just something to annoy her later. This giddy feeling was getting too much for me. I needed it to stop for my career's sake, and for her, I know these feelings are only going to mess things up. I doubt there is even a 0.0001% chance of us working out because we are both way too strong-headed regarding our professions for it to work . I got up from the bed and, without looking back at her twice, left the room. I was too engrossed in my thoughts to realize that someone saw me leaving her room.
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MAYA POV-
I got up at the sound of the doorbell continuously ringing. I panicked about Charles being in my room, but to my relief, he had already left. I opened the door to find Sarena standing with folded arms.
'We don't leave until the afternoon, Sareena, please, I wanna sleep," I groaned going back to the bed and lying flat on my stomach.
''Are you kidding me about him and dating? They don't go in one sentence; he is not the type you settle with!'' She replied but these words sounded very familiar. My eyes shot open. Oh, god, she is talking about me and Charles. Did she see him leaving my room?
'Yes, I saw him leaving your room.' She replied again, reading my thoughts.
"Before you say anything, it's just "friends with benefits,"" I said now, sitting cross-legged facing her.
'You and friends with benefit! Babe friends with benefit is just a scam. One of you is going to fall for another one.' sareena shrieked
'First of all, we have rules; second, I am having fun; and third, it's done.'
'Seriously, is that your reasoning?' Sarena questioned , throwing her hands in the air.
'I won't fall for him; trust me, he is not my type. I promise you won't have to deal with anything.' I tried arguing.
'I am not worried about PR sh*t; I just don't want you to get hurt.' She said she was squeezing my hands.
'I won't' I replied, assuring her
'Well, Chanel wants you to do an advertisement campaign for their upcoming summer collection, so I have added it to your calendar, and we have to be in France from April 2–5. Sarena informed me.' It took me some time to realize that I wouldn't be attending the Australian Grand Prix.
'We can't miss the Australian Grand Prix'. As soon as I said that, Sarena looked at me with raised eyebrows.
'It's work, Sareena, nothing else.' i countered
'I didn't say anything; let me see what I can do', she replied, going out of my room.
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I walked out of the hotel waiting for my car to arrive to take me and Sarena to the airport when someone tapped on my shoulder. I turned around to find Lewis, Carlos, and Charles.
'Leaving without saying a goodbye' Lewis questioned with fake anger.
I just giggled and gave him a hug.
'Going home?' Carlos asked
'Yeah, back to L.A.'
'I have never been to Los Angeles, man.' Carlos said
'Well, if you want, you can visit; I can show you around and maybe hook you up with some shampoo commercial," I replied Everyone chuckled, except Charles. He was looking everywhere but at me, playing perfect 'I don't give a fuck about you,' as I would have wanted him to, but I don't like it one bit. At least he could be a little polite. We didn't really get to say goodbye today. He left before I was even awake. I thought of texting him 'BEER,' but with Sareena around, it was kind of difficult. I am afraid of how much I wanted to kick Sarena out of the room and call Charles. It was all I could think about the whole morning. The funny fact was that I wasn't even feeling like having sex, but that was the only reason I could think of for seeing him. But the rational part of my brain is asking me again and again, Why is it necessary for me to meet him? and the answer to which I don't even know — probably the hormones that Claire and Thalia warned me about.
Yeah! It's just that and nothing else.
'So I guess we will see you at the next Grand Prix, and this time you will be a Mercedes girl.' lewis said
'Umm, about that, I can't make it to the Australian Grand Prix.' I replied, giving a sad smile.
Though I was looking at Carlos and Lewis while answering, I could feel Charles burning gaze on me. The intensity of his gaze on me was making me conscious. but within a fraction of a second, it was gone, making me feel bare.
'What! Why!' carlos asked
'I have to be in France for some advertisement campaign.' I said this, looking at Charles, who was now busy on his phone.
This boy has no freaking manners.
Soon Sarena came after completing the checkout formalities, and by this time Charles had excused himself for some calls.
I bid farewell to the boys and sat inside the car next to Sareena.
'Sareena, um, don't shift the dates for Chanel; let it be like that.' I said it out of nowhere.
She nodded, though I could feel she wanted to ask me the reason, but thank God she did not.
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